GLASGOW'S WORST HOTELS: Surprising terrible results according to Tripadvisor reviews.

I love looking at 'Terrible' reviews on Tripadvisor. I wondered, based on this review, what the top 10 (or should I say bottom ten) worst hotels in Glasgow were. Some were predictable, but quite a few were a complete surprise to me. There was a good reason why I couldn't/wouldn't stay at the worst hotel in Glasgow.
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[@johannebaker9730]

I'm laughing because I've actually stayed in most of your mentions at one time or another! I actually LOVE the Easyhotels....once you get past the orange bathroom great value for money. All the other reviews are pretty accurate. Many thanks for the trip down memory lane ...

[@thomassummerhill6357]

The Bellgrove. Beautiful art deco 👍and favourable rates .

[@michael42158]

I've stayed there myself. The wine cellar is excellent.

[@Millie.com232]

The clientele are somewhat unimpressive

[@luath5579]

Having stayed in the Millenium Hotel many years ago (convenient for catching the 6.30am train to Fort William) I think it will always be noisy. The rooms at the front face George Square and the rooms at the back face Queen Street station. You're so right about guests who fail to notice in the hotel brochure that there is no lift, but still complain on Trip Advisor. Looking forward to the ten best hotels.

[@123gazs]

The rennie mackintosh hotel was a nightmare when I stayed ...

[@eddiewilliams354]

We had a great stay at the Devoncove, staff were friendly and attentive, it was a base for other things we were doing so only in the hotel mornings and late evening but no complaints regarding staff or cleanliness of room. Barman at night was a joy, courteous and generous with whisky measures, he was also a mine of information. Both myself and my wife would gladly return.

[@donna1420]

It was dire for us and the manager verbally abused me on my review on TripAdvisor

[@bigbernie7260]

Did you stay there before or after the lockdown ?

[@jjmcauliffe5327]

I have stayed at The Victorian House twice. While yes it is not the Four Seasons, for it's price I have been very happy! It's a no thrills place with a decent breakfast that if you're traveling on a budget is MORE then adequate.

[@ThePurpleLady-86]

Have stayed at the EasyHotel. Many a time. It's perfectly fine. No issues. Last time I stayed I have no windows in my room. But all I needed was a bed. So didn't bother me. That was few years ago.

[@flitsertheo]

I was searching for good restaurants here in Belgium and reading Tripadvisor I noticed that many of them where I had been and got a good experience now get bad reviews post-Covid. As if because of the lockdowns all the trained and experienced staff had gone away, never came back and had been replaced by anyone they could find. Add to that owners who try to recuperate 2 lost years of income at the expense of the customers. Increased prices for less service. I fear the same may be true for hotels.

[@boxeocubano]

On my way to Glasgow from Las Vegas next week for a boxing fight. Your channel is saving me a headache. Thank you!

[@Madjock1965]

I have stayed in four of these hotels I was in The Dovecourt I myself had no issues with hotel. I also stayed in both the Smith hotel and the Victoria these two I booked a cheap room where I had to share the bathroom but in all these three hotels I found the breakfast was ok. I also stayed in the St Enoch hotel but this was some 37 years ago as I was homeless back then, I have often thought of booking a room in here just for the memories,but I think I give it a miss. Keep up up your good work on yes on the other end of the hotel I stayed in Hilton city hotel a bit of a contrast from the St Enoch hotel.

[@BigJoeChrisLewis]

I stayed in the Victorian House a couple of weeks ago in June and it was fine. OK, at £39 a night it's not going to be the Ritz, but perfectly clean and comfortable and nice friendly staff.

[@aston-s]

I've stumbled into your videos tonight, I've stayed at the Rennie Mackintosh.... It's grim.

[@jnathan6064]

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️I am glad that you hit on the nail . The problem is Trip Advisor review is not reliable. I think some websites have franchised and Reviews are compromised manipulated.

[@sueKay]

I actually stayed at the Millenium Hotel a few years ago...It wasn't the best and it was a bit tired, but it was far from the worst I've stayed in!

[@kazzicup]

Thanks, Scott. I will take into consideration.

[@lochlainnmacneill2870]

I used to live near the Belgrove Hotel, Gallowgate. I would love to see some reviews on that hotel!

[@Clivestravelandtrains]

The Great Eastern was a tad better.

[@carladavis9033]

Lol😂 could you imagine!

