Colessio

A Grand Exterior, A Slightly Underwhelming Stay (With Potential) Set in an imposing and rather beautiful building in the heart of Stirling, the Collasio Hotel couldn’t be better placed. Surrounded by cobbled streets, period buildings, the dramatic presence of Stirling Castle and the nearby Old Town Jail, you genuinely feel like you’re about to step onto the set of a period drama—grand, atmospheric, and full of promise. Inside, however, that sense of occasion fades rather quickly. The décor feels oddly generic and, at times, a little cheap—more “Dunelm clearance aisle” than historic Scottish landmark. There’s little to no sense of the building’s story or its surroundings, and the overall effect leans towards something slightly tacky rather than thoughtfully styled. Strip away the exterior and you could just as easily be in a budget chain hotel off a motorway. This continues in the Bruce Suite. While the name gives a nod to Robert the Bruce, the design leans more towards crushed velvet, silver accents and modern abstract art. It’s not without effort, but the overall feel is less “curated design” and more “recently discovered a love of interiors and gone all in at once”—plenty of enthusiasm, if not quite a clear point of view. There are also a few small quirks that raise a smile. A decanter and glasses are thoughtfully placed in the room—though entirely empty, leaving you to decide whether to admire it or start your own minibar. In the otherwise impressive marble bathroom, t

Very nice

The rooms were very clean, a great shower and the bed and pillows extremely comfortable. Then you have the location..it was perfect for walking all over town and to the sights. Highly recommend.

Staff friendly and helpful. Breakfast good. Location central.

This was an ideal location for us to explore Stirling, and we loved the on site parking option. Our room was spacious and clean though the carpet was pretty worn. Kyle checked us in and helped us throughout our stay, he was great! The breakfast was a little disappointing, unfortunately. It was basic fare and we had to pay to upgrade to eggs, etc since we didn't book directly through the hotel website.

Very friendly staff, very accommodating. Good breakfast. Selection at the bar was good. Spacious room, great addition of the coffee maker.

Pas de petit frigo et pas de chaises pour s’asseoir.

Great location, magnificent whisky selection (priced sensibly), wonderful staff but tired and creaky rooms. Our room arguably had the noisiest floor I've ever walked across, and I'm sure that no-one in the rooms either side or below would have missed my nightime bathroom excursion. Furniture was traditonal but scuffed and in need of a fair bit of TLC. The hotel is staffed frugally, with only one young girl visible anywhere at any one time. Delightfully friendly and a grafter though, and everpresent, being there for check-in, evening bar service and check out.

Staff were friendly, location was great, place was clean. My issue is my room had no AC, I was on the 1st floor and window faced outside terrace so couldn’t sleep with it open. There was a fan but was not enough. Bed was very uncomfortable, no plush mattresses there. Not even a mattress cover just a sheet over an old mattress. Ceiling paint was peeling, looked like water damage. Shower was very hot and couldn’t add cold water. Lighting not the best in the bathroom. Did not refill snacks or water. Would I stay here again, I don’t think I would. Very noisy, I could here people upstairs pass gas!

I stayed here for two nights and there was a few things I was happy with. When booking double bed, I didn’t like having two single beds pushed together. The carpet was filthy with hair everywhere. A positive is the scent of the body wash and shampoo. Very good shower

After paying £140 for the room and £10 to park, on site, I expected more. Room was very tired. Carpet was worn through to backing, dressing table & beside tables were covered in peeling varnish, worn through to wood on all the edges. The floor around all furniture was covered in dust, debris and it was clear there was no standards to cleaning. Some of the wooden slats on the window shutters were broken. Walls all marked. Just generally very disappointing. If you are looking for a nice hotel getaway, this isn't the place.

All good, would recommend

Lovely hotel overall however, for the superior king it was 2 single beds pushed together which were very uncomfortable and tears in the carpet.

Could have used a luggage stand for our suitcase. No instructions for operating the coffee machine.

Everything was satisfactory

Once I got to the Hotel for the check in I was surprise about the real competent and professionalism the staff showed, also always smiling and willing to help! I highly recommend this Hotel and I’ll book again soon due to my business trips. Giuseppe A.

Great hotel with lovely facilities.

The room was ok but needed upgrading. Staff were lovely

1st room assigned had a bed I knew would be uncomfortable as could feel metal frame in mattress, lady at front showed us another room and bed was better but very hard for me but I survived. Carpet was very worn, could see through lining. Room was 129 square feet (which was noted on site) so there is no room to put luggage for two people, bathroom was almost as big as room, shower was a trickle of a sprayer that was clogged, it was a joke, or the rain shower above was an option BUT no shower cap so if you choose the rain shower your hair was getting wet. Water in shower was HOT and only HOT. I like hot showers but it was too hot. Parking in back so that was good. Great location to walk to Sterling castle or restaurants. If we were to stay again I would upgrade to bigger room.

Because of hip and knee problems, it was wonderful to have helpful staff carry my case up the stairs into the hotel. I had a lovely first-floor room, clean, bright, with a spacious bathroom that had a separate tub from the walk-in shower. There was a good amount of space in the area that had a closet and a desk. The selection of teas in the room was excellent for me since I am not a coffee drinker, but they had organic coffee, too. From decorations to comfort and especially to the helpful staff, this was a great choice for me as a solo traveler.