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Swallow Glasgow
517 Paisley Road West, Glasgow G51 1RW, Scotland
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Swallow Glasgow

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3 of 5 stars
JusticeTravels 100 contributions
Essex, England
Apr 25, 2008 | Trip type: Business, Solo travel

Arrived on a Sunday and was greeted at reception by a helpful, cheerful guy and given my key. Was asked if I wished to have a table reserved for dinner that evening and accepted.

The room, a double, was OK and similar to many rooms of chain hotels; a large bed, wardrobe, plenty of drawers and TV. View unfortunately, was of windows of the opposite rooms and looked down onto a flat roof, but as I wasn't spending too much time in the room during my time in Glasgow this was not an issue! En-suite large and spacious and although needed a bit of paint around the edges was more than reasonable. There was room service available and also a pizza service.

Went to the dining room for dinner and had to wait outside for 5 minutes with another two guests as the staff of the restaurant appeared to be busy and understaffed. Dinner itself was limited choice (especially for a vegetarian) and the food was OK but not amazing. Service throughout was pleasant however, and it felt that although the staff were trying there was perhaps just not enough of them overall to cope.

The location of the hotel for me was the highlight; I had work in the local area and the surrounding transport links were ideal to get me to my destination and easily back to the hotel in the morning and evening. Outside the hotel, it did appear to be a less than affluent area (as noted by other reviews) however at no time did it feel unsafe or did I have concern for my vehicle.

Car parking at the hotel was extensive with plenty of spaces conveniently near to the entrance each time I parked.

There is an attached leisure club whos usage largely seems to be incorporated into the hotel charges, although I did not use the facilities so unable to comment further.

I left the hotel the night before the morning I was due to check-out due to personal, non-hotel-related reasons and the receptionist did notice this early check-out and expressed concern, asking if everything was OK with my room.

Overall, I would stay at the hotel again if booked and although it does seem to get negative reviews on TA, its similar to many chain hotels around the country - budget accomodation. The Swallow Glasgow needs some cash channeled into it, to get the rooms and general decor refreshed and some more staff employed.

  • Liked — Local transport links
  • 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
    • 4 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
  • Date of stay April 2008
  • Visit was for Business
  • Traveled with Solo traveler
  • Age group 25-34
  • Member since November 06, 2007
  • Would you recommend this hotel to a friend? Yes
  • I recommend this hotel for Young singles, Girlfriend getaway, Older travelers, Families with teenagers, Tourists
  • I selected this hotel as a top choice for Business meeting / Event
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5 of 5 stars
ABIANN 1 contribution
Ayrshire
Apr 21, 2008 | Trip type: Business

Great staff at the Swallow Glasgow , very friendly and nothing too much trouble. Great stay again , room was good and managed to use the sauna and steam room this time which was excellent.
Some areas are good and bits need some TLC.

  • Liked — Overall atmosphere
  • Disliked — nothing
  • My ratings for this hotel
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
    • 4 of 5 stars Business service (e.g., internet access)
  • Date of stay April 2008
  • Visit was for Business
  • Traveled with Business colleagues
  • Age group 35-49
  • Member since March 03, 2008
  • Would you recommend this hotel to a friend? Yes
  • I recommend this hotel for Young singles, Older travelers, Families with young children, Families with teenagers, Tourists
  • I selected this hotel as a top choice for Business meeting / Event
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don't go

Swallow Glasgow

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1 of 5 stars
Verydissapointed 33 contributions
Scotland
Apr 9, 2008 | Trip type: Business
0/1 found this review helpful

it is all bad
staf
food
drink prices
decor
facilities

avoid at all costs

  • Liked — nothing it is all bad
  • Disliked — everything
  • My ratings for this hotel
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 1 of 5 stars Location
    • 2 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
    • 1 of 5 stars Business service (e.g., internet access)
  • Date of stay March 2008
  • Visit was for Business
  • Traveled with Business colleagues
  • Age group 35-49
  • Member since July 08, 2005
  • Would you recommend this hotel to a friend? No
  • I recommend this hotel for Young singles, 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, Families with young children, Families with teenagers, Tourists
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The worst hotel in Britain

Swallow Glasgow

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1 of 5 stars
spannatraveller 9 contributions
london
Mar 10, 2008 | Trip type: Business, Solo travel
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I am a female business traveller and I ended up in this horrendous hotel only because other hotels around the £100 mark were booked up.
The Swallow is in a dreadful area, outside the city centre with derelict council flats opposite and I didn't feel safe. It is tired looking both internally and externally and dirty. I didn't even want to walk around barefoot in my room it was so skanky.
The gym, if that's what you can call it, is like something out of the dark ages and hasn't had a good clean in years. The food was quite possibly the worst hotel food I've ever had the misfortune of tasting.
On top of all this, the staff, apart from the waiter at breakfast, were all rude and unhelpful.
If you have any sense you won't stay here.

  • Liked — Nothing. It's the worst hotel in Britain
  • Disliked — It's dirty
  • My ratings for this hotel
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 1 of 5 stars Location
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
    • 1 of 5 stars Business service (e.g., internet access)
  • Date of stay March 2008
  • Visit was for Business
  • Traveled with Solo traveller
  • Age group 25-34
  • Member since December 11, 2007
  • Would you recommend this hotel to a friend? No
  • I recommend this hotel for Young singles, 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
  • I selected this hotel as a top choice for Business meeting / Event
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Please sort out the breakfast!

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3 of 5 stars
RealTony 53 contributions
Scotland
Mar 3, 2008 | Trip type: Couples

Booked double via laterooms.com for £45 for 1 night for two B&B.

Room OK & fairly typical of his type of hotel. This is our third visit over a couple of years mainly because you get a good deal via people like laterooms. This time room was OK but last time we had a room next to the noisy lift which was in common with another laterooms reviewer so watch out. If you pay discount price, maybe you get he worst rooms - who knows?

The worst thing is the breakfast experience. This is our third visit & every time there has been a problem with getting into the breakfast room. This time we had to wait about 5 minutes in a queue before getting in. Later we saw about 20 people in the queue. Two things - the breakfast room is too small & the system is all up the shoot - staff are running around like idiots but there were always a number of tables waiting to be cleared & guests waiting to be served. We were told that some staff had not turned up for work but having had this problem on all 3 of our visits over a couple of years I think its more of a management problem. Also the cooked food in the breakfast buffet is just about OK but the quality of some of the items is a bit on the cheap side (sausages & black pudding).

Hotel is located not far from Ibrox (Glasgow Rangers soccer stadium) & just around he corner from the hotel all the windows are boarded up so I wouldn't suggest a midnight stroll. Also do drive near the place around the final whistle time as the traffic grinds to a halt for at least half an hour.

  • Liked — Price
  • Disliked — Breakfast experience
  • My ratings for this hotel
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 2 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
  • Date of stay January 2008
  • Visit was for Quality time with family
  • Traveled with Spouse / significant other
  • Age group 50-64
  • Member since August 15, 2006
  • Would you recommend this hotel to a friend? No
  • I recommend this hotel for Young singles, 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, Older travelers, Great pool scene, Families with teenagers
  • I selected this hotel as a top choice for Shopping
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