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
16 October 2025
Fabulous
Location
15 October 2025
Great location and good sized rooms with comfy bed!
Location was great as we'd arrived by train and were hiring a car from nearby the next day. Our room on the 2nd floor looked down onto the station concourse which we found fascinating! The double glazing was great as we didn't hear a peep from the station. The mattress was so comfy my partner asked the receptionist if she knew the make (unfortunately she didn't). It was my birthday so we started our evening with a glass of fizz in the champagne bar.
15 October 2025
Great hotel with period atmosphere and centrally located.
Convenient for station and city. Lovely ambience.
Nothing
15 October 2025
Very enjoyable
Excellent breakfast and enjoyed the bar for an evening nightcap. Location perfect for a city break
No information folder in the room. Would have appreciated a restaurant menu with times and perhaps a local map or highlights of the city
14 October 2025
Exceptional
Cocktail Bar and staff were lovely
14 October 2025
Great location in central Glasgow
Loved the comfortable bed. The bar overlooking the train station was fun! Great location in the train station and close to a great variety of restaurants. Also, easy access to the airport bus!
Slow elevator
14 October 2025
Generally excellent - with the exception of the canned ‘music’
Location great , food excellent and lovely helpful staff . The concierge went the extra mile as did our charming young waitress who took great care to seat us in a quiet place at breakfast .
We found the ‘ musack’ really horrid - in fact this was the case for out Outer Hebridean holiday . No music at all - or - gentle quiet musical things . Harp, Mozart Debussy . We had a loud trumpeter at breakfast with you and it was unpleasant
14 October 2025
Good atmosphere staff friendly and helpful.
Breakfast was good, location excellent.
The thermostat for the heating was not very clear and could have been explained better when I contacted reception, didn't understand how it worked until I was leaving and actually shown by a friend.
14 October 2025
Excellent hotel and able to approach station without going outside
Excellent friendly helpful staff
Nothing
13 October 2025
Exceptional
Breakfast was excellent. The location is very convenient for train travel and close to downtown attractions.
We liked everything about this hotel.
13 October 2025
Classy place and easy to transition from train to hotel
I booked half board thinking it would be easier and good value. We had a nice room, they upgraded us to a suite.
They allowed us £25 each to use for our evening meal, but the menu was really just a bar snack menu and there was such a great variety of places to eat nearby. The room was lovely, a bit on the warm side for us and no hairdryer.
12 October 2025
Full marks all round.
Majestic
Nothing
12 October 2025
Just the best dream
Room number 8 our favourite number
Seeing the trains coming in 🥰
11 October 2025
Very comfortable, upscale hotel in the center of the city
Nicely maintained and very good location
Difficult to find the breakfast location
10 October 2025
Wonderful.
The location and the decor was nice. The front desk folks, they were always responsive to our requests/meeds. Also that we could open the window a little and that when closed you really couldn’t hear any outside noise.
10 October 2025
For the price paid I thought it was good value and I enjoyed my stay.
Good location in Glasgow and the hotel is lovely inside.
Nothing
10 October 2025
Good and enjoyable!
The hotel is located at the railway station, so it’s very convenient. The room is clean and cozy.
Sound proof is not satisfactory, especially when the guests next door watched Tv from early morning to deep night.
8 October 2025
A stress free stay :-)
The location is ideal. The hotel has been recently refurbished and the decor is lovely. The rooms are very comfortable and very clean. We used the NCP car par nearby and there is a direct access to the station, quite handy. The staff at the check in desk were very helpful.
Nothing
8 October 2025
Exceptional
Plenty of selection well presented wife very fussy about fried eggs likes soft yoke this was not a problem on both mornings food was very tasty
8 October 2025
Great Stay would definitely come back to this Hotel
Location of this Hotel was great, Staff was very informative and friendly, the location was perfect and the breakfast was awesome!!!
5 October 2025
Beautiful hotel, wonderful staff and a great stay
The kindness of the staff was wonderful and put us at ease for our first hotel stay with our dog.
Would have been nice to be able to secure the curtains back to enjoy the view and allow fresh air in the room.
5 October 2025
Quick one
Central and lovely decor
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5 October 2025
Spectacular historic building in the middle of everything! Amazing amenities! Highly recommend!
Everything about this hotel was a positive surprise! A historic train station in the middle of everything! Rooms were large and clean. Restaurant/“Champaign Bar” overlooked the comings and goings at the train station! Staff was friendly and helpful. This was the best hotel we stayed in over the two weeks we were in the UK.
Nothing I can think of.
4 October 2025
A beautiful hotel
Central location, loved the cocktail bar and over looking grand central station. Rooms were lovely and loved the large mirrored tv, shower was lovely too.
Nothing, was lovely hotel.
