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The Stirling Highland Hotel

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Sauna, hot tub, steam room, body treatments, aromatherapy
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Desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Reviews

8.6 out of 10
Excellent

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

Room options

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

Standard Family room

  • 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

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed

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

Deluxe Double Room

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed

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

Standard King Room

  • 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

  • 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.

Languages

English

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
  • Smoke-free property

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. 522 out of 1000 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 297 out of 1000 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 112 out of 1000 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 48 out of 1000 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 21 out of 1000 reviews

8.6/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

8.4/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Colin

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Location close to castle and shopping and bars
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

Ian

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

One night business stay

One night business stay adequate for what I needed a short walk into Stirling. Mind you up hill on the way back!
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Margaret

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Graeme

Traveled with family and small children, Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Loved the unique building and its leisure facilities. Also the views from Headmasters Bar were stunning
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Tracy

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Julie

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

6/10 Okay

Lesley

Disliked: Room comfort

Not as good as first time we stayed

We had stayed before and really enjoyed the room facilities hence visiting again. This time we had a room which was meant to be deluxe but was tired and needed updating, the carpet was worn and marked, the bedding looked dull and the bathroom needed to be replaced. Not the best buffet breakfast. We visited the spa but the mens changing rooms were out of service and struggled as we did not have 2 x £1 coins for the lockers. The spa facilities and changing rooms felt quite dated and we found it hard to get any staff attention.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Rhona

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
First time staying here , thoroughly enjoyed our stay , lovely rooms , bathroom bit dated but spotless, food lovely , staff were fantastic, very friendly and helpful, would definitely stay again
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

Angela

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

A nice mid range hotel in a good location.

Well positioned hotel. Clean, cozy and serviceable although rooms a little tired and had a lingering odour of tobacco from the past. Main areas have been nicely updated. Leisure facilities were nice and breakfast had a good selection of hot and cold food.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

Terence

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Only issue was breakfast. Hot buffet selection was fine but had sat under hot lamps for too long.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

Maurice

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Enjoyable
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

Georgina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely and relaxing stay. The additional heater placed in the room was thoughtful and very welcome considering the freezing conditions.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Brian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great

ALL STAFF ARE A CREDIT TO THIS HOTEL
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Brian and Meryll

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Close to Stirling Castle. Easy walk to town centre.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Robin

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Richard

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The recreation and Spa area was fabulous
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

6/10 Okay

John

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Unhappy

Booked New Year package and was certainly not worth what we paid for , wouldn’t book for new year again , very poor entertainment was like something from a cheap kids party and selection of drinks available in function suite poor and when enquired about just got told by staff it was too bad would have to walk length of hotel and up stairs to bar to get as they wouldn’t bring to function suite , Guests at our table who had travelled form down south actually left and went out to a local pub Very poor showing from such a lovely establishment and got nothing but lip service when many guests complained
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Agnes

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

4/10 Poor

Caroline

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Collapsed mattress and reported on day 1 and nothing was done. Reported at check out and emailed manager as poor customer service. We have gone there nany times over a 10 year period and first time with an issues. Restaurant also extortionate with limited menu. Not worth the cost our bill was at the end of meal
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Rachel

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

4/10 Poor

Jonathan

Traveled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort

The tried so hard, but in the end it didn't matter

Very disappointed. The room we were given should not have been used. Loose bathroom floor tiles, the TV had to be replaced after the first evening, the TV remote was some off brand thing that maintenance had to reprogram after not working either. There was no toilet paper when we arrived. So up and down to reception over and over... And could I complain to someone senior? Nope, all they could do was send an email and I never had any response by the next day when we checked out. A nice place but very much past its prime and run on the cheap. Things happen, maybe I got unlucky with the room but the final nail was the fact that this traditional hotel at the foot of the highlands doesn't even keep brown sauce to go with your full-english in the morning and that really is just poor...
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Richard

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Amy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Junaid

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Fantastic place to stay, just needs improvement!

We stayed during the bisy festive season and departed Xmas day. Brilliant place, great history to the site and building itself, lovely placement in relation to the castle, old jail, back walk and town. Warm and friendly staff. Room perfectly welcoming with a small second room next to it for children. Bathroom needs an upgrade, shower slow , toilet radiator didnt work. However, staff, breakfast and overall stay more than made up for the bathroom. Gym and leisure centre is pretty incredible and equipment excellent so you can pack your work out bag and spend quality time in there.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024