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Murray Library Hostel

2.0 star property
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In-room safe, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets
Dining
Front of property
Beach/ocean view

Reviews

9.8 out of 10

Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • Housekeeping
    Housekeeping
  • Laundry
    Laundry
  • Parking included
    Parking included
  • Kitchen
    Kitchen
  • Free WiFi
    Free WiFi
  • Business services
    Business services

Explore the area

Map
7 Shore St, Anstruther, Scotland, KY10 3EA
  • Billow Ness Beach
    7 min walk
  • Anstruther Golf Club
    10 min walk
  • St Monans Heritage Collection
    6 min drive
  • Dundee (DND)
    55 min drive

Room options

View all photos for Shared Dormitory, Mixed Dorm, Shared Bathroom (Sleeps 4)

In-room safe, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Shared Dormitory, Mixed Dorm, Shared Bathroom (Sleeps 4)

  • 13 sq m
  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Twin Bunk Beds

View all photos for Shared Dormitory, Mixed Dorm, Shared Bathroom, Sea View (Sleeps 6)

In-room safe, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Shared Dormitory, Mixed Dorm, Shared Bathroom, Sea View (Sleeps 6)

  • 15 sq m
  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 8
  • 4 Twin Bunk Beds

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Double or Twin Room, Shared Bathroom

Double or Twin Room, Shared Bathroom

  • 11 sq m
  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

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Family Room, 1 Bedroom, Sea View, Sea Facing

Family Room, 1 Bedroom, Sea View, Sea Facing

  • 16 sq m
  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bunk Bed

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About the area

Anstruther

When you stay at Murray Library Hostel in Anstruther, you'll be by the sea, within a 15-minute drive of University of St. Andrews and Old Course at St Andrews. .This beach hostel is 0.1 mi (0.1 km) from La Petite Epicerie and 0.1 mi (0.2 km) from Scottish Fisheries Museum.
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What's nearby

  • Billow Ness Beach - 7 min walk - 0.7 km
  • Anstruther Golf Club - 10 min walk - 0.9 km
  • University of St. Andrews - 12 min drive - 14.8 km
  • Old Course at St Andrews - 14 min drive - 15.9 km
  • Elie Beach - 15 min drive - 9.2 km

Getting around

  • Leuchars Station - 22 min drive
  • Dundee (DND) - 55 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪The Ship Inn - ‬9 min drive
  • ‪Anstruther Fish Bar - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪The Cellar - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪The West End Bar & Gantry - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪The Waterfront - ‬1 min walk

About this property

Murray Library Hostel

Beach hostel in Anstruther with free parking
Murray Library Hostel offers 7 accommodations with safes and shared/communal kitchens. Accommodations offer separate dining areas and include dining tables. Full-sized refrigerators/freezers and microwaves are provided.

Bathrooms include showers and hair dryers. This Anstruther hostel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Irons/ironing boards and hair dryers can be requested. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Make yourself at home in one of the 7 guestrooms featuring microwaves. Prepare your meals in the shared/communal kitchen. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Bathrooms have showers and hair dryers.
Make use of convenient amenities, which include complimentary wireless internet access and an arcade/game room.
Featured amenities include luggage storage, laundry facilities, and a library. Free self parking is available onsite.

Languages

English, French, Polish, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and public transport

  • Free self-parking on site
  • Free off-site parking
  • Street parking available

Things to do

  • Arcade/games room

Family friendly

  • Arcade/games room
  • Dining table
  • Full-sized fridge
  • High chair
  • Laundry facilities
  • Microwave
  • Separate dining area
  • Separate living room

Conveniences

  • Front-desk safe
  • Library

Guest services

  • Daily housekeeping
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage

Business services

  • Meeting rooms

Accessibility

  • If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • This property does not have any lifts
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only
  • Well-lit path to entrance

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bed sheets
  • Heating

Bathroom

  • Hairdryer
  • Shower
  • Towels

Food and drink

  • Cookware/dishes/utensils
  • Dining room
  • Dining table
  • Electric kettle
  • Microwave
  • Oven
  • Fridge
  • Shared kitchen access
  • Stovetop
  • Toaster

More

  • Iron/ironing board (on request)
  • Safe
  • Separate sitting area

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 4 PM; Check-in end time: 10 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10 AM

