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Golden Lion Hotel

3.0 star property

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Breakfast, lunch, dinner served; British cuisine
Lobby
Interior
Family Room
Banquet hall

Reviews

7.4 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

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

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

  • 5 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed OR 1 Single Bed

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Family Room

Family Room

  • 6 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed OR 1 Single Bed

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Single Room

Single Room

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

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About this property

Golden Lion Hotel

A restaurant, a bar/lounge, and a snack bar/deli are available at this smoke-free hotel. WiFi in public areas is free. Additionally, 24-hour room service, a business center, and concierge services are onsite.
Golden Lion Hotel offers 66 accommodations with safes and coffee/tea makers. These individually furnished accommodations include desks. Flat-screen televisions come with satellite channels. Bathrooms include bathtubs or showers, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers. Cribs/infant beds (complimentary) are also available. Housekeeping is provided daily.
During your stay at Golden Lion Hotel, you're just a quick walk from Tolbooth. Enjoy features like free WiFi in public areas, plus a restaurant and a bar.
  • Free WiFi in some public areas
  • Enjoy British cuisine while dining at The Cronies Restaurant
  • Buffet breakfast served daily for a fee
  • Services include dry cleaning/laundry, a concierge, and tour or ticket assistance
  • Within a 15-minute walk of Smith Art Gallery and Museum and Stirling Castle
Along with a restaurant, there's a snack bar/deli on site. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. A business center and 6 meeting rooms are available.

WiFi is free in public spaces. A library, multilingual staff, and gift shops/newsstands are also featured at the business-friendly Golden Lion Hotel.

This 3-star Stirling hotel is smoke free.

For a fee, guests can enjoy buffet breakfast daily from 7 AM to 9:30 AM.
The Cronies Restaurant - This restaurant specializes in British cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, dinner, and light fare. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. A children's menu is available.
24-hour room service is available.

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transport

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

Food and drink

  • Daily buffet breakfast available 7 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 cot
  • 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 centre

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.
  • Grab bar near toilet
  • Lift
  • Raised toilet seat
  • Wheelchair accessibility
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)

More

  • 1 building
  • 6 floors
  • Banquet hall
  • Built in 1786
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Free cot

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

  • No pets allowed, but service animals are welcome

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Free cribs (infant beds)!

Payment types at the property

Important information

Optional extras

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

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

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession.
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
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property.
If you cancel your booking, you'll be subject to the host's cancellation policy. In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, property booking services are not subject to the right of withdrawal.

We should mention

  • This 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

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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

10/10 Excellent

Marisa

Travelled with partner
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

10/10 Excellent

Richard

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021

6/10 Okay

D

Business traveller

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

6/10 Okay

F

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021

6/10 Okay

R

Business traveller
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

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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

10/10 Excellent

Kathryn

Travelled with group
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

8/10 Good

Rashad

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021

8/10 Good

Lorraine

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021

8/10 Good

Warren

Business traveller
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

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

2/10 Terrible

Abigail

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

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

8/10 Good

Andrew

Travelled with family
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

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
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

6/10 Okay

Donna

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2021

4/10 Poor

Andy

Travelled with family
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

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

2/10 Terrible

John

Business traveller
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

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2020

6/10 Okay

Luke

Business traveller
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2020

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

6/10 Okay

Annmarie

Travelled with family
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

2/10 Terrible

Edith, Hertfordshire

Travelled with family
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

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2020