Hotel
 Golden Lion Hotel

8/10 King Street, Stirling, FK8 1BD, United Kingdom – Excellent location – show map

Excellent location – rated 9.3/10! (score from 4114 reviews)

Real guests • Real stays • Real opinions

7.8
Good
4,114 reviews

excellent location, very nice staff, good breakfast, wonderful hot bathtub

Paula United States of America

superb location, very helpful staff, excellent breakfast

Ioulia Canada

Breakfast was excellent and location fantastic as its central

Nicola United Kingdom

Bathroom and shower. was a quiet room - great. Compact room but fine.

Hugh United Kingdom

The homely friendly feeling of the hotel..and the decor is beautiful.

David United Kingdom

The staff were exceptional, could not do enough to help. Food excellent and plentiful.

Jamea United Kingdom

Hotel was in an excellent location for shops. Very clean and the room was superb for us. The staff where very friendly and helpful especially at the bar and while we dined. The food was excellent. Enjoyed by all of us.

Bruce United Kingdom

Big old hotel with lots of atmosphere in a great location with easy access to castle, museums and shops. Glad we went half board as restaurant choices were limited in Stirling and we were very impressed with the range of choices that the hotel gave you for the evening meal.

Simon United Kingdom

Really nice! It is a historic place. All the staff very nice and the room very comfortable.

Carolina United Kingdom

Room size was very good especially the family rooms. I must say on the Friday night when my son and his family arrived around 7.30pm the restaurant staff accommodated us with no problem , with four children 4 and under and four adults no mean feat .

Gary United Kingdom
7.8
Good
4,114 reviews
  • What guests loved the most:
  • “excellent location, very nice staff, good breakfast, wonderful hot bathtub”
    Paula Paula United States of America United States of America
  • “superb location, very helpful staff, excellent breakfast”
    Ioulia Ioulia Canada Canada
  • “Breakfast was excellent and location fantastic as its central”
    Nicola Nicola United Kingdom United Kingdom
  • “Bathroom and shower. was a quiet room - great. Compact room but fine.”
    Hugh Hugh United Kingdom United Kingdom
  • “The homely friendly feeling of the hotel..and the decor is beautiful.”
    David David United Kingdom United Kingdom
  • “The staff were exceptional, could not do enough to help. Food excellent and plentiful.”
    Jamea Jamea United Kingdom United Kingdom
  • “Hotel was in an excellent location for shops. Very clean and the room was superb for us. The staff where very friendly and helpful especially at the bar and while we dined. The food was excellent.”
    Bruce Bruce United Kingdom United Kingdom
  • “Big old hotel with lots of atmosphere in a great location with easy access to castle, museums and shops.”
    Simon Simon United Kingdom United Kingdom
  • “Really nice! It is a historic place. All the staff very nice and the room very comfortable.”
    Carolina Carolina United Kingdom United Kingdom
  • “Room size was very good especially the family rooms. I must say on the Friday night when my son and his family arrived around 7.30pm the restaurant staff accommodated us with no problem , with four...”
    Gary Gary United Kingdom United Kingdom

Categories:

  • Staff8.6
  • Facilities7.7
  • Cleanliness8.2
  • Comfort8.1
  • Value for money8.2
  • Location9.3
  • Free WiFi 5.8
Low score for Stirling

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The Golden Lion Hotel has welcomed guests, including royalty, for more than 200 years. The Scottish poet Robert Burns wrote a poem on a hotel window frame, a plaque commemorating this is located on the hotel’s front. Located in Stirling city center, it has free parking, a traditional bar and a restaurant serving Scottish beef and lamb.

The family-owned Golden Lion offers modern rooms, each with a flat-screen TV with satellite channels, tea and coffee and ironing facilities. Each bathroom has a hairdryer, bath and shower.

There are shops, bars and cafes on the hotel doorstep, and the magnificent Stirling Castle is just 0.6 miles away. The William Wallace Monument is less than 10-minutes drive from the Golden Lion.

The Cronies Bar has light bar meals, and stocks a range of malt whiskeys. The adjacent Cronies Restaurant, serving afternoon teas daily, also offers a tasty breakfast and a varied, creative menu, including locally caught seafood.

Stirling’s main bus and rail stations are within 5 minutes’ walking distance.

Couples in particular like the location – they rated it 9.3 for a two-person trip.

Golden Lion Hotel has been welcoming Booking.com guests since Jun 3, 2010

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Most popular amenities

Free parking
Free WiFi
Family rooms
Restaurant
Facilities for disabled guests
Room service
Tea/Coffee Maker in All Rooms
Bar

Property Highlights

Top Location: Highly rated by recent guests (9.3)

Breakfast Info

Continental, Full English/Irish, Vegetarian, Gluten-free, Buffet

Free parking available at the hotel

Loyal Customers

There are more repeat guests here than most other properties.

