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The Stirling Highland Hotel

4.0 star property

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Indoor wedding
Property amenity
Sauna, hot tub, steam room, body treatments, aromatherapy
Exterior
Desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Reviews

8.6 out of 10
Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Pool
  • Bar
  • Spa
  • Room service
$88
includes taxes & fees
Oct 5 - Oct 6

Explore the area

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29 Spittal Street, Stirling, Scotland, FK8 1DU
  • Stirling Castle
    ‪9 min walk‬
  • University of Stirling
    ‪4 min drive‬
  • National Wallace Monument
    ‪5 min drive‬
  • Edinburgh (EDI)
    ‪40 min drive‬

Room options

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Desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Standard Family room

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(21 reviews)
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bunk Bed

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Desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Standard Double Room

8.2 out of 10
Very good
(35 reviews)
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed

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Desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Deluxe Double Room

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful
(13 reviews)
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed

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Desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Standard King Room

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(84 reviews)
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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Deluxe Double or King | Desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Deluxe Double or King

8.6 out of 10
Excellent
(4 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Premium Double

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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About this property

The Stirling Highland Hotel

4-star Stirling hotel steps from Old Town Jail
Along with a full-service spa, this smoke-free hotel has an indoor pool and a restaurant. WiFi in public areas is free. Additionally, a health club, a bar/lounge, and a snack bar/deli are onsite.
The Stirling Highland Hotel offers 96 accommodations with coffee/tea makers and hair dryers. Flat-screen televisions come with satellite channels.

Bathrooms include showers and complimentary toiletries. This Stirling hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include an indoor pool, a health club, and a sauna.

Children under 16 years old are not allowed in the swimming pool, health club, or hot tub without adult supervision.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Leisure Club has 4 treatment rooms. Services include deep-tissue massages, facials, body wraps, and body scrubs. A variety of treatment therapies are provided, including aromatherapy. The spa is equipped with a sauna, a hot tub, and a steam room.

The spa is open daily. Children under 18 years old are not allowed in the spa without adult supervision.

In addition to a full-service spa, The Stirling Highland Hotel features an indoor pool and a health club. Dining options at the hotel include a restaurant and a snack bar/deli. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. Public areas are equipped with complimentary wireless Internet access.

Event facilities measuring 1302 square feet (121 square meters) include conference space. This eco-certified hotel also offers a sauna, spa services, and a terrace. Parking is available onsite for a surcharge.

The Stirling Highland Hotel is a smoke-free property.

Buffet breakfasts are available for a surcharge between 7:00 AM and 10:00 AM on weekdays.
Scholars Restaurant - This restaurant specializes in international cuisine and serves dinner only.
Headmasters Study - This bar specializes in international cuisine and serves dinner and light fare. Open daily.
24-hour room service is available.

Awards and affiliations

Eco-Certified Property
This property participates in Green Tourism Program, a program that measures the property's impact on one or more of the following: environment, community, cultural-heritage, the local economy.

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transportation

  • Self parking on site (GBP 10 per day)

Food and drink

  • Buffet breakfast available for a fee 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM on weekdays and 7:30 AM to 10:30 AM on weekends; GBP 12 to 14.95 for adults and GBP 7.50 to 12 for children
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant
  • Snack bar/deli

Restaurants on site

  • Headmasters Study
  • Scholars Restaurant

Things to do

  • Fitness classes
  • Full-service spa
  • Health club
  • Indoor pool
  • Sauna
  • Steam room
  • Yoga classes

Family friendly

  • Indoor pool
  • Laundry facilities
  • Snack bar/deli

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Free newspapers in lobby
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage

Guest services

  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • 1,302 square feet of conference space
  • 6 meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • Pool loungers
  • Terrace

Full-service spa

  • 4 treatment rooms
  • Aromatherapy
  • Body scrubs
  • Body wraps
  • Deep-tissue massages
  • Facials
  • Hot tub
  • Manicures/pedicures
  • Sauna
  • Spa open daily
  • Steam room

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Elevator
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)

More

  • 1 building
  • 3 floors
  • Ballroom
  • Banquet hall
  • Fireplace in lobby
  • Reception hall
  • Smoking not allowed

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV with satellite channels

Food and drink

  • 24-hour room service
  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle

More

  • Connecting rooms available
  • Desk
  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Late check-out subject to availability
A late check-out fee will be charged
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of GBP 20 per pet, per night
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Welcoming dogs only
Pets cannot be left unattended
Specific rooms only, restrictions apply; pet-friendly rooms can be requested by contacting the property at the number on the booking confirmation

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are available for GBP 25.0 per night

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for buffet breakfast: approximately GBP 12.00 to 14.95 for adults, and GBP 7.50 to 12 for children
  • Self parking fee: GBP 10 per day
  • Pet fee: GBP 20 per pet, per night
  • Service animals are exempt from fees
  • Late check-out is available for a fee (subject to availability)
  • Rollaway bed fee: GBP 25.0 per night

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

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 and debit cards; cash is not accepted
Safety features at this property include a smoke detector
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property

We should mention

Pool access available from 8:00 AM to 6:30 PM
Reservations are required for massage services and spa treatments; reservations can be made by contacting the property prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms
The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation
Construction is underway at a neighboring building and there may be noise disturbance from the construction work
Children under 16 years old are not allowed in the swimming pool, health club, or hot tub without adult supervision
Children under 18 years old are not allowed in the spa without adult supervision

National rating

This establishment has received its official star rating from VisitScotland, the National Tourist Board for Scotland.

