voco Grand Central, Glasgow
Expert reviews
“One of Europe’s great Victorian hotels built when train travel was a luxury, this hotel located within Glasgow’s historic train station deserves its name, as everything about it, from the magnificent marble-floor Champagne bar to the ballroom fully restored to its original glory, is grand.”
“This handsome Victorian hotel is part of the Central station: some rooms overlook the platforms. High ceilings, vast corridors stretching into the distance and a fabulous ballroom are highlights of this throwback to rail’s golden age.”
“A generally stylish hotel with direct access to Glasgow Central Station, making it a great base for short stays in this culturally rich city. The lobby is great for people-watching; sink into a deep, comfy armchair and watch guests going to and from the station, just next door.”
What guests liked
- Central location
- Free Wifi
- Friendly staff
- Comfortable beds
All you need to know
Situated in the heart of the city and directly connected to Glasgow Central station, voco Glasgow Grand Central is housed in one of the city’s most iconic and historic structures. Its rich history and illustrious guest list, featuring everyone from political figures such as Winston Churchill to Hollywood celebrities like Frank Sinatra, adds to its grandeur and charm.
The hotel’s Champagne Central bar, crowned as Glasgow’s Best Hotel Bar at the 2019 Best Bar None awards, is the preferred spot for both guests and locals seeking sophisticated cocktails. The Champagne Lounge is ideal for afternoon tea, or you could indulge in a cocktail (or two), observing the hustle and bustle of the station concourse while basking in true Glaswegian hospitality.
Whatever may be the purpose of your visit – a business trip or a leisurely weekend getaway – the hotel’s aim is to ensure that your every need is catered to.
Now, it’s time for you to eat, rest, and enjoy everything else we have to offer.
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Location
Recent guest reviews
1 September 2025
Exceptional
Perfect location for travelling to and from Glasgow and spending time in city centre.
Lobby areas could be slightly better lit.
1 September 2025
Good property
Breakfast was excellent
Room was far away from lift and my wife struggled as she has COPD
31 August 2025
Amazing hub for exploring Glasgow!
Great and luxurious feel to it. Spacious rooms, friendly staff and more than ideal location! I never comment on the toiletries, but the Antipodes shampoo was superb!
Can't say a negative thing about it.
30 August 2025
The most stunning beautiful hotel & you can feel the history as you walk in. The staff are always so welcoming &
Beautiful building & absolutely stunning place to stay
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30 August 2025
Exceptional
Styling and comfort of the room was exceptional, loved everything about the room. It’s an absolutely stunning building inside and out. The cookies given to us at check in were also delicious 😁
29 August 2025
Perfect
Very helpful staff and lovely room.
29 August 2025
Best location imaginable and like stepping into Victorian times The
Grand old Victorian hotel in best location possible. Friendly staff
28 August 2025
Ticked every box
Perfect location for sightseeing and transport links Staff helpful and friendly Breakfast excellent
27 August 2025
Very good
Excellent location, reasonable rate. The rooms were cozy without being claustrophobic. The restaurant was also very reasonable priced. We ordered several small plates and had fun tasting everything.
The corridors are soooooo long. I realize that's because of room size. If I'd have realized though I would have mentioned on booking that my friend has some difficulty walking so perhaps could have gotten a room closer to the lift.
27 August 2025
Excellent location, hotel very comfortable and welcoming.
Friendly courteous staff. Location is ideal in the centre of the city and located next to a carpark with reduced rates for hotel guests. Room was comfortable and bathroom clean and tidy.
When we arrived the only 2 available lifts were out of service. Luckily a porter was available to take our luggage up to the 3rd floor. I booked and paid in advance of our stay via booking.com unfortunately when my card was swiped at the hotel to pay for any incidental charges the full cost of the stay was charged. I wasn't expecting any charges as had no incidental costs and was surprised to see the VOVO charge of the full cost of our stay when checking my bank account following check out. I returned to the hotel and reception arranged for a refund of the full charge but I had to wait for 4 days for the money to be credited back to my bank account.
27 August 2025
Perfect location, great staff, will be back! Please work on the lifts!
Location!!! Beautiful hotel, nice rooms. Staff friendly.
Lifts were broken the whole time-1 or both which was disappointing, but understandable. They were usually fished quickly but a nuisance especially with luggage. Also no fitness centre.
27 August 2025
Exceptional
Great to come off the train and straight into the hotel, staff were very helpful, and the breakfast was excellent 👌.
