Hotel Indigo Dundee by IHG
A converted mill fifteen minutes from the links
About this hotel
Hotel Indigo occupies a former textile mill complete with its own bell tower, a genuinely distinctive base for a group treating this Carnoustie trip as part of a wider Dundee stay. Eight minutes by public transport from the V&A museum and close to Foundry Lane, it puts golfers within easy reach of the city's revived waterfront for evenings that go beyond a single hotel bar. The fitness centre suits a rest-day workout, and the restaurant and bar keep a five-night trip from repeating the same menu every evening. Air conditioning and full-service laundry matter more than they sound on a multi-round trip where golf kit needs cleaning between rounds. The short drive back out to Carnoustie each morning, roughly fifteen minutes outside peak traffic, is the one trade-off for everything Dundee adds to the evenings.
- Fitness centre
- Restaurant and bar
- Business centre
- Air conditioning
Our take
A group wanting more restaurant and evening variety than Carnoustie itself offers will get real value from basing here, accepting a short daily drive to the course in exchange. Golfers who want to walk straight from their room to the first tee should choose a Carnoustie property instead, where that immediacy is the whole point.
- Allow fifteen minutes' drive time to Carnoustie each morning, more during peak summer coastal traffic on tee-time mornings.
- Use the fitness centre on a rest day between rounds rather than adding a third round to an already full trip.
- Book a V&A museum visit for a non-golfing day; it sits an easy walk or short transit ride from the hotel.
Why we love it
- Distinctive former textile mill setting
- Fitness centre for rest-day recovery
- Restaurant and bar with real variety
- Close to Dundee's V&A waterfront
Why guests love itFour of us based here for a five-night trip, playing Carnoustie twice and Drumoig once from a fifteen-minute drive each morning, and still had a different restaurant every evening without the golf ever feeling like the only thing on the itinerary. The bell tower view from our room became something of a running joke by the end of the week.