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Guest reviews

7.8
Good · 4,114 reviews
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  • Staff8.6
  • Facilities7.7
    Restaurant
    WiFi connection
  • Cleanliness8.2
  • Comfort8.1
  • Value for money8.2
  • Location9.3
    Central location
  • Free WiFi 5.8
Low score for Stirling

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  • Paula
    United States of AmericaUnited States of America
    “excellent location, very nice staff, good breakfast, wonderful hot bathtub”
  • Ioulia
    CanadaCanada
    “superb location, very helpful staff, excellent breakfast”
  • Nicola
    United KingdomUnited Kingdom
    “Breakfast was excellent and location fantastic as its central”
  • Hugh
    United KingdomUnited Kingdom
    “Bathroom and shower. was a quiet room - great. Compact room but fine.”
  • David
    United KingdomUnited Kingdom
    “The homely friendly feeling of the hotel..and the decor is beautiful.”
  • Jamea
    United KingdomUnited Kingdom
    “The staff were exceptional, could not do enough to help. Food excellent and plentiful.”
  • Bruce
    United KingdomUnited Kingdom
    “Hotel was in an excellent location for shops. Very clean and the room was superb for us. The staff where very friendly and helpful especially at the bar and while we dined. The food was excellent. Enjoyed by all of us.”
  • Simon
    United KingdomUnited Kingdom
    “Big old hotel with lots of atmosphere in a great location with easy access to castle, museums and shops. Glad we went half board as restaurant choices were limited in Stirling and we were very impressed with the range of choices that the hotel gave...”
  • Carolina
    United KingdomUnited Kingdom
    “Really nice! It is a historic place. All the staff very nice and the room very comfortable.”
  • Gary
    United KingdomUnited Kingdom
    “Room size was very good especially the family rooms. I must say on the Friday night when my son and his family arrived around 7.30pm the restaurant staff accommodated us with no problem , with four children 4 and under and four adults no mean feat .”
Property questions and answers
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  • Hi there,was thinking of booking a twin room (parents) and also a double room for 2 night's at the end of July with breakfast, as my parents are in their 80's do you have a lift or a ground floor room ? Just waiting for the latest news re- Corona virus restrictions ! Many thanks Douglas Pennycook
    Thank you for your enquiry - we have a lift to all floors, unfortunately none on the ground floor, but we can allocate a room near the lift for them
    Answered on June 28, 2020
  • Can I request a shower as have back problems and can't access bath
    We have a few rooms with Showers available without bath upon request only
    Asked about: Standard Double or Twin Room • Answered on November 30, 2019
  • When is breakfast served till
    Midweek from 7am until 09.30am Weekends from 07.30am until 10.30am
    Answered on January 17, 2020
  • hi just want to ask I'm thinking of booking 3 nights from August 3rd but wanted to know do you have parking.
    Yes, The Hotel has a Private Car Park
    Answered on July 24, 2021
  • Disabled in a wheelchair do you have a room
    Thaak you for your enquiry, we do have some accessible rooms, howver you will need to request via the booking agent as we do not know which booking this refers to?
    Answered on March 5, 2020

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Hotel surroundings *
Guests loved walking around the neighborhood!
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What's nearby
  • Central Library
    0 miles
  • VisitScotland Stirling
    0.2 miles
  • Stirling Court
    0.2 miles
  • Stirling Castle
    0.5 miles
  • Wallace Monument
    0.7 miles
  • Stirling Community Hospital
    0.8 miles
  • BMI Kings Park Hospital
    1 miles
  • Stirling Games Field
    1.1 miles
  • William Wallace Statue
    1.6 miles
  • Sportscotland Institute of Sport
    1.8 miles
Restaurants & cafes
  • Restaurant Cronies Restaurant on site
    0 miles
  • Cafe/Bar Cronies Bar on site
    0 miles
Natural Beauty
  • River Kerse
    0.6 miles
  • Lake Loch Lomond
    12.4 miles
  • Ocean/Sea North sea
    12.4 miles
Closest Airports
  • Edinburgh Airport
    25 miles
  • Glasgow Airport
    25.9 miles
  • Dundee Airport
    42 miles
* All distances are measured in straight lines. Actual travel distances may vary.
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1 Restaurant On Site

