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Golden Lion Hotel

3.0 star property

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A dimly lit restaurant with a stone wall, a bar area, and a seating arrangement including a sofa and chairs.
A banquet hall with round tables, chandeliers, and floral centerpieces.
Breakfast, lunch and dinner served
Family Room | In-room safe, individually furnished, desk, iron/ironing board
A hotel suite with a patterned carpet, a sofa, a chair, a wooden cabinet, and a window with curtains.

Reviews

7.4 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Restaurant
  • Breakfast available
  • Parking available
  • Business services
  • Bar
  • Laundry

Explore the area

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King Street, 8-10, Stirling, SCT, FK8 1DQ
  • Place, Old Town Jail
    ‪6 min walk‬
  • Place, Smith Art Gallery and Museum
    ‪9 min walk‬
  • Place, Stirling Castle
    ‪15 min walk‬
  • Airport, Edinburgh (EDI)
    ‪47 min drive‬

Room options

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In-room safe, individually furnished, desk, iron/ironing board

Standard Double or Twin Room

  • 54 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed OR 1 Twin Bed

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A hotel room with a bed, a red sofa, a desk, and a lamp.

Family Room

  • 65 sq ft
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed OR 1 Twin Bed

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Single Room | In-room safe, individually furnished, desk, iron/ironing board

Single Room

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(2 reviews)
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

About the neighborhood

Stirling

Golden Lion Hotel places you within a 15-minute stroll of popular sights such as Smith Art Gallery and Museum and Stirling Castle. This 66-room, 3-star hotel welcomes guests with conveniences like a restaurant, a business center, and concierge services.

What's nearby

  • Old Town Jail - 6 min walk - 0.4 miles
  • Tolbooth - 6 min walk - 0.4 miles
  • Argyll's Lodging - 8 min walk - 0.4 miles
  • Smith Art Gallery and Museum - 9 min walk - 0.5 miles
  • Stirling Castle - 15 min walk - 0.8 miles

Getting around

  • Stirling (XWB-Stirling Train Station) - 4 min walk
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) - 44 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪McDonald's - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪No 2 Baker Street - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Nicky Tams - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Caffè Nero - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪The Crossed Peels (Wetherspoon) - ‬2 min walk

About this property

Golden Lion Hotel

Golden Lion Hotel features free WiFi in public areas, meeting rooms, and a business center. You can put free offsite parking to good use if you drive. Multilingual staff at the 24-hour front desk can assist with dry cleaning/laundry, securing valuables, and tours or tickets. Additional amenities include a library, free newspapers, and laundry facilities.
Flat-screen TVs come with satellite channels. Bathrooms have hair dryers and free toiletries. Other standard amenities include coffee makers, safes, and ironing boards.

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Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transportation

  • Free offsite parking
  • Street parking available
  • Limited onsite parking
  • Onsite parking includes off-street options

Food and drink

  • Daily buffet breakfast available 7:00 AM to 9:30 AM for a fee: GBP 7.95 to 10.95 per person
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant
  • Snack bar/deli

Restaurants on site

  • The Cronies Restaurant

Things to do

  • Library
  • TV in common areas

Family friendly

  • In-room crib
  • Laundry facilities
  • Snack bar/deli

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Free newspapers in lobby
  • Gift shop/newsstand
  • Hair salon
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Tour and ticket assistance
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • 6 meeting rooms
  • Business center

Outdoors

  • Picnic area

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Elevator
  • Grab bar near toilet
  • Raised toilet seat
  • Wheelchair accessibility
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)

More

  • 1 building
  • 6 floors
  • Banquet hall
  • Built in 1786
  • Smoking not allowed

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Free crib

Bathroom

  • Bathtub or shower
  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV with satellite channels

Food and drink

  • 24-hour room service
  • Coffee/tea maker

More

  • Desk
  • Individual furnishings
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 5:30 AM
Contactless check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • Service animals exempt from fees

Children and extra beds

  • Free cribs/infant beds are available

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

These fees and deposits will be charged at check-in, check-out, or the time of service.

  • Fee for buffet breakfast: approximately GBP 7.95 to 10.95 per person

This list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits might 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
Guests must contact this property in advance to reserve cribs/infant beds
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash
Safety features at this property include a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a security system, a first aid kit, and window guards
  • Check-in: 2:00 PM
  • Check-out: 11 AM
  • Minimum check-in age: 18
The front desk is open 24 hours a day. Driving? This property offers free nearby parking.

We should mention

Details about charges, deposits, or other important information:

  • This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession.
  • Charges for extra guests may apply and vary depending on the property's policy.
  • A cash deposit, credit card, or debit card for incidental charges, as well as a government-issued photo ID, may be required at check-in.
  • Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in and can't be guaranteed. Certain requests may come with additional charges.
  • Guests must contact this property in advance to reserve cribs/infant beds.
  • This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash.
  • Onsite safety features include a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a security system, a first aid kit, and window guards.