Special check-in instructions

There is no front desk at this property
Guests will receive an email 48 hours before arrival with check-in instructions and key retrieval information; your host will greet you
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in

Access methods

Host will greet you, key retrieval

Pets

Pets not allowed (service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees)

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

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, debit card, or cash deposit 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

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

Murray Library Hostel Anstruther
Murray Library Anstruther
Murray Library Hostel Anstruther Scotland - Fife
Murray Library Hostel Anstruther
Murray Library Hostel Hostel/Backpacker accommodation
Murray Library Hostel Hostel/Backpacker accommodation Anstruther

Murray Library Hostel Reviews

Reviews

9.8

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 18 out of 22 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 4 out of 22 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 22 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 22 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 22 reviews" "

10/10

Cleanliness

9.8/10

Staff & service

8.8/10

Amenities

9.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Amazing sea views, good location
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Superb seafront view. Lovely comfy bed. Spotlessly clean
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good hostel accomodation nice staff difficult to say much more
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Sarah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2019

8/10 Good

Elsiemae, Hamilton

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Great views nice ambience....just not for ambulant disabled ...great for younger people....the residents lounge was so comfy...
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2018

10/10 Excellent

mary

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2018

10/10 Excellent

Sarah, Devon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fantastic, friendly and great value for money
This is quite possibly the best hostel I've stayed in in the UK. Beautiful building, fabulous sea view, comfortable room, warm showers, lovely well-equipped kitchen and friendly laid-back staff. Can't fault it!
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2018

10/10 Excellent

Iris

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Cosy and comfortable
This is a great place. The rooms are warm cosy and clean. The staff are super friendly. There are plenty of bathrooms which are super clean and the showers are excellent - just what you need after a walk in the sea air! The place is very close to restaurants buts there's also a large well stocked kitchen. Highly recommended and a great base for exploring the area.

10/10 Excellent

Mrs A

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We thoroughly enjoyed our short stay at the Murray Library. This was our first experience of staying in a hostel and we were very impressed. The building is beautifully maintained, and our room was clean and had a great view over the harbour. The kitchen area is very large and well equipped. Sophie, our host/receptionist, was extremely helpful and a joy to be with. We know the area from previous visits to Scotland anf find it an excellent base for travelling around. Overall, our stay was much higher than our expectations and we would not hesitate to stay there again.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2017

8/10 Good

Graham

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
This is a hostel and provides all you would expect with places nearby to eat and drink if you don't feel like cooking yourself
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2017

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fantastic location overlooking the.harbour.
Top class hostal accommodation with all mod cons. Double room was great size and bay window offered superb views of the Firth of Forth. Would highly recommend for short.break away.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2017

10/10 Excellent

Susan , New South Wales

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
On the seafront
Despite being in a front room it was very quiet. I was only sleeping there as my activities were in the district within 20 miles. You can self cater but I had a car so had to go away in the day as the parking is very restricted. So I had only one meal at a cafe in the lane behind the hostel. Fife is very scenic.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2017

10/10 Excellent

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice
Nice and clean and the area. Stayed in a double room as attending a wedding.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2017

10/10 Excellent

NIGEL

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Ocean front , access to all going on.
lovely renovated historic library. Manager Jan a great host. Kitchen, laundry, residents suite, very cozy.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
On the front lovely view but also quiet
Excellent wouldn't have to think twice about staying there again 👍

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Recommended
Great location, few rooms so sharing bathroom is no problem. Friendly staff. Nice town.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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

10/10 Excellent

Lene Søgaard

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

10/10 Excellent

Malin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We loved the place, best hostel ever!

10/10 Excellent

tom, amsterdam

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice and clean hostel, Nice people and great location. We were lucky to have sea view room :)
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2017

10/10 Excellent

Grégoire

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Ça vaut le détour
Établissement bien sympa, très belle maison de ville face au port, accueil fort sympathique, belles installations, grande et fonctionnelle cuisine commune, chambre taille correcte vue sur mer, sanitaires communs très propres et pratiques. Dommage que les portes des chambres soient si bruyante sinon c'est un sans faute. J ai bien aimé la literie, je précise car c'est pas là cas partout. Pour faire les courses il y a un co-op à 400 m sur la route principale à l entrée de la ville.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2017