Expert reviews
“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.”
“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.”
“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.”
What guests liked
- Top location
- Comfortable beds
- Free Wifi
- Friendly staff
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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Recent guest reviews
13 January 2025
Great!
Comfy big bed, can control the heating in room, tv was great can connect to Bluetooth, staff were so friendly and helpful.
12 January 2025
Excellent location and super comfortable room. Nice breakfast.
The location and the room and the breakfast were all great!
10 January 2025
Fabulous
Visited in December, exterior of the hotel was very pretty with the festive bow. The entryway is really well kept and staff member upon check in was incredibly helpful with my questions. The room itself is beautiful and super spacious. A very modern space and SKY TV.
For such large rooms I’m surprised the bed is only a double. You could comfortably fit a king!
9 January 2025
Exceptional
Every thing was good
Nothing
8 January 2025
Overall is perfect
Lovely hotel and the food in the restaurant the best
No parking in hotel
7 January 2025
Exceptional
location
6 January 2025
Fabulous
Everything - staff are great, rooms are good size and comfortable
Nothing
4 January 2025
Best wedding experience ever
the staff were so attentive, service was second to none. Room was absolutely stunning. Booked Private dining and that was exceptional.
2 January 2025
Great experience booked again to come back!
Spacious spotless
1 January 2025
Had a fantastic stay, hotel and rooms were beautiful and luxurious and staff were very polite and helpful. We stayed in
Was beautifully styled
31 December 2024
Relaxing
Nice decor, friendly, helpful staff, good location , excellent fillet steak and chips
31 December 2024
Loved it will be back!
Great location and beautiful atmosphere
NA
29 December 2024
Fabulous, fantastic, wonderful stay!
Everything. Every member of staff were absolutely lovely. Each went out of their way to make our stay memorable. The food in the restaurant was divine. A true credit to Dakota. Hats off and we will be back soon!
Nothing!
29 December 2024
Cosy comfy friendly
Decor and ambiance was fab! The staff were so helpful and friendly
Nothing loved it!
28 December 2024
Exceptional
Great staff, lovely bar and rooms
27 December 2024
Luxury 4 night stay
Luxury feel & look Good location
Incorrectly charged for drinks on two separate occasions. Not replenished with bottles of water. Not enough toiletries for a 4 night stay.
25 December 2024
A time less classical indulgence..
Location is quiet...considering your in the center of glasgow The welcome from reception staff on arrival and departure Makes you feel..they are attentive to your needs during your stay Had a wonderful Christmas dinner ...traditional with a classic timeless edge..creating a sensual overload ..with ever mouth full ...from starter to dessert.. It did not disappoint Bar has a wonderful selection of cocktails..champagne..whisky Yet again more attentive staff on hand to explain the selections of drinks available The rooms have a classical old school charm ..with a sharp modern edge...in its own right a wonderful indulgence The hotel is quiet...certainly a place where you can recharge away from the outside world Have returned to this hotel on many visits ...does not disappoint
Yet to find something wrong...
25 December 2024
Exceptional
Excellent location Warm welcome on arrival by staff at reception Serving staff in Jacks Bar excellent & bar snacks first class Room pleasantly warm, bed extremely comfortable & superb shower
Couldn’t find fault with our one night’s stay
24 December 2024
Exceptional
Beautiful hotel, staff were really lovely. Would highly recommend
23 December 2024
Fantastic!
Probably the most comfortable beds we’ve ever slept in! Lovely Molton brown toiletries and a fab big bath.
Not applicable
23 December 2024
Lovely hotel that provided a wonderful base for our weekend
Decor, location, staff and overall ambiance of the hotel was great
Nothing to report
17 December 2024
beautiful hotel
lovely welcoming staff when we arrived and on a night when we came back as well, beautiful room everything was perfect, the size of the room, lovely comfortable big bed , fab shower and all towels bedding were lovely and fresh and soft, best mini bar refilled next day as well thought this was fab, we stayed in Edinburgh after staying here and wish we had booked dakota there as well definitely worth the money
17 December 2024
Great stay
Stayed many times. The atmosphere and service provided is excellent. Very laid back ambience. Great clean room with great shower room.
Nothing to not like.
16 December 2024
Fabulous
Friendly staff. Clean and comfortable rooms
The bed was so soft I ended up with a sore back. I’m sure some people would love it but just not for me
16 December 2024
Exceptional
Everything, particularly the very helpful and professional staff.
Nothing
14 December 2024
Fantastic stay with my husband we will be back
The hotel is stunning, rooms are exceptional could not fault a single thing. Don’t get me wrong you pay for it but worth every penny.
