Marine & Lawn Rusacks St Andrews
Marine & Lawn Rusacks is a golf hotel on Pilmour Links that has looked over the 1st and 18th holes of the Old Course since 1887. A 2021 extension added a rooftop restaurant, and the hotel now has four places to eat and drink with views across the links and the West Sands.
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Marine & Lawn Rusacks
A hotel with a front-row seat
The building opened in 1887 as the Marine Hotel and soon took the name of its owner, Johann Rusack. It reopened in September 2021 after a major renovation and a six-storey extension. From the windows you see the Swilcan Bridge, the R&A clubhouse, the West Sands and the North Sea. It is the official hotel of the 155th Open, held in St Andrews in 2027.
Eating and drinking
18 Rooftop cooks over open flame with local ingredients and looks straight down the Old Course. The Bridge serves wood-fired pizza, fresh pasta and Scottish seafood with a Mediterranean slant, and Rao's at Rusacks is an outpost of the New York Italian. Room 116 is the whisky room, focused on Highland single malts. Each has a different mood, from casual to special occasion.
Who it suits
Golfers, obviously, but anyone who wants to watch the light change over the links will get value from a drink on the roof even without staying. The Dunvegan and the R&A World Golf Museum are a couple of minutes away, and the West Sands is at the end of the road. Book well ahead for Open week in 2027.
Highlights
- Opened in 1887
- Overlooks the 1st and 18th of the Old Course
- 18 Rooftop restaurant
- Rao's at Rusacks
- Official hotel of the 155th Open
Good to know
- Address: Pilmour Links, KY16 9JQ.
- Restaurants and bars are open to non-residents; book ahead in golf season.
- Phone: 01334 474321.
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Sources: marineandlawn.com · en.wikipedia.org