Stayed 3 Nights in late April for a romantice getway. Upon arrival, the staff was very welcoming. Our luggage was immediately taken by the valet and the reception offered us drinks. Unfortunately, the hotel's check-in time is 4PM, so our room was not ready at the time (we arrived around 2PM).

Room: We stayed in a Deluxe room. It was on the third floor. The room was very spacious and comfortable. The bed felt great, the tempareture was good as well. The hotel offers a small sparkling and small still water bottles each night. The bathroom was quite large and modern and very clean. The bathtub had a view outside the window, and the shower was huge. Overall, I thought the room was very niely decorated and the bathroom was great. Definitely 5 stars all the way. The 32-Inch LCD and Bose CD/DVD player were great (the hotel had lput a Jazz CD inside). However, I believe there should have been more TV stations (there were only about 15 and I could not find some of the usuals such as CNN, CNBC, MTV, TV5...)

Amenities: Did not eat at the restaurant but the place looked nice. There is also a nice lobby lounge (very cosy, with fireplace) were afternoon tea can be had - BUT it must be requested 24hrs in advance because the sandwiches and cakes are made specialy. The hotel offers free parking in front of the houses and free wireless internet as well.

Staff: The staff was very friendly and knowledgeable. They made several restaurants and nightclub recommendations would turned turned out to be great. They wee also helpful in writing down all the useful addresses for us. On my last day, check-in went quicky and efficiently.

Quality and Value: The hotel certainly offers great value. Though some reviews say the rooms are quite expensive, I do not believe that to be the case, considering it is in the UK< one can only expect such prices. Everything else was actually very moderately priced (minibar, room service). The furniture and amenities were overall very clean and felt solid and new.

Location: The location is possibly one of the reasons why the hotel is not even more expoensive as it is located in a residential area. It is fairly easy to get into central glasgow (the hotel is located on the main road leading into the centre, about 2 miles away). This basically meant about a 10-minute during the day and a 4-5-minute drive at night. The location is actually great if you plan to drive around Scotland during your stay since you will avoid the Glasgow traffic and quickly exit the city. The overall area in which the hotel is located is very calm, there isn't much within walking distance, though if the weather is nice, you could definitely walk toward the Glasgow university are (where most restaurants and bars are located) within 10-15 minutes.


I would recommend this hotel to anyone visitjng Glasgow as a tourist. The place is clean, service is great and staff is compentent. In fact, this is probably the most luxurious hotel in Glasgow (other options would be the Hiltons, Radisson and the Malmaison...)

We revisited One Devonshire Gardens and stayed for 2 nights (22nd & 23rd February).
This is the first time that we have stayed since House 4 has been added and the 'Hotel du Vin' name has been on the sign outside. We dined in the Bistro on Friday night.
1/ The room was of excellent standard but the corridor outside suffered from an acoustic problem. This meant we could hear every word that was said by staff on the telephone, between staff, and between staff and guests, (even at normal conversation level) in the adjacent reception area. We had to put the radio on so as not to ‘listen in’. I pointed this out to the staff at reception on Friday evening and was assured that it would be looked into (but it wasn't). Another question in my mind was that ‘if I can hear people in reception, could a person in reception hear us in the room?’
We were sharply awakened at 9 am on Sunday morning by a lively 3 way conversation between staff. I hasten to add that the staff were apologetic when I pointed this out.

2/ Dinner was not to the expected standard. My entrecote was fairly inedible (it was eventually removed from the bill) and the delay in plating up the side orders to the main meal meant we sat with our meat for company for about 5 minutes before the sides arrived.

3/ The ambience in the cocktail bar was excellent on Saturday night but the memory was rather spoilt when I found, on checking out, that I had been charged £33 for two martinis. This is more expensive than at the Savoy's American Grill Bar!

The hotel correspondence states that 'comments are welcome'. I wrote to the manager 26th February - still waiting for a reply!

This was always a 'special occasion' venue for us and, under the former owners, it always lived up to the tag.
However, we won't be hurrying back.

I stayed at Hotel Du Vin recently with work using the excellent internet rate to get an extremely good price for a five star hotel. Although we arrived quite late at about midnight, we had a warm welcome from the concierge and were offered a "wee dram" before being shown to our room. The hotel sits over five house so can feel like a bit of a warren, but it was also like a nice magical mystery tour as we discovered new parts of the hotel throughout our stay. Highlights were a variety of magazines in the room, the lovely toiletries and massive bathroom with underfloor heating, not to mention the cookies which appeared by the bed both nights before going to bed.

Breakfast in the room was a nice continental breakfast with a lovely fresh fruit compote and freshly squeezed apple juice as well as the naughtier treats of a variety of pastries. The second evening when we had been out for dinner with friends we were escorted back to the whisky snug where a member of staff catered to all of our preferences and also took into account the fact we were on a budget! The thing I liked most about the hotel was that even though it obviously catered to much better off people than us, the staff were always extremely friendly and helpful and didnt look down on you the way people in five star hotels sometimes can. My only slight complaint was that the rooms were over-heated, very unusual in rooms those size!

Wer had stayed at One Devonshire before it was taken over by HdV and loved it. Happily it is just as good now. The staff are so friendly and not at all snobbish.You'll feel like you are coming home.
Can't wait to go back. We'll be trying the other HdV's as well.