Ambassador Hotel

3.0 star property

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Exterior
Terrace/patio
Front of property
Flat-screen TV
Triple Room | In-room safe, individually decorated, individually furnished, desk

Reviews

8.6 out of 10

Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Breakfast available
    Breakfast available
  • Housekeeping
    Housekeeping
  • Parking included
    Parking included
  • Free WiFi
    Free WiFi
  • Business services
    Business services

Explore the area

Map
7 Kelvin Drive, Glasgow, Scotland, G20 8QG
  • Botanic Gardens
    3 min walk
  • University of Glasgow
    11 min walk
  • Kelvingrove Park
    16 min walk
  • Glasgow (GLA-Glasgow Intl.)
    28 min drive

Room options

Twin Room, 2 Twin Beds

  • 194 sq ft
  • City view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Twin Beds

Double Room

  • 194 sq ft
  • City view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

Triple Room

  • 258 sq ft
  • City view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 3 Twin Beds OR 1 King Bed and 1 Twin Bed

Single Room

  • 151 sq ft
  • City view
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

About the neighborhood

Glasgow

Located in Glasgow (Glasgow Westend), Ambassador Hotel is a 3-minute walk from Botanic Gardens and 11 minutes by foot from University of Glasgow. .This hotel is 0.8 mi (1.3 km) from Queen's Cross Church and 0.9 mi (1.4 km) from Mackintosh Church.

What's nearby

  • Botanic Gardens - 3 min walk - 0.2 miles
  • University of Glasgow - 11 min walk - 0.6 miles
  • Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre - 5 min drive - 2.4 miles
  • OVO Hydro - 5 min drive - 2.4 miles
  • Glasgow Science Centre - 6 min drive - 2.9 miles

Getting around

  • Glasgow Partick Station - 3 min drive
  • Hillhead Station - 10 min walk
  • Glasgow International Airport (GLA) - 28 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪The Brewhaus - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Loop & Scoop - ‬7 min walk
  • ‪1841 Coffee - ‬8 min walk
  • ‪Hillhead Bookclub - ‬7 min walk
  • ‪Papercup Coffee Company - ‬8 min walk

About this property

Ambassador Hotel

Hotel with free parking, steps from Botanic Gardens
Ambassador Hotel offers 28 accommodations with safes and coffee/tea makers. These individually decorated and furnished accommodations include desks. Flat-screen televisions come with satellite channels.

Bathrooms include bathtubs or showers, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers. This Glasgow hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is offered daily and irons/ironing boards can be requested.

Stay in one of 28 guestrooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with showers feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include safes and desks, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Take in the views from a terrace and a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access.
Full breakfasts are served on weekends from 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include a computer station, express check-out, and luggage storage. Free self parking is available onsite.
Full breakfasts are available for a surcharge between 8:00 AM and 10:00 AM on weekends.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site
  • Limited onsite parking

Food and drink

  • Weekend full breakfast available 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM for a fee: GBP 9.99 for adults and GBP 6 for children

Things to do

  • TV in common areas

Family friendly

  • Crib (surcharge)

Conveniences

  • Limited-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)

Business services

  • Computer station

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • No elevator

More

  • 1 building
  • 2 floors
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Crib (surcharge)

Bathroom

  • Bathtub or shower
  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV with satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle

More

  • Desk
  • Heating
  • Individual decor
  • Individual furnishings
  • Iron/ironing board on request
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 1:30 PM; Check-in end time: 10 PM
Early check-in subject to availability
Early check-in fee: GBP 10
Contactless check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 21

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out available
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 7:30 AM - 10:00 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
1 child, up to the age of 3 years, can stay for free if using existing beds when occupying the parent or guardian's room
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are available for GBP 9.0 per stay

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for full breakfast: approximately GBP 9.99 for adults and GBP 6 for children
  • Early check-in fee: GBP 10 (subject to availability)
  • Crib (infant bed) fee: GBP 9.0 per stay

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
This property's policy is to refuse certain bookings for the purpose of group events or parties, including pre-wedding stag/bachelor and hen/bachelorette parties

National rating

This establishment has received its official star rating from VisitScotland, the National Tourist Board for Scotland.

