Best Hotel Bets in Glasgow

  • Best Boutique Hotel: Hotel du Vin at One Devonshire Gardens, 1 Devonshire Gardens, Glasgow G12 0UX (tel. 0141/339-2001), is one of the finest operations in Scotland, with some extremely sumptuous suites.
  • Best Spa Facilities: Blythswood Square, 11 Blythswood Sq., Glasgow G2 4AD (tel. 0141/208-2458), is not only the best in this category: It's the best new operation in a long time.
  • Best Merchant City Hotel: Brunswick Hotel, 106-108 Brunswick St., Glasgow G1 1TF (tel. 0141/552-0001), is one of the hippest hotels in the city.
  • Best Hotel with Pub: Babbity Bowster, 16-18 Blackfriars St. (off High St.), Glasgow G1 1PE (tel. 0141/552-5055), is in a class all of its own.
  • Best Traditional Luxury Hotel: Hilton Glasgow Hotel, 1 William St., Glasgow G3 8HT (tel. 800/445-8667 in the U.S. and Canada, or 0141/204-5555), ticks all the boxes for a top-class international hotel.
  • Best B&B/Guesthouse: Alamo Guest House, 46 Gray St., Glasgow G3 7SE (tel. 0141/339-2395), has only one known downside, which is shared bathrooms.
  • Best Designed Hotel: Radisson Blu, 301 Argyle St., Glasgow G2 8DL (tel. 0141/204-3333), is an arresting sight in Glasgow city center.
  • Best Budget West End Hotel: Ambassador Hotel, 7 Kelvin Dr., Glasgow G20 8QJ (tel. 0141/946-1018), offers good value for money in a leafy district of the city.
  • Best Boutique Chain Hotel: Malmaison, 278 W. George St., Glasgow G2 4LL (tel. 0141/572-1000), has lost little of its glamour and allure.