I have stayed at this hotel 6 times now and i have never been disappointed. If you are looking for somewhere to get away from the kids and just chill out this is the place. You can shop in the afternoon and then enjoy a drink in you room from the mini bar in crystal glasss (not plastic ones) before having dinner in the restaurant where the food is excellant and again great staff . The rooms are spotless,beds comfy and staff brilliant, nothing is ever too much trouble for them.

We stayed for a long weekend in late September.
This is a perfect place to stay to be close to everything in Glasgow.
The staff are all very friendly and welcoming and provide very good service at all times.
The rooms are a good size and the beds are very comfortable.
We had the free mini bar and spirit decanters in the room. The mini bar has a good range of soft drinks and alcohol which is a really nice touch.
It is very quiet at night for a central hotel even though you are next to a busy rail station.
The only negative was the breakfast. On weekends it is self serve and the hot food is stone cold and not nice at all. On Monday when it was cooked fresh it was better but still not great, the coffee was always tepid.

Overall though this is a great place to stay and we will definately stay here again

We stayed 3 nights at the Carlton George and found it quite lovely. The only negative was our first-floor room had a window that didn't open. The bed was king-sized and the room itself rather large. Since we faced an inner courtyard noise was not an issue. Bathroom was spotless with tartan tiles!. A big plus was use of the 7th floor lounge with computers, a wonderful coffee/hot chocolate machine and served drinks. Front desk was extremely cordial and helpful, although we didn't like Amarone, the nearby Italian restaurant they recommended. We ate breakfast at Bradford's Bake Shop on Sauchiehall Street (upstairs is a lovely tea room with amazing porridge) and dinner at Kama Sutra. We had take out from Wagamama on West George Street near the hotel. Queen Street train station is literally around the corner. Buchanan Street shops are a block away. Location of this hotel is excellent. We did not eat in the restaurants and can't comment on the food. It is a classy hotel for the price.

Stayed at the Carlton 2 nights over a weekend. We chose the Carlton after reviews on Tripadvisor, and weren't too disappointed.
The Hotel is in an excellent location, in the heart of Glasgow. We drove to Glasgow, so parking was a bit tricky, but we found that if you park at the Buchanan Galleries Multistorey Carpark, round the corner from the Hotel, the Carlton will stamp the ticket and you get 50% off your parking bill.

Bad bits: The entance and Hotel lobby were a bit of a disappointment, as we were expectiing something a bit more grand. Our Club room was slightly disappointing in it's size, but the hotel is in a premium location, so I guess size is a constraint.
The breakfast was ok, but we thought it had limited choice for a 4 Star.
Good Bits: The receptionist and all the staff were very pleasant and courteous. Nothing was a problem and everyone smiled. We ate at the Windows Restaurant the first night. The view is very good and the meal was excellent, but the Menu is very limited.
We found the Executive Lounge ok, and had some drinks there a couple of times, but we liked to spend our time out and about. We asked the hotel for a balcony room prior to our arrival, which they supplied us with.......excellent.

Overall, a very clean nice pleasant hotel in an excellent location, but for the money, we would probably go back to the SAS Radisson or the Menzies mainly for its ammenities(swimming/gym), bigger rooms and bigger breakfast.

Tip: If you walk out of the hotel entrance and turn right and walk 50 yards. There is a little Italian Restraunt that has tables outside on the main shopping thoroughfare. We sat there for a couple of hours and People Watched, whilst drinking and eating some Italian nibbles...excellent.