Friars Wynd Hotel

My boyfriend & I stayed overnight on July 6th & we’re very happy with our stay at Friars Wynd. Room was lovely; spacious & clean & we were provided with clean towels for our stay. Breakfast was included for us & it was delicious. Staff were found to be welcoming & friendly. I have 1 minor complaint & it was the shower in our room. We stayed in ‘Bute’ & even although I ran the shower for more than 10 minutes, the water remained cold & shower also did not drain very well. Other than that I would be happy to return to Friars Wynd

I need to start of with the negatives as there are more of these than positives. The hotel is run by children and I mean children and proven by the fact that some could not poor drinks because they were under age. There were several people behind the bar and the reception, that when you got there attention and interrupted them sorting out there play list and what they were going to do that night served you. I found one particular staff member dress code not in keeping with what you would expect in a hotel. The hotel itself is very tired has a lift but this is obviously out of date with modern specs or they just cant be bothered to repair it. The breakfast was not bad though I had to send back my poached eggs as they were hard boiled, being able to poach an egg is not hard to do. Otherwise the breakfast was not bad. It was at breakfast we encountered the only girl who showed some professionalism in her job. Yes the hotel is located well for the town centre and has a pay carpark at the rear of the hotel. Generally for the price I would not recommend.

This only got a 2 because we were moved from our room into a two bedroom apartment. Otherwise I wouldn’t have stayed at all. You enter through a cafe which had a sign on the door saying the kitchen is closed. We were then taken up several flights of stairs to an attic room. The lift was broken, had we had heavy cases we would not have been able to carry them. The room was small and painted in very dark colours, but modern. Immediately it was clear the bathroom had not been cleaned. The toilet bowl was dirty and the sink and shelves had hairs and marks on them. The towels were rolled up and laid on the bed, but were damp with marks on them. The cleaner was called back to clean the bathroom while we were given complimentary drinks. On going back to our room I sat on my bed and noticed the pillow cases had dirty marks on them, as did the sheets! Once more I went down to the bar to ask for different bedding and I was asked to wait on the owner. After about one hour the owner appeared. We were only in Stirling for one night and we had now spent two hours waiting on a useable room. On arrival the owner moved us to a lovely two bedroom apartment. Breakfast was disappointing. No smoked salmon as pre booked, no avocado, no fruit, no cereal, no toast and jam. I believe the hotel is in the process of being sold. Hopefully, the new owners will address those problems, as it’s in an excellent location.The staff in cafe/reception were friendly and the decor in the cafe/breakfast room is lovely.

Started off well as parking available and only cost £2.30 as overnight is free and don't pay on a Sunday. Check in was simple and fast and the staff were very friendly. Room was big with good linens and lovely towels, bathroom was fitted well and good quality shower. The room needs some tlc and repainting but was clean and comfortable although the tea tray was lacking in tea bags and milk but a quick visit to the shop next door sorted that. We didn't eat dinner but popped in for a drink before going upstairs and again the staff were very friendly and good choice of drinks. Slept well as we stayed in the Bute room and it's very quiet. Breakfast was pre ordered (a particular pet hate of mine) and while the full Scottish breakfast was good, my order was wrong and I got 2 boiled eggs chopped up and one was almost raw which totally put me off, also only one slice of toast. You clearly aren't offered refills as none of the staff came back over to check on us or I would have sent the food back. Disappointing end to the stay but overall I would recommend for the price, location and friendliness of the staff.

Location of the hotel is fantastic 5 min walk to Stirling Jail and only 10 mins to Stirling Castle. Food gorgeous highly recommend the Scottish breakfast and staff are welcoming and friendly. Rooms are a bit dated and in need of decorating other than that lovely little hotel would def return

Asked for a room on flat asked for a bath also when we arrived we had to go up two flights of stairs we had no bath and room was freezing cold. My wife has only one lung 🫁 I have major heart problems hence why we asked for a room on the flat. As for the heating situation we reported it at three o clock but nobody came to see us till nine o clock by this time my wife was in bed with her coat on.heating came on at nine thirty and went off again at midnight when we spoke to owner about our horrible situation she offered us a bottle of prosecco which we declined.