Best Hostel in Glasgow, Planet Fun Has Arrived

We were offered coffee whilst signing in. Helen seemed to be an old hand at this and before we were finished had maps of the city with directions to the main sights. All the galleries were free, and we even got free passes to nightclubs.

Our bunked twin room had a fridge and a sofa with a TV/DVD player complete with a selection of four videos and a list of others available at reception. Moreover, we were shown to the room and the nearest facilities (none of the rooms are ensuite, which makes it excellent value for money). How much time do you spend in that room anyway?

The beautiful building across the road was the main city library with 100+ free computers for free Internet access. It also had exhibitions and a theatre. The big city park had five galleries/museums around it as well as the architect MacIntosh's house, which was the only one that had an admission charge.

Also within walking distance from the hostel were the Riverside Science/Exhibition Centre and Concert Hall and a Sydney Opera House-type structure in one direction. In the other direction, less than two blocks away, was the downtown area of Charing Cross (it comes from the French "dear queen"). Then Sauchiehaugh, the main nightlife street, where the free passes to A.b.c. club were.

All in all we were in the right place and had a blast. Returned a couple of months later and had another enjoyable time. They have some pretty interesting art work, a burrel collection of posters in the breakfast room, a collection of the exquisite art work of Margaret MacIntonce. Quite a neat little gallery in itself which I did not pay attention too first time around. There is now a little coffee shop run in reception with a good selection of types, all reasonably priced.
Another point that I failed to notice first visit is the big selection of herbal tea on offer at breakfast. The place is pretty big on choice, whether it be room size, price or your cuppa.

The final point was that it is incredibly well situated for the best visitor attractions and the free access to the Internet was greatly appreciated by myself. Thanks for making my second stay as good as the first. You are now my Scottish home.

Quite a hike up a steep hill, the terrace overlooking the park where it is situated is magnificent and the views are superb.
It has nice dorms with the encroaching en-suite (I.E. an expensive hostel) compulsory. I do not know why this trend is happening as it only puts the prices up, and the idea or ethos of hosteling is to share and mix.oh well.
This is a nice place, efficiently run with a list of rules enforced by the functional staff who paid lip service to courtesy but with few of the genuine traits found in the free Internet loving independent hostels, here by the way it was coin-op 20 minutes for a pound as it is in all the SYHA operations.
Having been spoilt on an earlier visit to the city, but could not get booked in, I knew where i wanted to be, and this may be great for groups but for independent travellers, try the first place i stayed.

Ashoka, at 91 Berkeley St., gives guests at all the www.glasgowhostels.com hostels really generous discount vouchers, so we had a first-class meal at a really good price.

The restaurant means heavenly in an Indian language, and the decor, service (especially Capt. Pugwash, our waiter), and food certainly lived up to this description.

The lunch menu is an even better value. We know because we returned for lunch on Sunday.

Actually there are two big venues. The smaller had a great selection of rock groups, then dancing and hip hop prevailed.

With our free tickets compliments of our accommodation, Berkeley Globetrotters (part of the Glasgow backpackers group of hostels), we even got our first drink free. In any case, the drinks were not expensive and the people were serious party animals. We met a lot of nice people and for two girls it was a friendly party atmosphere rather than meat marketville.

The street was alive at four in the morning and we happily walked back. In fact, it was such fun we returned the following night. Next visit to Glasgow was to see a group playing here and as a venue it is superb.

Tucked away in the delicious west end is the country's oldest free admission gallery open to the public. Set in the university grounds under the library, they do not tell you in Edinburgh that America's most famous painter has the majority of his collection her, with a smaller part in Washington's Smithsonian institute. Glasgow is the world's seventh-oldest university and well worth the visit.
Across the avenue, the museum occupies a very respectable position with important collections in historical artifacts and scientific achievements.
I particularly enjoyed the history and development of the institution itself in what was, for the majority of the time, a tiny rural backwater before a student at this establishment kicked off the industrial revolution with his steam power. James Watt does not get a lot of exposure for this in this establishment but Boyd Orr and Lord Kelvin do.
All in all, a highly enjoyable experience.

The student union of the prestigious Macintosh School has two halls and, on the weekends, mainly indie bands play.
It is a neat little venue,with a wicked reputation, rightly so.
The bar prices are student.
The decor is student-functional
The entrance fee was definitely student and a really good value.
This place is geared up to being fun.

Set back from the street, with high hedges, you need to look for it otherwise you might miss its subtle sign and beer garden.
We went for lunch, tasted fresh haggis with clapshot, an orcadian favourite. I was surprised you could also have vegetarian haggis.
It had free internet access and free printing, now that is good service.
We used this as our base pub due to it being handy for all the west end has to offer.
The food was not cheap, but very good value for money, and the drinks were not cheap either but then, it was a really good pub and the service took the time to explain the menu to us although they were busy. Try it, it is fun