Liked everything
13 December 2024
Serendipitous discovery
Modern yet cozy and warm, great staff, superb restaurant
12 December 2024
We’ll be back very soon! Amazing stay!
Everything! We had room 210 with bath and shower. Décore is extremely well thought of and put together. All staff members were amazing!
10 December 2024
We had a lovely relaxing time in the Dakota signature suite for my birthday We will certainly be going back at some
The style of the property and the staff were very helpful.
9 December 2024
absolutely phenomenal would recommend to anyone
never had the breakfast
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9 December 2024
Excellent as always.
Love the ambience of this hotel. Breakfast was top notch, ordered eggs Benedict. Would highly recommend.
Not the fault of the hotel but in street parking outside is for 2 hours between 8am and 6pm and is extremely expensive. £13 for two hours, and I had to refresh that a few times. I think this is pretty much the expected cost for on street parking in the city. Although it is possible to park further out for free and either walk or taxi it in.
7 December 2024
Class Classic
Hotel people
Nothing
6 December 2024
Exceptional from start to finish
Very clean and modern decor
Everything was perfect, nothing I didn’t like
4 December 2024
Fantastic, coming back
The style and the vibe
Could do with parking but understand it isn’t possible
3 December 2024
Great, relaxing stay.
Very comfortable room, great breakfast and excellent team of staff.
The grouting in the shower needed cleaned / replaced.
3 December 2024
Love staying here.
Very easy to walk to shops
Nothing
3 December 2024
Superb
Great location and decor
Really comfortable, rooms were great and service was amazing
3 December 2024
Lovely room’s would stay again
Room was excellent and spacious
Never tried food or bar so cannot comment on either.
2 December 2024
Was okay
Bar closing time needs to be clearer. Perhaps have a sign that clearly says bar closes & stops serving at 11.30pm and the premises must be vacated at the closing time of 12 midnight . This will save confusion of where the bar where staff say that the bar closes at 12 midnight on our arrival at 11.25pm then staff come round at 11.35pm when we have just received our drinks 2 minutes prior and say thats last orders now as the bar closes at 12 midnight. All very confusing. So we asked the member of bar staff , if the bar closes at 12 midnight why is it last orders now ( 11.35pm)? Response, well you see we have to clean all the bar & all the cocktail stuff so we can close at midnight, because we need to be out by midnight! That was our experience . Staff rushed us out , not a great experience & let’s face it your drinks price are not cheap (£70 for 4 drinks) so at least make us feel valued. Never used to be like this , but the last few stays your staff in the bar have become quite rude . This is a huge negative.
2 December 2024
Excellent hotel and staff.
Excellent room,food was expensive but good,great ambience and reception staff were very welcoming and informative.
Woke up early by the works outside,we were warned to be fair but affected our sleep.
1 December 2024
Exceptional
Very cosy stylish hotel...good location if u don't mind little walk.
Cocktails could have been a bit better.
29 November 2024
Bonnie Hotel ❤️
Everything. The room was fantastic and the beds are very comfortable. The rooms are quiet and we never heard any outside street noise. The restaurant is great - everything we had was great and the best chips / fries I have ever had. Breakfast is also great and good value for a hotel. Lastly the staff are lovely. Very helpful and nothing is a problem.
Nothing. - it was perfect
24 November 2024
Happy, returning guest and requests in advance of stay were carried out.
The cleaning products used in the room or some type of air freshener it was too strong.
24 November 2024
Absolutely amazing
Everything staff so friendly and helpful lovely atmosphere rooms are stunning and spotless loads of luxuries in the room
24 November 2024
Brilliant stay
Staff, decor, food, drink
Nothing
23 November 2024
Comfortable and relaxing
Very welcoming, efficient and friendly staff
Lighting could be better
23 November 2024
Very luxurious accommodation with good sized rooms.
The finish, quality and style of the building and decoration. Luxurious throughout. Staff were excellent throughout our stay.
Breakfast was available but not included and rate didn’t make it clear that it was ‘room only’
22 November 2024
Relaxing and comfortable is great surroundings
Modern, boutique luxury rooms and ambiance Close to centre
No parking I was not aware of the 5/6 private spaces car front of hotel Also the late cleaning off room.
21 November 2024
Lovely hotel and nice staff.
The hotel was very nice and the staff were all friendly and welcoming. Very clean and modern.The room was a good size, nice facilities in the room.
Nothing , would stay again.
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
- - Higher level toilet
- - Lower bathroom sink
- - Emergency cord in bathroom
Miscellaneous
- - Key card access
- - Smoke alarms
- - CCTV in common areas
- - CCTV outside property
- - Fire extinguishers
14 January 2025
Beautiful hotel with amazing staff