Hotel Du Vin & Bistro Glasgow

“Perfect night!”

We came for dinner arranged by Mollie and couldn't fault it! Started in the bar, Oksy was perfect and we've never had such quick and spot on service! We sat down and had our drinks and bar snacks within minutes, she was by herself too, honestly amazing. Then Robert came with the menus and took our … more

We came for dinner arranged by Mollie and couldn't fault it! Started in the bar, Oksy was perfect and we've never had such quick and spot on service! We sat down and had our drinks and bar snacks within minutes, she was by herself too, honestly amazing. Then Robert came with the menus and took our order, loved this as when we got to our seats everything was sorted already! From then on, Liam managed our night perfectly; he had good chat, good vibes and wasn't overbearing, just what you need. Joe brought out our courses out and explained every single one so clearly that we knew exactly what we were having without having to refer to the menu again. All in all a perfect night, we will be back, thank you so much!

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“Just wonderful.”

Boyfriend treated me again, and we very luckily got the same room! The Vettriano Suite is impeccable. The bed is insanely comfortable and very big, great when your man is 6’2 and hogs the bed! Bath in the bedroom is fun. The staff are exemplary- really attentive without being stuffy. I said we wou… more

Boyfriend treated me again, and we very luckily got the same room! The Vettriano Suite is impeccable. The bed is insanely comfortable and very big, great when your man is 6’2 and hogs the bed! Bath in the bedroom is fun. The staff are exemplary- really attentive without being stuffy. I said we would be back last time, and we will be again! Just love it.

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“Very average 5 star hotel”

Location The hotel is located outside the city centre and in fact slightly further away from the general Westend area of Glasgow. Nonetheless, it is a nice location, there is some car park spaces outside the hotel. Building The building itself is several old Glasgow townhouses put together to fo… more

Location The hotel is located outside the city centre and in fact slightly further away from the general Westend area of Glasgow. Nonetheless, it is a nice location, there is some car park spaces outside the hotel. Building The building itself is several old Glasgow townhouses put together to form the hotel. It has period features such as stained glass windows, wood panelling and wooden staircases. I found the layout somewhat confusing, the hotel has put in link corridors between the buildings but it is difficult to know which direction I am heading. There are also various passages and doors which end up taking you to areas which I didn’t think I was going to. It isn’t the typical wide-open reception which is typically seen. Room I stayed 3 nights in a Classic room called Botham. The room faces North and it has high ceilings as expected in his period building. In many ways, I was pleased to be given this room, when I stayed it was hot and the sun from the south would have really heated the room up. It is important to note, that there is no air conditioning in this hotel if it is hot it is simply open the window and they have provided a Dyson fan in the room. The first impression of the room looks pretty good, until you look closer, there is quite a lot of wear in places. The finish overall in the bathroom is quite poor, where there is a gap, someone just stuck a bit of wood in the gap and crudely painted it over. The room generally is kept clean, but there are times when I find myself sitting down at the desk for example the lamp shade could have been cleaner, and the top of the shower heads has never been cleaned during my time staying there. I am not sure if there is a timetable for when these should be cleaned or if there is an inspection on cleaning because there seems to be poor attention to detail. Breakfast Breakfast is in the dining room. My booking came with breakfast. There are 2 options you can opt for the continental option or the cooked version which is more expensive. With the cooked version you can also have continental as well. The food offering is fine, I have attached some pictures I had the Full Scottish which I have attached photographs showing how parts of the bacon were burnt. Whilst I was staying there, another guest spoke with the restaurant manager to stay he had ordered 2 different things and neither was tasty. I have ordered a different breakfast again with partly burnt bacon, the hotel seems to have a knack for burning bacon. Service I found the service to be not bad, due to the set up of all the kooks and crannies I never really see many staff around. Check-in and check-out was smooth enough. I would say the service is satisfactory but not memorable. There is no one I came across that I felt really made me memorable about them. Overall I would say I probably won’t stay there again, location is fine but if you want to explore the Westend or Glasgow City then you will need to get a taxi or walk to the Westend. This is supposed to be a 5-star hotel which I wouldn’t have guessed. I would put it closer to a top 3 star or a 4 star realistically. The rooms are really quite worn in places and nothing much looks like it has been done to update or renew it. It is getting somewhat tatty. There are now many good hotels in Glasgow I don’t think it is quite up there anymore.

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“Still my favourite place but some concerns creeping in. ”

I have been visiting this hotel for the past 16 years and it's absolutely our favourite place, great ambience, staff are very friendly and knowledgeable and I love the dark decor making it feel very cosy and romantic. On my most recent visit we had the best meal, beef wellington, was well worth the… more

I have been visiting this hotel for the past 16 years and it's absolutely our favourite place, great ambience, staff are very friendly and knowledgeable and I love the dark decor making it feel very cosy and romantic. On my most recent visit we had the best meal, beef wellington, was well worth the £100, would highly recommend. What I would like to let the management know is that I have noticed overall cleanliness isn't at the standard it used to be both in rooms and public areas. We stayed in the signature suite as a treat for our celebration and it was our least favourite of the rooms we have stayed in over the years. Felt outdated, tired and soulless. Some upgrading/updating and maintenance is required. I would love to continue visiting this hotel, I hope HDV take heed of the feedback, I would be so disappointed if the hotel continues to go downhill.

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