Balcomie Links Hotel

We had 2 nights here over the weekend. Hotel was comfortable and clean and very relaxing. Evening meal was excellent and prepared and served quickly. Breakfast was also very good. Most impressive was the service from all the staff, who were very helpful and attentive. Definitely recommend it for a stay. Easy bus connection close by to St. Andrews and other villages.

Great meal with the family - place was busy but the team coped very well so full marks to Scott and Maura - first class service and excellent food from the kitchen - even made their own chicken nuggets - we will be back

Myself and my wife were attending a Wedding at the nearby 'Cowshed', we stayed at this hotel from the Friday through to the Sunday. I will begin by saying this is a very competetively priced hotel - Food & Drink very reasonable. The food being of a very high standard - proper chef cooking the food and you know it. The Breakfasts are outstanding and you can basically eat as much as you want - whether from the Continental Buffet to the mighty Scottish Full Breakfast! Our room was spacious and very clean and the Bed/pillows were very comfortable. The Wifi is also very good! The Manager 'Scott' really made our stay special - this guy just bent over backwards to help with any of our requests - and he was super attentive with all the guests. Overall if your staying in the lovely quaint Crail then I would urge you to book here - you won't be dissappointed.

We had the fish tea with bread, butter and a pot of tea each. The meal was served quickly and efficiently. We would definitely recommend it

I stayed here for the first time for two nights last weekend. I stay in a lot of hotels - so far in 2025 it’s 147 nights so this review is written against that backdrop. The kerb appeal made me nervous on arrival with a building that badly needs renovating, hundreds of plastic flowers, astroturfing and a garden that’s a mess. Scott, the new manager, was incredibly hardworking and couldn’t do enough to help. However, the owner’s need to do an awful lot to bring this establishment up to the standard of even an economy brand like Premier Inn or Holiday Inn Express. Balconie feels very confused in terms of brand. It’s a hotel and yet feels like a B&B with a sports bar for locals. There’s no lift and no accessible rooms. The evening food was average pub food. The bar / restaurant area is closed between breakfast and lunch and given there was no comfortable seating in my room there was literally nowhere to sit, other than the bed. It needs armchairs. The bedroom was a sea view one but the view was of the bungalows opposite. It wasn’t unpleasant but the sea was a long way away! The room was spartan with nowhere comfortable to sit and no proper wardrobe or drawers. On arrival, I wondered why the towels were on the bed (there’s nothing more irritating according to the ‘Hotel Inspector’) but it was because there’s no towel rail in the bathroom! Crazy. There’s an expectation that towels aren’t changed everyday but that’s only possible with a heated towel rail. Then there’s the loo brush touched by goodness knows how many people without being sanitized, I imagine. There’s a reason why hospitals and chain hotels don’t have them! Then there’s breakfast. The times are very restrictive but a greater issue is the horrid cheap juices and lack of fruit salad or grapefruit or stewed prunes. The cheap preserves were a real disappointment in an area where there must be tons of suppliers of homemade products or local honey. Even chains like Hampton Hilton (with much cheaper nightly rates) bake their own bread daily. I could go on…. Right now, I don’t recommend this hotel and wouldn’t return.

Nice welcome from friendly staff. Nice dinner and a quiet place to stay too. A short drive to St Andrews and the home of Golf.