Hotels Near Alloa Tower in Alloa

I am currently staying here. Am holidaying in Scotland n have stayed in various hotels n Air bnbs ...and this place is the best so far. I would say its a perfect place for a morderately priced family get away. Rooms are large, clean n spacious. A bit cold...but when i complained, an extra heater was sent to the room. N right now its nice n warm. Showers are good. Breakfast buffet is adequate. The buffets in europe have nothing of the variety of what we have in South East Asia. But its adequate,n sausages were perfect. Staff : the best part of the hotel seems to be the staff. Everyone is very nice n exceptionally helpful. Special mention: Suzanne, Samantha n Diane at the front desk. Not to forget the 2 guys who helped us with the heating on the 24th night. I will probably be passing thru Stirling again, as i like this town. And when i do, i will only stay here.

The environment is beautiful, with large lawns and landscapes, and the room facilities are comfortable and satisfying. There are restaurants and shops on foot, and parking is convenient

This is a small boutique hotel classified as ‘rooms with restaurant’ and sited in a quiet conservation area that is probably one of the most affluent residential parts of Stirling. The hotel is constructed of local sandstone (in the Georgian style) and boasts large windows, high ceilings and other features you’d expect - clean, quiet, and comfortable. Rooms were warm, spacious and our sleep quality was excellent. In fact, all the staff couldn’t have been more helpful all the time we were there. Nothing was too much trouble. We enjoyed lovely breakfasts as well as dinners in the attached restaurant. I liked the menu - where you could have a set meal at very reasonable prices if you wanted. Chef had prepared a very impressive lemon dessert designed for people with diabetes and I saw vegetarian and GF options listed as well. The wines were nicely selected too, and knowledgeable staff helped match with our courses very well. There were six parking spaces and behind the hotel and plenty of on street parking. Wi-Fi worked well for us in our rooms as well as the dining and drawing rooms downstairs. We did notice some dust at high level on the first day (I’m 189 cm in shoes so it’s easy for me to reach shower rails, door jambs and other dust traps), but this can be an issue with period houses and the team quickly fixed it. Our room was serviced daily and sparkling clean after that. Overall, the hotel offers a tranquil break in a superb location - convenient to the castle, golf course and other attractions along with great walks and views. Close to main shopping, cafes, and recommended local restaurants such as Hermann’s and The Indian Cottage. Well worth a stay and a meal if you are in the region!

The response at check-in was very smooth and nice. The location is very convenient. The bed was comfortable. The quiet environment was good.

The staff are excellent, very friendly and ensure your stay is enjoyable. The rooms in the hotel need updating; I would not choose to stay at the hotel again due to the rooms being quite basic for a 4*, and no safe in the room either. The restaurant area is nice. The bar area could do with an open fire, which would be in keeping with the property and, due to the bar's location can be quite cool. I found the lockers difficult to use; there are no instructions when trying to use them, only in the reception area. I did ask someone to show me, but they were too busy apparently, so I asked another customer to help me. There was no concession for late checkout on New Year's Day; however, upon request, this was granted. You also have to book for breakfast; therefore, on New Year's Day, I had to get up for 9 am to go down to breakfast, which was not ideal. I had paid for the trip online when I booked; however, when I came to checkout, I was charged the full amount again and was informed that there was no log that I had already paid, but when we arrived and checked in, it was acknowledged that I had paid, it was a good job that I had the email displaying that I had paid. Upon further investigation by the hotel, it was noted that I had paid. I thought that I had read somewhere that there was an option for a set menu for NYE, but al a carte was still an option however this was not the case. The food was ok. The stay was made better due to the friendliness of the bar and restaurant staff, all credit to them.

The staff were friendly and apologetic for shortfalls. The room we were provided is one I had complained about 3 years ago. At the head of the bed on the left, adjacent to the electrical socket, there is a large square gap in the wall with an electrical cable showing. Despite complaining about this as a fire hazard 3 years ago, nothing has been done to repair it since that previous stay. There was a long black hair on the toilet bowl. Some of the tiles in the bathroom were cracked. The shower was very dated and a little rusty. The window would not close properly because of a broken mechanism on the right-hand side. The only way to close it was to push the metal in with your fingers and slam the window shut before the metal sprung back out, I told the girl at reception who told me there was nowhere else to move us to because the hotel was fully booked. The room should have come with an ironing board and iron as stipulated, but these were absent. After a long day out, when We returned to the hotel, we found that our towels that we had left in the bath had not been replaced. The night porter was able to find two bath towels but no hand towels. Breakfast was quite frankly disgusting. Upon arrival and in good time, there was only enough filter coffee left for one mug, and the other coffee jug was empty. There were four slices of bread, no nushrooms left, and four cremated fried eggs that were so overcooked that they bounced like/ latex. I asked for some fresh eggs to be cooked, and the waitress came back with them and added them to bainmarie. I walked over to collect two fried eggs for my son and I but these 'freshly cooked' eggs were also hard and overcooked. There were no vegetarian or vegan options unless you like baked beans on their own with no spread for toast because only butter was available.. There were no sauces available. There was only one large plate left for use, and after pointing it out to her, the waitress rectified this and came back with a stack of them (dinner plates - not breakfast plates).