The Golden Lion Hotel

Property class: 3
Hotel with restaurant, near Stirling Castle

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The Golden Lion Hotel offers a great location, putting you within a 15-minute walk of Stirling Castle. You can relax with a drink at the bar/lounge, and the coffee shop/cafe is the perfect spot to grab a bite to eat.

Reviews

7.6 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Pet-friendly
  • Parking available
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Restaurant
  • Bar
  • 24/7 front desk

Main amenities (7)

  • Housekeeping (on request)
  • Restaurants and bar/lounge
  • Breakfast available
  • Self parking
  • Coffee shop/cafe
  • Meeting rooms
  • 24-hour front desk

Feel at home (5)

  • Private bathroom
  • Television
  • Lift
  • Self-parking (surcharge)
  • Hairdryer
The current price is NZ$194
includes taxes & fees
7 Oct - 8 Oct

Room options

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A room with a bed, a desk, a chair, a mirror, a lamp, and a window.

Standard Single Room

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Single Bed

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A hotel room with a large bed, a sofa, a coffee table with breakfast items, and a window with curtains.

Standard Double Room

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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A hotel room with two beds, a desk with a TV, a chair, and a small table.

Standard Twin Room

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Single Beds

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A hotel room with two beds, a nightstand, a lamp, and a window with curtains.

Standard Triple Room

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Single Bed

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Iron/ironing board (on request)

Family Room

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed, 1 Single Bed and 1 Single Sofa Bed OR 1 Double Bed and 2 Single Beds

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A neatly made bed with a blue blanket and patterned pillows, a wooden headboard, and bedside lamps.

Superior Double Room

  • City view
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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A hotel room with a bed, pillows, a blanket, a radiator, and two framed pictures on the wall.

Superior Twin Room

  • City view
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Single Beds

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About the area

Map
8-10 King St, Stirling, Scotland, FK8 1BD

What's nearby

  • Old Town Jail - 6 min walk - 0.6 km
  • Tolbooth - 6 min walk - 0.6 km
  • Church of the Holy Rude - 8 min walk - 0.7 km
  • Stirling Castle - 15 min walk - 1.3 km
  • Old Stirling Bridge - 16 min walk - 1.4 km

Getting around

  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) - 44 min drive
  • Glasgow International Airport (GLA) - 51 min drive
  • Glasgow (PIK-Prestwick) - 76 min drive
  • Stirling (XWB-Stirling Train Station) - 4 min walk
  • Stirling Station - 10 min walk
  • Dunblane Station - 15 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪McDonald's - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Nicky Tams - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪No 2 Baker Street - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪The Crossed Peels (Wetherspoon) - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪The Cold Beer Company - ‬3 min walk

About this property

The Golden Lion Hotel

  • The Golden Lion Hotel offers a great location, putting you within a 15-minute walk of Stirling Castle. You can relax with a drink at the bar/lounge, and the coffee shop/cafe is the perfect spot to grab a bite to eat.

At a glance

Hotel size

    • 66 rooms

Arriving/Leaving

    • Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; check-in end time: anytime
    • Minimum check-in age – 18
    • Check-out time is 11:00 AM

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

Required at check-in

    • Credit card, debit card or cash deposit required for incidental charges
    • Government-issued photo ID may be required
    • Minimum check-in age is 18

Pets

    • Pets allowed (dogs only, 2 total)*
    • Service animals welcome
    • Specific rooms only. Pet-friendly rooms can be requested by contacting the property on the number on the booking confirmation; restrictions apply*

Internet

    • Free WiFi in public areas

Parking

    • On-site self-parking (GBP 25 per night)
    • Limited on-site parking (max 1 space per unit)

Other information

    • Smoke-free property

Property amenities

Food and drink

  • Full breakfast (surcharge) each morning 7:00 AM–9:30 AM
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/lounge
  • Coffee shop

Working away

  • Meeting rooms

Services

  • 24-hour front desk

Accessibility

  • Lift
  • Lift door width (centimetres): 150
  • Wheelchair-accessible path to lift
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk height (centimetres): 110
  • Wheelchair-accessible business centre
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant
  • Wheelchair-accessible lounge

Room amenities

Be entertained

  • Television
  • Satellite TV channels

Home comfort

  • Heating (climate-controlled)
  • Iron/ironing board (on request)

Freshen up

  • Private bathroom
  • Shower/bath combination
  • Soap and shampoo
  • Hairdryer
  • Towels
  • Toilet paper

More

  • Housekeeping on request
  • Local maps

Fees & policies

Optional extras

  • Full breakfast is offered for an extra charge of approximately GBP 17.00 for adults and GBP 10.00 for children

Pets

  • Service animals exempt from fees
  • Pets are allowed for an extra charge of GBP 20.00 per pet (may vary based on length of stay)

Parking

  • Self-parking costs GBP 25 per night

Policies

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.

