28/09/07
This year's hospitality award goes to... -
Categories: It's a long way to St Andrews. It's especially arduous when a bridge has collapsed across the train tracks (how could they not see it coming? It's a fucking bridge!).
I would, however, implore anyone who has the chance to avail themselves of the wanton kindness of the St Andrews Students Union.
Firstly, a wonderful hotel; luxurious yet still small enough to be personal. Apples and shortbread on arrival and someone employed to go into your room at about 6pm to close your curtains for you. I'm never closing my own curtains again. Bathrobes of just the perfect size and fluffiness (you'll notice the plural - that's right - a morning and evening bathrobe). I paraded around the room feeling like Tony Soprano for a good couple of hours.
The sandwiches provided pre-gig were modest, as was the plate of mango and blueberries. We mentioned this in passing, so a gentleman (in the truest sense of the word) was sent out to fetch us a selection of eleven separate takeaway menus. We plumped for Thai, and I decided in a moment of sheer decadence to have the scallops.
The Thai Restaurant turned out to be closed, and so our food caddy, using his initiative, went to a nearby Indian restaurant and ordered the closest possible equivalent foodstuffs.
On his return, we were confronted with a box of assorted curries that was so large it was a struggle to lift. With no exaggeration it felt like an all you can eat buffet.
This was followed up with a steady stream of beer, and all neatly topped off the next day by a lift to the station.
The standard has well and truly been set.
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