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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Recent guest reviews
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
Bverybfrienfly
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.
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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.
14 December 2024
Exceptional
Everything about Kimpton is fabulous. We had so much fun, and we are definitely coming back.
Nothing
10 December 2024
Awesome hotel
Location, great service, beautiful building, warm welcome - what more could you want.
10 December 2024
Lovely
Lovely hotel. Lovely restaurant. Beautiful Christmas decorations. An exceptional member of the restaurant staff by the name of Anton whose great personality and character is worthy of special mention.
6 December 2024
We will return!
Lovely room, lovely spa, excellent breakfast. Reception and lobby staff very friendly and helpful
Bar closed early so no chance to enjoy bar after our concert in hydro.
6 December 2024
Lovely hotel. Great spa.
Lovely, big room with a big bed. Decent breakfast. Excellent shower. Central-ish location. Fantastic spa.
The View was underwhelming.
5 December 2024
Very quiet room
Convenient location
Breakfast finishes at 10am. When you're on holiday you want a little lie in as a treat .You also have to book breakfast or you will not get a table which is a very bad set up. There were lots of people waiting to get into the breakfast room. We decided to go to the Ivy in town,as we were on the waiting list the first morning of our stay. I also think the staff could have smiled more and the produce for the cooked buffet could have been much better.
4 December 2024
Amazing!!!
Exceptional
Nothing, everything was perfect!
4 December 2024
Staff is very friendly and hotel is perfect to stay for vocation
Breakfast is very good. The position is perfect. Five minutes from the center
3 December 2024
Went there for a nice day stay over and thourghly enjoyed the room and facilities excellent stay
The spa was excellent!
There was no shoes in our room for going to the spa
2 December 2024
Lovely stay in one of Glasgow's finest hotels.
The staff were excellent on every encounter. Authentic, friendly and genuine from receptionist to breakfast staff, to the person re-stocking of our mini bar. Well training staff with no pretentiousness. The evening welcome drink in reception was a nice touch also.
minor gripe the gym was very small and basic for such a prestigious hotel (fair play to lady in the spa who apologised on this, ahead of getting me access to the gym..). A couple of the machines out of order. I thought the bar / restaurant menu was very limited and atmosphere mid week a bit sterile mid week.
2 December 2024
Excellent stay would go again.
Amazing hotel, lovely facilities and the on site restaurant is amazing! Spa is clean and lots to use.
No covers given for third person for sofa booked in king room and no slippers available.
1 December 2024
Exceptional
Great beds, breakfast and staff. Spa was amazing and a great way to start or end the day. Staff were incredibly friendly and helpful. Will be back!
Nothing ot was all very good.
1 December 2024
Excellent and relaxing
Spa was excellent, staff were extremely courteous and professional. Would recommend this hotel to anybody!
No faults, the place was excellent.
28 November 2024
Loved out stay great Scottish welcome
We had a great stay. Staff were really good advising us on general attractions in the area and recommendations for nights out to enjoy Scottish hospitality. Spa was very good and better than many 5 star hotels. We enjoyed breakfast - especially the haggis. Our rooms were well decorated as was the whole hotel, had a nice balance of modern, fresh and cosy and traditional.
if the spa was open longer each day that would be better. its a great feature of the hotel and you could make more of it and the facilities in it.
26 November 2024
Exceptional
The staff were fantastic. I had booked this as a surprise for my partner’s birthday and asked for room decoration. They were very discreet with this. The spa was fantastic, it was great during a week day, especially the residents hours, at one point we had the full place to ourselves! Would 100% recommend.
Quite a small room service menu, however the food was lovely.
24 November 2024
Fabulous
Everything
The price of the breckfast £51 for 2
16 November 2024
Night away from the kids
Beautiful hotel, tremendous spa, friendly and amazing staff. It's not a Hotel it's an experience!
13 November 2024
Exceptional
A fantastic hotel! The spa is amazing, and the breakfast and rooms are excellent! The stuff was very nice.
The spa is not available throughout the day, only from 7 am to 9 am and 5 pm to 8 pm. Additionally, the parking is not very close to the hotel.
11 November 2024
Very pleasant a beautiful hotel but I don’t think I’d rush back to stay I feel there is a good choice of 4* with slightl
It is a stunning building! Lovely rooms we did book a premier king so was expecting it to be a decent size, the spa was lovely and I loved the choice at breakfast also you could order from the kitchen at no extra cost!
I did feel slightly underwhelmed at the “complimentary mini bar” one packet of crisps for two staying and 3 types of soft drinks! I’ve stayed in 4* hotels that have a wee beer or small wine included so for over £500 for less than 24 hours in the hotel it would’ve been nice to have a small choice of wine or beer Also unfortunately where our room was it was right next to the lobby toilets so we heard the hand dryer quite often but it wasn’t the worst as we were out a lot!
10 November 2024
Exceptional
Excellent hotel.
Everything in the hotel is amazing. Spa suite is definitely a 10 out of 10.
4 November 2024
Great stay
Spa is fantastic - very busy during hotel guest times
24hr service
27 October 2024
A wonderful night stay, beautiful room, fantastic spa, wonderful staff, great food.
Beautiful, clean, comfortable
Nothing
26 October 2024
Exceptional
How friendly the staff were and how helpful they were. Will definitely be staying here again.
24 October 2024
Great place to stay
Good sized room with plenty of light and comfortable beds
Their wasn't
22 October 2024
Exceptional
The staff were exceptional. Very friendly. The front desk staff not only remembered our last name but also our room number days after checking in. The hotel accommodated an unplanned extra day when our flight home was cancelled, allowed us to keep the room we had been staying in and matched our mid-week rate.
The bathroom takes up a lot of real estate with a separate commode/shower room. I wish the two areas were lighted separately and could be dimmed. The lighting was harsh in the middle of the night!
20 October 2024
Fabulous
Lovely big room overlooking the square. Very comfy bed.
20 October 2024
Exceptional
Spa was incredible and so was the bath in our room 😍
20 October 2024
Luxury at the heart of Glasgow
Exceptionally friendly staff that went that step beyond to help. Beautiful decor, interior was luxury from reception to cafe/restaurant to the room.
Nothing!
19 October 2024
Great hotel
Beautiful, exceptional staff, spa access was excellent.
The bar upstairs is closed.
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
11 January 2025
The Perfection of Kimpton Blythswood