[@phillipecook3227]

" .... appeared to have rooms rented by the hour" 😀. I have to say as a single traveller I've learned to utterly detest staying in hotels (yes even the good ones) because in dining areas you invariably become invisible to staff - this was reinforced to me a couple of weeks ago when I had no choice but to stay in a hotel near Oban. Give me a bnb any time: the owners treat all their guests equally and don't see guests as an impediment to the smooth running of their business.

[@chriscoughlan5221]

Another place I stayed " merchant Inn" wasn't a lot wrong with it. Quite good breakfast downstairs. Cereals were free, but you had to pay for a cooked one. Room was clean enough .

[@iainmackenzie8372]

I used to work in the Buchanan Hotel on buchanan St before it was demolished for more shops. The hotel was pretty run down but it was always priced reasonably and clean. I've always found trip advisor a negative site and some reviews were totally inaccurate. More often than not a customer would complain directly to the hotel and the hotel would then do everything to resolve the issue. For a customer to then follow that up with negative online reviews is unreasonable imo.

[@jamesdoyle8442]

Nice one Scott 👍👍👍

[@chodgon1981]

At least 3 of your hotels are primarily used as emergency homeless accommodation hence the issues. The owners care about the money they receive from the council which has made them incredibly profitable. I pity any normal person who is duped into thinking these are reputable hotels.

[@williamblackwell2978]

I try and stay at The Victorian House whenever I’m in Glasgow, 5 times at least. Great breakfast, good clean rooms and a warm staff. Laundry service too

[@donna1420]

I use it a lot too it's basic and comfortable

[@RebelRebelious]

I'm astounded the Alexander Thompson didn't make this list. Myself and partner stayed there 6 years ago. The experience was awful with many of the traits mentioned in the video. It's worrying there are 10 potentially worse hotels in Glasgow

[@user-ze3zs6xt5o]

I stayed at The Victorian House 7 years ago pretty much to the day Whilst it isn't The Ritz I will say that the establishment was very welcoming The staff were extremely friendly The room was clean The bed was extremely comfortable The breakfast was excellent Each to their own opinions obviously But it's a big thumbs up from me 👍🏼

[@papalaz4444244]

You have to remember lots of trolls and other psychopaths will leave bad reviews just out of spite.

[@davidsaxon1776]

I stayed at the sandyford hotel in December last year and it was awesome

[@donna1420]

I liked it too!

[@chriscoughlan5221]

I hope you do the opposite one day by telling the best places to stay in Glasgow! I spent 2 nights in the eurostars hostal. Apart from 1 minor flaw, the shabby storage room, it was quite nice, nice clean rooms, nice bathrooms. Free tea+ coffee.

[@dlittlester]

It was a long time ago, but I think that last one is the one I stayed at when I was there. I remember them asking me how many hours I wanted the room for. I found it confusing until I worked out what I was getting myself in for. There was an old TV, I remember, on a cart with one leg broken off. A fairly thick bible propped the fourth leg up.

[@beckythomson3509]

The Rennie Macintosh hotel use to be a nice hotel

[@thewaspsanklessmith]

Done ma work experience fae school as a porter in the Copthorne Hotel, 93/94. Best 5 days ay ma entire life:-)

[@ramzahharun3750]

Nice video ,I from Malaysia And I was staying oct 2018 in ibis hotel sauchiall street city centre Glasgow that was very good hotel.

[@DateTwoRelate]

Thanks for this. Are there any safe streets in Glasgow where large cardboard boxes can be set up for the night?

[@terranceparsons5185]

I plan on doing Kings Cross to Inverness to Edinburgh to Glasgow to Malliag next year, so this is great.

[@Clivestravelandtrains]

You will see some informative films on my own channel here. Enjoy! I can recommend a hostel opposite Dalwhinnie station, for example.

[@rockerjim8045]

i stayed at the youth hostel. they don’t have early check in but they do let you drop off your luggage in a storage room. No problem as this was done in the morning. After getting checked in the evening the route to the storage had no light. It was absolutely pitch black After searching the walls for a light switch I gave up and returned to the reception and asked for a torch. The room I stayed in didn’t have a charging socket at every bed. Still handy for Partick Thistles ground and is in a great location

[@nancymcdade3909]

Surprisingly enough the Ramada Inn was terrible. This was over 15 years ago but I had the same problem with a Ramada in Chicago Illinois. USA.

[@stephenlee5929]

Have stayed in Devoncove, Victorian House and Ibis all about 10 years ago. They were good value but looked to be heading downhill, sad they seemed to have.

[@drsteele]

The Ibis was my cheap flop option of an evening about 15 years ago when I had to work in Glasgow on a Tuesday night. It was no better or worse than the likes of a Travelodge. The St Enoch has always, in my lifetime, had an exceptionally poor reputation.

