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Reviews of Lorimer Guest House

( 5-9 of 10 )
“Certainly not a welcome feeling!”

Lorimer Guest House

2 of 5 stars
OldTravelerAtlanta
Atlanta
Jul 30, 2007
1/1 found this review helpful

Without going into expansive details, I will only describe some of the issues we noticed:
Worn, soiled linens; lack of a phone on the property, was told "you could find one up at the street corner"; different tariffs charged to different guests; owners seemed to be glad to get our money, but not super friendly, almost like we had interrupted a family fued and we were being tolerated. It is convienient to town and to the golf courses, castle ruins, etc. restaurants.etc. but I would recommend other B&B's in the area such as the Annandale House, Glendarran House, Brownlee's. I agree with the previous reviewer, the owners were dour and brusque.

Pick another place.

  • This TripAdvisor Member:
    • Liked — Location
    • Disliked — Owners
This review is the subjective opinion of a TripAdvisor member and not of TripAdvisor LLC.
OldTravelerAtlanta's Summary
Date of Stay: June 2007
Traveled with: Friends
Visit was for: Other
Age group: 50-64
Member since: October 11, 2005
  • My ratings for this hotel are:
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 2 of 5 stars Service
    • 2 of 5 stars Business service
Would I recommend this hotel to my best friend?
probably not
I recommend this hotel for:
Young singles
I do not recommend this hotel for:
An amazing honeymoon, A romantic getaway, Great pool scene, Pet owners, Families with young children, Families with teenagers
I selected this hotel as a top choice for:
Other
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Management Response
TheTopGolfer, Owner
(Management representative)
Jun 8, 2008
After only finding out about trip adviser we where shocked to find this review about our Guest House but can remember this Guest like yesterday. He has commented about having no public phone in the Guest House which is correct as there are two public phones within 200 yards from the Guest house and the public phone we had was not being used as most people have mobile phones now!!. The different prices he mentions are for the delxue & standard rooms and also single occupancy of double rooms. We have no worn or soiled sheets at Lorimer House and feel this report was only posted as a result of him being told not to use the fruit drinks used for breakfast, been taken at night to mix with alcohol in his room.
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of TripAdvisor LLC.
“Pleasant stay - frosty departure”

Lorimer Guest House

4 of 5 stars
weenyaff
Glasgow
Jul 30, 2007
3/3 found this review helpful

Was very impressed at the standard. The room was nice, bathroom lovely and breakfast excellent.

But was knocking on our door at 10.02 (check out time 10,00) and telling us to hurry up really necessary?

Tourists are humans too!

  • This TripAdvisor Member:
    • Liked — Cleanliness
    • Disliked — Unfriendliness
This review is the subjective opinion of a TripAdvisor member and not of TripAdvisor LLC.
weenyaff's Summary
Date of Stay: June 2006
Traveled with: Spouse / significant other
Visit was for: Personal event (wedding, ...)
Age group: 35-49
Member since: July 22, 2003
  • My ratings for this hotel are:
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 2 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 2 of 5 stars Service
Would I recommend this hotel to my best friend?
probably not
I recommend this hotel for:
Older travelers, Tourists
I do not recommend this hotel for:
Young singles, An amazing honeymoon, A romantic getaway, Girlfriend getaway, Great pool scene, Pet owners, Families with young children, Families with teenagers
I selected this hotel as a top choice for:
Sporting event
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“Great place to stay !!!”

Lorimer Guest House

5 of 5 stars
KansasCityDuffer
Kansas City
Jun 3, 2007
2/2 found this review helpful

The Lorimer guest house in St. Andrews is a wonderful place to stay. Mick & Chris are friendly, professional and knowledgable hosts. Their advice from everything to pubs, dining and golf in the area was right on. Our room was clean, and while not the largest, was more than adequate. The location is terrific for golf at St. Andrews; just a few minutes walk to the first tee on the Old Course. Also convenient to cafes, pubs and St. Andrews University. Breakfast was delicious, especially the pancakes. I highly recommend Lorimer House and will stay there my next trip to St. Andrews.

  • This TripAdvisor Member:
    • Liked — Location, accommodation and staff.
    • Disliked — Size of bathroom in bedroom.
This review is the subjective opinion of a TripAdvisor member and not of TripAdvisor LLC.
KansasCityDuffer's Summary
Date of Stay: May 2007
Traveled with: Spouse / significant other
Visit was for: Other
Age group: 50-64
Member since: June 03, 2007
  • My ratings for this hotel are:
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
    • 4 of 5 stars Business service
Would I recommend this hotel to my best friend?
absolutely!
I recommend this hotel for:
Tourists
I do not recommend this hotel for:
Young singles, An amazing honeymoon, A romantic getaway, Girlfriend getaway, Great pool scene, Pet owners, Families with young children, Families with teenagers
I selected this hotel as a top choice for:
Golf
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“Perfect hosts until we had paid!”

Lorimer Guest House

2 of 5 stars
schmall1
london
Aug 7, 2006
4/4 found this review helpful

My stay at this guest house confirmed to me that people running these establishments only need to be nice to you whilst you are a paying guest. No sooner had the notes exchanged hands on the morning of our departure, the owner virtually kicked us out of the front door with no sign of a farewell.

I had settled up the room and was taking our bags out to the car whilst my wife checked details of a local tourist attraction on the 'free' internet. the time was 10.05 and the official check out time was 10.00. when my wife tried to log on to the net she was met with disapproving words from the proprietor and asked to hurry up. it left a sour taste in our mouths.

The rooms are pleasant and the cooked breakfast was top notch but i am afraid the husband of this husband and wife team brings a new meaning to the word 'dour', he must have skipped charm school!

This place is ok but dont expect to be wooed by the hospitality. (ps the wife seemed very pleasant.)

This review is the subjective opinion of a TripAdvisor member and not of TripAdvisor LLC.
schmall1's Summary
Date of Stay: August 2006
Traveled with: Spouse / significant other
Visit was for: Personal event (wedding, ...)
Age group: 25-34
Member since: October 23, 2005
  • My ratings for this hotel are:
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 2 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 2 of 5 stars Service
    • 3 of 5 stars Business service
I recommend this hotel for:
Older travelers
I do not recommend this hotel for:
Young singles, An amazing honeymoon, A romantic getaway, Girlfriend getaway, Great pool scene, Pet owners, Families with young children, Families with teenagers
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“Loved the Lorimer”

Lorimer Guest House

5 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Member
yorkshire, england
Mar 4, 2006
1/2 found this review helpful

Just got back from 2 days golf at St Andrews, should have been 3 but the snow was looking like getting deeper than the bunkers on the old course. If i was to rate the lorimer as the cleanest, friendliest, most welcoming, cost effective place i have ever stayed would not do it justice. Micheal & Christine are first class and their local knowledge is 1ST class on everything. They geniunly care about your stay, an absolute credit to the scottish tourit board.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED, should be 5 stars .

This review is the subjective opinion of a TripAdvisor member and not of TripAdvisor LLC.
This TripAdvisor Member's Summary
Date of Stay: March 2006
Member since: March 04, 2006
  • My ratings for this hotel are:
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
I recommend this hotel for:
Young singles, An amazing honeymoon, Tourists
I do not recommend this hotel for:
Young singles, An amazing honeymoon, A romantic getaway, Girlfriend getaway, Great pool scene, Pet owners, Families with young children, Families with teenagers
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