modest rooms come with flat-screen tvs, writing desks and tea and coffeemaking facilities. laundry services are available on request, and street parking passes are provided for a fee. freebies include cooked scottish breakfast and wi-fi in the lobby. check-in time: 1:00 pmcheck-out time: 10:30 am. set in a victorian building in the city centre, this modern budget hotel is within a 5-minute walk of the sauchiehall street pedestrian precinct, the king's theatre and scotrail trains from charing cross Edinburgh Airport 49 min
Gallery of Modern Art (11 min) Eye-catching mansion with permanent collection, temporary exhibitions and artists' talks. The Lighthouse (13 min) Landmark Rennie Mackintosh-designed exhibition space dedicated to architecture, design and the city. The Glasgow School of Art (5 min) University-level art school offering design and architecture courses within a Mackintosh building. The Willow Tea Rooms (9 min) Quaint tea rooms in a 1915 department store with Charles Rennie Mackintosh style interior design. St. Mungo Museum Of Religious Life & Art (7 min) Stately, castle-like building with eclectic religious art and artifacts spanning centuries. Glasgow Science Centre (10 min) Science & technology museum offering interactive exhibits, plus a planetarium, IMAX theatre & cafes. Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum (8 min) Impressive sights of diverse Scottish and international art with museum and interactive displays. Glasgow Botanic Gardens (7 min) Acclaimed 27-acre park for plants, working vegetable plot and Victorian cast-iron glasshouse Glasgow Necropolis (8 min) Victorian-era cemetery containing the graves & mausoleums of prominent Glaswegians of the day. Glasgow Cathedral (7 min) Church of Scotland place of worship, consecrated in 1197, with post-war stained glass windows. Riverside Museum (7 min) Hyper-modern museum with collections of historic vehicles and state-of-the-art interactive displays. People's Palace (14 min) Exhibits describing Glasgow industrial past and the local vernacular with an onsite glasshouse cafe. George Square (10 min) Civic square named for King George III and laid out in 1781 filled with statues of famous Scots. Hunterian Art Gallery (8 min) Over a million items from meteorites to mummies in eclectic art and artifact collections. Kelvingrove Park (14 min) One of Glasgow's oldest public parks sees walkers, cyclists and runners using the extensive grounds. |