[@moonkeele]

I've stayed at the Devoncove and the Victorian. Neither were top quality but both were good or the price.

[@faithlesshound5621]

I suppose the Great Eastern Hotel at 100 Duke Street in Denniston must have closed, because it didn't make the list. It used to be notorious as a den for down and outs and alcoholics.

[@Clivestravelandtrains]

It's been converted into luxury flats, believe it or not, after the City Council closed most of the hostels. Some were demolished, but not the GE which I cycle past regularly and is still there. Handy for the trendy Drygate bars.

[@faithlesshound5621]

@@Clivestravelandtrains Now that really does surprise me. I suppose city districts go up and down in the world over the years. I knew Glasgow mainly in the 1980's, before the current wave of gentrification got started.

[@chriscoughlan5221]

We stayed at the Victoria hotel in 2019, and it wasn't too bad. Nice cosy wee room, nice beds. Fabulous breakfast which is included. Only thing I found frustrating Was a big out of date sign telling you they had kippers, they didn't. Plus the carpet on the stair has seen better days. Oh and the recepcion refused to print out plane boarding passes. Lastly it wasnt very central.

[@jackwills7092]

I stayed here to I am disabled the the man in reception could see me struggling with my bags from the taxi but did not come and help me And yes I remember the kipper sign and their was no breakfast covid rules The first thing I did was look inside the kettle it was disgusting I called reception he came looked at the kettle and replaced it then the remote on the TV didn't work a Indian man came had a box of remotes tried everyone none of them worked room not checked by staff before being occupied by customers The man in reception wasn't interested in helping me when I left with my bags to the taxi very abysmal hotel

[@schwarzalben88]

I've stayed twice at The ibis Budget Hotel, on my way to Northern Ireland via Cairnryan There nothing wrong with it You get what you pay for I was able to have my dog in the room ( whom I paid for)

[@marygarner5249]

Hello Hello love your travels have great weekend and Good advice 👍👍

[@michaelobrien9825]

I really think that you should be going inside to show us .

[@ajjo-ni8mw]

Erskine bridge hotel!! You have to see it to believe it 😕

[@PlanesTrainsEverything]

I think that hotel deserves its own video!

[@89helybely]

so you dont actually stay in them you just list the worse hotels based on trip advisor? and hailing from Glasgow we all know what the st enochs hotel is about and it has been the same for many years - its well known!

[@williamf4544]

Very interesting

[@darrenburns123]

I've stayed at charring cross, was fine for a night, same with the easy hotel....

[@johnclements8534]

Lets have a review of your house

[@user-qr2ue7fl4u]

I was in Glasgow a few years ago and stayed in a hotel I cannot remember its name it but it was terrible especially as had no accessibility and we were on the fourth floor my mother has a disability and has mobility issues so it was a struggle for her.

[@Mark_B544]

Oh the banter

[@paulmccormick]

Only reason he didn't video outside the Mackintosh was was the junkies out side

[@iainmacinnes1660]

The entrance to the homeless hostel looks more like an abandoned building, than a place that houses people. I think that’s what the relevance of the negative impression you get on entering the hotel, was.

[@juanitahardy8583]

There are some great B&Bs in the west end near the Botanic gardens......I don't like big hotels.

[@NadeemHussain-rt3fd]

Queens Park Hotel next to Vicy Road - minus *SEVEN* Star!! (Wipe your feet on your way out material) 🤦🏽

[@JawzDiesel]

I stayed in the Rennie Macintosh for a weekend in June 2017 wasn’t that bad

[@bigbernie7260]

5 years ago 🖕

[@yellowa4725]

I've stayed in the Merchant City Inn about 10 years ago and it was the worst night's sleep I've ever had 🤣

[@MartintheMetalhead]

St.Enoch hotel was a dump i stayed at during X-mas 2016

[@lizevans4534]

Look at the state of Glasgow ! That’s shameful!

[@andymcphie3008]

Speaking as an upright attitude filled Edinburger, if you attain the weegie approach to life very relaxed full of banter there type of complaints would be superfluous.

[@pitchforkcustom]

gave up at 8 …

[@rockerjim8045]

Eurohostel always for me

[@Wooburnmusic]

A very good chance of catching the pox in most of those places eh, probably many poxes to catch, the stink in some of those places must lead to gagging not to mention showering in someone else's schtink awww eh.

