Added: 06/07/2006 |
Peculiarities of Stirling HotelsStirling is the Gateway to the Highlands. Rich in history and heritage, with extensive shopping, entertainment, sport and leisure facilities, Stirling is an ideal place to visit. Stirling offers the visitor the opportunity to experience a unique blend of well-preserved history and culture within an area of outstanding natural beauty. Stirling has some of the most popular visitor attractions in the country: Stirling Castle, Wallace Monument, Argyll's Lodging, Stirling Bridge, Bannockburn Heritage Centre, etc. It must be kept in mind, that seeing sights of Stirling will take plenty of time. But with an extensive selection of hotels, guesthouses, bed and breakfast and Self-Catering accommodation, Stirling is the ideal destination for a weekend visit or for a longer stay. If you are the comfort adherent then the Stirling hotels are up to you. So the best Stirling hotels are the Royal Hotel, the Terraces Hotel, Stirling Highland Hotel and the Lake of Menteith Hotel. All of them offer rather wide range of facilities, but each of them has its own peculiarities we speak about now.
Nestling under the watchful eye of the National Wallace Monument and by Stirling's imposing cliff-top castle, the 3 star Royal Hotel is situated in the village of Bridge of Allan, 2 miles from Stirling city centre. The Royal is an elegant Victorian building with outstanding period features gracefully restored and preserved to create a classic, elegant, and most relaxing ambience. The Royal Hotel provides all that is best in the modern Scottish hospitality experience. This hotel represents the ideal blend between the appeal of a secluded feeling of country and a high degree of accessibility for a whole range of corporate and motivational events. There are 32 bedrooms at the Royal Hotel and all of them are decorated to the highest standards, in keeping with the Victorian charm of this magnificent listed building. All bedrooms are en-suite and equipped with TV, hospitality tray, direct dial telephone, irons, ironing board, trouser press, toiletries, hairdryer and even chocolates on your pillow. The rooms are light and spacious, with large bathrooms, most with natural light, and beautifully co-ordinated soft furnishings.
Attracting visitors with the warm and welcoming atmosphere, comfortable surroundings in an elegant Georgian building and the friendliest staff in town, the 3 star Terraces Hotel is located a couple of minutes walk from Stirling city centre. With Glasgow and Edinburgh being only a 35-minute drive away, stay at this one of Stirling hotels allows you to make your business and leisure a pleasure. Each of Terraces Hotel's bedrooms is sponsored by different single malt whiskies that can be found among the fine bar selection and giving the hotel a real Scottish flavour. Having chosen the Terraces Hotel, drop in Melville's Restaurant and try the selection of malt whiskies and award-winning ale. Guests can enjoy the adjacent G'Arrets health & leisure club, including swimming pool. The hotel has five well-found conference/meeting rooms.
Sited in the old High School of Stirling, Stirling Highland Hotel has probably the most favourable location among Stirling hotels. Within few minutes there are some popular Stirling sights such as Stirling Castle and the site of the historic Battle of Bannockburn. This Grade A listed building, dating back to 1854 has been thoroughly restored with detailed attention paid to retaining many of its original features. This superb and stylish hotel offers first class accommodation and an excellent restaurant that boasts with fine cuisine that suits every mood and occasion. This wonderful hotel has 96 en suite bedrooms, many refurbished by award winning designers. In addition, there are two main conference and banqueting suites that can accommodate up to 100 each. The well-equipped leisure club includes the latest Technogym equipment, swimming pool, sauna and steam room and extended health and beauty facilities.
The Lake of Menteith is the only natural body of water in Scotland to be called a lake. The Lake of Menteith Hotel is comfortably nestling lakeside. The heart of the hotel was the former 18th century manse with the hotel itself dating from 1854. Nowadays you will find a delightful house, much enlarged from the original manse. Spectacular sunrises and sunsets are just two of the many reason to enjoy a stay at the Lake of Menteith. All the rooms are designed in rather romantic country style and have all necessary facilities. In 2005 the hotel has undergone a major refurbishment, focusing more on the unique waterside setting and repositioning the bars and restaurant to take full advantage of the lakeside views. Decorated in the warm and welcoming style of a classic New England, this hotel with muted tones and the extensive use of local timber and stone, is perfectly complimented this special waterfront setting.
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