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
6 April 2025
Fabulous
Room was a good size
Only one lift working
6 April 2025
Lovely hotel
Beautiful building, very central. Lovely champagne bar on site. Rooms clean and bed really comfortable. Love the little shortbread biscuits too! Only cons were one lift wasn’t working and the only working lift was extremely slow which was a real pain. Room cleaning team know led on both days really loudly a couple of times quite early in the morning (8.30am on a weekend) which seemed a little unnecessary. Other than that would consider staying again.
6 April 2025
Fabulous
Excellent location, comfortable bed, and superb breakfast.
6 April 2025
Comfortable, clean, spacious
Beautiful room, excellent location, staff on arrival were extremely helpful and generous as they gave us a free drink token to use in the bar. Hotel was quiet even with it backing onto the station. We didn't eat in the hotel so can't comment on the food.
6 April 2025
Great hotel, fantastic location, friendly and helpful staff, comfortable room and amazing shower!
Fantastic location, really lovely hotel.
5 April 2025
Great location in hotel with atmosphere.
Excellent full Scottish breakfast with lorne sausage and haggis, and a pancake making machine. If you're expecting continental breakfast your options are more basic though. E.g. no slice of cheese. Location is excellent, literally in central station, still I didn't notice any sounds from trains or announcements.
One elevator was broken, so quite some waiting was required. Repair guys were working on it. The hotel is very dark inside.
5 April 2025
Wonderful location and sleep.
Fantastic location. Extremely comfortable room. Had a wonderful sleep. Stunning staircase. Lots of plug sockets.With it being at the station there are taxis readily accessible.
5 April 2025
Exceptional
Easy check in and out,room was spacious and spotless, All staff were helpful and polite .
3 April 2025
Lovely stay
Location
Nothing
3 April 2025
Enjoyed my stay and would stay again.
Good room, good breakfast and good service
Starter wasn't great, fish dish at St Vincents event, rest of the food was good.
3 April 2025
Fabulous fun weekend 😀
The hotel is steeped in history and beautifully decorated inside. The grand staircase is exquisite! The rooms are well equipped. Particularly liked the tea tray and its contents! Little downside, the bathroom grout needs a bit of work and refreshing but that's minor really. If anything, it could do with another bar area as it's very popular due to the tasty drinks and lovely location.
3 April 2025
Convenient and comfortable stay
Historic hotel in a good location
Too hot on the room and we found open a window
2 April 2025
Very good stay, we will come back
Room was very comfortable, quiet, excellent breakfast, very helpful reception staff and great value for money.
One elevator was out of order so we had to wait longer than necessary to travel from ground floor to our room on the 4th floor. Dinner wasn’t particularly good, strange menu, and service was poor.
1 April 2025
Exceptional
Everything was perfect,we have stayed many times, it doesn't disappoint,rooms are amazing, breakfast has good options.
1 April 2025
Amazing stay in a gorgeous hotel
Loved the location, the ambience, the peacefulness and the comfort of the room and hotel.
31 March 2025
Exceptional
Just loved the way they remembered me caught up with what we have been doing since l was last there. Bedroom had the view of Central Station great buzz. Great comfy bed, room very spacious great shower. Delicious dinner and breakfast.
Nothing
31 March 2025
Great stay, great location and fantastic breakfast.
Check in was non stressful and Victoria require a mention for her hospitality skills in welcoming us to the hotel. Room excellent, location overall for the hotel excellent but view from my room was Central Train Station concourse. Breakfast was excellent, staff wonderful.
Only downside was the Champagne Bar which was far too small to celebrate any occasion and the afternoon staff, one lady in particular serving at the bar never smiled once at anyone she was serving, she just looked a bit annoyed and unapproachable, therefore we left to celebrate our Golden Wedding somewhere else which was a shame. My husband had bought me a glass of Moet Champagne which was only half a glass (this was poured by the lady who did not smile) I looked at her hoping she was going to give me a full glass but alas no, she put the bottle back so I must say for £18 for a half glass was very overpriced.
30 March 2025
Exceptional
Love this hotel !
28 March 2025
Great location
Great location, Friendly staff , Good spacious rooms
28 March 2025
Lovely
Comfortable
Nothing
26 March 2025
Very good
We only used the room as a base and so didnt dine in the hotel. we were in a large room which was perfect for our family of 4, plenty of space and considering our room looked into the station it was very quiet.
quite expensive for room only.
25 March 2025
Exceptional
Beautiful hotel and room. Bar amazing. Staff excellent.
25 March 2025
We were travelling to Glasgow to visit family. We thoroughly enjoyed our stay.
The location of the hotel was ideal We did not eat breakfast
Everything perfect
25 March 2025
Beautiful, historic hotel in the most convenient place in Glasgow.