[@zandr6718]

I used to think your channel was boring, but this addition had me laughing my tits off

[@effoffu]

THE WORST HOTEL IN GLASGOW IS THE BELLGROVE HOTEL ON THE GALLOWGATE LOL

[@jixuscrixus1967]

The Bellgrove is for homeless men with drug addiction issues, Glasgow City Council paid a seven figure sum for twenty+ years to house these men. It was sold late 2021 for a new social housing development.

[@effoffu]

@@jixuscrixus1967 not all had drug problems its were the homeless people send u drug prob or not

[@johnclements8534]

St enochs a dss hostel

[@richardboughton8338]

Live mouse in Dining Room! Good, at least that tells me the food is ok!!

[@faithlesshound5621]

It's a shame that St Enoch has come to be represented by that notorious hotel, but also in a way fitting, since she was Scotland's first known rape victim, battered woman and unmarried mother. As Thenew, she was the daughter of the King and Queen of Gododdin (Lothian) and through the latter grand-daughter of Uther Pendragon. Her son became St Mungo, the most magical of saints, and posthumous founder of Glasgow. He is represented by the city's cathedral: her lost grave and chapel were near the hotel.

[@andrewhall2678]

The Rennie Mackintosh is being refurbished and expanded the Homeless will be leaving soon

[@chocolatejellybean2820]

Just gross they don't renovate compare to singapore hotels I'm always surprised how damn grottty UK places can get.

[@RobbieB2024]

Rennie mckintosh is a very friendly hotel , the merchant is ok too , best hotel for value and friendliness is jury’s in Jamaica street

[@Chronograph71]

In my experience Tripadvisor reviews are surprisingly misleading. There are people who do not do their homework before booking and then their inflated expectations are not met and they feel frustrated. :-///

[@D3bblicious]

The Charing Cross Hotel is TERRIBLE

[@Steampunksaly]

You get what you pay for

[@PlanesTrainsEverything]

Very true!

[@marygunn7768]

@@PlanesTrainsEverything You should add the maldron hotel to the worst hotels me and my.son stayed for five days the room was never cleaned since we arrived then my son said right down stairs now to complain I asked are you sure he said he gave them the benefit of doubt couldn't fault the management when we complained she gave us a lovely free lunch then told us that our room was ready for us when I went to go in my bed as I don't keep well the sheet was soaking so I got management to come back with me.she thought it was strange it was soaked right through to the mattress the head house keeper was lovely too she thought I wet the bed I told her hardly then she said she thought I spilled something but I told her well I think some one wet my bed because the sheet was fine when we went out and came back and downstairs and if it was something just spilled it wouldn't be right through the mattress .so a certain he worker thought it smart to wet the bed probably didn't think I would have gone to go to sleep although management did get me a new mattress I also told them the breakfast was disgusting the eggs were off and everything was cold but after that for the next two days we did get our breakfast cooked fresh I tried to get my son book a cheaper hotel but he wouldn't cos he said it had good reviews I said well I read a lot of bad reviews one thing I do know is I won't stay there again the onslow guest house is one of the best places in Glasgow we stayed in ye we had to get a bus to city centre I just wish we stayed there again even though the bed was a we bit uncomfortable hope you have a good week from Mary from the far north

[@williamblackwell2978]

I’ve stayed at the Victorian many times. A great breakfast. Welcoming and friendly staff. No complaints about the 6 different rooms I’ve had. And the staff sweeps the steps and sitting area daily. Before you list a fair priced and quite decent hotel as bad, maybe you should visit it and don’t come across as a twat.

[@johncollins9673]

People abuse hotels then bad reviews never tell real story

[@dannygroom3327]

What relevance is next to a homeless hostel got to do with it? I live in a homeless hostel because I have no family and nowhere else to go. Are you suggesting that there is something wrong with me?

[@alexpayne6521]

Unfortunately there’s a strong stereotype when it comes to homeless people. That’s probably why he mentioned it because some people will just feel uncomfortable around it, it’s just how it is 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@christopherbooth275]

He sames like a tight Scottish man to me.

[@dannygroom3327]

There's a stigma to being homeless, which is so wrong, and saying statements like that only enhances it!

[@TheDaviecoyle]

He wasn't talking directly to or about you mate, poverty runs hand in hand with drug abuse and crime. Doubt anyone would deny that, hardly pros for picking a hotel. Proofs in the pudding and if you used the bus stop outside this hotel you'd know what I mean. I think it's worse that hes not considering homeless as part of the public personally.

[@Clivestravelandtrains]

I understand your comment and empathise, except that the film-maker was talking about reviews on Trip Advisor and not his own opinions. I guess as a Glaswegian himself he is likely to have views which align with your own situation. I write this as a proud resident of Glasgow this last 30 years and will always defend the city and all that goes with it. There is nothing wrong with you at all mate.

