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The Stirling Highland Hotel

4.0 star property
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Exterior
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Sauna, hot tub, steam room, body treatments, aromatherapy
Exterior
Point of interest

Reviews

8.6 out of 10

Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Bar
    Bar
  • Pool
    Pool
  • Room service
    Room service
  • Spa
    Spa
  • 24/7 front desk
    24/7 front desk
  • Gym
    Gym

Explore the area

Map
29 Spittal Street, Stirling, Scotland, FK8 1DU
  • Old Town Jail
    2 min walk
  • Tolbooth
    2 min walk
  • Church of the Holy Rude
    3 min walk
  • Edinburgh (EDI)
    34 min drive

Room options

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

Family Room, Multiple Beds

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

Deluxe Double or King

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Premium Double

Premium Double

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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About the area

Stirling

With a stay at The Stirling Highland Hotel, you'll be centrally located in Stirling, steps from Old Town Jail and Tolbooth. .This eco-certified hotel is 0.5 mi (0.8 km) from Stirling Castle and 0.9 mi (1.4 km) from Smith Art Gallery and Museum.

What's nearby

  • Old Town Jail - 2 min walk - 0.2 km
  • Tolbooth - 2 min walk - 0.2 km
  • Stirling Castle - 9 min walk - 0.8 km
  • University of Stirling - 5 min drive - 3.3 km
  • National Wallace Monument - 8 min drive - 4.4 km

Getting around

  • Stirling Station - 13 min walk
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) - 34 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Molly Malones - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪Morrisons Cold Beer Co - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪BrewDog Stirling - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Nicky Tams - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪HBW Coffee - ‬5 min walk

About this property

The Stirling Highland Hotel

Eco-certified hotel with a full-service spa and a health club
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 spa 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 spa tub, and a steam room.

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

Stay in one of 96 guestrooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms feature showers, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers. Conveniences include desks and coffee/tea makers, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Pamper yourself with a visit to the spa, which offers massages, body treatments, and facials. You can take advantage of recreational amenities such as a health club, an indoor pool, and a sauna. This hotel also features complimentary wireless internet access, wedding services, and a fireplace in the lobby.
Satisfy your appetite for dinner at Scholars Restaurant, a restaurant which specializes in international cuisine, or stay in and take advantage of the 24-hour room service. Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge. Buffet breakfasts are served on weekdays from 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include express check-out, complimentary newspapers in the lobby, and dry cleaning/laundry services. Planning an event in Stirling? This hotel has 1302 square feet (121 square meters) of space consisting of conference space and 6 meeting rooms. Free self parking is available onsite.
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 public transport

  • Free self-parking on site
  • Free off-site parking

Food and drink

  • Buffet breakfast available for a fee weekdays 7:00 AM–10:00 AM: GBP 12.00-14.95 for adults and GBP 7.50-12 for children
  • 1 restaurant
  • 1 bar
  • 24-hour room service

Restaurants on site

  • Scholars Restaurant
  • Headmasters Study

Things to do

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

Family friendly

  • Indoor pool
  • Laundry facilities
  • Snack bar/deli

Conveniences

  • Ballroom
  • Banquet hall
  • Lift
  • Free newspapers in reception
  • Reception hall

Guest services

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Dry-cleaning service
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • Conference space (1302 square feet)
  • Meeting rooms - 6

Outdoors

  • Pool sunloungers
  • Terrace

Spa

  • 4 treatment rooms
  • Aromatherapy
  • Body scrubs
  • Body treatments
  • Body wraps
  • Facials
  • Manicures and pedicures
  • Massage - deep-tissue
  • Massage/treatment rooms
  • Sauna
  • Spa open daily
  • Hot tub
  • Steam room

Accessibility

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

More

  • Fireplace in reception
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bed sheets
  • Heating

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hairdryer
  • Shower
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV
  • Satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle

More

  • Connecting rooms available
  • Desk
  • 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

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

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
  • 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
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 spa 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. 511 out of 1003 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 310 out of 1003 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 113 out of 1003 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 51 out of 1003 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 18 out of 1003 reviews" "

