Kimpton Blythswood Square Hotel, Glasgow
Expert reviews
“The rooms are often spacious with luxurious black granite bathrooms, unusually comfortable beds and a sleek streamlined look (think: lots of grays, creams and Midcentury Modern lines). The basement spa is one of the best in the U.K.”
“History and luxury come together at this smart conversion of the former headquarters of the Royal Automobile Club of Scotland, which occupies a classical building on peaceful Blythswood Square. The entrance is impressive, with marble floors and huge chandeliers.”
“In a gorgeous Georgian terrace, this elegant five-star offers inner-city luxury, with grey and cerise providing casual soft-toned style throughout. Rooms go from standard to penthouse with corresponding increases in comfort; it’s hard to resist the traditional ‘classic’ rooms with windows onto the delightful square, but at weekends you’ll have a quieter sleep in the new wing at the back.”
What guests liked
- Top location
- Boutique style
- Friendly staff
- Comfortable beds
- Free Wifi
All you need to know
Blythswood Square in Glasgow is an address that exudes elegance, being a lush green oasis slightly west of the city center and imbued with Georgian allure.
Equally captivating is the Kimpton Blythswood Square Hotel, a luxury boutique establishment with a hundred rooms, nestled behind one of the square’s four identical heritage-listed facades. Undeniably, this hotel presents an exceptional choice for an address in Glasgow. Every city, we believe, ought to have a quintessential blend of traditional and modern luxury boutique hotels, and this might just be Glasgow’s prime example.
The refurbishment surely must have been an exceptional task, considering the meticulous efforts made to retain the building’s original Georgian personality while integrating modern enhancements and current décor (including distinct Scottish elements like the generous use of Harris tweed in upholstery).
The juxtapositions are skillfully managed, never incongruous, with the vibrant tones of the contemporary furnishings beautifully complemented by the grandeur of the architectural surroundings.
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Location
Recent guest reviews
3 February 2025
Comfortable with very considerate staff
Everything!
Nothing!
2 February 2025
Your staff are your real value and make a wonderful building first class
Staff were excellent in the restaurant the bar reception the concierge were first class
We liked everything
2 February 2025
Excellent as always , the staff without exception are fantastic
Excellent, choice and service
Nothing to add
31 January 2025
Exceptional
Great hotel!
30 January 2025
Very good
Beautiful hotel and luxurious rooms. Spa was great. Staff were great.
Service in the bar area was very slow. My only complaint.
29 January 2025
Better than expected, perfect location and the green square made you feel special in the middle of a busy city
The building was beautiful and it had history
28 January 2025
Great stay will be back
Staff are friendly and the spa was great
Nothing
27 January 2025
It was short but very enjoyable
The room was very clean and comfortable The breakfast excellent and all staff members were very efficient o thing was too much trouble.
I have no complaints to make.
26 January 2025
Great stay for a spa break.
Staff were amazing, friendly and helpful. Spa was great. Breakfast fantastic, great choice and service.
Inner courtyard view from room.
26 January 2025
Exceptional
I love the service I got. Charles was so helpful in making the stay a memorable one
24 January 2025
Business re-charge !
Really enjoyed our stay and can't wait to come back again! The Spa is really nice and super relaxing. Very nice, freshly coked, breakfast and very nice staff.
23 January 2025
Always so clean staff are amazing and the spa is excellent.
so clean, lovely staff and an amazing smell all throughout the hotel😍
Nothing!!
23 January 2025
Exceptional
Staff are exceptionally helpful. Facilities are 10/10
22 January 2025
Fantastic, relaxing night away
Place was beautiful, staff upgraded us due to it being a birthday. Cleanliness was second to none, bed was so comfortable
The hours that hotel had access to spa wasn’t great, breakfast could have been better
21 January 2025
Excellent experience
High standard of accommodation and facilities We were able to access our room in the morning of our stay
We tried to book a spa break but the receptionist told me that you didn’t do them and I would have to book separately No one answered in the spa Then after we booked I went on website which quoted me for a spa break There’s a training issue you need to address
21 January 2025
Very enjoyable
Friendly staff and excellent facilities.
Parking is a tad expensive.
18 January 2025
Looking forward to going back
Staff were friendly Hotel was spotless
Great atmosphere within the reception created by the staff
17 January 2025
Amazing visit
Loved the staff and the spa was amazing . The room was clean and the bathroom was lovely with nice toiletries. Loved the social hour with a glass of wine . The afternoon tea was delicious and served with a smile
It was slightly out of the centre of town up a steep hill
17 January 2025
Exceptional
The staff were fantastic, special mention to our concierge Davie who honestly could not do enough for us - Thank you
16 January 2025
Exceptional
Staff were very friendly and welcoming, the social hour was a nice surprise and we really enjoyed chatting with the staff serving our wine
Having to leave!
