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Twins: GBP70
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Address:
Beardmore Street
Glasgow
Strathclyde
Scotland
United Kingdom
G81 4SA
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Description:
This big hotel is one of the west of Scotland’s most successful conference venues (it not only has a myriad of suite options but an auditorium), but there’s more to it than that. The staff are a real strong point: the hotel recently won a Highly Commended place in the Best Career Progression category at the well-regarded Springboard Awards for Excellence ceremony in London. Get the people right, and the rest will follow.
At the outset we must also mention the impressive cuisine from motivated chefs. The hotel is in Clydebank, one of the world’s most famous shipbuilding centres. The QE2 slipped the chains of the yard here in 1966 and, despite the shiny new Queen Mary 2, the QE2 is still the real queen, is she not?
The hotel
The Beardmore sits on the bank of the River Clyde, which at this point in its meanderings is slow and wide. The outlook for half the bedrooms and much of the public areas is across the river to farmland and pasture – not a crane in sight. There is a walkway and a grassed area to the river side where in good weather guests sit and enjoy the peace. The route to the hotel takes in some industrial areas, to be sure, and some post industrial areas, but the hotel sits in a quiet and spaciously landscaped big area.
Built about 10 years ago as part of a major project, the hotel is now in fact owned by the Scottish Government. The grand entrance canopy, flags and water feature hint at this wealth and the foyer is American in its feel and layout – polished floors and lots of space.
The scenery immediately to the north of the hotel is beautiful and famous. The hotel is to the west of Glasgow so is especially handy for the University, West End, Botanic Gardens, Art Gallery & Museum and Hunterian Art Gallery (with its Mackintosh and Whistler connections). There is free car parking for up to 400 cars.
Bedrooms
The hotel has 168 bedrooms, and they come in different types. Corridors are bright and fresh – recently done up with attractive plush carpeting in pale greys and maroon. Step out of the lift and you’ll be impressed. There are 6 Suites, 10 Executive Bedrooms, 19 King Bedrooms, 110 Queen Bedrooms and 23 Twin Bedrooms.
Our room was spacious and decorated in light colours with light wood furnishings. It had a big sofa and an excellent writing desk, with good lighting throughout. All rooms have a radio, hairdryer, colour TV, direct dial telephone, mini-bar (filled on request), tea / coffee tray and 24-hour room service. Executive grade rooms also have CD players, second telephone lines (suitable for the laptop), trouser press, free newspaper, bathrobe and slipperettes.
Suites are also available, cleverly designed to allow a large sitting room to interconnect with up to 3 bedrooms. Décor is pleasant, light and in good order. Housekeeping standards are obviously high. The bathroom was well lit, unusually practical and enjoyable because of that, well heated, offering toiletries and plenty of white towels.
Dining
The former Citrus Restaurant was relatively recently renamed and re-launched as Arcoona, and we've yet to review the food - so, more soon on this, the fine dining option. Arcoona is open Tuesday to Saturday inclusive from 7.00pm until 9.30pm. The splendidly-named Agamemnon Room is available as a private dining room adjacent to Arcoona, seating a maximum of 18 people.
The contemporary, informal B-Bar Café puts together witty, enthusiastic choices offering 'rustic, wholesome, honest Scottish dishes' using smaller suppliers of products from Scotland’s natural larder.
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