26 August 2025
Exceptional
The Grand Central is like a home away from home. Always feel comfortable here. Stayed twice this month for work reasons and both times Dylan has been on reception and warmly welcomed me back every time. These are the sorts of things that make you want to keep coming back.
Always top notch service from all the team, comfortable beds, always compadre my requests, nice rooms and a city centre location that is easily accessible for trains and my office. No doubt I’ll be back again soon.
26 August 2025
Wonderful stay at Voco
The location was perfect as access to the hotel is via Glasgow Central Station which is ideal! Everyone was so friendly, my room was wonderful and clean. I'd definitely stay here again.
The only downside was no gym, but that might not bother many people. I took the opportunity to go for a run around the city instead which was actually much better!
26 August 2025
Very good
Single room was very good - clean and tidy - I didn't eat at the hotel.
there was a cleaning crew in the stairwell for the chandelier, so lots of plastic sheeting and noise in that area
26 August 2025
Fabulous
Great stay
25 August 2025
Fabulous
I loved the breakfast. It had a big variety. The room was very clean. The staff was super friendly.
The elevators were not working at the time we were there.
25 August 2025
Delightful short stay in a ideal location
The age, the style, the location and the helpful staff
Nothing apart from a fridge would have been nice in the room
24 August 2025
Fabulous
Location and upgrades are great since visit in 2005
23 August 2025
Beautiful building-loved that it was inside of the train station.
Great location! Loved the decor in the rooms-beautiful!!
There was a pretty weird and stinky smell that hit you in the face when you first entered the room that disappeared after about 5 minutes-reminded me of cat urine. Please do something about your pillows-bed was alright.
23 August 2025
Perfect and relaxing.
It was central to everything you need. Different modes of transport - train, subway, bus, taxi. Central to a variety of food places and shops. Hotel was well maintained and clean. Loved the size of the room. Love that you have two double beds. Reminds you of being abroad. Love that you have extra pillows and towels in the room and water in your room. Pillows and beds were super comfy. Bath with shower in it. Body washed, shampoo and condition is provided. You also have an iron, iron board, hairdryer, kettle with tea and coffee in the cupboard.
23 August 2025
Great location and comfy and clean rooms
Bed is comfy and attached to train station (yet surprisingly quiet).
Drains were slow to drain in room and elevator is super slow (take stairs if you can).
22 August 2025
Great spot, would stay there again.
Beautiful, centrally located building in the heart of Glasgow. Parking is off site, but not too far and you exit from the 5th floor right into the train station.
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21 August 2025
Exceptional
Everything so comfortable and clean. Short stay
21 August 2025
Fab stay with my daughter
Great location, lovely bar
21 August 2025
Comfortable and great location.
The room was very nice. The shower was great. We couldn't have had a better location for our purposes.
No where to get coffee at the hotel in the morning. Breakfast buffet very pricey.
20 August 2025
Lovely stay, no complaints!
Easy to find at station. Lovely large room, premier king double. Clean, good bed and pillows. Great location for everything. Champagne bar staff were great!
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19 August 2025
Can highly recommend
Great location, really lovely staff, room and breakfast fabulous
18 August 2025
This was not my first visit to this hotel which states the obvious.
Cleanliness of the corridors and lifts very good with an optimal hotel location in the city. Welcoming reception area
18 August 2025
The friendly, efficient staff make the stay pleasant and memorable.
The room was first class with plenty room and the shower room also. Breakfast was very satisfying. Staff are friendly and helpful. The location couldn’t be better for catching a taxi. The hotel is my go-to for Glasgow.
I found the mattress a bit hard. I used the pillows to ease the discomfort. It does not, however, discourage me from returning in future.
17 August 2025
Busy but elegant
An iconic hotel in the heart of Glasgow. Put it on your bucket list.
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16 August 2025
Fancy and Centrally Located
Very nice room. Comfortable bed. Beautiful bathroom. We enjoyed breakfast in our room. Great central location.
Check-in and concierge service were a little bit slow. One of the elevators stopped working.
15 August 2025
Perfect location!
As we arrived into Glasgow by train, it was a short stroll from the platform of Central station to the front door of the hotel. It made our arrival super easy and relaxing! The hotel is situated in the perfect place to explore the best that Glasgow has to offer. It's a beautiful hotel and as a lover of champagne, it's the perfect place to stay!
12 August 2025
Great location, great rooms, comfortable stay
Great big room, everywhere was very clean.
AC wasn’t great and it was an unusually warm day so it was a bit uncomfortable in the room at night.
12 August 2025
It was lovely.
Old world charm.
I loved everything.
12 August 2025
My go to destination when in Glasgow
It doesn’t get more central than the voco grand central. Great rooms from the smaller to the larger ones.