    Cronies

    Food: Italian, Scottish, Seafood, Local, Grill/BBQ

    Menu: À la carte

Amenities of Golden Lion Hotel

Most popular amenities

Free parking
Free WiFi
Family rooms
Restaurant
Facilities for disabled guests
Room service
Tea/Coffee Maker in All Rooms
Bar
Outdoors
  • Outdoor furniture
Activities
  • Live sports events (broadcast)
  • Bowling Off-site Additional charge
  • Cycling Off-site
  • Fishing Off-site Additional charge
  • Golf course (within 2 miles) Additional charge
Food & Drink
  • Fruit Additional charge
  • Wine/Champagne Additional charge
  • Kids' meals Additional charge
  • Special diet meals (on request)
  • Snack bar
  • Breakfast in the room
  • Bar
  • Restaurant
Internet
WiFi is available in public areas and is free of charge.
Parking
Free public parking is available on site (reservation is not possible).
  • Accessible parking
  • Street parking
  • Secure parking
Front Desk Services
  • Concierge
  • Baggage storage
  • Tour desk
  • Express check-in/out
  • 24-hour front desk
Entertainment & Family Services
  • Board games/Puzzles
  • Babysitting/Child services Additional charge
Cleaning Services
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Suit press
  • Ironing service Additional charge
  • Dry cleaning Additional charge
  • Laundry Additional charge
Business Facilities
  • Fax/Photocopying Additional charge
  • Meeting/Banquet facilities Additional charge
Safety & security
  • Fire extinguishers
  • CCTV outside property
  • CCTV in common areas
  • Smoke alarms
  • Key access
  • 24-hour security
  • Safe
General
  • Shared lounge/TV area
  • Designated smoking area
  • Smoke-free property
  • Hypoallergenic room available
  • Heating
  • Car rental
  • Packed lunches
  • Elevator
  • Family rooms
  • Hair/Beauty salon
  • Facilities for disabled guests
  • Non-smoking rooms
  • Room service
Accessibility
  • Raised toilet
  • Toilet with grab rails
  • Wheelchair accessible
Languages Spoken
  • German
  • English
  • French
  • Italian
  • Polish
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House rules Golden Lion Hotel takes special requests – add in the next step!

Check-in

2:00 PM - 12:00 AM

Check-out

Until 11:00 AM

Cancellation/
prepayment

Cancellation and prepayment policies vary according to accommodations type. Please enter the dates of your stay and check what conditions apply to your preferred room.

Children & Beds

Child policies

Children of all ages are welcome.

Children 13 and above are considered adults at this property.

To see correct prices and occupancy info, add the number and ages of children in your group to your search.

Crib and extra bed policies

0 - 2 years
Crib by request
Free

Additional fees are not calculated automatically in the total cost and will have to be paid for separately during your stay.

This property doesn't offer extra beds.

The maximum number of cribs allowed depends on the room you choose. Double-check the maximum capacity for the room you selected.

All cribs and extra beds are subject to availability.

Age restriction

The minimum age for check-in is 18

Pets

Pets are not allowed.

Maestro Mastercard Visa Solo American Express Golden Lion Hotel accepts these cards and reserves the right to temporarily hold an amount prior to arrival.

The fine print

Please note that parking is limited.

The hotel holds private events most weekends until 01:00.

Due to the coronavirus (COVID-19), make sure you're booking this property in accordance with the destination's local government guidelines, including (but not limited to) the purpose of travel and maximum group size.

In response to the coronavirus (COVID-19), additional safety and sanitation measures are in effect at this property.

Due to the coronavirus (COVID-19), this property is taking steps to protect the safety of guests and staff. Certain services and amenities may be reduced or unavailable as a result.

Due to coronavirus (COVID-19), this property adheres to strict physical distancing measures.

FAQs about Golden Lion Hotel

  • Check-in at Golden Lion Hotel is from 2:00 PM, and check-out is until 11:00 AM.

  • From the nearest airport, you can get to Golden Lion Hotel by:

    • Taxi 45min

  • The prices at Golden Lion Hotel may vary depending on your stay (e.g. dates, hotel's policy etc.). To see prices, enter your dates.

  • Golden Lion Hotel offers the following activities/services (charges may apply):

    • Cycling
    • Bowling
    • Fishing
    • Golf course (within 2 miles)
    • Live sports events (broadcast)

  • Golden Lion Hotel is 1,000 feet from the center of Stirling.

  • Room options at Golden Lion Hotel include:

    • Single
    • Twin/Double
    • Family

  • Guests staying at Golden Lion Hotel can enjoy a highly-rated breakfast during their stay (guest review score: 7.9).

    Breakfast option(s) include:

    • Continental
    • Full English/Irish
    • Vegetarian
    • Gluten-free
    • Buffet

  • Golden Lion Hotel has 1 restaurant:

    • Cronies