16 January 2025
I want to go back
Room was lovely and really appreciated the Birthday plate and chocs.
I booked a an invigorating massage at the spa it was lovely but the therapist had cold hands for the entire treatment
15 January 2025
Beautiful hotel in great location with very helpful staff. Would stay again.
Beautiful hotel with great location. Very helpful staff who organised a lovely 60th Birthday surprise in our room for my wife. Bar and restaurant area stunning as was the entrance hall.
There was nothing we did not like about the hotel.
14 January 2025
Exceptional
We don't normally have the money to splash out on such a luxurious hotel but it was our Christmas present to each other after a very traumatic few years. It was worth every penny. Thank you! The breakfast was unreal and a particular friendly young man that works there at breakfast was delightful! Everything was fab!
Nothing we enjoyed everything immensely.
13 January 2025
Relaxing, comfortable and refreshing
The room was fantastic. Loved the opening shutters into the bathroom
Would have liked full fat coke in the mini bar
13 January 2025
50th anniversary.
Beautiful room and facilities. Lovely staff. Delicious lunch. Parents really enjoyed their 50th anniversary treat and staff made efforts to make them feel special.
Only slight negative is that perhaps spa should be open longer as quite busy but they managed to use and found it lovely.
13 January 2025
Perfect few days in Glasgow
Perfect location and great customer service
13 January 2025
Exceptional
Staff were amazing. Nothing too much trouble. We felt like VIPs. A genuine five star experience.
All good.
11 January 2025
The height of luxury
Breakfast delicious, staff very friendly and welcoming. Loved the complimentary soft drinks and snacks in th room( so unusual to not have to pay for those!), loved the pillows and bed, and amazing bath and shower.
Wish the first floor bar was still open. Such a lovely space and used to be full on weekends with people having cocktails
11 January 2025
The Perfection of Kimpton Blythswood
To sum up the Kimpton Blythswood at Christmas experience; the only description that suffices is "divinely elegant and endlessly welcoming". This meticulously well crafted spa hotel is the height of laid back contemporary class and delicious luxury. The absolute bonus is the guests receive free spa hours too and it's an absolute treat. From the point of arrival, we were shown the warmest hospitality and generousity (special mentions to David the awesome Concierge, the lovely Ivo at Front of House, and the charming Anton at the truly superb iasg restaurant!) given that we were there celebrating a very special birthday. We were overjoyed with the entire Kimpton Blythswood experience and would definitely return again. Thanks so much to all the Kimpton staff for making our stay so gloriously unforgettable. 10 out of 10 without a doubt.
Truthfully, one would be very hard pressed to find any fault with the meticulous spec and service levels at Kimpton Blythswood. It's as close to subtle perfection as a UK boutique hotel stay can get, but with the added bonus of friendly Glaswegian charm that comes with being in that part of the isles.
10 January 2025
My go to place when staying in Glasgow - faultless
My go to place when staying in Glasgow - faultless. Staff, location and service are perfect .
7 January 2025
It was good
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Breakfast a bit disappointing
6 January 2025
Everyone was lovely and the food was amazing 10/10
Everything! The spa and the people made it
Nothing
5 January 2025
Hotel excellent, staff friendly and food amazing. Bad start with call centre though.
My sister and brother in law stayed. They raved about everything! There wasn’t anything they didn’t like. I would book them in there again.
Your call centre was not helpful about the booking, it was through a booking.com, and very unhelpful when I wanted to book the car parking service. They told me to look up the website to book my sister and her husband’s car in. I thought that for a 5 star hotel it would have been handled by the hotel. I was eventually put through to the hotel itself and they fixed everything out. But even then they had problems finding the booking when my sister arrived. Once it was fixed their stay was excellent.
5 January 2025
Great service, exceptional spa
The rooms are lovely. Spacious and very comfortable. The location is also great. Our favourite thing about any visit to this hotel, however, is the spa which is unrivalled. Service is also always to a very high, personal standard
2 January 2025
Relaxing
Spa facilities are amazing , rooms are spacious and comfortable, food is absolutely incredible
Nithimg
2 January 2025
A relaxing, luxurious hotel, the perfect treat for some quality time away.
Location was amazing, warm and welcoming staff, comfortable and spacious bedroom with fab bathroom. Quiet halls, easy use of facilities, overall we really loved our stay here. Breakfast was incredible, especially with our waiter Anton who brought such flair to his job and gave the best service we’ve had for a long time. He was friendly and attentive, giving very personalised service at a busy time for him. He was very charismatic and funny and made our morning! The spa was wonderful and the staff were attentive and friendly. Spa facilities were incredible to be included in the price for a night.
