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Crowne Plaza Glasgow
Congress Road | Strathclyde, Glasgow G3 8QT, Scotland
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A nice hotel with nice views

Crowne Plaza Glasgow

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5 of 5 stars
JimmyTheJock 93 contributions
Cardiff, United Kingdom
Aug 15, 2006 | Trip type: Couples
2/2 found this review helpful

My partner and I stayed here for 3 nights in July '06 and thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. The Crowne Plaza was formerly the Moat House and has recently undergone a fairly extensive upgrade although some of this has been paper and paint rather than new furnishings.

We had a corner suite on the 15th floor which provided magnificant views over the city, as did the recently opened club lounge.

The rooms in the suite were pleasant albeit not the largest I have been in, the bedroom just felt it could do with being a metre or so larger in each direction, but the lounge was fine. The bathroom is small for a suite.

Plasma-screen (or were they LCD?) televisions in both bedroom & lounge, effective air-conditioning which kept the especially warm July weather at bay and a very comfortable bed. The armchair in the bedroom was another matter however, very trendy in appearance but no matter how hard I tried I just could not get comfortable sitting in it.

We enjoyed breakfast downstairs in the restaurant which featured a well stocked and readily replenished buffet selection; but beware the air-con here if you sit by the window, the draught blowing down on us was so cold that we had to move.

A bar meal one evening was more than adequate, albeit not the cheapest I have had in the city. Dinner on another evening was equally enjoyable and a goodly selection of dishes were on offer.

The club lounge has to be one of the highlights of the hotel, it's without doubt worth the extra to upgrade to a room which allows access to this facility. Charming and very helpful staff, complimentary continental breakfast, nibbles during the day, canapes in the early evening and a selection of wines and spirits as well; as much as you wish during the hours they are on offer.

Without doubt this is now my 1st choice for an hotel in Glasgow and I would recommend it without hesitation.

  • Liked — The Club Lounge and its ever so helpful and friendly staff.
  • Disliked — The cold draught blowing down on us at Breakfast in the Dining Room!
  • My ratings for this hotel
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
    • 3 of 5 stars Business service (e.g., internet access)
  • Date of stay July 2006
  • Visit was for Other
  • Traveled with Spouse / significant other
  • Age group 50-64
  • Member since September 19, 2004
  • Would you recommend this hotel to a friend? Yes
  • I recommend this hotel for Young singles, Girlfriend getaway, Older travelers, Tourists
  • I selected this hotel as a top choice for Museums / Cultural / Historical sites, Shopping
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Beautifully hotel in great setting

Crowne Plaza Glasgow

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4 of 5 stars
BuntersCrew 11 contributions
Scottish Borders
Aug 6, 2006 | Trip type: Couples
2/2 found this review helpful

Stayed for one night on 29th July 2006. We had a fantastic riverview room which was immaculate ( one of the nicest we have stayed in ) Yes there was a bit of building work which I must say put us off staying in the hotel for an evening meal, but we were keen to see the city centre anyway, so went out. We enjoyed the facilities of the hotel particularly the leisure complex which was kept very clean, but does need a little bit of upgrading to move with times. Breakfast was superb and a late check out on sunday lunchtime is much appreciated. The movie channel needs more general/ blockbuster stuff available !! All in all though a great stay and booked for a fab price ( check websites and book early !! )

  • Liked — Location ( on the River Clyde )
  • Disliked — A bit far from City Centre
  • My ratings for this hotel
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
    • 3 of 5 stars Business service (e.g., internet access)
  • Date of stay July 2006
  • Visit was for Romantic getaway
  • Traveled with Spouse / significant other
  • Age group 35-49
  • Member since May 21, 2006
  • Would you recommend this hotel to a friend? Yes
  • I recommend this hotel for Young singles, An amazing honeymoon, A romantic getaway, Girlfriend getaway, Families with young children, Families with teenagers, Tourists
  • I selected this hotel as a top choice for Museums / Cultural / Historical sites
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pleasent stay

Crowne Plaza Glasgow

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5 of 5 stars
ambupara 1 contribution
stoke on trent
Jul 31, 2006
3/3 found this review helpful

My wife and I stayed over night whilst up in glasgow to see a concert. The Hotel was clean, and the room was comfortable. the meals were very good and we did not have to queue for both our evening meal or breakfast. the staff were pleasent. An excellent hotel for anyone seeing a show at the arena which is attached by covered way.