[@Jason.King.at.your.service]

I thumbed your video down for saying "elevator". It's called a lift in this country.

[@martynchannel2983]

You should go to blackpool then u would have a mega selection of shit hotels tto choose from and review and u could afford to stay at them aswel so we dont just see the outside of the buildings like i could of done on google images 🙄 i think ur a decent guy and ive watched all your videos but please bring more to the table (for example a video showing the worst hotels in a area without stepping inside any of them shows us nothing at all... u should either do blackpool or london to amsterdam on the eurolines then u would get more interesting stuff to film and still cheap enough not to hurt your wallet (i dont mean offence by the way more like constructive critisism).

[@yvonnesmith2115]

Glasgow is a cowp now. I would avoid.

[@andrewhall2678]

The St Enoch Hotel has historically been a homeless hotel

[@smoothmicra]

I find the one line reviews generally pointless, and there are a lot of pointless reviews out there! At least tell us about comfort, heating, facilities etc., don't just say "awful, avoid".

[@paulduffy5471]

I can tell you right know that there are some hotels in that are only for homeless

[@wonderwheels-falkirk9038]

"better staying in a bus shelter" 😂😂

[@harrisonj0679]

It’s Glasgow ffs What do people expect

[@chriscoughlan5221]

Are these folk who complain never travelled before?? The Rennie Macintosh was pretty good, nice tartan carpeting throughout the wee hotel. Free refreshments in the wee bar. Friendly recepcion. Well my room apart from 3 flights of stairs was very nice. One thing I didn't like was having walk past some savoury characters when entering from the street. Macdonald's was almost next door, best pies in Glasgow.

[@angelasmith3404]

This is a silly video - you’re just reading reviews not reviewing yourself..

[@grahamhamilton7537]

For someone who worked in hospitality and tourism for years, you should be more supportive to the industry. You've too much time on your hands, let's walk around Glasgow and read out other people's reviews, get real

[@PlanesTrainsEverything]

No amount of support will being some hotels up to scratch. It doesn't matter what city you visit, there will always be hotels which fall into a category of their own. How would you suggest I support these hotels? As for getting real and reading out other people's comments, I'm protecting myself. I can't be held responsible if a hotel owner objects to the comments, because the comments read out are in the public domain.

[@grahamhamilton7537]

@Planes, Trains, Everything. businesses lose their way from time to time, I'm sure no hotel owner wants to run a sub standard establishment. Fellow hospitality operators should support them and you should stop being a busy body on the hunt for likes, disguised as a public service

[@sultanoftippoo3857]

For someone who worked in hospitality and tourism for years you should be applauding real world reviews and videos like this that warn people to allow them to give their hard earned money to well run businesses and not tolerate poor service/sub standard establishments. Most of the videos this guy produces provides video tours of many of these houses of horror so far from “having too much time on his hands” or being “a busy body” he’s actually providing those of us on a budget a useful service. If you don’t like local businesses in your area being shown up for what they really are then don’t watch videos like this.

[@grahamhamilton7537]

@@sultanoftippoo3857 I'm sure you know the one about opinions

[@sultanoftippoo3857]

@@grahamhamilton7537 I certainly do, and if the vast majority of peoples opinion say that somewhere is bad and you ignore those opinions then being blunt, you deserve a bad experience. You say businesses lose their way from time to time. I agree, and they can either learn from those online opinions or go the way of the Dinosaurs. Simple really.

[@ianmac3648]

Just another moanfest 🙈

[@jenniferheminsley2092]

ah not good enough for illegal asylum migrants though

[@lioneuropa]

Rubbish video, Tripadvisor reviews, plagiarism essentially.

[@PlanesTrainsEverything]

Plagiarism: "Presenting someone else's work or ideas as your own, with or without their consent, by incorporating it into your work *without* full acknowledgement." The fact you heard from the video, and was made fully aware, these ratings were based on Tripadvisor feedback, shoots your plagiarism accusation to pieces, doesn't it? Thanks for your comment though, because every comment, good or bad, helps the video be picked up by KZbin's algorithms, helping it to become a recommended video.

[@jamesfrew8913]

Why?

[@Tsypras]

Hello, Scott! How are you? Do you still use your Instagram? I sent you a message there. Have a good day!

[@keepgoing1973]

What do you expect? It's Glasgow

[@glasgowdarren01]

Hahaha enjoyed???? Think it was sad just reading out review well if you dont have better thinks to do.