I enjoyed my week's stay at this Hotel - August 2011, it was clean and comfortable and the staff were friendly and helpful. I stayed in Room 13 at the top of the house - the only downside was the 63 steps to reach it and yes, they did carry my luggage up for me - however, I'm in my 60's and had no problem with the stairs but if you have bad knees, back problems etc., or are very overweight you would be happier with a room on a lower lever as there is no lift. My room was a good size, nicely decorated with a comfortable bed. I didn't find the street noise to be a bother but I did close my window at night. I found the cooked breakfast to be just fine although I would have preferred real bacon to turkey bacon and there were certainly lots of other choices, fruit, yoghurt, cereal etc. It's an easy walk down to the subway and 7 mins to the Buchanan Shopping Centre. I'd recommend walking back via Byres Rd and Great Western Road as Great George St is quite a hill to walk up after a day of shopping (M & S have a food store at the bottom :). It's an easy and quick walk up to the Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery and if you walk through to University Avenue from there, turn L & then R onto Kelvin Way to get to Kelvin Gallery you save yourself a lot of time (first time I did it I walked along Byres Rd and then University Avenue and that took ages). Byres Road has tons of shops and restaurants and I found all the people very nice. Watch out for the sidewalks - very broken up - very easy to trip. Glasgow Botanic is across the road and up to the left a bit at the intersection of Byres and Great Western and is well worth a visit - nice walks. As a woman travelling alone I felt very safe in this Hotel. The only downside I experienced was the happy Danish lads in the next room coming in at 1 am - they'd obviously had a good time - no real problem. Some people also might not like the sloping ceiling in Room 13. Local library on Byres will give you an hours free internet on their computers so you can stay in touch with family if you didn't bring a laptop with you. I enjoyed my weeks stay very much