Property is also known as

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Ambassador Hotel Glasgow
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Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 227 out of 466 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 160 out of 466 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 51 out of 466 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 19 out of 466 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 9 out of 466 reviews" "

8.8/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

8.6/10

Amenities

8.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Andrew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Overall. Very happy with the stay. Staff were very nice and hospitable. Free parking tho a little limited but one can’t complain. Shame the council are not helpful with the parking up front.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A charming place that has exactly what I needed and no more or less. The people are wonderfully friendly. The location cannot be beat with the entrance to the river path just across the street.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Philip

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kevin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Thoroughly enjoyed my stay. Friendly staff, nice clean room, had what was needed
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Scott

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fantastic
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Nina

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely peaceful place
The Ambassador Hotel is a gem and the front desk gentleman was helpful and kind. We had to leave early in the morning a few minutes after the dining room opened for breakfast. He took our order the night before and had it ready for us before the Taxi arrived. The location is beautiful and close to many restaurants and the botanical gardens and a pretty walk along the river. It was far from the city center though.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

Tracey

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely little hotel, very clean, excellent service in a beautiful location. Only small criticisms is a very wobbly wardrobe in the room which didnt feel very safe, no toiletries in bathroom (soap dispensers empty), and a poor choice of drinks in room. Not enough to put me off staying again, I would certainly be back, but I'd be aware to bring coffee, soap and shower gel next time!
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ashley

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Fabulous
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Not as expected.
Only 6 parking spaces and very small. Booked hotel for the parking and not guaranteed. Other parking outside restricted to 3 hrs and expensive. Also, not hot water in sink.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Donald M

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent refurbishment - rooms very well appointed and very tidy and fresh
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Marion

Stayed 7 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Philip

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

Andrew

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Basic but clean and friendly perfect for a short stay.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

2/10 Terrible

Colin

The property was fine and handy for where we were going on our night out the room was clean and tidy the problem arose in the morning as we were going down for breakfast we never made it to the bottom of the stairs before being told it was twenty past nine and hot breakfast finished at 9.15 on a New Year’s Day he said with a smile. No just go in and get the breakfast you have paid extra for or we will refund your money as you didn’t get your breakfast. We thought it finished at 9.30 and thought we were in plenty of time.We have stayed in this hotel before that is why we returned but would not go back after this bad experience.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Gaynor

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

8/10 Good

Matthew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
10/10 service and nice hotel
10/10 for man on reception stayed in room 15 which had no view other than roof plus room has support beam right next to bed but room was satisfactorily clean with exception of few high areas with dust but overall clean and tidy and nice hotel. Breakfast was ok nothing great but to sum up service and hotel lovely and definitely would stay again maybe not in that room.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Catherine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Loved the traditional look outside, felt really friendly. Staff very friendly. My room was comfortable brilliant shower and bed comfortable
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

MRS M A

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Happy to stay again but coming by train next time!
Liked the position, across the road from the Botanic Gardens. Was able to obtain a ticket for Jekyll and Hyde in the Gardens which was a bonus. Only difficulty was finding it.Not the hotel at fault. There are so many road works in Glasgow coupled with one way system that for a stranger to the city, negotiating the way round was a challenge.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

4/10 Poor

Craig Donald

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Prices increased in the last year.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

John

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Shona

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great hotel
Great stay and helpful friendly staff
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

8/10 Good

Louise

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good location
The hotel was clean , staff friendly and lovely location next to the botanical gardens. The only issue we had was that in the morning we could not have breakfast as we had not booked the night before. Make sure you book in for breakfast if you want some. Fortunately there are lovely cafes along Byres Road which serve great breakfasts.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022