Juniper Court

We travelled from Northern Ireland with a group of 23 under 14 kids and 3 adults, + our bus driver, playing 2 rugby matches and visiting Glasgow, Edinburgh, Dundee and Stirling. We stayed all 4 nights of the trip on the Stirling University Campus, in the relatively new Juniper Court accommodation (apartments of 8-10 individual bedrooms with en suites and a shared kitchen/ dining/ living area with a tv - no tvs in the bedrooms). It was very good. Our driver stayed in Beech Court and it was a little more basic, but still good value and fine for our needs. Note that the rooms are designed for single students. The beds are larger than a standard single but smaller than a standard double you might expect in a hotel. This IS student accommodation for the majority of the year, so don't expect otherwise. However they are bright, modern and clean. There aren't tvs in each room but there is one in the shared living room. The accommodation and location were excellent and very good value for money. The campus is beautifully landscaped and a relatively safe place to bring kids. They could wander around the grounds, throw a ball around on the green spaces and visit the shop on their own. We had free use of the campus swimming pool (the National Swimming Centre with a 50m pool) at certain times and also took the group to the campus cinema. A few of us played a very good par 3 , 9 hole golf course.There are plenty of pitches (both grass and synthetic) available for training sessions for team practice, as well as indoor sports facilities, tennis courts etc, if you need/ want them - though these must be hired. Breakfast was included and was very good, with plenty of variety. We also had a 2 course lunch and an evening meal in Willow Court, when it suited our itinerary. Both these meals were very good. There were the odd 'hiccups' - a rogue fire alarm went off early one morning, the door access cards got locked in rooms a few times at the start, the tv signal wasn't great in some of the apartments - but these really weren't an issue overall and staff always dealt with them in a sympathetic manner. Staff throughout the campus were all very friendly and helpful. That includes the booking staff pre-visit. We would definitely recommend this venue, particularly for group parties like ours.