Soundproofing on the windows could be improved
11 August 2025
Value for money, perfectly located, helpful staff.
The staff were all friendly and professional but Ruby was absolutely exceptional; I'd forgotten that hospitatility could be that good, to be honest. The teddy bear with the dressing gown which she gave my daughter is now sitting pride of place in her bed at home and the hand written note telling her to enjoy the biscuits is tucked safely in to it. Unashamedly a frequent user of Radisson Blu, I've warmed considerably to the Central and it would probably be my first choice now.
I'm never going to be a fan of the somewhat complicated route to the breakfast area and tend not to have breakfast there.
11 August 2025
HOTEL AT THE TRAIN STATION WAS 1ST CLASS.
Lovely old hotel with plenty of character and d so many famous people had stayed in the past. Love being in the station and very handy if it’s raining while you’re travelling to or from the hotel by train.
The NCP car park recommended by the hotel was a nightmare to get into as cars coming out of the car park have to join the same lane as cars entering the car park or going past the car park due to bus gates.
10 August 2025
Exceptional
Location. Loved sitting in the Champagne Room looking out into the train station and people watching. Great staff! Also loved the breakfast and the setting for breakfast.
Parking was not as easy as we would have liked. We were able to park and cut through the train station yet it was a a bit difficult to find the parking. The streets were quite busy and we could not see the parking sign so we parked where we could, walked a while without luggage then moved the car after check in to the proper car park.
10 August 2025
This is an excellent, beautiful hotel that is easy walking the center of most everything
This hotel is literally connected to the main train station in Glasgow. It's also a short walk to the Queen St. Station. It is very central to downtown Glasgow and easy walk to everything including shops, restaurants, famous and historical sights. Full breakfast is great. Hotel staff is excellent and very nice and friendly. Rooms are beautiful and well appointed. We booked this for two nights before the two nights that started our tour and were very happy with our stay. Americans: Use the hairdryer provided by the hotel. Even with a converter our American hairdryers can short out and die. Or check to see if you have a 240 button on your hairdryer.
Everything was perfect....no complaints at all.
10 August 2025
Exceptional
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8 August 2025
Great position at railway station for transiting
The position was great as I was only there as a transit
7 August 2025
Iconic station hotel a good choice for train buffs
Unbeatable location right inside Central Station. Big room and bathroom. Comfortable bed. Good breakfast.
Inadequate elevators. Long walk downstairs to breakfast room. Lacks a proper bar (“Champagne Central” totally lacking in charm). Hotel shows its age.
6 August 2025
Fabulous
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2 August 2025
Fabulous location
Fabulous location - just walked off the train and into the hotel. Room large with high ceiling and very comfortable bed.
1 August 2025
Beautiful old hotel with updated interior and well maintained and central to Glasgow.
Beautiful interior, very comfortable bed and nice decor. We booked a suite and it was great. Very large room and bathroom. The location is very central literally over and connected to the central train station with direct access to the platform.
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31 July 2025
Really pleasant stay again. Staff are great Danielle on reception really helpful asalways
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30 July 2025
Fantastic stay friendly staff
Lovely inside and out Beautiful decor Spacious rooms
29 July 2025
As usual brilliant and we're sure we'll be back!!
If you are travelling by train this Hotel is in a marvelous position. Facilities are great , staff are pleasant and well trained. Thankyou- have always used this Hotel to break the journey of travelling Westwards or further to the North of Scotland.
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Hotel facilities
Food & Drink
- - Restaurant
- - Bar
- - Breakfast in the room
- - Special diet menus (on request)
- - Wine/champagne (additional charge)
- - Fruits (additional charge)
General
- - Room service
- - Non-smoking rooms
- - Facilities for disabled guests
- - Family rooms
- - Lift
- - Safety deposit box
- - Packed lunches
- - Heating
- - Non-smoking throughout
- - Pet bowls
Business facilities
- - Meeting/banquet facilities (additional charge)
- - Business centre (additional charge)
- - Fax/photocopying (additional charge)
Reception services
- - 24-hour front desk
- - Express check-in/check-out
- - Luggage storage
- - Concierge service
Cleaning services
- - Laundry (additional charge)
- - Dry cleaning (additional charge)
- - Daily housekeeping
Parking
- - Parking garage
Miscellaneous
- - 24-hour security
- - Key card access
- - Smoke alarms
- - CCTV in common areas
- - CCTV outside property
- - Fire extinguishers
- - Access to health care professionals
- - Face masks for guests available
1 September 2025
Just superb