  • Date of stay April 2006
  • Member since April 07, 2006
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Bad Service, Leaking Roof, Builders, and havn't even asnswered my complaints ...

Crowne Plaza Glasgow

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1 of 5 stars
crowntraveller 2 contributions
herts
Jul 5, 2006 | Trip type: Business
5/11 found this review helpful

Arrived and checked into one of the best rooms they have with connecting lounge. Realised that we didn't have any toothpaste so took advantage of hotels kind offer of complimentary so phoned reception at 1pm. We were due to meet a senior officer from Glasgows finest and asked for a small room in order to discuss very confidential business only to be told that it would cost me! Ended up in coffee area discussing affairs that nobody else should hear.... never happened to me before at any other hotels around the world. Then we booked in for dinner at 6pm in the a la carte restaurant. Lady at desk confirmed time and away we went. By 4 o'clock toothpaste had still not arrived. Asked again. Half past five..still no toothpaste so rang managers number from business card and spoke to PA... toothpaste arrived 2 minutes later! Went for dinner only to be told that the restaurant doesn't normally open at this time but as it was booked they would open. Made us feel as if they were doing us a favour... not nice. Ordered dinner when after a short while I started to be dripped upon from the glass roof leaking. I pointed this out to the waiter who proceeded to move me round my table and put an ice bucket under the leak and stated..' Thats unusual it's usually that table (pointing to another table) that gets it' Then went out for the evening and returned to bar. Noticed a signs all over the bar saying buy 2 beers for £3 so I ordered them and got charged full price. When i pointed out the signs I was informed that they were old ones! Went to bed with a room order for 10am. Shortly after 8.30am in what seemed to be the room above came the most excruiating noise of kango drills shaking the pair of us to the core. I phoned reception to be told that there were notices in the hotel informing me of 'building works' The drilling and banging went on uninterupted until 10.30am by which time we had had enough. went to reception to check out and I handed in a hand written letter to the manager detailing our stay. to this day I still have not received a reply hence I am writing on this site. I suspect that the girl at the desk who wouldn't even speak to me let alone ask how my stay was didn't pass the letter on.
Manager - Your staff on that day, evening and morning were abysmal and I have never received such bad service. To be told that I should expect such noise early in the morning is certainly not customer service. I would be very surprised however if you were not aware that there was such an unhappy customer in the building and as such you should have done something about it.

  • My ratings for this hotel
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
  • Date of stay May 2006
  • Member since July 05, 2006
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Management response from DJMcVEY, General Manager
(Management representative)
Jul 21, 2006
I am sorry that we have been unable to contact you following your review. I understand that you stayed with us in May and can fully appreciate how disappointed you must have been with your stay for which I offer my sincere apologies.
As you quite correctly state, the hotel is undertaking a major refurbishment and we are currently working in the restaurants which will result in a new restaurant concept, upgraded lounges including an internet zone ,bars, and new conference facilities. We will , of course get that leak fixed!

I am sorry you have been left with an unfavourable impression of the hotel and would ask that if you are planning a return visit to Glasgow, you give me a call as I would appreciate the opportunity to show you that improvements have been made.
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Very Nice Hotel

Crowne Plaza Glasgow

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4 of 5 stars
CompleteF1 28 contributions
Jun 4, 2006 | Trip type: Business
4/5 found this review helpful

The Crowne Plaza, Glasgow is a very nice hotel positioned on the Banks of the lyde and adjacent to the SECC (Exhibition Centre). Many of the rooms have been recently refurbished and everything is in very good order. The Bar and Resaurant areas are very pleasant and both serve a good variety of food. My only comment is that there was a bit of mildew in the shower area of my room. Overall highly recommended.

  • My ratings for this hotel
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
  • Date of stay May 2006
  • Member since March 08, 2005
  • I recommend this hotel for Young singles, Older travelers, Tourists
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Congress Road | Strathclyde, Glasgow G3 8QT, Scotland