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The Stirling Highland Hotel

4.0 star property

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

Reviews

8.6 out of 10
Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Pool
  • Bar
  • Spa
  • Room service

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

Family Room, Multiple Beds

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
(80 reviews)
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King 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 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 - 4 min drive - 2.9 km
  • National Wallace Monument - 5 min drive - 2.9 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
  • ‪HBW Coffee - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪The Portcullis - ‬4 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 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.

Languages

English

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 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
  • 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. 512 out of 1009 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 294 out of 1009 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 127 out of 1009 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 47 out of 1009 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 29 out of 1009 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

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Cleanliness
The hotel itself was fine but the room wasn’t the cleanest and was a bit musty.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Callie

Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Christine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location for exploring the Castle especially as we only had 1 day there. Plus 1 hour drive to Edinburgh.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Jennifer

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

10/10 Excellent

Robin

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Really friendly staff. Cool old school to convert to a hotel. Walking distance to good food, shopping and castle. Room was a bit dated but for price and location it was well worth it. The bad reviews don’t reflect the property at all, haters gonna hate.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness

Just OK

I was surprised at how much the place needed updating. Our carpet had severe wear marks. The people at reception were very nice, but one person was not very well informed. The breakfast was a bit limited.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

4/10 Poor

Andrew

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Booked afternoon tea together with an overnight stay. Tea was poor as the scones were more like rock cakes. When pointed out to the waiter his suggestion that they be put back into the oven seemed strange! Still did not solve problem. On returning to the Hotel at 9.45 in the evening there was no one on the bar and it was covered in debris. Cooked breakfast was fine but cold items were in the main empty and required replenishment. Despite this four staff were doing nothing other than to stand around a fan complaining about their working conditions. An foreign gentleman complained about this on checkout. He was given a card to email the manager!
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ahee

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Love the facade of the hotel, friendly and helpful staff, and the location! The room(especially the bathroom) felt a bit dated, but the room is clean, and we absolutely loved staying at an old highschool from 1854 :)) Would’ve loved using the swimming pool, if I was not so tired from walking all day, exploring all the cool places! It looked great!
Stayed 3 nights in May 2025

8/10 Good

Deborah, Lynchburg

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property is lovely and really near everything. Staff were nice, helpful... My only beef was why build an addition & not have a lift to 2nd floor....Breakfast was well laid out & management was receptive to observation that their coffee machine was malfunctioning. I'd stay there again.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2025

8/10 Good

Victoria

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

10/10 Excellent

Britt, Kennewick

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Comfortable hotel with good food and drinks. Within walking distance of Stirling Castle and Old Jail.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

8/10 Good

Paul, Harrogate

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Ideal location in Stirling and easy to find. Plenty of parking. Room was spacious but in need of some upgrades to the bathroom.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

6/10 Okay

Lorraine

Disliked: Room comfort

Disappointed

Unfortunately our king size bed turned out to be 2 single beds, not identical height, pushed together. Breakfast hardly had anything left 45 minutes before the end of service. All quite disappointing. But staff were friendly and it's a beautiful, old building
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

John

Liked: Staff & service
The history of the building is fascinating and the location was unbeatable. Food was pretty good a little cold at breakfast but tasty Friendly staff!
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

6/10 Okay

Elisabeth

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

Bathrooms need attention.

The staff were lovely and the location of the hotel is great, however the bathroom was in a bad condition. The tiles needed re-grouted as they were black in between. Horrible staining around the bath taps, and there was also a big crack in our bathroom floor which sank if you stood anywhere near it. We were also in a room on the ground floor which was en route to reception/entrance and barely got any sleep due to people back and forth outside our door at all hours.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Tracey

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

Great value DBB stay

Good value for a night away. Room was clean and good choice for dinner.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

8/10 Good

Andrew

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

10/10 Excellent

ELAINE

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

Hotel in a great Location

Our two day stay at the Hotel was excellent all Staff were very polite friendly and helpful and went above and beyond for you compliments to the Chef the food was excellent and a great variety there is also the Leisure facilities from the Hotel you can walk up to the Castle Cafes and Restaurants are nearby Loch Lubnaig and Callender are 25mins away from the Hotel
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Catherine

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

Beautiful building wonderful staff

Absolutely amazing. Staff were friendly and polite. Wonderful views and a great location to do sightseeing. Lovely breakfast and even though i forgot my swimming costume your offered the use of the pool with times of opening and closing. A definite must to stay in the future
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jonathan

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Full amenities (pool, gym, spa, restaurant, etc.) Rooms modern with an overall rustic vibe!
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ian

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Shawn

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The Hotel was a former school and situated close to the Castle. It was walking distance to the town and several restaurants. We enjoyed a swim and sauna in the morning before stiing down to a wonderful meal with several options for everyone.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

6/10 Okay

Jason

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort

Converted Victorian school, staffed by students

The team working here lacked nothing in enthusiasm - but sadly lacked capability. The messaging about what were chargeable extras was inconsistent (still no idea if we were charged extra for a cot). The cot they brought had no mattress or even fitted sheet, and when I enquired about it they fixed it by wrapping a grey scratchy blanket around the cot base. Dinner service was very slow. And the bed was a bit like crucifixion. But, they were all very cheerful and friendly, so not a totally unpleasant stay.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Lisa

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Stephen

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