I loved my stay at Five Pilmour Place and would highly recommend it to anyone comng to St. Andrews. The location is perfect and I had no trouble finding free parking during my visit. My room was warm and cozy and comfortable and Dr. Roberta Littleford ( the owner ) made me feel right at home. I enjoyed catching up on e-mails in the lovely study and had two wonderful nights of sleep on my very comfortable bed. On top of the beautiful accomodations and lovely staff and service, the breakfasts were amazing... the best I've ever had in St. Andrews...served with style in the lovely dining room. I had a wonderful stay at this delightful B&B and look forward to a future visit!

We've just returned from a weekend break at this lovely guesthouse in St Andrews. The friendly welcome started with a call on the day we were due to arrive, and finished with a long chat with Roberta and her assistant over breakfast on our last day!

We found the rooms smallish, but had been advised there were larger rooms available at extra cost when we'd originally booked, which I believe is fair. There are 7 rooms over 3 floors, so we had the top floor to ourselves (our friends, another couple, in the other room). The bathrooms are spacious and well stocked with plentiful towels and Arran toiletries. It was a gloriously warm weekend & unlike the previous review, there was no problem keeping the windows open. It's a great location, and not noisy even over a World Cup weekend with plenty of fun in the town. Within a 5 minute walk, you can be in the heart of St Andrews town or on the Old Course for golf or a beautiful walk, with plenty of choice of restaurants/bars nearby.

The breakfasts were superb ranging from lovely porridge with fresh strawberries, to a great version of a full Scottish breakfast..generous helping of yoghurt, fresh fruit, and jugs of orange juice...fresh coffee was plentiful & we loved sitting with other guests at the long breakfast table & hearing their plans for the day (including the brave skydiver..!).

The other couple we travelled with are smokers (remember, Scotland now has a smoking ban in public places!) but Roberta has a covered patio leading out to a stunning back garden & made our guests feel welcome with nothing too much trouble. We often too a cup of coffee out last thing at night or early in the morning, with no fuss. The front lounge was well-stocked with golf-mags and daily papers..but to be honest there was so much to do & see that this was just an added bonus.

We've definitely found a great home-from-home, and look forward to returning soon. Thanks for a wonderful weeked!
Ps..If you're tempted have a look at their website, which we think is a fair reflection of the real thing!

We had a wonderful one-night stay here in St Andrews. You couldn't get a better location, just around the corner from the Old Course. There wasn't parking available directly in front of the hotel, but there was free public parking less than a block away.

We had no complaints about this B&B at all. We found Roberta very helpful in directing us around town and breakfast was fantastic!

I would recommend this place to anyone I know.

We stayed at 5 Pilmour Place during an extended golf trip in 2004. We were booked there by our golf travel agent for three nights. I would highly reccommend this B&B for couples, singles, newleyweds or even the 2 couple golf trip. However, they are not prepared for your typical 6-8 male golf group. (Or maybe they now are after we left). We arrived very late the first night(after 11pm) due to playing all day at Troon and busing over afterwards.
Roberta was not a happy camper. She wasn't keen on the amount of golf equipment and luggage being brought into the foyer as this noise apparently was disturbing to the other guests there. Hey, this is a golf group, tired and ready for bed, plus we were a bit late.

The rooms are very clean and updated for St. Andrews, but if you are not familiar with Scottish accomodations, very small and somewhat cramped. But this is the norm, so don't expect different. The weather was very nice that week, butl a bit warm, and she was not happy with us for opening the windows(The music from the conservatory or school next door was nice however).

Remember, this is a family affair and you share the space at times with the children.
breakfast was good, but not available until around 7:-7:30am, late if you have an early tee time.Lack of ice was another factor, don't plan on filling up a cooler, unless you go out and buy it yourself.

Again, she was not too keen on us using the dining room for a late night card game, but that room is the only option. Just like my ex, she wanted to make sure it was cleaned up and properly set for the morning, so we may have kept her up later than normal.

She actually asked us to leave after the first night, but that was impossible as our schedule was set up fairly tight the next couple of days. I think she did ask the booking agent to move us, but could not arrange this. We were a group of guys on a golf trip, for pete's sake. We don't go to bed until late, get up early, play golf all day, have a nice meal and a few cocktails, play cards or hit a pub or two,then do it all over again the next day.

Anyway, I think I saw a big smile on her face when we pulled away the last morning, but there was no harm done to the home.

Again, I would highly reccommend the place for a traveling couple or two, singles, or even a few golfers who like to go to bed early and are more civilized that our group. Our guys still have a little life in us, enjoy it to the max and can afford to step out a little. Next time we will stay at the Dunvegan(they have a great bar and is owned by a Texas transplant)!