Rufflets Hotel is a 4 star
hotel
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near
St. Andrews,
Fife,
Scotland
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.
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
Dundee jute baron, and was designed by Dundee architect Donald Mills. Local records going back as far as 1642 indicate that the land was owned by the
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".
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
country house hotels. The hotel is still in the same family and has been rated by
The Automobile Association
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as one of the top 200 hotels in Britain since 1999.
The hotel has of grounds and is located from the centre of
St Andrews, along the
B939 road. The hotel has modern conference hosting facilities.
Awards
Rufflets holds many awards including:
* Four AA Red Stars and Two AA Red Rosettes
* Four Gold Stars from Visit Scotland
In the press
In August 2006 the hotel's restaurant received press coverage with the launch of
cosmeceutical
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enhanced menu which the restaurant claims contains "ingredients known for their anti-ageing properties to help diners to have longer, more youthful lives".
In February 2008 the hotel became
Scotland's
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first
carbon neutral
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hotel as part of a
sustainable tourism drive.
References
External links
{{Commons category, Rufflets country house hotel
Official website
Hotels in Fife
Houses completed in 1924
Hotels established in 1952
1952 establishments in Scotland
St Andrews