LillyPonds

Dundee - Two Nights - Two Rooms

I'm looking for accommodation suggestions for a two-night stay in Dundee. After researching for hours, I'm still having trouble determining which hotels are in the best location for sightseeing, restaurants, and such.

I would love any info you can share!

Thank you!

janisj

Just a quick question -- are you specifically looking to stay IN Dundee or just in the general vicinity? I've stayed lots of places within 10 or 15+ miles in Fife, Perthshire and Angus but haven't stayed in Dundee -- isn't my favorite place

LillyPonds

We are driving to Dundee from Pitlochry through Perth.

We chose Dundee because we thought it would be an excellent base to explore the coast up to Arbroath before we headed to Edinburgh through St. Andrews.

So - Close to Dundee would work too!

janisj

IMO/IME Dundee is not that nice a place. Not nasty or dangerous or anything like that - but except for the V&A (which isn't that great - and I'm a member - LOVE the V&A in London) there really isn't much to recommend it. Its is a busy/congested city

YMMV

If you wanted a city (though much smaller at 10% the population Dundee) St Andrews would be much nicer. Or one of the fishing villages - Crail/Anstruther/Pittenweem/etc, Or Falkland -- all in Fife. But it sounds like you are already planning on staying in that area. Since Dundee to St Andrews is less than 15 miles, it just doesn't make sense as a stopover.

Instead, if your plan is to explore up into Angus/Aberdeenshire for Glamis, Dunnottar, Arbroath, Edzell etc I'd look at Forfar inland, and Arbroath or Stonehaven on the coast. Pitlochry > Perth > Stonehaven is less than 100 miles and about 2.25 hours. Pitlochry > Perth > Forfar is about 60 miles/1.5 hours. Pitlochry > Perth > Arbroath = 60 miles/1.5 hrs.

What is yor budget?

Morgana

Janis is spot on as always with Dundee. I’d definitely recommend you stay elsewhere.
Our visit to the V&A there was SO disappointing. We’d really looked forward to going but we both agreed it was a waste of time. We got chatting to a friendly member of staff in the cafe and he said feedback from visitors was very poor.

LillyPonds

Thank you janisj & Morgana - Your information has helped us quite a bit! I am looking at the places/villages you have suggested.

Gardyloo

When will this be? Presumably it's after the British Open (golf tournament) which will be in St. Andrews starting in a couple of weeks.

LillyPonds

Hi Gardyloo, Early October 2022

LillyPonds

Thank you, everyone, for your helpful info! - We have decided to stay in Arbroath. ^..^