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Dakota, Glasgow

179 West Regent Street, Glasgow, G2 4DP, United Kingdom. (show on map)

Expert reviews

Lonely Planet review:

“Suave and seductive in dark wood and grey tones, Dakota carries a strong design concept from low-lit basement restaurant to light-filled suites. Rooms are very spacious and feature appealing sitting areas as well as inviting beds.”

Fodors review:

“At this extremely stylish addition to Glasgow’s hotel scene, the textured, neutral decor creates a restful, subdued atmosphere. That feeling continues in guest rooms that are beautifully decorated in soft browns and white.”

Telegraph review:

“One of the classiest hotels in Glasgow, an impressive addition to the Dakota brand created by Glaswegian hotelier Ken McCulloch and his designer wife Amanda. An old Works and Pension building in the city centre transformed into a stylish modern boutique hotel offering affordable luxury and excellent cuisine.”

Guest rating

This an aggregated customer review rating of Dakota, Glasgow. We have taken customer review ratings from hotel booking sites, search engines, the official hotel website and other travel platforms. This is the average of all those ratings. We only list places that have a customer review rating of at least 4.0 out of 5.0

4.7 out of 5.0

Ranked 1st in Glasgow

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What guests liked

All you need to know

Dakota Hotels are a prominent hospitality chain in the UK, boasting 5 establishments spread throughout the region, each featuring a grill restaurant in the style of a brasserie.

The Glasgow hotel is a remarkable 83-room property equipped with smart TVs, rapid internet connectivity, private bathrooms, and monsoon showers. Its external architecture would seamlessly blend into a metropolis like New York or Chicago, all while preserving its Scottish allure.

An elegant menu is available at The Grill, the hotel’s onsite dining facility, and the contemporary bar is home to an exclusive Champagne Room and cigar terrace, providing a wide range of cocktails and wines.

Dakota enjoys a strategic position in the heart of the city, less than a mile from railway stations and the Hydro event space. Additionally, it’s just a short stroll away from the city’s retail sector and cultural points of interest.

 

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Location

Recent guest reviews

5.0
Andrea

18 January 2026

Very relaxing and great quality stay!

Exceptional room, friendly and helpful staff.

The local area appears a little run done but this was nothing to do with hotel. Just poor council have let the pavements etc run down.

5.0
Emma

18 January 2026

Perfect!

Really friendly staff, so helpful and lovely clean room. We even got complimentary drinks when our room wasn’t quite ready

Really clean, lovely big room and it was exactly what we wanted for a lovely night away

5.0
Jamie

18 January 2026

A special hotel definitely worth booking

Excellent attentive staff from the moment you walk through the door

Nothing - I loved it all

5.0
Zoe

16 January 2026

Exceptional

Everything, staff, room, location. All staff friendly and helpful. Room stunning and very clean. Hotel walking distance to the centre, shops, restaurants, bars etc.

Nothing

5.0
Courtney

12 January 2026

Great experience all round, we will be back soon.

Dakota never disappoints, it’s so cosy and the vibe is always there. Extremely attentive staff and always a great experience.

The only thing I could ever say was that it would be good to have a fridge in the room but that would be if I had to pick something.

5.0
Kasie

12 January 2026

Would definitely recommend

Great central location just a 10 minute walk from main transport links and surrounded by so many things to see and do. We dined at The Grill due to recommendation and our expectations were surely succeeded. The food was great and the experience made even better by staff.

5.0
Gillian

10 January 2026

Exceptional

Clean , quiet area but walkable to city centre , near our venue

5.0
Craig

9 January 2026

Exceptional

Staff and room were amazing

The only thing that could improve this hotel is the addition of a spa/pool

5.0
Leigh-anne

8 January 2026

Absolutely amazing

Absolutely gorgeous room! Very spacious, such a comfortable bed, great facilities, loved the shower as well! Such friendly staff who were always happy to assist, definitely will come back

Nothing at all! Total perfection this hotel

5.0
Duncan

6 January 2026

Exceptional

Beds are fantastic.

Beer a bit flat and not cold enough.

4.5
Andrew

6 January 2026

Great stay

Modern

Nothing

4.5
Jeremy

5 January 2026

Fabulous

Spacious room in a modern hotel in central Glasgow. It is located close to the main shopping district and not too far from the West End, with restaurants and shops within 5 to 10 minutes' walk. The stay was quiet and convenient, and the staff were helpful and efficient.