Additional information about polices, regulations, and more:

  • Golden Lion Hotel caters to LGBTQ+ guests.
  • This property welcomes guests of all sexual orientations and gender identities (LGBTQ+ friendly).

National rating

This establishment has received its official star rating from VisitScotland, the National Tourist Board for Scotland.

Property is also known as

Golden Lion Hotel
Golden Lion Hotel Stirling
Golden Lion Stirling
Golden Lion Hotel Stirling, Scotland
Stirling Golden Lion
Hotel Golden Lion
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Golden Lion Hotel Stirling
Golden Lion Hotel Hotel Stirling

Frequently asked questions

What can I see around Golden Lion Hotel?

This hotel in Stirling is within a 10-minute walk of Old Town Jail, Tolbooth, and Argyll's Lodging. You'll also find Stirling Castle and Smith Art Gallery and Museum less than a mile away.

Is there parking available at Golden Lion Hotel?

Yes, though parking is limited parking.

Does Golden Lion Hotel feature a casino at the property?

No, Golden Lion Hotel doesn't have a casino.

Will I find an indoor pool at Golden Lion Hotel?

No, there is no indoor pool at this hotel.

What amenities will couples enjoy at Golden Lion Hotel?

Couples staying at this hotel will appreciate amenities like 24-hour room service as well as a restaurant and a bar/lounge.

Are there hot tubs at Golden Lion Hotel?

No, there isn't a spa tub at this hotel.

Does Golden Lion Hotel feature a restaurant that includes a breakfast menu?

Yes, Golden Lion Hotel serves buffet breakfast for a surcharge each morning at The Cronies Restaurant.

Will Golden Lion Hotel allow pets to stay for free?

No, pets aren't allowed at Golden Lion Hotel though service animals are welcome.

Are there connecting rooms at Golden Lion Hotel?

No, this hotel doesn't feature connecting guestrooms.

How far is the airport from Golden Lion Hotel?

The closest major airport to Golden Lion Hotel is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), which is about 25 mi away. Another top airport is Glasgow International Airport (GLA), which is around 26 mi away.

Are there rooms with balconies at Golden Lion Hotel?

No, you won't find guestrooms with balconies at Golden Lion Hotel.

Does Golden Lion Hotel have a wedding venue on site?

Take advantage of the wedding venue at Golden Lion Hotel if you plan to say "I do" during your trip.

Golden Lion Hotel Reviews

Reviews

7.4

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 71 out of 328 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 139 out of 328 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 71 out of 328 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 30 out of 328 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 17 out of 328 reviews

8.0/10

Cleanliness

8.0/10

Staff & service

7.8/10

Amenities

7.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

Verified

10/10 Excellent

Marisa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Easy access to Stirling Castle, Church of the Holy Rude, Old Stirling Jail and dining options.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022
Verified

6/10 Okay

D

NO IN ROOM WIFI - PRETTY BAD IF WORKING

Sorry but its 2021 not 2012. The world relies on the internet so to have it available in one corner where you have to stand on a chair and tilt your phone backwards and forwards for 10 minutes is ridiculous. Its a pretty hotel in a great building with a decent bar and restaurant but no in the room wifi on a working trip is a deal breaker for me.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021
Verified

6/10 Okay

R

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great staff, rooms need TLC

Well located, food was good and staff/service were/was very friendly, but rooms have seen better days, beds were rock hard and my window catches were broken, so couldn't be shut - which was a problem as it was quite noisy outside. Had the worst night sleep I've had in a long time, so unlikely to stay again.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Only one small point, the plugs in the sink and bath didn’t work, had to pull them out to drain the water away and they were extremely dirty.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2021
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Kathryn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The hotel was in an excellent location. The room was very clean, the staff were friendly and the breakfast was good. Would definitely stay again!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021
Verified

8/10 Good

Warren

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice people excellent food, town centre location, tv poor reception.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2021
Verified

8/10 Good

Eleanor

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Overnight stay

It was comfortable for the one night. The restaurant was chaos in the morning. Impatient people pushing in at breakfast and not following social distancing guidance. Bedroom was tidy but no remote for the tv. Requested a remote for room easily.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Elisabeth

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

Pour un séjour authentique

Magnifique hôtel de plus de 200 ans, bien entretenu, chambre vaste. Nous recommandons le restaurant et son excellent chef qui cuisine des saveurs gourmandes avec des produits simples. Personnel du bar restaurant très sympathique.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021
Verified

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness
Central to Stirling but very limited on-site parking
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2021
Verified

8/10 Good

Andrew

Liked: Cleanliness

Clean hotel, but a little tired

Stayed in July 2021, the hotel was clean, as was our room, but it just feels a little tired and in need of updating. Our room was very warm,but luckily there was a fan provided. Overall an OK stop off on a long journey, and the main thing was it was clean throughout. The free car is dependent on arrival time, we were lucky to get one of the last spaces, but didn't like that fact the public can access it, when I went back down later to get something from the car there were people sat drinking out there which made me feel uncomfortable and a bit wary whether the car may get damaged.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021
Verified

