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185 Buchanan Street, Glasgow G1 2JY, Scotland
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Ranked #84 of 112 hotels in Glasgow
3.0 of 5 stars 85 Reviews
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Dumfries
2 reviews
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4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
“Good Inexpensive Hotel - but it is noisy!”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 February 2011
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I stayed at this hotel for 5 days as I was attending a five day dance course in Glagow. The room was very affordable and it was infact better than I expected for the low price. The staff were generally friendly and helpful. The room was adequate, spacious and I had an extra bed. On the third day of my stay my boyfriend was added on to the room for a small charge on short notice, this was not a problem. (I was scared in the big city by myself - being a young girl from a small town!)

I had breakfast every morning it was good- they had sausages, bacon, beans, toast, egg, juice, fruit, cereal, basically everything you could want. The food was good. The hotel did not have a curfew. It is in a very good location as it is central glasgow.

However it is built right on the subway which is noisy! I was woken up quite early which was ok for me as I had to get up early anyways.

Please not the subway is noisy but trains don't run all night long, I think the last one was around 11pm. There can be some noisy passers by as well though as it is on the high street- make sure you shut the windows before you go to bed.

  • Stayed October 2010, travelled on business
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 2 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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London, United Kingdom
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1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
“Worst stay of my whole trip”
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 January 2011

What a shame this hotel is. Its location is excellent for the centre of Glasgow and could be so much better. Worn out bare carpets, windows that rattle and the place is just so noisy. To sum up this place in 1 word - dirty!

  • Stayed January 2011, travelled on business
    • 2 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 1 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 2 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 December 2010

Stay here for 2 nights in mid Nov. You know that it's an old building, but that's alright, given it's only 40 pounds a night. I was luckily to be given a spacious double room with clean and bright, big toilet. Nice and friendly staffs in the reception. The hot breakfast has scramble egg, bacon, sausage, black budding, mushrooms, baked beans and haggis, which is much better than what i thought. The drawback is that is located directly above the subway, so would be quite noisy until late nite and from the morning.

  • Stayed November 2010, travelled solo
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
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“awsome breakfast but really noisy”
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 October 2010

room was clean but there was a terrible noise,not from outside or the subway nearby but sounded like the water boiler.subway also makes a bit of noise through the night.the breakfast was fantastic though.

  • Stayed September 2010, travelled as a couple
    • 2 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 1 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
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“first impressions count- and this was poor!”
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 September 2010
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Oh Dear. Front desk kept me waiting for quite a while, and they were clearly harassed. I was given my room number, but twhen I got there the room hadn't been serviced at all- the sheets remained unchanged. They sent someone to do that staight away, but whilst I was waiting, in the bar, other guests were trying to get a drink, but the bar would only take cash- no signing to rooms, no cards. Rather restrictive.
The room was 'no frills' , but lacked cleaning- the space between the bed and the bedside table was filthy. No excuse for that!
The window looked out over a condemned building, and razor wire. I kept the curtains shut in preference!
At 5 a.m drilling started somewhere- but this was just a wake up call before the trains started rumbling under the hotel, so no futher sleep possible.
At some point this hotel has been a lovely little place in the absolute heart of the city- incredibly convenient- but goodness, it looks and feels utterly unloved.

  • Stayed September 2010, travelled on business
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 1 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 2 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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  • Buchanan Hotel Glasgow
Address: 185 Buchanan Street, Glasgow G1 2JY, Scotland
Price range (per night):* INR5,239 - 7,412

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