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Meanwhile Stephen Carter OBE (above),
who steered Cameron House as GM
through seven years of expansion and
improvement since 2008 (and was
interviewed as Hotelier of the Year in
HT#6), moved on in May to become GM
of Old Course Hotel, Golf Resort & Spa at
St Andrews. Bordering the renowned
17th ‘Road Hole’ of the Old Course, the
Old Course Hotel, Golf Resort & Spa
overlooks the famous links courses,
the West Sands Beach and the Scottish
coastline. The AA Five Star hotel has
144 rooms including 35 suites.
Shortly after Carter’s arrival as GM, the
Old Course Hotel was named ‘Scotland’s
Best Hotel’ at the Scottish Entertainment
& Hospitality Awards. The Old Course
Hotel topped the public vote in a category
that included Auchrannie Resort,
Carmeron House Hotel, The Balmoral
and Lochside Hotel & Spa.
New GM Stephen Carter said: “It is a real
honour for this iconic hotel to be named as
‘Scotland’s Best’. I’d like to thank each and
every associate at the hotel who has played
their part in our success - as well as our
guests who have taken the time and trouble
to vote for us.”
The resort’s Hams Hame Pub & Grill in
St Andrews was also shortlisted - for
‘Scotland’s Best Burger’. The pub and
restaurant – beneath Hamilton Grand
behind the Old Course’s 18th green secured a place in Scotland’s top ten.