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The Stirling Highland Hotel

4.0 star property

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Banquet hall with high ceilings and exposed beams, featuring a central floral arrangement and elegant table settings.
Relax in comfort with a large bed, a wall-mounted lamp, and a cozy reading nook.
Enjoy al fresco dining in this charming outdoor seating area with tables and chairs, shaded by umbrellas.
Relax by the pool surrounded by comfortable seating and lush greenery.
Step into the Stirling Whisky Shop, where a grand stone archway and metal gate welcome you to a world of whisky.

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
    ‪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

8.6 out of 10
Excellent
(12 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
(33 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
(11 reviews)
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed

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

Standard King Room

8.2 out of 10
Very good
(68 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

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.

6 meeting rooms are available. 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
  • 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. 527 out of 1018 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 295 out of 1018 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 122 out of 1018 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 46 out of 1018 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 28 out of 1018 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

Leanne

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Great location
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Matthew

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

6/10 Okay

Helen

Traveled with family and small children
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Liked the swimming pool...apart from that definitely not worth the money.....
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

4/10 Poor

Diane, Waterdown

Traveled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Definitely not a 4*. More of a 2 star by North American standards. Young man of Irish descent at the bar was awesome. Front desk staff not so much. We were given an accessible room for some reason? Didn’t ask dor or request it. Hotel was VERY dated and run down. Looks like it hasn’t had any improvements since the 70s.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Booked in at 5pm for one night with breakfast, very quiet and not much atmosphere, needs updated, £10 parking permit to stay overnight (£94 total) and checked out at 11am with a dinner bill for £75 when checking out, we didn’t have dinner ?? credit was paid back to my card, someone else had the pleasure of using my room number, not worth a return visit and not much of an apology about being charged for dinner, when entering the dining room for breakfast no proof of staying there was questioned , this should be observed, anyone could have walked in from the street chancing a free meal, just shows you how things have changed since lockdown, no one gives the personal touch anymore!!!!
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

David

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

Spot on

Great location, couldn’t be better really , 5mins from the castle, 2mins from town. Great facilities and food was good too.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Mari

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful hotel, very good restaurant around
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

David

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice place to stay, the lady at check in could have been a little nicer. The room was ok, the carpet was very worn in the room.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

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

8/10 Good

Donald

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Rebecca

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
History of the property and location
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Michael

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

8/10 Good

Brian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ian

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

Great stay

Had a great time at The Stirling Highland Hotel, staff were very friendly, rooms and bed comfortable and breakfast good. Gym and swimming pool an added bonus. Near the centre of Stirling.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

2/10 Terrible

Rene

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Eric

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

Great Hotel

We booked three nights in Stirling, we had little to no expectations of this hotel as we simply decided the town was a good location for our visit. We loved this hotel, will definitely stay again and highly recommend.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Jason

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fabulous hotel in a Central location. Great service and bonus of spa facilities.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Holly, Parksville

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
The beds were comfy and the staff friendly. The hotel has character but could definitely use some updating. We enjoyed our stay though and found it quiet but walkable to everything we wanted to see.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Samantha

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

6/10 Okay

Samuel

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort

Extremely slow check in

The check in procedure is insane. It takes so long it’s almost amusing. Stayed here a couple of years ago and that’s the big negative I remember from then, and it’s not changed. It absolutely needs to be streamlined. The hotel managers should take a note from 99% of other hotels with the check in process.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

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

How did it get a 4 * rating?

Not sure how it got a 4 Star Rating?!? Tired decor but very cozy bed. The Leisure Center is getting a much needed update but pool, spa and steam were very nice. Steep 10 pound nightly parking fee.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

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

Amazing stay

Room was immaculate and bed very comfy, dinner and breakfast really good, defo booking again soon
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Wesley

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great Hotel

Staff were great to work with
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

lisa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Duncan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025