YOTEL Glasgow

The location was perfect for us, as we needed to be close to Glasgow Central train station & Yotel is basically across the street. We wouldn't normally choose a modern hotel, as we love the old, traditional style, but this was a pleasant surprise. The staff at check-in were great & it was really quick & easy to grab our key cards & get to our room. The room had cool features, like a bed that slides up into a "couch", LED lighting with color-change options behind the TV & all the room & hotel info on the TV menu. The bathroom had a separate shower & toilet within the bath area & the bathroom mirror had adjustable lighting. The windows had 2 sets of blinds that either allowed filtered light for privacy, darkening, or open-to-the-public ;) Breakfast was on an upper floor, so there were pretty good views of the city. It was buffet-style & had all the usual Scottish breakfast staples. This was adjacent to their bowling alley, which we didn't get to enjoy, but was pretty cool. All in all, a great stay.

Stayed here for Hyrox. It was about 1.2 mile from the arena with a lovely simple walk to the venue along the Clyde. Staff at the hotel were very friendly. Hotel room was clean and tidy. The hotel has a small gym which was clean and very handy and although we could not check in until 15:00 there was a baggage drop to save carrying our luggage around. Good central location with plenty of restaurants and shops and only a couple of minute stroll to the River Clyde.

The hotel is located near the Central station and the Merchant City neighborhood. While there are a lot of bars are around the hotel the windows are quite soundproof and at least on the 5th floor no late noise. The concept of Yotel is more or less automated but there is staff on site if needed. The rooms are stylish but quite warm and the AC needs to be on low most of the time. A premium plus room gives you more room to move around but a regular room does the trick as well. Breakfast was British style but lacked some fresh salads or vegetables. You won’t go hungry. We would stay there again.

There was an issue with the TV on the first night coming on four times and waking us up. We were informed that this was an ongoing issue in the hotel. The breakfast was ok, but the range could have been healthier. For example natural yoghurt, berries, oats and a wider range of breads. There seemed to be an emphasis on sugar based items. It would have been nice to have been offered mushrooms with the cooked breakfast. It all seemed to be fried foods with the exception of scrambled egg.

The hotel is literally at the door of Glasgow central station so getting there was really fast and convenient for us. We loved all the facilities in the room, fridge, safe, even an ironing board. Compact but well laid out room with a really good shower. Our son loved the bunk and the electric bed. The tv was super HD and everything was clean and in good order. The disco lift was a big hit and the bar on top floor looked good.