McIntosh Hall

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Abbotsford Crescent
St Andrews
Fife
KY16 9HT

Tel: +44 (0)1334 46 7035

Email: mchall@st-andrews.ac.uk

Email chef: mchcatering@st-andrews.ac.uk

Residential Services Manager Evelyn Parker

Deputy Residential Services Manager Lesley Schusler

Wardennial Team

McIntosh Hall was originally built as the Chattan hotel and was acquired by the University in 1921. It stretches the full length of Abbotsford Crescent, and is centrally situated near the Students' Union and the town's main shopping area on Market Street.

It is well located for several Arts buildings in the centre of town, and only a short walk from the Science buildings on the North Haugh.

Overview

  • Furnished bedrooms, with shared kitchen and shower room facilities
  • Communal facilities include a library with a computer room, study rooms, a common room, and two TV rooms, one containing a piano.
  • Standard undergraduate contract 2024-25 Starts 10am Saturday 7 September 2024 (excludes Inter semester break when residents will have to vacate from 10am on 24 December 2024 and return 22 January 2025.
  • Bed sizes are all single

Residence Fee 2024-2025

UK RPI (all items) which is the main measure we use to set the rents, was at the time of setting the rents in September 2023 8.5%. To support this below RPI increase, RBS has been asked to consider some changes to services. Housekeeping arrangements in traditional halls will change from September 2024, staff will clean shared bathrooms and kitchens (unless they are part of a flat) as well as corridors and other public areas.  Bedrooms will not be cleaned and students will be responsible for disposing of rubbish and recycling.  In line with ensuite accommodation, monthly cleanliness and safety checks will be carried out.

Options

  • Single standard rooms: 109
  • Shared ensuite rooms: 1
  • Twin shared rooms: 64

Catering

  • 19 catered meals per week
  • Breakfast, lunch and dinner is served on weekdays
  • Breakfast and lunch on weekends
  • Student catering menu
Meal Times Breakfast Lunch Dinner
Monday to Friday 8am to 9.15am 12.30pm to 1.30pm 5.45pm to 6.45pm
Saturday and Sunday 8am to 9.30am 12 noon to 1pm n/a

We are a small but friendly hall, with about 239 students, around a third of whom are returning students. The majority of first-year students live in a shared bedroom, although single rooms are also available to first years.

Many rooms offer spectacular views of the Old Course and West Sands. All rooms have an internet and telephone connection. There are two study rooms and a computer room, offering plenty of study space. There are also two TV rooms and a large common room providing communal social areas. McIntosh is a catered hall and is renowned for the quality of its food.

One of the advantages of being a small hall is our strong community spirit. There is always a friendly face in McIntosh, and the Wardens, Residential Services Managers, kitchen staff and Porters work hard to ensure that McIntosh feels like home. The student committee in McIntosh is active and accessible, and arranges a variety of student-led social events throughout the year, including Hall quizzes, inter-Hall sport, beach games and much more.

The Wardens host cheese and wine evenings several times a semester, and regularly invite guests from the academic staff. The committee also represents student concerns, and invites all McIntosh residents to join the McIntosh Hall Facebook page.

HMO Licence: F1456/11