GLASGOW

Glasgow is Scotland’s largest city and acclaimed to be one of Europe’s liveliest and most cosmopolitan as well as a centre of style and culture.

Glasgow shopping is described as the best outside of London and Grasshoppers Hotel is only a 5 minute walk to Buchanan Street which is the spine of Glasgow’s main shopping district.

Glasgow is rich in Victorian architecture and was home to Scotland’s best known architect, Charles Rennie MacKintosh, where many of his building are still visible around the city today.

Glasgow is also proud of its contribution to arts and culture which is evident throughout the city in a large number of museums, theatres and galleries hosting world famous art collections.

With so many architectural masterpieces and cultural attractions together with high profile exhibitions such as the Glasgow Garden Festival in 1988, it is not surprising that Glasgow was awarded European City of Culture in 1990, City of Architecture and Design in 1999 and has been described by Lonely Planet as one of the world’s top ten tourist cities!

Places to eat, drink and be entertained are in abundance throughout this exciting city for you to explore, whatever your tastes may be.  Grasshoppers Hotel Accommodation in Glasgow is situated in a fabulous location for you to centralise yourself when exploring the array of shopping, architectural and cultural attractions on offer in and around this stylish and dynamic city.

Look at our Grasshoppers Guides or our information page to help you decide where to visit during your explorations.