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The Waterfront

3.0 star property

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Breakfast, lunch and dinner served
50-inch flat-screen TV with satellite channels, TV
50-inch flat-screen TV with satellite channels, TV
Breakfast, lunch and dinner served
Family Room | View from room

Reviews

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Laundry
  • Housekeeping
  • Parking included

Explore the area

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18/20 Shore Street, Anstruther, Scotland, KY10 3EA
  • Place, Elie Beach
    ‪11 min drive‬
  • Place, University of St. Andrews
    ‪15 min drive‬
  • Place, Old Course at St Andrews
    ‪17 min drive‬
  • Airport, Dundee (DND)
    ‪43 min drive‬

Room options

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Family Room

Family Room

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • 10 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Twin Bunk Bed

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Double Room

Double Room

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(9 reviews)
  • 10 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

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10 bedrooms, Egyptian cotton sheets, premium bedding

Single Room

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful
(5 reviews)
  • 7 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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About the area

Anstruther

Located in Anstruther, The Waterfront is within a 15-minute drive of Kingsbarns Golf Links and St Andrews Bay. .This inn is 5.7 mi (9.2 km) from Elie Beach and 9.2 mi (14.9 km) from University of St. Andrews.
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What's nearby

  • St Monans Heritage Collection - 7 min drive - 5.4 km
  • Kingsbarns Golf Links - 11 min drive - 14.8 km
  • Elie Beach - 11 min drive - 10.2 km
  • University of St. Andrews - 15 min drive - 18.6 km
  • Old Course at St Andrews - 17 min drive - 19.9 km

Getting around

  • Leuchars Station - 22 min drive
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) - 75 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Anstruther Fish Bar - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪The Wee Chippy - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪The Ship Inn - ‬10 min drive
  • ‪The Shoregate - ‬6 min drive
  • ‪Dreel Tavern - ‬6 min walk

About this property

The Waterfront

Inn with free breakfast, in the vicinity of Elie Beach
The Waterfront offers 10 accommodations with complimentary bottled water and coffee/tea makers. Accommodations offer separate dining areas and include desks. Select Comfort beds feature Egyptian cotton sheets and premium bedding. A pillow menu is available. 50-inch flat-screen televisions come with satellite channels.

Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is offered daily and irons/ironing boards can be requested.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
Stay in one of 10 guestrooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Your Select Comfort bed comes with Egyptian cotton sheets. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with shower/tub combinations feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers.
Take in the views from a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access and wedding services. Additional amenities at this inn include a picnic area and barbecue grills.
Stop by the inn's restaurant for lunch or dinner, or grab snacks at the coffee shop/cafe. Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge. A complimentary full breakfast is served daily from 8 AM to 10 AM.
Featured amenities include luggage storage, laundry facilities, and a safe deposit box at the front desk. Free self parking is available onsite.
A complimentary full breakfast is served each morning between 8 AM and 10 AM.
Onsite venue - This restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, dinner, and light fare. A children's menu is available.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • Free full breakfast available daily 8 AM to 10 AM
  • A bar/lounge
  • A coffee shop/cafe
  • A restaurant

Family friendly

  • In-room cot
  • Laundry facilities
  • Separate in-room dining area

Conveniences

  • Laundry facilities
  • Limited-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage
  • Newspapers in lobby
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Wedding services

Outdoors

  • Barbecue grill
  • Garden
  • Picnic area

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • No lift
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Egyptian cotton sheets
  • Free cot
  • Pillow menu
  • Select Comfort mattress

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower/bathtub combination
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 50-inch flat-screen TV with satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Free bottled water
  • Separate dining area

More

  • Desk
  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board on request

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:30 PM; Check-in end time: 10 PM
Contactless check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10:30 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily until 10 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Free cribs are available on request at the property

Payment types

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a security system, and a first aid kit

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

National rating

This establishment has received its official star rating from VisitScotland, the National Tourist Board for Scotland.

Property is also known as

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The Waterfront Reviews

Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 135 out of 195 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 53 out of 195 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 5 out of 195 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 195 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 195 reviews

9.8/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Staff & service

9.2/10

Amenities

9.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Simon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great

Great stay as always, lovely modern, comfortable rooms. Complementary water, sky tv so can log into your Netflix, YouTube or I-Player. Breakfast is great. Overall great rooms in a great location with great staff and a great restaurant.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Alice

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location, good breakfast and very friendly staff.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Pierre

Travelled with family, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This lodging was a great surprise for us. The appartements are located behind the facade of the Waterfront restaurent in an alley. Everything was very clean, renovated with a friendly staff. Highly recommended.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Nicholas

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean, high quality and great food
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Michelle

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We enjoyed our stay at The Waterfront.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sharon

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

ron

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Parking is a major issue
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

8/10 Good

Colin

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Booked a double and was told just before arrival only 2 singles were available. Otherwise nice area and staff were superb.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Martin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Philip

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good little single room. Comfortable. Would have enjoy an easy chair. Excellent area. Good staff. Great breakfast, even if there were no kippers this morning!
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Brian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The friendly staff and the exceptional food
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Brian

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was excellent and the food was exceptional all staff friendly and the room was spotless and great area
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

RETURN

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

6/10 Okay

Andrew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Very noisy in the old building in the back. While rooms have been updated nicely, the insulation in the walls and ceiling certainly was not. Whenever anyone walks around, the building creaks and groans like an old schooner in a storm. You can hear conversations and TVs in the adjacent rooms and above. We were treated to the BBC news until 1:30am and it started again at 6am. Breakfast was good as most reviews say. Otherwise, I am very surprised that more reviews don’t mention how noisy it is. Good from far, far from good.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Carolyn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Service excellent and food was brilliant. Ate in hotel both nights, plenty of choice and great value
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Stuart

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Fab stay. Chill
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Julia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely clean friendly Hotel. Staff very helpful and breakfast was first class
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jane

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

Christine

Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Scott

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Comfy and friendly hotel

Comfy and friendly hotel, but the real highlight was the breakfast.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Morna

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Birthday treat.

We had a lovely stay. Hotel was lovely. Food was excellent. We aim to return at a future date.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great hotel and location

Great hotel, friendly staff and great breakfast.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024