Property is also known as

Highland Hotel Stirling
Highland Stirling
Highland Stirling Hotel
Hotel Stirling
Hotel Stirling Highland
Stirling Highland
Stirling Highland Hotel
Barcelo Stirling
The Stirling Highland Hotel Scotland
The Stirling Highland
The Stirling Highland Hotel Hotel
The Stirling Highland Hotel Stirling
The Stirling Highland Hotel Hotel Stirling

The Stirling Highland Hotel Reviews

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 514 out of 1008 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 293 out of 1008 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 125 out of 1008 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 46 out of 1008 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 30 out of 1008 reviews

8.6/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

8.6/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Jodi

Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jill

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful unique hotel in a stunning setting in Stirling. Lovely breakfast. Great staff & good customer service
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ronald, Seattle

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
What an interesting hotel. We were more than happy to stay in this wonderful hotel. The breakfast was very good. Best location, clean comfortable room. I wish I'd been a few more night. For sure I will return
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

2/10 Terrible

Lisa

Traveled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Was expecting a much higher caliber hotel based on reviews. Very disappointed! Bed was uncomfortable and the bathroom had tons of mold and the smell from the drain was disgusting!
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Hsiu-Fen

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
History, architecture, closeness (short walk) to Stirling castle and very good breakfast are the highlights.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

6/10 Okay

Ian

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Michaela

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hotel was lovely. There was a wedding going on when we arrived so couldn’t enter in the front of the hotel which wasn’t great and caused a lot of guests confusion. Room was lovely and spacious and bed was one of the comfiest hotel beds i’ve encountered. The only downside of the stay was when we were checking out there was a charge on our room from dinner the night before, we had not been in the hotel for dinner and had receipts from our dinner elsewhere but the receptionist was adamant that we had to pay this with solid proof we were not in the hotel for dinner or drinks that night. After about 20 minutes of waiting she just told us to leave but my card still may be charged. That wasn’t great and was a sour end to a great stay.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

6/10 Okay

Tarynn, Spring

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Olga

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The place is amazing. The staff is excellent. Pretty area. Walkable to landmarks.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

6/10 Okay

Matthew

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, room comfort

Good location awful beds

The beds were terrible. So lumpy and hard Rooms pretty out dated for price Bathtub dirty Reception was nice Location was good and walking distance to everything we needed. The parking lot was great but I read it was free and they charged me 10 pounds
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Debbie

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful location and facilities.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Michelle

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We had a great stay. Thank you
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Gary

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice room. Easy walk to castle and town for dinner and shopping. Had restaurant in hotel, but need reservations. At 7pm they were turning people away. Didn't use the pool or other amenities. Parking is either in the courtyard or around the side & back. Pay front desk and register on machine was easy.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sarah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Room was nice and clean. Quick at check in. Food in restraunt was good and excellent service.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

6/10 Okay

Anne

Stayed 1 night in May 2025

2/10 Terrible

Melissa

Traveled with partner
Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
While I was on a train to Stirling to check-in, at about 2:30pm. They emailed me and told me that my booking was cancelled due to a previous nights guest smoking in the room and they wanted to do a deep cleaning of the room. Then they tried to arrange for another hotel for me in Dunblane which is 30 mins outside of Stirling. We had no vehicle so this wouldn’t work for us. So we went to a nearby hotel in Stirling.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

8/10 Good

Abigail

Traveled with family
Liked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great starting place after an overnight flight ( close to Edinburgh) . Bathroom needs to be more closely monitored for mold.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Tamara, Trenton

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful place. Great place for walking and exploring Stirling.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

8/10 Good

Stan

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
Great location, nice hotel
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

6/10 Okay

Chris

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
Very cool building, in an old high school. Unfortunately they sold me a king bed which was just two twins pushed together and the staff were fairly unapologetic about it. Lacklustre hotel for its reputation.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

6/10 Okay

Lorraine

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Definitely not a 4 star. Rooms very rundown
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

6/10 Okay

Paul

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
The hotel is well situated near the castle. Staff are friendly and helpful. The rooms are a little dated, but fine. The breakfast was very poor.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

6/10 Okay

David

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Esther

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Loved the swimming and sauna highly recommend, hotel needs a little updating but enjoyed my stay x
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025