Amazing location, beautiful historic building, comfortable room spotlessly clean, spacious, great location, great price. Have no reason to look further when I’m in Glasgow.
No complaints at all. It was. . . Perfect, frankly.
24 March 2025
Great customer service
Liked the people, the room size, the breakfast choices
Noisy with the train station
24 March 2025
Exceptional
Location, cleanliness, and friendly staff
The elevator is too slow
23 March 2025
Relaxing and historical hotel in the heart of Glasgow
Had a nice feel, the room felt airy and spacious, the sense of history and quality.
Just felt a little darkly lit in the downstairs areas
23 March 2025
Absolutley fabulous hotel
The whole experience was wonderful, fabulous next door to Glasgow central rail station!
23 March 2025
Sheer excellence.
Everything was excellent from the room to the breakfast and the location was perfect for me as I was able to step off the train straight into the hotel and then later walk to the venue, the Royal Concert Hall.
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23 March 2025
Lovely central location, with friendly staff just need some minor improvements. Had a great time in
The room was lovely and good views over the station. Like the wardrobe hangers and bathroom amenities. Great central location.
The room temp system could be better, the shower seal could be improved to avoid water escape and towel quality we had some with small holes didn't complain but could be better.
22 March 2025
Apart from being cold it was very good nice staff .
Very good location in the station rooms are generous and nicely decorated .
It was cold especially the bath room which was artic .
22 March 2025
Lovely room and a great sleep in a central location.
Great location, lovely room in general. The complimentary hot chocolate sachets in the room were a nice surprise. The double bed was lovely and comfortable.
We had to change the bed sheets on arrival due to clean sheets that had a stain that had remained after they were cleaned. The sheets were technically clean but the stain wasn’t comfortable.
20 March 2025
Beautiful hotel in perfect central location
Concierge and breakfast staff were excellent!
Parking or lack of parking instructions
19 March 2025
Ideal location for my overnight stay in Glasgow
The location, the building, the staff, value for money.
There was a smell of cigarette smoke through the air vents that I reported on check-out. The staff
19 March 2025
Exceptional
everything
nothing
17 March 2025
It couldn't have been better.
Location is great
Everything was good.
17 March 2025
Exceptional
Thank you for another fabulous stay....see you again next year.
Nothing
17 March 2025
Excellent and will stay again
Excellent breakfast and stay staff were excellent and even gave a goodie bag for the journey home we arrived early and room was available for bags
15 March 2025
Will be back again
Very enjoyable, and tasty, good selection and variety
13 March 2025
Great location. Friendly staff. Beautiful old building. Let down by minor inconveniences that add up
Super location. Beautiful old building. Friendly staff.
Don’t plan on getting anywhere in a hurry. Only 1 small, slow lift working for the whole hotel. Not one non-alcoholic beer or other drink available in the bar. Obviously coke and lemonade, but nothing grownup. Room temperature control unreliable (too stuffy then icy cold without any changes). The aircon panel flashed randomly in the middle of the night. Sadly won’t be back.
12 March 2025
Wonderful stay in a beautiful Hotel, in the heart of Glasgow
Beautiful old building, well preserved and renovated. In the heart of Glasgow, very convenient for exploring the city. Friendly and helpful staff.
The bathroom was not renovated yet and does not meet the standards you would expect the Hotel to meet. Bit of a let down especially given the fact that the room is really great.
11 March 2025
Exceptional
Just brilliant great hotel
Nothing every thing was perfect
11 March 2025
Family girls night - lots of room to chill
I stayed with my Daughter and Grand daughter and the room was large and very comfortable.
N/A
10 March 2025
Friends
Friendly staff and lovely comfy bed
Nothing we didn't like as such, but lighting could maybe be better at mirrors.
10 March 2025
AMAZING
Everything
Nothing
10 March 2025
Exceptional
Most. Comfortable beds, nice lounge to relax
The restaurant at champagne lounge not very much to chose from need a larger restaurant for. Evening I used my 100 pounds gift voucher at bar drinks came to 47 pound the next night I was told. They tallied it up to 100 so be aware of vouchers xx
9 March 2025
Just what we needed
Breakfast was great. Location is ok too.
I could have stayed for longer 😉
9 March 2025
Fantastic location, lovely hotel.
The central location, the grandeur of the hotel exterior and interior. The size of the room, the luxurious extras and the sumptuous bedding all made this a great place to stay.
The bathroom fan didn't seem to be working.
7 March 2025
Wonderful
Everything
Wish we had known about the offer for upgrade and drinks in the champagne bar x
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
7 April 2025
Great hotel although slightly disappointed in room / decor, we weren't blown away as expected.