Everything was good.

5.0
Shawn

4 January 2026

Lovely will stay again

So comfy, pretty, nice staff

A little pushy about check out time

5.0
Paula

2 January 2026

Really lovely - would definitely come back.

Exceptionally clean.

Drinks were quite on the expensive side

5.0
Ian

2 January 2026

Exceptional

Class as always

4.5
Raj

1 January 2026

Perfect Stay To Ring in The New Year!

Wonderful location, close to shops. Love the Bar and Grill restaurant as well as Jack’s bar upstairs, highly recommend both. Loved my room- the decor was exactly to my liking, - and the most comfortable hotel bed ever! The ambience and warm relaxed vibe of the hotel, the lovely staff - all on point.

2 drawbacks 1. The lights in the coffee machine area in my room were not working 2. I have a gluten allergy and was a bit disappointed that there was no gluten free porridge available for breakfast.

4.0
Christopher

1 January 2026

Very good

Friendly and inviting

4.5
Julie

31 December 2025

Excellent stay, hotel beautiful, room was lovely & staff very helpful

Staff were extremely helpful & room beautiful

Bathroom floor was dirty. Room was very clean otherwise

5.0
Derek

31 December 2025

Fantastic Hotel even better Retsurant

Beautiful hotel in a great location with amazing service from the team and a restaurant which must be the be one of the best hotel restaurants there is in Glasgow and far beyond.

Nothing but it would be good to have usb charging outlets close to the bed for convenience

5.0
Donal

26 December 2025

Exceptional

Very cleaning , friendly

5.0
Veda

26 December 2025

Perfect, cozy, comfortable hotel that's walking distance Glasgow city centre.

Dakota Glasgow is a very cozy and cute hotel that's walking distance from the city centre in Glasgow. The room is spacious, the bed is uber comfortable and the lighting is just perfect, especially in winter. :)

Not applicable.

4.0
Kim

24 December 2025

Very good

Hotel bar didn’t stay open for residents

4.0
Iain

23 December 2025

good place for single night stay but if on business lack of gym on premises a drawbavk

modern with well designed bedrooms

no internal gym bar shape and orientation timwards groups not attractive

5.0
Oliver

23 December 2025

Overall great overnight stay

Everything though the garden terrace and service were amazing

We had a room designed for mobility issues so there was a walk in shower and pull cords around which wasn’t bad though just was not expecting to be put in this type of room

5.0
Kenzie

21 December 2025

Exceptional

Amazing!! Staff are so welcoming and friendly! No problems at all here!!

5.0
Nicola

21 December 2025

Brilliant stay and would come again

Breakfast was so tasty, rooms were clean, spacious and very comfortable

Lighting at the mirrors!

4.5
Jacalyn

21 December 2025

We have stayed at a few Dakota hotels and by far our favourite hotel brand

Great friendly professional staff. Beds and pillows were very comfortable and the staff are always helpful.

The coffee l, hot chocolate and fresh milk was not replenished during our 2 night stay

5.0
Mark

20 December 2025

Would stay again.. Loved the hotel and staff.

The staff are very professional and friendly and are there to help with any questions you have. The room is well appointed, warm and seductive with very a comfortable bed and pillows.

Just wished there was car parking at the hotel but also understand that space is at a premium in central London.

5.0
Wiilliam

19 December 2025

Super

Locality

5.0
Colin

18 December 2025

Best hotel in Glasgow I’ve stayed in

Very stylish, comfortable and friendly

Nothing

4.0
Helen

16 December 2025

Excellent

Lovely rooms, very clean and great location as I was at a concert at the Hydro and the location of this hotel is within walking distance of the arena

4.0
Valerie

15 December 2025

Lovely suite (210) but very disappointing cold throughout

Beautifully appointed room. Spacious well fitted bathroom

Huge bathroom was beautiful, but absolutely freezing to use! Really needs underfloor heating. Room was set at 19 when we arrived, swiftly cranked up to 28 as so very very cold. 12 hours later on departure still didn’t feel above 19.

5.0
Keiller

15 December 2025

Exceptional

Staff were excellent, very professional and helpful, room was very clean and comfortable.

5.0
Kevin

14 December 2025

Great stay, private, clean and comfortable

Comfortable, clean and wouldn’t have known anyone was in the hotel.