Noise-free guestrooms cannot be guaranteed.

Guests can rest easy knowing that there's a fire extinguisher on-site.

This property accepts credit cards, debit cards and cash.

Credit cards accepted: Visa, Mastercard

Cashless transactions are available.

Also known as

The Golden Lion Hotel Hotel

The Golden Lion Hotel Stirling

The Golden Lion Hotel Hotel Stirling

Frequently asked questions

Are pets allowed at The Golden Lion Hotel?

Yes, dogs are welcome, with a limit of 2 total. There's a charge of GBP 20.00 per pet, per night. Service animals are exempt from fees. Some restrictions may apply, so please contact the property for more details.

Is parking offered on site at The Golden Lion Hotel?

Yes. Self-parking costs GBP 25 per night. Parking spaces may be limited.

What are the check-in and check-out times at The Golden Lion Hotel?

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; check-in end time: anytime. Check-out time is 11:00 AM.

Are there restaurants at or near The Golden Lion Hotel?

Yes, there's an on-site restaurant.

What's the area around The Golden Lion Hotel like?

The Golden Lion Hotel is in the heart of Stirling, a short 4-minute walk from Stirling (XWB-Stirling Train Station) and 13 minutes' walk from Stirling Castle.

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Reviews

The Golden Lion Hotel Reviews

7.6

Good

7.8

Cleanliness

7.2

Amenities

8.0

Staff & service

7.0

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

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10/10 Exceptional

Easy to book and contact, great price, clean comfortable room.
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10/10 Exceptional

Easy to get to. Very central.
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10/10 Exceptional

lovely hotel clean and friendly staff very central cant fault a thing
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6/10 Good

The Hotel used to have a buffet breakfast which was so much easier and quicker quite disappointed about that. The staff were friendly and helpful just prefer the buffet breakfast
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8/10 Very good

If you wish your room to be cleaned you have to ask at reception for this to be carried out on a daily basis.Overall room clean and tidy although tea tray was very sparse. Our stay was comfortable and staff very friendly.
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6/10 Good

Staff vague on wifi reliability rather than confirming its exclusively for use in public seems only. Tea tray with kettle and milk stored on the floor, worn furniture but great location
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10/10 Exceptional

The location is just perfectly in central Stirling. Our room had a view of the Wallace monument! A v short walk gets you to shops, restaurants, train station, bus station, library etc. For us it was luxury, comfy beds, plenyy space, welcoming foyer and people. We were half hour early for check in and it was no problem. Would have like to partake of their 'Mad Hatters Tea Party' s that are organised there
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4/10 Fair

Was not happy said breakfast was included but apparently not .wanted 17pds each for breakfast
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6/10 Good

The location was terrific, the hotel was very nice but our room on the 5th floor was very hot, despite it being cool outside there was no way to cool our room making it difficult to sleep.
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4/10 Fair

A disappointing stay. The appearance of the hotel room, was much worse than displayed on the website. The carpets in public areas were threadbare and badly worn. My room was very small and in need of refurbishment. The bathroom was ridiculously small. The windows in my room very broken and didn’t open correctly, so the room was way too hot!! No WiFi on my floor either. Won’t stay here again!! I asked for a room with a view and look in the photos what I got!!
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2/10 Poor

Checked in on 9th July, first room 103 was smelling of human urine, went and complained, got moved to 356, this room is in the loft area, 2 velux windows with non blackout blinds, couldn't open windows due to noise from main street, room was red hot no air con, was given a small fan that really was no use at all due to high temps on the 2nights stay. No manager would come and speak to me and was given an email on day of check out to make a complaint, the complaint to this day has never been answered to myself. If i could have moved to another hotel in the area for the last night i would have,however the others in the area were fully booked on that night. Staff were rude and not nice to deal with. Would never recommend this hotel to anyone to stay.
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8/10 Very good

+ Bra läge, rent. - Gammalt hotell med heltäckningsmatta i rummen som sett bättre dagar, hårda sängar.
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10/10 Exceptional

Top en centre ville de Stirling, parking gratuit de l’hôtel
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4/10 Fair

Bra beliggenhet. Kort vei til alle severdigheter og kollektiv transport. Tilsynelatende fint hotell, men rommene var slitt og enkle. Bråkete vifte i bakgården. Sengene var litt harde, men ok. Dusj i badekaret. Alt i alt helt ok, men ikke verdt å betale mye for rommet.
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6/10 Good

The Golden Lion is an historic hotel in the heart of Stirling. Unfortunately, there is no WiFi in the guest rooms, and only a continental breakfast is available before 8 a.m. If you don't care about WiFi in your room, this may be the hotel for you. But WiFi in rooms seems to me like a basic necessity in 2026, and the hotel charges 2026 rates for its rooms.
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6/10 Good

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10/10 Exceptional

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10/10 Exceptional

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4/10 Fair

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8/10 Very good