With a stay at The Bay Horse in Hamilton, you'll be within a 15-minute walk of Hamilton Townhouse Theatre and Strathclyde Country Park. .This guesthouse is 13.2 mi (21.3 km) from OVO Hydro and 10.6 mi (17.1 km) from Merchant City.
Hamilton Campus, University of the West of Scotland (UWS) - 4 min walk - 0.3 miles
Hamilton Townhouse Theatre - 9 min walk - 0.5 miles
Hamilton Park Racecourse - 12 min walk - 0.7 miles
Chatelherault Country Park - 7 min drive - 1.7 miles
Getting around
Hamilton West Station - 11 min walk
Glasgow International Airport (GLA) - 26 min drive
Restaurants
McDonald's - 15 min walk
Costa Coffee - 5 min drive
Spice - 1 min walk
Asda Cafe
McDonald's - 12 min walk
About this property
The Bay Horse
The Bay Horse offers 3 accommodations.
Make yourself at home in one of the 3 guestrooms.
Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge.
Free self parking is available onsite.
Property amenities
Internet
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Parking and transportation
Free self parking on site
Food and drink
A bar/lounge
Guest services
No housekeeping service
Business services
Computer station
Accessibility
No elevator
More
Smoking not allowed
Room amenities
More
Heating
Policies
Check-in
Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 9:00 PM
Early check-in subject to availability
Check-out
Check-out before 11:00 AM
Special check-in instructions
The check-in location differs from the property location; go to: [Spice Restaurant, Hamilton]
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools
Access methods
Staffed front desk
Pets
Pets not allowed
Children and extra beds
Children are welcome
Property payment types
Important information
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards and cash
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher
We should mention
This property does not have elevators
Property is also known as
Bay Horse Inn Hamilton
Bay Horse Inn Hamilton
Bay Horse Hamilton
Inn The Bay Horse Hamilton
Hamilton The Bay Horse Inn
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Bay Horse Inn
Bay Horse
Inn The Bay Horse
The Bay Horse Hamilton
The Bay Horse Guesthouse
The Bay Horse Guesthouse Hamilton
The Bay Horse Reviews
Reviews
6.6
All reviews shown are from real guest experiences. Only travelers who have booked a stay with us can submit a review. We verify reviews according to our guidelines and publish all reviews, positive or negative.
Rating 10 - Excellent. 24 out of 122 reviews
10 - Excellent
24
Rating 8 - Good. 40 out of 122 reviews
8 - Good
40
Rating 6 - Okay. 22 out of 122 reviews
6 - Okay
22
Rating 4 - Poor. 17 out of 122 reviews
4 - Poor
17
Rating 2 - Terrible. 19 out of 122 reviews
2 - Terrible
19
7.2/10
Cleanliness
6.6/10
Staff & service
6.2/10
Amenities
6.6/10
Property conditions & facilities
Reviews
Verified
6/10 Okay
Brent
Apr 10, 2026
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
A strangely located budget hotel; the room itself is good but location above a pub is awkward in the evening
Very disappointing stay
Cold unfriendly welcome
Nowhere to park
Tv did not work properly
Bed very hard and uncomfortable
And to top it all, no sleep due to the live music until 1am banging doors and shouting customers leaving the pub.
Ideal as a stop off point for travelling. Not picturesque in location but easy to access from the A74. A pleasant night's stay.
Sam
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025
Verified
6/10 Okay
ross
Feb 25, 2026
Liked: Amenities
Shower in room 5 needs the tile grout bleached and cleaned properly. Also the room window is not sealed and locking properly. noise from traffic is constant as a result.
All fine otherwise
ross
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2026
Verified
10/10 Excellent
David
May 6, 2024
Liked: Amenities
Really enjoyed my stay , good pub and great friendly staff , nice and clean room , definitely stay here again
David
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024
Verified
8/10 Good
Alan
Aug 25, 2025
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Room was nice but noisy when window was open, not a great location above a closed pub but price was ok for 1 night
Accommodation was relatively easy to find.. Booking in was unusual as I had to check in at the India restaurant apposite the accommodation. Staff very friendly. Room spacious and clean. Comfortable beds. Toilet clean and tidy. Yes/coffee facility available. A bit noisy during the evening with the pub being below the accommodation but not a major issue. Reasonable priced... Now that I know the setup .Yes Id probably stay again..
James
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025
Verified
10/10 Excellent
Greg
Jan 30, 2024
It was a clean room with excellent bathroom and very comfortable beds. Pub below was a little noisy but that stopped and everything was a good nights sleep
Greg
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Verified
8/10 Good
Colin
Sep 23, 2025
Liked: Staff & service
Felt the room was a bit tired and could do with an upgrade
Apart from check-in didn’t have any interactions with any staff
Suited my needs for the night
Provided a room which was comfortable at very reasonable cost. The only downside is the Kareoae in the Bar which goes on until midnight. But I took part !
Robert B
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025
Verified
8/10 Good
Muhammad
Jul 24, 2025
Is ok not great
Muhammad
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025
Verified
8/10 Good
Aysha
Sep 17, 2025
Disliked: Amenities
It was a nice ensuite room, it was clean but amenities were not good, TV was not working, Internet was slow. Although there were complementary tea and coffee was provided but the electric kettle was not working properly. Bathroom was clean and amenities were placed in. Overall it was not bad in such a low price.
Aysha
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025
Verified
8/10 Good
Karen
Sep 29, 2024
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Amenities
We enjoyed our stay - the room was large and spacious, however it would have been helpful to have a small fridge.
We stayed for the week but the first night seemed to be karaoke night, so it was on the loud side until about midnight
All in all the space was great
Good place for the price you paying easy for the football at Hamilton FC ground and lots of buses to and from Glasgow
Derek
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Verified
8/10 Good
Beverley
Aug 7, 2024
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stop over near Glasgow
After a breakdown we arrived very late. The owner made arrangements to leave keys for us and made sure we knew where to park.
Beverley
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024
Verified
4/10 Poor
Mike
Dec 21, 2025
Disliked: Staff & service
Be aware if booking that there is no parking on site. You have to go to another property on the other side of the dual carriageway to collect your key and park your car. This isn’t made clear in the listing. If like me you have a lot of work stuff to carry back to your accommodation, it isn’t really suitable.
I tried to contact the owners numerous times and had no response. Hotels.com also tried to contact them numerous times regarding a refund but couldn’t get hold of them.
I had to pay for another accommodation for the night.
Mike
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025
Verified
4/10 Poor
Verified traveler
Sep 12, 2023
Disliked: Room comfort
Above a pub so some noise is to be expected but they had lardons on until 1am on a Tuesday night.
Verified traveler
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023
Verified
6/10 Okay
Pamela
Feb 28, 2025
Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort
More info needed
A perfectly good stay. Good location for what we wanted and good price.
Check in was a problem which with good comms should’ve been fine. So if you are staying - both parking and check-in are over the road in the “spice” restaurant.
Our room was exactly the one in the picture. Basic, clean and did the job.
Pamela
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025
Verified
6/10 Okay
Jeremy
Jun 23, 2024
Liked: Cleanliness
A convenient place to stay the night to break my journey from south of England to central Scotland. An unremarkable but adequate room in an unremarkable place. More noise (pub and traffic) than I'm used to
Surprisingly good in the room given the low price and external look of the place. Tip top stuff thank you.
iola
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022
Verified
6/10 Okay
Korn
Feb 24, 2025
Liked: Room comfort
Disliked: Cleanliness
The staffs are pretty helpful and nice. The room is not too bad but I can smell cigarette. I found hairs on the bed and pillow case before I laid on the bed.