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Places to stay in West Lothian
West Lothian works best when you distinguish a historic town break from a Livingston visit or a hotel-and-grounds escape. Linlithgow puts the palace and loch at the centre of the plan; Livingston Village offers a pub base within the wider modern town; Uphall provides a different pace at Houstoun House. These are alternatives, not three compulsory stops. Choose the purpose of the stay first, then check the actual hotel address rather than relying on a broad Edinburgh-area description.
The West Port Hotel suits a break that leaves time for Linlithgow itself. Plan the palace visit around current Historic Scotland arrangements, with the loch and town as a separate, flexible part of the day. The pub hotel makes an evening meal part of the base choice, without needing to fill every hour with another destination.
Good for: A historic-town overnight with a local focus.
Before you choose: Check the room floor, bathroom and evening events directly. Palace access and the route around the loch need their own assessment, especially when steps or uneven ground matter.
Livingston Village for a pub-based Livingston visit
The Livingston Inn is in the older village setting on Main Street. Choose it when a pub evening appeals alongside a visit elsewhere in Livingston, then plan the link to that specific destination. The distinction matters: the old village, shopping areas and attractions are not one single doorstep location.
Good for: A wider Livingston visit with a village-style overnight.
Before you choose: Map the hotel against your actual appointment or attraction before booking. Confirm bed arrangements and the last part of the journey rather than relying on a general town name.
Uphall for Houstoun House and its grounds
Houstoun House provides a hotel-led alternative, with room categories around a historic tower-house setting. Give the stay time for a meal and the facilities you have explicitly booked. It is the most useful comparison here when you want the accommodation to shape the break rather than simply provide a bed after sightseeing.
Good for: A slower stay with the hotel as part of the plan.
Before you choose: Confirm the room’s building and floor: a historic setting does not mean every bedroom is in the tower. Family layouts and leisure inclusions need checking against the particular booking.
Make it your kind of break
ROMANTIC BREAKS
Choose a town evening or a hotel evening
Linlithgow offers the town as part of the experience, while Houstoun House puts more emphasis on the hotel setting. Compare the evening meal, room location and morning you want, rather than choosing solely by a photograph of the building.
FAMILY BREAKS
Start with the attraction and actual beds
A Livingston attraction day and a palace visit have different practical needs. Decide which matters most, check its current arrangements, and then ask the hotel for the exact beds and permitted occupancy. A Family category alone is not enough to establish whether children will share a bed.
A LITTLE ROOM TO EXPLORE
Two nights in West Lothian
Choose one base for a short stay, with a main outing that fits its part of the county.
Arrive without an extra sightseeing circuit
Settle into Linlithgow, Livingston Village or Uphall and keep the first evening local. Confirm breakfast and the following day’s departure arrangements.
Give one main visit enough time
Choose the palace, a specific Livingston attraction or a hotel-focused day. Keep meals and travel realistic rather than treating proximity on a regional map as a timetable.
Leave a flexible final morning
Make time for the town or grounds associated with your base, subject to conditions. If travelling onwards to Edinburgh, check the whole route from the hotel and allow for luggage.
Less time? For one night, pair Linlithgow with its palace and town, Livingston Village with one chosen visit, or Uphall with the hotel itself. Combining all three adds travel without improving the overnight.
ROOM FOR YOUR NEXT TRIP
Stays in West Lothian
Researched accommodation shortlist
Three distinct overnight choices: Linlithgow town, Livingston Village and a hotel in Uphall. Check the exact location and room before comparing extras.
Pub with rooms · Linlithgow
West Port Hotel
18-20 West Port, Linlithgow, EH49 7AZ
A West Port pub hotel for a Linlithgow town break, with the palace and loch planned as independent outings.
Why compare it: Choose Linlithgow for a town-based palace and loch break, returning to a pub hotel on West Port.
Guest rooms are available at the hotel.
There is an on-site restaurant and bar.
A beer garden forms part of the pub.
Before you book: Ask for the exact bed and bathroom layout, floor, stairs and parking arrangements. Check evening events and room position if an early night matters; public information does not establish an accessible room.
A pub-with-rooms in historic Livingston Village, distinct from accommodation within the shopping centre area.
Why compare it: Compare Livingston Village for a pub evening alongside a wider Livingston visit, with the exact attraction and arrival route settled first.
The inn describes 12 bedrooms.
Bedrooms have en-suite bathrooms.
The pub is on Main Street in Livingston Village.
Before you book: Confirm the bed configuration, room floor, full entrance route and parking. Plan the journey to each Livingston attraction separately; a village address does not place every modern-town destination on the doorstep.
An Uphall hotel in grounds around a historic tower house, suited to a stay where the hotel itself is part of the break.
Why compare it: Choose Uphall for a hotel-and-grounds break, giving dining and the specific bedroom category more weight than a town-centre doorstep.
Standard, Family, Deluxe and Super Deluxe categories are offered.
Standard rooms have en-suite bathrooms.
Accessible rooms are listed as a separate category.
Before you book: Confirm the allocated building, exact family beds and occupancy, stairs or lift route and adapted bathroom fittings. Not every bedroom is in the historic tower; check spa and pool inclusions separately.
No. The Livingston Inn is on Main Street in the older village setting. Check the route to the particular shopping, leisure or business destination you intend to visit.
Does Houstoun House guarantee a tower bedroom?
No. Choose the actual room category and confirm its building and floor directly. The historic tower is part of the hotel setting, not a description of every bedroom.
Which base is best for Linlithgow Palace?
Linlithgow is the local town choice here. Check current palace access and admission before fixing the visit, then use the rest of the stay for the town and loch at a suitable pace.
Can I treat these as Edinburgh hotels?
They are West Lothian bases with their own reasons to stay. If Edinburgh is the main purpose, compare the complete journey and evening return with a city stay before booking.
What should families confirm?
Ask for the actual beds, ages accepted within the stated occupancy, bathroom layout and any meal or leisure arrangements. Keep attraction admission separate unless your specific booking explicitly includes it.
These base comparisons and suggested plans are our editorial judgement, informed by the linked official sources. We have not stayed at or inspected the properties. Official links earn no commission; confirm current arrangements directly.
Sources checked 2026-09-17. Check current arrangements before travelling.
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