Rufflets Hotel

Coordinates: 56°20′01″N 2°50′25″W / 56.3336°N 2.8404°W / 56.3336; -2.8404
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Rufflets Country House Hotel
St. Andrews, Fife, Scotland
KY16 9TX
Coordinates56°20′01″N 2°50′25″W / 56.3336°N 2.8404°W / 56.3336; -2.8404
Opening1952
Other information
Number of rooms24
Number of suites2
Number of restaurants1
Website
Rufflets.co.uk

Rufflets Hotel is a 4 star

St. Andrews, Fife, Scotland
.

History

Rufflets House 1924–1952

Rufflets House itself was built in 1924 as a private home for Mrs Anne Brydon Gilroy, the widow of a prominent

Priory of St Andrews as part of the Priory Acres and it was known as the "Ruch (pronounced "ruff") Flets", which in the Scots tongue, means "rough, flat lands".[1]

Rufflets Hotel 1952 to date

The house was bought by George and Margaret Cook and Anna & James Meldrum in 1952 and turned into one of the UK's first

The Automobile Association
as one of the top 200 hotels in Britain since 1999.

The hotel has 10 acres (40,000 m2) of grounds and is located 1-mile (1.6 km) from the centre of

B939 road
. The hotel has modern conference hosting facilities.

Awards

Rufflets holds many awards including:

In the press

In August 2006 the hotel's restaurant received press coverage with the launch of cosmeceutical enhanced menu which the restaurant claims contains "ingredients known for their anti-ageing properties to help diners to have longer, more youthful lives".[4]

In February 2008 the hotel became

carbon neutral hotel[5] as part of a sustainable tourism drive.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Fife Place-name Data :: Rufflets". fife-placenames.glasgow.ac.uk.
  2. ^ "Rufflets on the AA". The AA Website. Retrieved 19 January 2009.
  3. ^ "Rufflets on Visit Scotland". visitscotland.com. Retrieved 13 September 2010.
  4. ^ John Naish (12 August 2006). "Eat yourself beautiful?". The Times. Retrieved 12 August 2006.
  5. PR Web
    . Retrieved 1 June 2007.
  6. PR Web
    . Retrieved 23 February 2008.

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