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Reviews of Alexander Thomson 3 stars

320 Argyle Street, Glasgow City Centre, Glasgow, G2 8LY, United Kingdom

Review score

Based on 75 hotel reviews

7.6

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    7.8

  • Comfort

    7.8

  • Location

    8.9

  • Facilities

    7.5

  • Staff

    7.9

  • Value for money

    8.3

  • Free WiFi

    6.2

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  • Reviewed: 19 December 2022

    9.0
    I stayed at the Alexander Thomson last year and also very recently- I am definitely a repeat custome
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Room
    • Stayed 9 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    I was thoroughly impressed with everything.

    The breakfast was fantastic- a full breakfast buffet. I love the location in Glasgow City Centre- convenient to everything.

    Stayed in December 2022

  • Reviewed: 5 December 2022

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing

    Very large room and close to the station

    Stayed in December 2022

  • Reviewed: 7 November 2022

    8.0
    nice and warm
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    carpet on hallways and small hallway made it hard to walk with luggage

    kózy

    Stayed in November 2022

  • Reviewed: 2 November 2022

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Twin Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Rooms was comfortable, spacious, price including breakfast, good value for money

    Stayed in November 2022

  • Reviewed: 28 October 2022

    9.0
    Nice place
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Reception, could do with makeover,

    Room and bathroom clean, bed comfy, good selection of food at breakfast, staff friendly

    Stayed in October 2022

  • Reviewed: 16 October 2022

    7.0
    overall very comfortable clean and good value
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    the night staff weren’t very helpful. our electric went off early morning and when we went to reception to sort it out they weren’t very helpful. we did however next morning find trip switch to get back on. the management refunded the room for our trouble. we would go back to stay was good value for money

    we liked the location of hotel. some parts of hotel bit dated but our room had been updated breakfast was good value

    Stayed in October 2022

  • Reviewed: 10 October 2022

    7.0
    Centrally located for travelling to and exploring Glasgow.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Room
    • Stayed 2 nights

    Not what I was there for, and not a criticism, but I got the distinct impression that this is not the hotel for a quiet romantic break!

    Very nice room (better than I was expecting). Very centrally located and although the hotel is only 2 minutes from Glasgow Central Station I found it was very quiet, even on saturday night. Big breakfast room that is fully self-service with a good cooked selection.

    Stayed in October 2022

  • Reviewed: 10 October 2022

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Triple Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Outside noise

    Staff friendly and welcoming, everywhere clean

    Stayed in October 2022

  • Reviewed: 8 October 2022

    9.0
    great value hotel for a night or two
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    nothing

    perfect location

    Stayed in September 2022

  • Reviewed: 5 October 2022

    9.0
    wonderful, we hope to visit again very soon
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    nothing

    total package was a treat

    Stayed in September 2022

  • Reviewed: 4 October 2022

    7.0
    Good bargin budget hotel
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The hotel is looking a bit tired, the room also had a strong smell of smoke which was off putting

    Staff were lovely very friendly and helpful. Brilliant location and street outside was not too noisy. Great water pressure

    Stayed in October 2022

  • Reviewed: 27 September 2022

    7.0
    Good value hotel at good location, no complaints
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Twin Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Glaswegian friends made us worried about this stay, said this hotel’s reputation was horrible. But, with Coldplay gigs on, there wasn’t a room left in Glasgow. We were pleasantly surprised on arrival - plenty of staff, quiet floor, nice room. We could see there were people living in permanently but it was quiet.

    Good location, spacious room. Housekeeping staff did great job keeping quite an old interior clean. Very quiet on a night despite the hotel being full.

    Stayed in August 2022

  • Reviewed: 16 September 2022

    9.0
    Stay was good will stay there again.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing.

    The breakfast was very good and the location was excellent

    Stayed in September 2022

  • Reviewed: 13 September 2022

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing

    Room was lovely breakfast was amazing

    Stayed in September 2022

  • Reviewed: 11 September 2022

    7.0
    Lovely room shame about the breakfast !
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Breakfast was poor. Cooked breakfast available but no continental. I was disappointed as I’ve stayed here many times and breakfast is always good with both cooked and continental. No remote control for the TV and no bin in the bathroom. No bottled water in the room and no tea or coffee despite all of this included in the price.

    Lovely renovated room. Central location.

