citizenM Glasgow, Lanarkshire
60 Renfrew st
Reviewed by Helen
citizenm is a high tech, high quailty city centre hotel. Perfect for your city centre break, gadgets galore here- make the most of the mood lighting!
Enjoy your Glasgow city break!
Dutch hotel group citizenM is proud to announce the opening of its new hotel in Glasgow city centre. This is ideal for your cultural and contemporary city break.
On September 9, 2010, the award-winning citizenM hotel group officially opened the doors to its first property outside Amsterdam in the very heart of Glasgow's city centre, an area bustling with theatre, music, shopping, art and vibrant street life.
Now, with its newest, 198-room hotel in Glasgow, citizenM enters new geographic territory in one of the UK's most fascinating yet often overlooked cities. Glasgow is one of the UK's best retail destinations and it has plenty of music, art, shopping, restaurants and nightlife.
The vibe is already going strong in the new citizenM location, on the buzzing corner of Hope and Renfrew streets. Traditionally a music and theatre hotspot, it's also steps away from the city's acclaimed art school. Eight storeys high with a façade made in robust natural granite, guests enter the hotel through an illuminated, double-height glazed red entrance leading to the first floor via a striking red spiral staircase.
Upstairs, the lobby immediately puts guests at ease: To the right is a long bar and relaxed lounge area that's already attracting locals, as well as canteenM, the 24/7 kiosk-style cafeteria where guests can get their own high-quality snacks, like sushi, barista made coffee and now, even hot breakfasts. To the left are check-in kiosks that lead to an array of comfortable nooks - living rooms, so to speak - to suit different purposes. Guests can relax, meet, converse or work in areas with furnishings by Hella Jongerius, Verner Panton, Jasper Morrison and more designer classics from Vitra, citizenM's exclusive interior design partner. Wall to wall windows allow a fabulous first-floor view of the bustling street scene outside, and the public space's L-shape allows a more intimate, hang-out feel.
Another novelty: the new room typology. Not resting on their laurels, citizenM, along with architectural firm concrete, have thoughtfully improved the functionality of the award-winning guest rooms: brand new are the integrated bathroom, a larger closet and vanity, and a built-in worktable.
The famously prefab rooms still feature king-size beds, wall-to-wall windows, the brilliant Philips mood pads (an all-in-one device that controls everything from free on-demand movies to wake-up calls), power rain showers, and Sealy mattresses. Sleek materials such as Corian®, glass and steel are combined with dark Zebrano wood flooring, plisse shaded lamps, vanilla-coloured wallpaper and red Vitra furniture.,.
citizenM hotels aim to provide a new type of hotel experience for a new type of traveller. The group's founding philosophy is: to offer "affordable luxury for the people". So as excellent rates are available online, please check the website for the latest deals.