Location was fine, but not ideal. Nothing you can do about that though

4.0
Rochelle

8 December 2025

Very good

The lighting was very poor… unable to get ready in the morning as room was too dark

4.5
Catherine

8 December 2025

Great hotel and great staff

The staff were extremely helpful. The hotel was decorated beautifully and was easy walking distance to the shops and the theatre.

There was quite a lot of noise from the street outside

4.5
Dale

6 December 2025

Comfortable

Design & Decor

N/a

5.0
Mairi

5 December 2025

Absolutely loved every minute of my stay!

Absolutely loved my stay and I will be back! Other than likes of Gleneagles Hotel, Dakota would be my no1 choice and this is comparing it to likes of Radisson Blue and Red, Blythswood Hotel etc. Fab food and drink,great staff and a high-end feel to everything.

5.0
Christina

3 December 2025

Can’t wait to come back again!

My room was beautiful and very comfortable

Could do with a little more lighting in certain areas to make it easier when getting ready for an event

5.0
Alan

2 December 2025

Exceptional

Staff very friendly

Choice of continental, not enough variety

5.0
Steven

2 December 2025

Exceptional

Could not fault anything at the Dakota 10/10

Nothing

5.0
Paul

2 December 2025

Return trip...as good as ever

Regular winter trip and room and service standards are as high as ever. Location excellent.

Not applicable....loved it

5.0
Emily

26 November 2025

Great hotel and great value for a 5*

Location is great. Close enough to the centre without the street noise. Lovely hotel, everything is kept looking new and clean. Staff are always a pleasure/friendly. Bar staff are excellent and attentive.

Nothing.

5.0
Sunny

24 November 2025

Exceptional

The room was lovely, quiet, comfortable, and well-appointed. The staff were friendly and attentive, the bar was comfy and drinks were excellent.

Nothing really

4.5
Ross

24 November 2025

Fabulous

Clean, staff were attentive and welcoming.

Disappointed with minibar - only stocked with beer & soft drinks - did not cater for both of us, with wine/prosecco as we would have expected.

5.0
Marie

23 November 2025

Loved it

From the moment we walked in it was beautiful, we were met by a member of staff who told us at 12pm that our room was ready, he told us to check in and he would get our luggage taken to our room, staff where so polite and made us so welcome, we were in the signature suite Room 310 and it was stunning absolutely spotless, coffee machine, in the mini bar was a half bottle of red and white wine, cola, water, bottles of beer and water, there was also 3 pkts of snacks, we also booked a table in the grill restaurant and had fillet steak, the best steak I have ever had, because I have me steak medium to well done it can be dry but the steak was so tender, really delicious, I would highly recommend, I would also definitely go back on a special occasion, was luxury

Because of the beautiful roll down bath I would suggest some bubble bath, bath salts were available on request but bubble bath should maybe be standard

5.0
Donna

16 November 2025

A very comfortable one night stay

The evening meal was probably the best I have ever had in any hotel.

Nothing

5.0
Jamie

16 November 2025

Exceptional

Good nigit's sleep

Na

5.0
Nyandoro

12 November 2025

Lovely hotel

I absolutely loved everything about the hotel! The staff members were incredibly friendly across both Dakota locations I stayed at. I spent nights in two different Dakota branches, and both offered spacious, clean, and comfortable rooms. I would happily return to Dakota every time I visit Glasgow!

Nothing

5.0
Christine

12 November 2025

Exceptional

Service and standard

Location was probably a bit further out than what I would like

Hotel facilities

Food & Drink

  • - Restaurant
  • - Bar
  • - Wine/champagne (additional charge)

Services

  • - Room service
  • - Meeting/banquet facilities (additional charge)
  • - 24-hour front desk
  • - Laundry (additional charge)
  • - Dry cleaning (additional charge)
  • - Express check-in/check-out
  • - Fax/photocopying (additional charge)
  • - Concierge service
  • - Daily housekeeping

Outdoors

  • - Terrace

General

  • - Non-smoking rooms
  • - Facilities for disabled guests
  • - Lift
  • - Heating
  • - Allergy-free room
  • - Non-smoking throughout
  • - Air conditioning
  • - Designated smoking area

Accessibility

  • - Wheelchair accessible
  • - Toilet with grab rails
  • - Raised toilet
  • - Lower bathroom sink
  • - Emergency cord in bathroom

Miscellaneous

  • - Key card access
  • - Smoke alarms
  • - CCTV in common areas
  • - CCTV outside property
  • - Fire extinguishers
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