it's within an 8-minute walk of the king's theatre and charing cross train station, and a 12-minute walk from the shops along sauchiehall street. featuring contemporary interiors with original period accents and mood lighting, the 5 upscale rooms provide high-end linens, flat-screen tvs, free wi-fi, and tea and coffeemaking facilities. check-in time: 3:00 pmcheck-out time: 10:00 am. cooked breakfast and parking are included, and there's a garden. some rooms add fireplaces. facing kelvingrove park in the city's west end, this hip hotel is set in a row of victorian townhouses. all have en suite bathrooms with heated floors, rainfall showers and designer toiletries Edinburgh Airport 48 min
The Willow Tea Rooms (10 min) Quaint tea rooms in a 1915 department store with Charles Rennie Mackintosh style interior design. Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum (9 min) Impressive sights of diverse Scottish and international art with museum and interactive displays. People's Palace (12 min) Exhibits describing Glasgow industrial past and the local vernacular with an onsite glasshouse cafe. Glasgow Cathedral (6 min) Church of Scotland place of worship, consecrated in 1197, with post-war stained glass windows. The Lighthouse (11 min) Landmark Rennie Mackintosh-designed exhibition space dedicated to architecture, design and the city. Riverside Museum (8 min) Hyper-modern museum with collections of historic vehicles and state-of-the-art interactive displays. Kelvingrove Park (8 min) One of Glasgow's oldest public parks sees walkers, cyclists and runners using the extensive grounds. The Glasgow School of Art (5 min) University-level art school offering design and architecture courses within a Mackintosh building. St. Mungo Museum Of Religious Life & Art (6 min) Stately, castle-like building with eclectic religious art and artifacts spanning centuries. Gallery of Modern Art (11 min) Eye-catching mansion with permanent collection, temporary exhibitions and artists' talks. George Square (10 min) Civic square named for King George III and laid out in 1781 filled with statues of famous Scots. Glasgow Botanic Gardens (8 min) Acclaimed 27-acre park for plants, working vegetable plot and Victorian cast-iron glasshouse Glasgow Necropolis (7 min) Victorian-era cemetery containing the graves & mausoleums of prominent Glaswegians of the day. Glasgow Science Centre (9 min) Science & technology museum offering interactive exhibits, plus a planetarium, IMAX theatre & cafes. Hunterian Art Gallery (9 min) Over a million items from meteorites to mummies in eclectic art and artifact collections. |