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301 Argyle St., Glasgow G2 8DL. & 0141/204-3333. Fax [phone]. www.radissonsas.com. 250
units. From £150 double with breakfast. AE, DC, MC, V. Reduced-rate parking nearby. Underground: St.
Enoch. Amenities: 2 restaurants; 2 bars; fitness facility; pool. In room: TV, minibar, Internet.

THE WEST END
Expensive
Hotel du Vin Bistro at One Devonshire Gardens This hotel (which
most still call simply One Devonshire) has been the most glamorous the city has to
offer for more than a decade. It's the place where the great and good traditionally
stay. Of the guest rooms, the “Balfour” (aka the luxury town house) is the most
impressive, with a sitting room, sauna, dining space, exercise room, and more. “Hush
Heath,” fashioned after a Kentish Manor House, is not far behind. The “Vettriano
Suite” has a luxury freestanding bathtub in the bedroom. The hotel has an excellent
fine-dining modern restaurant, Bistro at One Devonshire Gardens (p. 187), and
for all the obvious luxury it is also family-friendly.
1 Devonshire Gardens, Glasgow G12 0UX. & 0141/339-2001. Fax [phone]. www.hotelduvin.com.
38 units. From £145 double with breakfast. AE, DC, MC, V. Free parking. Underground: Hillhead. Ameni-
ties: Restaurant; bar; concierge; outdoor smoking pavilion; room service. In room: TV/DVD, CD, fridge,
hair dryer, minibar.
Moderate
Albion Hotel This unpretentious small hotel was originally two nearly identical
beige-sandstone row houses in a leafy district of the West End. High-ceilinged guest
rooms have modern furniture and a shower-only bathroom. If your hotel require-
ments are straightforward, you'll likely be happy here, where they particularly pride
themselves on friendliness.
405-407 N. Woodside Rd., Glasgow G20 6NN. & 0141/339-8620. Fax [phone]. www.glasgow
hotelsandapartments.co.uk. 20 units. £90 double with breakfast. AE, DC, MC, V. Free parking. Under-
ground: Kelvin Bridge. Amenities: Bar. In room: TV (DVD on request), hair dryer, Internet.
Ambassador Hotel Across from the Botanic Gardens and overlooking the
River Kelvin, this small hotel in a circa-1900 Edwardian town house is owned by the
same people as the Albion (above). Suites are spacious enough to accommodate five
to seven guests. The hotel is well situated for exploring the West End, with many
good restaurants or brasseries nearby on Byres Road.
7 Kelvin Dr., Glasgow G20 8QJ. & 0141/946-1018. Fax [phone]. www.glasgowhotelsand
apartments.co.uk. 16 units. £90 double with breakfast. AE, DC, MC, V. Free parking. Underground: Hill-
head. Amenities: Bar. In room: TV (DVD on request), fridge, hair dryer.
Argyll Hotel Only a short walk to the University or the Kelvingrove Art Gallery
and Museum, the Argyll lives up to its Scottish name—full of tartan and the like.
There is a clutch of spacious family rooms, and one double has a firm four-poster
bed and corner-filling bathtub.
969-973 Sauchiehall St., Glasgow G3 7TQ. & 0141/337-3313. Fax [phone]. www.argyllhotel
glasgow.co.uk. 38 units. £80 double with breakfast. AE, MC, V. Limited free parking. Underground:
Kelvin Hall. Bus: 18, 62, or city sightseeing bus. Amenities: Restaurant; bar; room service (till 10pm);
Wi-Fi. In room: TV, hair dryer.

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