1 January 2025
poor
we paid for the salon at new year eve it was very poor entertainment was poor no atmosphere the supper was an insult to us it was merely a snack. So un organised and staff didn’t really want to be there or there waste of money,
the entertainment for new year also had to order just eat to have food are they were to busy for room service
30 December 2024
Fabulous
Staff in reception, spa and at breakfast were lovely.
Slow service in bar in the evening
29 December 2024
Exceptional as always.
I always stay in the Blythswood over Christmas as the property is exceptional and the staff could not be more helpful. As a solo traveller their professionalism and attentiveness makes a huge difference. Can’t wait to go back in February.
N/a
28 December 2024
Perfect
The room was very spacious and comfortable, nice breakfast and the spa facilities were excellent.
Nothing
27 December 2024
Exceptional
Receptionist staff were lovely and went above and beyond to make our stay the best.
N/A
27 December 2024
Beautiful hotel, breakfast and staff let down by facilities
Excellent delicious breakfast and the staff were so friendly, helpful and knowledgeable. Free snacks and drink in the room was a lovely bonus.
Our sink and shower in room 2 were very slow draining. You couldn’t really have a long shower or it would have overflowed the shower tray. There was also a cracked laminate floorboard which I tripped on a couple of times. Also our room had a view of just a large generator or air con unit for the hotel. A little disappointing as I thought we would have views of the city or the lovely square.
23 December 2024
Pure bliss
The open bedroom the spa was out of this world
Smoking area
22 December 2024
Lovely stay in a gorgeous space. The beds are incredibly comfortable. The breakfast staff in particular were great.
Great space and a really lovely stay.
I think the spa access could be better for guests of the hotel. The time can be very limiting, particularly for a short stay.
20 December 2024
Had a lovely relaxed stay and staff couldn’t do enough for you
The property is beautifully decorated and central to all amenities
Very busy for Christmas as expected so difficult to get a seat in the restaurant/bar area with no other bar area for residents so you would need to book ahead
18 December 2024
Excellent and superb
I only used the facility which is amazing. Staff are exceptionally helpful and welcoming
Environment, everything
18 December 2024
Very wonderful staffs and welcoming ❤️❤️❤️❤️
It was a pleasant atmosphere
Can’t think of anything
16 December 2024
exceptional hotel
annual Christmas stay for us. Exceptional as ever!
15 December 2024
I will stay again
Location is perfect, staff are lovely and very accommodating. The room was great, as were the spa facilities! I will stay again and recommend to others.
Hotel facilities
Food & Drink
- - Restaurant
- - Bar
- - Breakfast in the room
- - Special diet menus (on request)
- - Kid meals (additional charge)
- - Wine/champagne (additional charge)
- - Fruits (additional charge)
General
- - Room service
- - Non-smoking rooms
- - Facilities for disabled guests
- - Barber/beauty shop
- - Lift
- - Safety deposit box
- - Packed lunches
- - Heating
- - Allergy-free room
- - Non-smoking throughout
- - Air conditioning
- - Designated smoking area
- - Pet basket
- - Pet bowls
Business facilities
- - Meeting/banquet facilities (additional charge)
- - Fax/photocopying (additional charge)
Reception services
- - 24-hour front desk
- - Express check-in/check-out
- - Luggage storage
- - Concierge service
- - Lockers
Activities
- - Sauna
- - Fitness centre
- - Spa and wellness centre (additional charge)
- - Massage (additional charge)
- - Indoor pool (additional charge)
- - Indoor pool (all year) (additional charge)
- - Beauty Services
- - Facial treatments
- - Waxing services
- - Body treatments
- - Body scrub
- - Body wrap
- - Back massage
- - Neck massage
- - Foot massage
- - Couples massage
- - Head massage
- - Hand massage
- - Full body massage
- - Fitness
- - Fitness/spa locker rooms
- - Bicycle rental
Cleaning services
- - Dry cleaning (additional charge)
- - Ironing service (additional charge)
- - Daily housekeeping
Parking
- - Parking garage
- - Electric vehicle charging station
- - Accessible parking
Accessibility
- - Wheelchair accessible
- - Toilet with grab rails
- - Higher level toilet
- - Lower bathroom sink
- - Emergency cord in bathroom
Pool and wellness
- - Sun loungers or beach chairs
- - Swimming pool
- - Swimming Pool
Miscellaneous
- - 24-hour security
- - Key card access
- - Smoke alarms
- - CCTV in common areas
- - CCTV outside property
- - Fire extinguishers
3 February 2025
Relaxed decadence!