8.6/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

8.4/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great Stay
Great location, and excellent accommodations. Staff very friendly abs helpful. Would stay here again.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice location.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

2/10 Terrible

Thomas

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Terrible stay at run down hotel
The hotel is falling apart at the seams. The on-off knob of my shower did not work, requiring extraordinary force while gripping the knob with a towel to turn the shower off. I informed the technician who was inspecting the rooms, about it in the morning, but nothing was done the whole day, leaving me to repeat the "precarious turning off of the shower" performance on second night. To top it all, the TV turned on loudly by itself at 11:00pm while we were just dozing off!!! The room condition is poor, not even a single hook to hang anything in the bathroom.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Peggy

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

4/10 Poor

Paul

Liked: Room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Gone sadly downhill
Arrived very late but had phoned ahead and had been assured the night staff would welcome us. There were NO night staff at reception but printed instructions to pick up a phone to contact them. After a quarter of an hour without response, my wife went walkabout and discovered someone setting the breakfast tables. They came and checked us in, during which process one of his colleagues appeared yawning from the reception back office. Draw your own conclusions. The bathroom in our room was very tired and in need of complete replacement. We already knew the hotel was very busy as it had been hard to park in the car park as it was nearly full of Netherlands-registered MGs. The next morning the cooked breakfast was left congealing as the continental breakfast was hammered by the Dutch MG owners club. There weren't enough serving people and the staff couldn't keep up. The supply of food was inadequate. After tea and toast we went out into Stirling and had a better breakfast sat in the street. At checkout we raised these issues with reception. In fairness, the lady on duty apologised for the problems on our arrival and said they would be addressed. However she was surprised to be told that our bathroom was worn out and positively defensive about the terrible breakfast service. Apparently they were fully booked. Presumably it caught them by surprise when everyone in a large group, touring Scotland on the same schedule, needed breakfast at the same time. We won't stay here again.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

6/10 Okay

Robin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Tired decor but great location
Rooms in need of a refresh. But service was good and food ok. Biggest positive was location- a short walk (quite steep) from the station and close to the castle and other attractions in the old town
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Marisa, San Leandro

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The location of this hotel is perfect, at the top of the hill and directly in the shadow of Stirling Castle. The room was simple but with comfortable bedding and a large bathroom. The amazing building with its history as a former school, gorgeous lobby, plentiful free parking, great included hot breakfast (including all the elements of a full Scottish breakfast!), again the LOCATION all make this hotel a great choice to see the best of Stirling.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Annika, Ellon

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful, traditional hotel. Very Scottish. Very friendly staff. Dinner in scholars was amazing! Breakfast equally delicious. Location of the hotel could not be much better. Sadly only stayed for one night, but will likely be back next year for another trip!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Kevin

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Hotel was a neat historic building and the breakfast was great.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kara

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Graeme

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jeffry

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Quick visit
A quick visit. Loved the hotel and Stirling.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

6/10 Okay

Jon

Liked: Staff & service
Don’t recommend
Stayed as a couples getaway. The pool is in a separate building! The bathroom is dated with chipped tiles. The furniture is dated. Food was average (only ONE vegetarian option) cocktails were nice though.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Tracy

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Friendly staff, room was wonderful with plenty of space. Easy walk to Stirling Castle and other sites. Restaurant had good food. Good parking and quiet.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Andrew

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

6/10 Okay

Dennis

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Andy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Go visit
Despite the early morning fire alarm , we would happily revisit. Great location and nicely converted from the old school. Easy parking though tight spaces. The pool was a very welcome treat. The bar and restaurant was pleasant and not over priced. Nice quiet room , with decent fittings.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Lucretia

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful, clean, quiet hotel in a great walkable location. Delicious food and friendly team. Great fitness and spa area.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Neil

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jeanette

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

JamieChad

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
6 week girl's trip to the UK. We loved our stay at the Stirling Highland Hotel. I loved the history! It's the perfect location to explore the town and walkable to just about everything. Comfortable beds, beautiful decor, super nice staff. If I make it back to Stirling again, I'll definitely be staying at the Stirling Highland Hotel.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

JENNIFER

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

2/10 Terrible

Joanne

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Chris

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024