This could so easily have been a 5-star review.
This actually is an excellent hotel. Lovely. Beautiful old style luxury. Brilliant staff who couldn't do enough for you and were always ever so friendly and willing. In fact ,we had a lovely one-night quick stay and enjoyed the ambience of this beautiful building.
We had guests visiting and the hotel kindly offered us the delightful mews garden behind the reception which has what they call a bothy - a sort of small building mainly used these days by smokers. There, they served us delicious food and drink of the very best standard including a quirky Hagen Dasz ice cream dessert that came still in its own carton. The warm sun shone and we were very content.

Over the years we have stayed in virtually all the top hotels in Glasgow but this was our first time here. We will return.

Our grumbles, if you want to call them that, were all about the room. Some will think them petty and I wondered whether to even point them out. It was a large seemingly well appointed room and - as we had asked for - was overlooking the gardens at the front. Large windows, great views. The bed linen was luxurious and silky to the touch and the bed was a good size and firm. The minibar was well stocked and as previous reviewers have mentioned we noticed two complimentary bottles of mineral water. However, despite the above, I have a suspicion that because we had managed to do a late very cheap deal on the internet, we rather pulled the short straw when it came to rooms.
We looked through a couple of open doors as we passed them and other similarly priced rooms seemed to have been renovated to a far higher standard. The hotel was quite empty, so maybe a good move - as it was our first visit - might have been the quite common offer of a complimentary upgrade which would have cost them nothing and probably assured them of our custom at an actually higher price level next time.


We were given room 25, Verve Clicquot. On the top floor. It was dark and the lighting was inadequate. The lovely porter who took us to the room immediately apologised for the television not pulling out from the housing as it was supposed to do. This may again sound picky but it meant that it was almost impossible to view comfortably without sitting down on the floor right in front and certainly couldn't be viewed from the bed. Also the number of channels was limited - as someone pointed out above - why are we always denied Freeview channels when staying in good hotels? We rarely bother with tv when we are away but it happened, that we had had a very tiring day and were working early in the morning, so just stayed in our room and rested.
The other problem, was the lack of a freestanding shower. The hand held is not good enough these days for a five star hotel though my wife who loves her bath said that was one of the best she had experienced in a hotel.
One further suggestion is that they seem to serve a really nice tea on Sundays which we were tempted by but had already eaten too much out in the garden. As with the otherwise delicious breakfast, jam and marmalade is served in little glass catering portions. It would have been a nice touch considering the price and the reputation of the hotel if jams could have been served in a small dish, as in many high class hotels and tea rooms. A personal little grump I have, maybe because I am old enough to remember how it used to be in the good old days.

If you are thinking of Hotel du Vin for your stay in Glasgow then don't be put off by my niggles above. They are very much on the margin and as long as you don't get the same room as us, I am sure that you will have a wonderful time at this lovely hotel that covers a whole block of houses and is so well positioned for the delights of the West End.

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!