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The Stirling Highland Hotel

4.0 star property

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Indoor wedding
Desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets
Exterior
Sauna, hot tub, steam room, body treatments, aromatherapy
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8.4 out of 10
Very good

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

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

Standard Double Room

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(38 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
(94 reviews)
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King 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

Family Room, Multiple Beds

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

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Deluxe Double or King

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 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 spa 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

  • Tolbooth - 2 min walk - 0.2 km
  • Old Town Jail - 2 min walk - 0.2 km
  • Stirling Castle - 9 min walk - 0.8 km
  • University of Stirling - 6 min drive - 2.9 km
  • National Wallace Monument - 6 min drive - 2.9 km

Getting around

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

Restaurants

  • ‪The Portcullis - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪No 2 Baker Street - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Nicky Tams - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Molly Malones - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪The Crossed Peels (Wetherspoon) - ‬3 min walk

About this property

The Stirling Highland Hotel

Hotel with a full-service spa, steps from Old Town Jail
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.

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. Wrap up your day with a 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. Self parking (subject to charges) 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.

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transport

  • 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.
  • Lift
  • 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 25 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
  • Self parking fee: GBP 10 per day
  • Pet fee: GBP 25 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

8.4

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 528 out of 1055 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 309 out of 1055 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 137 out of 1055 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 49 out of 1055 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 32 out of 1055 reviews

8.6/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

8.4/10

Amenities

7.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

4/10 Poor

Iain

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Such a shame

Stayed in a family room and had a very late check in, after the "pleasure" of the night porter checking us in to the wrong room and very rudely telling us we owe them £10 for parking, we arrived in our room. Very shoddy, unclean and in good need of a makeover. Carpets worn, cobwebs, hairs in shower, bath and beds and very dusty. I reported this to reception in the morning and was told that they will pass it on, no apology or attempt to compensate for our experience. Such a lovely building but avoid this hotel if you are looking for a a nice family break. Will never stay here again
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

William

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

8/10 Good

Harold

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
We never used the Scholars Restaurant because it was noisy and loud with loud music. The room was fine but had no AC and no ventilation except a single window that would open only 6 inches. The location was convenient and on-site parking was excellent. Staff were helpful. Guests were sometime noisy a bit too late at night.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Charles

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

Old building with comfortable rooms

The hotel is old, so it has a unique floor plan which made it kind of fun. The breakfast buffet had many options from which to choose and was fairly standard. The bedroom had a decent amount of space with comfortable beds and a good sized bathroom.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Joseph

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Loved everything except the bathroom in our room, which needed updating and some repair.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Amanda

Entrance was difficult to find as on a different street than google maps and the hotel is spread out. The hotel was quite outdated especially in the dining area. No springs left in the furniture. No elevator to second floor only floors above so had to haul luggage. Just very spread out to find anything, dinning, pool… ect
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Kath

Travelled with group
Liked: Amenities
Booked dinner and breakfast when we arrived but the restaurant had no note of our booking and tried to charge for dinner. Rooms need to be updated especially the bathroom. Breakfast was ok, scrambled eggs were burnt both mornings we were there. On leaving they tried to charge us for dinner again. Poor service overall.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Miss

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Linda

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Mick, Snells Beach

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice location right in town, older hotel but good value for money.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Nick

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

8/10 Good

Nathan

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Internet was good and a helpful staff, the building and leisure facilities were nice and a good massage. Walkable access to dining, shopping and the castle. Bed comfort needs upgrade, the room itself needs upgrade including fridge
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Mrs Angela

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Lovely hotel with friendly staff. Very comfortable bed in spacious bedroom. Plenty choice for breakfast and hotel in ideal location for Castle and shops. Really enjoyed our stay. Thankyou
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Andrew

Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Stephen

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Check in took far to long, only one person dealing with many arrivals.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

4/10 Poor

Luana

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Fran

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

Car park and breakfast

I loved the hotel itself the staff were really nice on check in. However to discover the car park was £10 per night just because we booked with hotel.com and if we had have booked through the hotel itself it was free, so any discount you receive by booking through third part bookings the hotel claws this back by charging the car park fee. Also breakfast was horrendous, tjey ran out of bread so no toast they also ran out of breakfast itself had to wait for more to be cooked, then the bacon was pale and white fat. Uuuggghhh. It was cold and miserable. Worse hotel breakfast ever. Then the residence bar was locked at 10:30 and the staff although said they didnt mind giving ua a drink it was very apparent they were not happy. They told us to look for the night porter for another if we wanted one. Who was no where to be seen. It is such a pity because its a lovely hotel and staff were grand. If this was improved on it would have been a lovely stay.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Scott

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Tired and dated hotel with rooms needing an upgrade especially the bathrooms. Food was adequate but restaurants did have menu options missing each night which is very poor. In a great location and good parking and can't fault the staff
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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

10/10 Excellent

Melissa

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I enjoyed the history of the building. The bed was very comfortable.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Michael

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

David

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The Hotel is walking distance from Stirling Castle and has easy parking which is great. There are lots of dining options within walking distance as well. The pool was great for a dip after a day out. However the room where breakfast is served was very hot and stuffy and the breakfast was pretty ordinary. Ran out of scrambled eggs! Overall a fantastic place to stay in Stirling.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sharon

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

8/10 Good

Martin

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

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Room was clean and tidy. Breakfast had numerous options. We went back to the hotel for our wedding anniversary and there was a nice card and chocolates for us in the room which was a lovely, personalised touch. The bar didn’t have any of the beer pumps on and we had to pay extra to use the spa facilities which we didn’t have to do previously. Would still return as the hotel is right in the centre and overall a great stay.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025