    Stayed in September 2022

  • Reviewed: 8 September 2022

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Was in one of the newly done up bedrooms which were really nice.

    Stayed in September 2022

  • Reviewed: 8 September 2022

    7.0
    Perfect for an overnight stay in the city.
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Triple Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    lovely breakfast, comfy beds, great location

    Stayed in September 2022

  • Reviewed: 21 January 2023

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Quadruple Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Food not up to usual standard Orange juice watered down. Presume it because refugees are staying in this hotel, We have been going to this hotel every November for 6 years and never had this before.

    Rooms

    Stayed in November 2022

  • Reviewed: 28 December 2022

    10
    Underrated.
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Twin Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Pillows could be better, they are really thin.

    Location is absolutely brilliant. Everything one might need is nearby - cafés, restaurants, bus stops, train station, and markets. Staff is helpful, kind, and efficient. Breakfast is delicious, and there's a lot to choose from - hot drinks, juices, fruits, scottish traditional breakfast items, and some more.

    Stayed in December 2022

  • Reviewed: 13 December 2022

    1.0
    Awful
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Quadruple Room
    • Stayed 2 nights

    half way house / hostel - asked for s*x by the other guests on a number of occasions. Other guest knocking on our doors after midnight asking to come in for sx. When we told staff they apologized and said they have had similar complaints from others.

    Nothing

    Stayed in October 2022

  • Reviewed: 11 December 2022

    10
    been going here for a good few years now,wouldn’t stay anywhere else.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    nothing

    everything

    Stayed in December 2022

  • Reviewed: 7 December 2022

    2.0
    avoid at all costs
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    majority staff was rude..my room had a cold draught all night.had to put another duvet on my bed..sleep with clothes on..sub standard breakfast the table lamp was not fit for purpose..it didnot work..so had to use main light...main issue is this hotel has been repurposed to house homeless and immigrants..although i understand ..i donot find it acceptable when you are a paying guest to be staying in what seems more like hostel opposed to hotel..there was a security guard employed there too..if i had been informed prior to staying there..i would of chosen another hotel

    leaving

    Stayed in December 2022

  • Reviewed: 5 December 2022

    2.0
    WORST HOTEL - UNSAFE!
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Where do I begin? Upon entering it was clear that refugees/homeless men were staying at the hotel. The receptionist seemed miserable. There was a security guard at reception, which honesly was a relief. The whole establishment smelled of thick, stale smoke. There is clearly smoking going on all over the hotel, regularly. One corridor had the distinct smell off weed lingering. One of the two elevators were out of service. Upon finding our room, we noticed dirty smears on the wall in our corridor. We passed a refugee/homeless man on the stairs who made me feel extremely uncomfortable by the way he was looking at me. I booked a Double Room, but when we got to our room, it had FOUR beds in it. Two singles, a Queen and a Double. There was a smell of mould/dampness in the room, especially the bathroom. It also smelt of cigarette smoke. The light in the bathroom timed out after 5 seconds of entering, meaning waving my hand about while on the loo so I wasn't in the dark. (No windows) The sink was cracked. The divan bases had mould growing in them. As did a picture on the wall above one of the beds. I have never seem mould grow INSIDE a picture frame! The kettle was still half full with stale water. The windows were filthy. There was no WiFi password in the room. ***I DID NOT FEEL SAFE STAYING AT THIS HOTEL!!!*** If I wasn't with my Fiance, I wouldn't have relaxed enough to sleep. My anxiety was through the roof. Luckily their was a manual lock on the door as well as the key card for the room. The pillows were awful. We came to Glasgow for one night to see a band at the OVO Hydro 25 minute walk away. It put a real dampener on our stay as this was our first night away child free since June. I was dreading going back to the hotel after the concert and we set an alarm to wake up really early so we could leave as soon as we could. There were noisy doors slamming throughout the night.

    The only positive from this booking was the location. Right beside Glasgow Central Station and the center of the city.

    Stayed in December 2022

  • Reviewed: 5 December 2022

    6.0
    Pleasant
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Quadruple Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Stayed here a few times but think it is a bit run down now could do with a makeover

    Very Central for everyone

    Stayed in December 2022

  • Reviewed: 30 November 2022

    6.0
    Great location
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Beds could've been a bit comfier, breakfast wasnt as warm and fresh as it could've been as it came off a buffet.

    Location was central

    Stayed in September 2022

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