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Victoria Square
Stirling, Scotland, United Kingdom · Independent · Accessible Luxury
King's Park, Stirling: an 1880s sandstone villa on Victoria Square, the castle above the trees. It spent years as the Garfield Hotel, public bar included, before Phil and Kari Couser bought it in 2013 and opened it again as a house of 10 rooms. The main dining room still carries a Commonwealth ceiling, the emblems of the British Isles in the plaster, and most of the original mouldings came through the renovation. The old conservatory is now the Orangery, a restaurant of about 30 covers, so dinner and the night are the same front door.
- 10 rooms
- Opened 2013
- Neighborhood: King's Park
About Victoria Square
- They opened in 2013 with seven letting rooms, then grew to ten. The Orangery came later, in the rebuilt conservatory, with a full kitchen behind it.
- In 2025 the house took the Scottish Hospitality Award for boutique hotel of the year.
History
Victoria Square is an 1880s Victorian sandstone villa in King's Park, listed within the conservation area. It previously traded as the Garfield Hotel and had a public bar. Phil and Kari Couser bought it in early 2013, opened with seven rooms, and later expanded to ten. They rebuilt the conservatory as the Orangery, a restaurant of about 30 covers split between the dining room and the glasshouse. The dining room keeps a Commonwealth ceiling with the emblems of the British Isles. In 2025 the house took the Scottish Hospitality Award for boutique hotel of the year.
The setting
The house is on Victoria Square in King's Park, the Victorian suburb below Stirling Castle, a walk from the upper town. Stirling station is under a kilometre away. Parking on the square is limited and, the house says, for resident guests.
Restaurants and bars
- The Orangery at Victoria Square — Restaurant · Fine dining
Awards
- Scottish Hospitality Awards Boutique Hotel of the Year (2025)
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