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Thistle Glasgow
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36 Cambridge Street, Glasgow G2 3HN, Scotland
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55% Recommend
3.0 of 5 stars 162 reviews
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“Not keen on the city, but loved the hotel”

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4 of 5 stars
Saint_Andrew 9 contributions
West Yorkshire
Sep 9, 2008 | Trip type: Couples

Glasgow is practically a Scottish version of Leeds, and coming from West Yorkshire, this is not ideal, but the good thing is, Edinburgh is a short train journey away. The hotel is brilliantly located, we went for 2 nights, a weekend when there was a biig football game on so traffic was heaving on the way in, BUT once into town, it is very easy to get to the hotel and park up underground. Location, it is great, a short walk away from all the shops and both the train stations, and the concierge helped us with everything, even locations and sites in Edinburgh, what he didn't know wasn't worth knowing. Very helpful guy. Food was indifferent, wasn't too impressed with breakfast, above average, but the haggis spring rolls in the bar are to die for. One thing, do not order the pineapple dessert, all you get are 2 wafer thin slices of pineapple with what I can describe as a slight presence of sauce, on the whole, the meal in the restaurant are again above average. Staff were very helpful and friendly and even built up a rapport with the concierge, very likeable guy, saved us a lot of time looking for things, he gave us a map and circled things of interest for us. If Glasgow isn't your cup of tea, do not discount this hotel as the train stations are withing 10 minutes walk and easy access to go see the sights, also if you are wanting Edinburgh, at times I have looked for hotels here and struggled, I would really consider this hotel as an alternative, a bit far out, but for the sake of a 3/4 hr train journey, not end of the world. Room was big, we got a deluxe king, had a distant city view, the air con didn't work, we reported it a few times but wasn't repaired, was annoying, other than that, was a really nice stay and I would consider stopping here again if I do stop in Glasgow again, would be one of the first hotels I would check and compare prices to others.

  • Liked — Friendly staff, the concierge saved us plenty of time looking for things.
  • Disliked — The air con, still wasn't repaired after reporting it a few times.
  • My ratings for this hotel
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
  • Date of stay March 2008
  • Visit was for Romantic getaway
  • Traveled with Spouse / significant other
  • Age group 25-34
  • Member since September 09, 2008
  • Would you recommend this hotel to a friend? Yes
  • I recommend this hotel for Young singles, A romantic getaway, Girlfriend getaway, People with disabilities, Older travelers, Families with young children, Families with teenagers, Tourists
  • I do not recommend this hotel for An amazing honeymoon
  • I selected this hotel as a top choice for Great food / Wine, Shopping, Other
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“Quite basic”

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2 of 5 stars
karen.simpson 25 contributions
Leeds
Aug 31, 2008 | Trip type: Business, Couples

I was booked into this hotel by a company to attend a meeting in Glasgow. Hotel quite handy for centre of Glasgow; but nowhere near confrence centre. I attended with my husband and we had a standard double room that had been refurbished. Check in fine and staff helpful and pleasant. Parking under hotel, fine and £5 per night. Room small and bed tiny. Bathroom small and v shabby and poorly equipped e.g. nearly no toiletries and not enough towels for 2 people. V dingy room really. Breakfast dreadful - a mixture of tinned fruit (nothing fresh apart from the odd orange) and poor choice of food. Had to wait for toast to come - small racks of thin barely charred cheap bread. Waited for coffee and tea both mornings. V small gym upstairs aircon broken - so nearly died of heat stroke. Small pool that was ok. Would never come again. real find was nice family run Italian restaurant over road Pavarrottis would recommend.

  • Liked — restaurant opposite pavarottis
  • Disliked — nearly everything
  • My ratings for this hotel
    • 2 of 5 stars Value
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 2 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 2 of 5 stars Service
  • Date of stay August 2008
  • Visit was for Business
  • Traveled with Spouse / significant other
  • Age group 50-64
  • Member since March 07, 2007
  • Would you recommend this hotel to a friend? No
  • I recommend this hotel for Young singles, A romantic getaway, Girlfriend getaway, People with disabilities, Older travelers, Families with young children, Families with teenagers, Tourists
  • I do not recommend this hotel for Young singles, An amazing honeymoon, A romantic getaway, Girlfriend getaway
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“Average....”

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2 of 5 stars
wesley66 11 contributions
london
Aug 31, 2008 | Trip type: Business

I stay at the Thistle quite regularly through work and have to say, would be disappointed if on holiday. The rooms are ok - although their pillows are like sleeping on concrete - but lack any charm or character. I often end up walking up the stairs as the lifts have been out of action on 2 out od my last 3 visits. The choice at breakfast is pretty good and the bar is a standard hotel bar - lacking in any real atmostphere but a short walk home!
It's not a bad hotel but it's not great. For a 1 night visit, it's acceptable but I would be very disappointed if I had to stay more than a couple of nights.

  • Liked — Short walk into town
  • Disliked — Hard pillows and erractic lifts
  • My ratings for this hotel
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 2 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 2 of 5 stars Service
    • 3 of 5 stars Business service (e.g., internet access)
  • Date of stay August 2008
  • Visit was for Business
  • Traveled with Business colleagues
  • Age group 35-49
  • Member since January 30, 2006
  • Would you recommend this hotel to a friend? No
  • I recommend this hotel for Young singles, A romantic getaway, Girlfriend getaway, People with disabilities, Older travelers, Families with young children, Families with teenagers, Tourists
  • I do not recommend this hotel for Young singles, An amazing honeymoon, A romantic getaway, People with disabilities
  • I selected this hotel as a top choice for Business meeting / Event
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“Utter incompetence”

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1 of 5 stars
Going_Gone_QC 1 contribution
Quebec
Aug 29, 2008 | Trip type: Business, Solo travel

I have stayed at many hotels, and never encountered such utter disorganization and incompetence of the hotel staff. Lost payments & bookings, double billing, and refusal to admit that mistakes were made. There are far better places to stay in Glasgow...avoid the large potential of frustration.

  • My ratings for this hotel
    • 2 of 5 stars Value
    • 2 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 2 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
  • Date of stay August 2008
  • Visit was for Business
  • Traveled with Solo traveler
  • Age group 35-49
  • Member since August 29, 2008
  • Would you recommend this hotel to a friend? No
  • I recommend this hotel for Young singles, A romantic getaway, Girlfriend getaway, People with disabilities, Older travelers, Families with young children, Families with teenagers, Tourists
  • I do not recommend this hotel for Young singles, An amazing honeymoon, A romantic getaway, Girlfriend getaway, People with disabilities, Tourists
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“How bad can a hotel be?”

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1 of 5 stars
GlasgowGuy489 1 contribution
Glasgow
Aug 19, 2008

Wow...how bad can a hotel be? Try this place to find out. Foreign staff who can hardly speak English, the most depressing bar man I have ever met and absolutely terrible food. Please please please do not book here for Christmas dinner. It'll only kill your festive spirit.

  • Liked — Leaving it
  • Disliked — Arriving
  • My ratings for this hotel
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
  • Date of stay August 2008
  • Member since August 19, 2008
  • Would you recommend this hotel to a friend? No
  • I recommend this hotel for Young singles, A romantic getaway, Girlfriend getaway, People with disabilities, Older travelers, Families with young children, Families with teenagers, Tourists
  • I do not recommend this hotel for Young singles, An amazing honeymoon, A romantic getaway, Girlfriend getaway, People with disabilities, Older travelers, Great pool scene, Pet owners, Families with young children, Families with teenagers, Tourists
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Address: 36 Cambridge Street, Glasgow G2 3HN, Scotland