I checked in to this hotel last night - the worst hotel i have ever stayed in and i have stayed in a few over the years.

The room was huge but absolutely freezing. I telephoned reception to ask how to switch on the radiator and they said their heating was broken and sent up a tiny heater. As the room was so big this heater helped in no way heat up the room.

The decor is truly awful, old and dirty.

This hotel as I read in a previous review, is like the hotel in the shining. Creepy AND cold.

Stay away.

I booked this hotel for valintines weekend,i looked around a few hotels on line for in and around glasgow but this hotel caught my eye.BIG mistake to my horror the only thing that looked the same as the photos was the outside of the building as for the rest god only knows where they got the photos of the rest of the hotel.20 mins after checking in myself and girlfriend decided we could not stay in thoses conditions so asked to see the manager but was told we could not we,while talking to reception desk another couple had the same problem but no help was avaliable to them either.we checked out and were told no refund was intitled and then spent 4 hours trying to get new hotel but to no avail and had to go home. i could spend time saying how bad this place was but if you dare find out for yourself and ive still not had a sorry from anyone connected to this hotel PLEASE SAVE YOUR MONEY AND DONT GO!!!!!!!!

I was attracted by the idea of fading Victorian grandeur - and thats exactly what I got - having stood in the train station and admired the hotel, it was like a dream come true to get it at a reduced rate for a Hogmanay treat this year.
Unfortunately this is where the dream aspect of the break changed. Our room was huge with a double bed seemingly plonked at ramdom in the middle, when I set by bag on the bed I could see that the withered mattress could just about support it. I could deal with this, however what was most interesting was the bathroom, which was secured behind not one but two doors, I was half expecting to see a bond baddie sitting in the well secured room stroking a white cat - quirkily the second of the double doors locked itself immediately and I was locked in the loo for about 10 minutes behind not one but two doors. Luckliy the view is fantastic, so of all the loos to be locked in this was a good one.
The corridors are long, and have a slight whiff of stale fags, and something I can't quite put a name on - I really don't want to dwell too much on identifying it.
The "leisure centre" is located deep in the bowels of the hotel, at the bottom of a claustrophobic corridor with a bulging ceiling and unsettling knocks and cracks coming from behind unstable looking walls. It was like a pathway into hades, I was so discouraged by it that I didn't actually make it to the leisure centre I just turned and came back.
The breakfast is a free for all, just about marshalled by tired and apathetic staff - granted there was loads of everything, and I can't complain about that, neither can I complain about the quick service at breakfast. The staff generally appear as if they are on the losing side but are friendly, and approachable it just seemed to me that its an ongoing battle keeping the huge rotting building servicable, and they know they are losing.
Overall I wouldn't go back, but am glad I was there - its an experience, the hotel is so central it makes up for a multitude, and you'll be out and about most of the time anyway.

I stayed at the Quality hotel last week and was very happy with my stay even though I stayed in a non-refurbished room. Together with me I had my mother, brother (12 years old), sister (10 years old), and a friend. We were all able to stay in the same room which had 2 double beds and a large rollaway bed.

The price for this room was only £66/night including breakfast for adults. As children stay for free there was a breakfast surcharge of £5,95/child.

The rooms are very spacious and has teamaking facilities in them. The bathroom is also quite big.

However, one of the beds was rather uncomfortable on one side as it had a bump in it. The interior design also left a lot to be desired as there were no paintings and the wall paper was very dull. However, there was absolutely no smell in the room as stated in earlier reviews.

The full authentic buffet style Scottish breakfast was excellent and filled you up for hours. Please note that the breakfast was included in the rate making the room rate a real bargain as breakfast alone for 3 adults would cost £35,85.

There is also a swimming pool and work-out facilities which are free for all guests.

The hotel staff was quite pleasent, letting us check out one hour later than we were supposed to.

I would recommend anybody on a budget to book the Internet room and breakfast rate on the hotel's home page which is about 50% of the full rate.

Please note that my review is based on the fact that I was able to get a very good rate. If only the full rate is available, I certainly would NOT recommend to pay over £100 for a non-refurbished room. In that case go somewhere else.