The Thistle Inn is a bed and breakfast establishment nestled in the centre of Stranraer. It offers uniquely decorated rooms with handmade furniture alongside contemporary amenities and comforts. All rooms at The Thistle Inn include free Wi-Fi access, dressers, coffee tables, bathrooms, televisions, and private entrances. Some rooms also offer a fireplace. The Thistle Inn features free on-site parking services, a karaoke evening activity, full arrangements for handicapped or limited mobility guests, and widespread Wi-Fi connectivity in common areas. The Thistle Inn serves a homemade breakfast daily, which includes traditional English breakfast foods as well as standard cold options such as cereal. A bar is also located in-house to provide drinks and snacks. The Thistle Inn's central location in Stranraer places it near a range of shopping outlets, pubs, restaurants, and the Stranraer Harbour, which provides a ferry service.
WiFi in lobby
Free WiFi
Pool
Spa
Parking
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A/C
Restaurant
Hotel bar
Gym
The hosts at The Thistle Inn are extremely personable and warm in their approach to business, and will do anything they can to improve your experience, such as making special breakfast arrangements or providing new sets of linens as needed. Handmade furniture and decor adds to the sense of warmth.
The Thistle Inn is a perfect blend of comfort and convenience, and its pricing will leave your budget plenty of wiggle room for souvenirs or general sightseeing. The auxiliary services it includes for the price are also rather generous.
The ferry in Stranraer Harbour, which carries you between Ireland and Scotland, is just minutes of walking away from The Thistle Inn. This makes travel arrangements a breeze, and rules out the need for a car.
If you intend to park in The Thistle Inn's private car lot, you should arrive early to ensure that you have a proper spot. The lot tends to fill up quickly, and isn't always open for use, depending on the number of guests at any one time.
The building's general heat seems to be temperamental, but this fact is worsened by the lack of hot water in showers or sinks at random points throughout the day. Although management is generally diligent in fixing these problems, they can be annoying at best, and uncomfortable at worst.
As expected from a budget stay, the bathrooms are rather small for their intended purpose. Although they contain all of the essentials for bathing, shaving, and other standard activities, you'll need to adapt to a more confined space when using them.
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