4 October 2025
Grandeur & magnificence
The grandeur, and magnificence of the property, the amicable staff, the location, the high ceilings with floor length curtains, was unmatched in this UK trip.
3 October 2025
Very good
I like everything with central locality, Comfort in the. Main areas. Clean, tidy, good excellent.
I thought my room would have had a small fridge with the hotel being four star given that it was a premium room overlooking the concourse and good money paid. I also felt that for watching TV rather than having to sit on the hard chairs a more appropriate comfortable sofa would be better. Also felt that Friday night drinkers were rather loud and shared the dining room where I had again paid to eat. It was rather rowdy with shouting and a liyyle too lively for myself so I retired to my room which I did not think was just for paying guests who had been there for five days at this point. Other nights were fabulous to dine and we did that in peace and tranquility.
2 October 2025
Fabulous
Excellent staff, big nice clean and quiet room. Would definitely come back again and recommend to family and friends. Slept better there than i do at home :)
Far too hot in the breakfast room
1 October 2025
Fabulous
Location, unique feature of train station, convenient parking, food, bed, pillows
Nothing
1 October 2025
Excellent in every way
Great hotel, very classy and ideal way to treat yourself and your other half.
Style, comfort and class.
1 October 2025
Fabulous
Location
1 October 2025
Lived up to expectations , lovely hotel
Staff were very friendly and helpful, The single room was spacious and very clean , the bathroom well supplied . Tea and coffee making facilities good , air conditioning excellent Overall very good hotel in the Station
Signage to breakfast was lacking and as I would have like to have used the lift , but i could not find it , staff pointed me in the right direction on the wayback Pillows were flat and not comfortable The shower door had a very small opening to get through
30 September 2025
Lovely stay
Spacious, comfortable room. Very quiet despite being in the middle of the city. Friendly helpful staff.
Nothing
30 September 2025
Great location
The location was perfect, our room was lovely and the staff were friendly.
The noise in the hallway from loud guests.
30 September 2025
Fab hotel
Character alongside modern facilities
Coffee machine at breakfast was a bit disappointing
29 September 2025
Fabulous
Location
29 September 2025
Very good
Cool hotel and location
Since it is over a train station it is a bit loud.
29 September 2025
Fabulous
Great beds. Good quality breakfast
Breakfast room was very old and tired looking. Very busy. Toilet wouldn't flush properly. Shower hard to get in and out. We are 60+ and relatively fit but really struggled .
28 September 2025
Good-would definitely stay again.
Well located and nice, big rooms. Friendly staff and comfortable beds. Super easy to get to from the central train station, which was really nice as we rode the train from Edinburgh.
We had an accessible room, and the tub felt unsafe to get in and out of. We managed fine, but it was strange to think it was an accessible room. Other than that, one of the desk people gave us incorrect information about the time for breakfast, which was frustrating,
28 September 2025
Spacious, clean and perfect location!
Amazing staff and location. Big spacious room and very clean.
Nothing.
27 September 2025
Excellent Hotel
The situation of the hotel is excellent, one main door was in The Railway Station and the other one round the other side in the main street. The hotel is clean a nd tidy. The staff are very helpful and friendly. The hotel is on five floors with lifts to take you up. The breakfast was excellent. It is buffet style with plenty to choose from. We will definitely stay at this hotel again.
Liked everything..
26 September 2025
Exceptional
Facilities were beautiful and well worth the money. Location was exceptional with access to public transport and local shops and eateries.
Loved it all.
25 September 2025
Short work trip to Glasgow
Excellent location, super friendly and efficient staff, great rooms, amazing breakfast!
25 September 2025
The Grand Central Hotel still remains a favourite of mine
I choose to stay at this hotel because of the staff , comfort and location .
The cost is becoming to much for me
23 September 2025
Wonderful central location & very comfortable bed!
Excellent location, comfy bed & pillows
Heard band 2/3 nights until late.
23 September 2025
Thoroughly enjoyed the location and ambience of this hotel.
breakfast excellent, buffet well stocked, freshly cooked and good service. Bedroom was spacious, clean with two large windows. Lacked lighting for reading in room. Lighting around mirror in en suite would have been good. Location excellent.
no dislikes
22 September 2025
Excellent
The breakfast was very good lots of choice
22 September 2025
Loved Glasgow.
Excellent location right at station which is central to city. Lovely clean spacious bathroom, comfortable bed, ample storage and free water. Quiet at night despite size and functions going on.
Long queue to check-in with staff on telephone calls. Slow lifts. Quite impersonal.
22 September 2025
Much better than expected for a large city-centre hotel.
Breakfast provided everything which I expected. The staff explained the layout and kept everything organised.
22 September 2025
Well worth the experience!
Absolutely stunning room, incredible location and accommodating staff! We loved everything about our short stay there.
Nothing.
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

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16 October 2025
Fabulous