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title: "Golden Lion Hotel, Stirling: 8.5/10 guest rating, reviews & location"
description: "Golden Lion Hotel in Stirling: rated 8.5 by guests, 3-star. Amenities, location and nearby alternatives compared side by side."
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retrieved: 2026-10-31
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Hotel · ★★★
# Golden Lion Hotel

Lower Town, Stirling, United Kingdom

8.5 ·  Very good 94 reviews ·  8.5 Location score
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## About Golden Lion Hotel

Golden Lion Hotel is a hotel in Lower Town, Stirling, United Kingdom. It holds a 3-star rating. Guests rate it 8.5 out of 10 across 94 reviews. Facilities include bar, free parking, free wi-fi. It is 40 m from the centre of Stirling. The nearest airport, Edinburgh Airport (EDI), is 40 km away.

- **Type:** Hotel

- **Star rating:** ★★★

- **Check-in from:** 14:00

- **Other stays within 500 m:** 11

8/10 King Street [thegoldenlionstirling.com](http://www.thegoldenlionstirling.com)

## Live prices around Golden Lion Hotel

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## Amenities

BarFree parkingFree Wi-Fi

### Food & drink

-   Breakfast
-   Bar
-   Room service

### Internet

-   Free Wi-Fi

### Parking & transport

-   Free parking

### Services

-   Car hire
-   Concierge
-   Laundry
-   Luggage storage

### In the rooms

-   In-room safe

Based on the property listing at our booking partner.

## Location

- **Location score:** **8.5**/10

- **Restaurants & cafés within 500 m:** **130**

- **Shops within 500 m:** **8**

- **Sights within 1 km:** **9**

<table class="dist" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><tbody data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><tr data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><th scope="row" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Nearest station<span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Scotrail</span></th><td class="num" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><b data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">470 m</b><span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">8 min walk</span></td></tr><tr data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><th scope="row" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Nearest airport<span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Edinburgh Airport (EDI)</span></th><td class="num" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><b data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">40 km</b><span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">90 min drive</span></td></tr><tr data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><th scope="row" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Distance to the centre<span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Stirling</span></th><td class="num" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><b data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">40 m</b><span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">1 min walk</span></td></tr></tbody></table>

### Sights nearby

-   Stirling Observatory240 m
-   Engine Shed400 m
-   Stirling Old Town Jail420 m
-   The Stirling Smith Art Gallery & Museum520 m
-   Argyll's Lodging540 m
-   Stirling Castle710 m

## Weather in Stirling

[Stirling weather: 15-day forecast](https://atlasofseasons.com/en/united-kingdom/scotland/stirling/weather)

### Compare

## Compare Golden Lion Hotel with nearby hotels

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-   [The Stirling Highland Hotel](https://stayversus.com/en/hotel/the-stirling-highland-hotel-stirling/) Hotel ★★★★ 190 m away
    
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-   [Fletcher's Restaurant Bar & Rooms](https://stayversus.com/en/hotel/fletcher-s-restaurant-bar-rooms-stirling/) Inn 340 m away
    
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-   [Stirling Youth Hostel](https://stayversus.com/en/hotel/stirling-youth-hostel-stirling/) Hostel 390 m away
    
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-   [LostGuestHouseStirling](https://stayversus.com/en/hotel/lostguesthousestirling-stirling/) Hotel ★★★ 410 m away
    
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-   [Ravenswood Guest House](https://stayversus.com/en/hotel/ravenswood-guest-house-stirling/) Guesthouse 1.5 km away
    
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## Questions about Golden Lion Hotel

### Does Golden Lion Hotel include breakfast?

Breakfast is available. Whether it is included depends on the rate you book.

### Is there parking at Golden Lion Hotel?

Yes, the listing mentions free parking.

### How far is Golden Lion Hotel from the airport?

The nearest airport, Edinburgh Airport (EDI), is 40 km away in a straight line.

Updated 6 Oct 2026. Data: Agoda, Overture Maps, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports and hotels' own websites. We may earn a commission from partner links; it never changes the comparison. [How we score](https://stayversus.com/en/about/)

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