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The location for shops, restaurants and amenities is perfect. Very welcoming, felt really comfortable.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021
Verified

4/10 Poor

Andy

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort

Everything that could be wrong was wrong

When we got to our booked “family room” that should’ve been a double with a single or a sofa bed we walked into a twin room with no sofa bad made up. I asked receptionist if we were in the right room to be told yes but as if booked after 2pm housekeeping have gone so I’d have to make up the sofa bed myself! She gave me the keys to the room Nextdoor to see if that was made up just to check but it wasn’t, I helped myself to 2 pillows and the towels to finish up making my room though. Dinner wasn’t much better, service to be seated was incredibly slow, the waitress brought my boy’s food with no cutlery and looked shocked when we asked for some, then did the same when my wife and my food came! The food (we both had lamb) was incredibly tasty so big plus on food quality (the only positive). On return to the room we got to bed but one bed had a totally slopping matress, it had gone on one side meaning we had one twin bed and a sofa bed which I ended up sharing with my 4 year old. After a dreadful nights sleep we thought we’d get showered and leave, well that would’ve been nice if the shower worked! Just a dribble. So on leaving we advised receptionist of all this and left to get some breakfast elsewhere. If you are looking to stay in the area I’d have a look at other options, I paid over £100 and could’ve stayed in a Holiday Inn cheaper but we like try the non chains. On this occasion I think we chose wrong.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2021
Verified

8/10 Good

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Golden Lion is a nice hotel staff nice and food really good weve been few times .its nice and central
Stayed 1 night in May 2021
Verified

2/10 Terrible

John

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

SHUT

ARRIVED AT 1930-HOTEL BOARDED UP WITH MONIES TAKEN
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2021
Verified

8/10 Good

Bianca

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Disappointing and needs a new receptionist

We checked in and the receptionist lacked any people skills. No eye contact, barely said two words to us. During our stay she was most unhelpful with cold word answers and no efforts to help or give information. She was very timid and seemed to be in the wrong role in such a customer facing job. Sharon I believe her name was. The original room we were given was ghastly. Small, very dated and barely enough room to have a suitcase and two people. The bed was two singles clipped together and was tiny. We complained and got upgraded to a bigger room which was much better. It was worn and very dated, chipped furniture and the ceiling could do with replastering as it was full of dents and bumps. I called the restaurant to see what time they served food, we were told 21:30. We arrived just before 21:00 to be turned away and told the girl who had informed us of this was in fact lying. They wouldn’t serve us anything, even a side dish or anything even though people had reserved tables still. The housekeeper didn’t come to the room one during our 5 night stay. I accept due to covid 19 there’s limits but for 5 nights it would have been nice to have our bin replaced and some more tea or coffee. I had to keep asking for bin bags and an extra toilet roll, which was annoying as the receptionist was so incapable of communicating. The housekeeper finally showed her face on check out, banging and thudding so loud on our door 15mins before check out. Really rude and aggressive.
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2020
Verified

6/10 Okay

Annmarie

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

Family break

Nice size room plenty space even with a travel cot. Meals were lovely
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2020
Verified

2/10 Terrible

Edith

Disliked: Cleanliness
Low standard of cleanliness!! Found Aragogs ( Harry Potter spider) brother between the pillows!! Complained and had to insist bedding changed as the manager couldn’t careless , and just shrugged his shoulders. In the morning found a slug at the bottom of the bed. Breakfast was good but done buffet style like covid hadn’t happened- I was shocked!! Chances of staying here ever NIL Never ever given a review like this before.It looked so good on entry
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2020
Verified

6/10 Okay

Kim

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Not ideal unfortunately

Long waiting times for check in and food service, food over cooked, terrible uncomfortable bed, noisey neighbors. Old decor in need of upgrading as it looks filthy. Restaurant floors terribly stained.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2020
Verified

2/10 Terrible

Charlene

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Room wasn’t cleaned in our 3 day stay! Only given one set of towels and one toilet roll when asked for towels and toilet roll. When asked if we could borrow a phone charger receptionist said no as said we may not return it! So now I’m a thief?!?!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2020
Verified

4/10 Poor

Daniel

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Poor service.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2020
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Conor

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Excellent food deal for hotel guests in the restaurant and the food was outstanding. Crowded breakfast and shower was faulty.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2020
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Claire

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

Happy stay

Second time we have stayed. And enjoyed it just as much. The staff and hotel are lovely. rooms comfortable and clean. Hotel is Close to great walks lots of good food great shops. Got it all on hotel door step. We will definitely be back.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2020
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great stay! Lovely meal, easy parking, and wonderful staff!
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2020
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Erik

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

Very nice hotel in great location

Very nice, and great location. Big room in good condition and bathroom recently renovated. Buffet breakfast available, and also several coffee houses just outside Nice bar
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2020
Verified

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Angenehmer Aufenthalt und sehr freundliches und hilfsbereites Personal
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2020

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