Thistle Glasgow
For all its luxurious setting and facilities, Thistle Glasgow Hotel offers first-class rooms and services at affordable room rates and is conveniently situated for business meetings and events in Glasgow’s city centre.
For your Glasgow business meetings and conference room needs, the Hotel offers 18 meeting rooms including the luxurious and versatile Grand Ballroom catering for up to 1,500 guests! There are plenty of smaller hire venues at Thistle Glasgow so meet with our Meetings & Events team to put together the proper meeting room and package for your event.
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Get my Free Venue ShortlistLocated in Glasgow’s city centre, near the Central Train Station, Thistle Glasgow is an ideal base for exploring the many galleries and museums. The Hotel is near Princes Square as well as near Hampden Park for football or music events or The Armadillo at SECC, making it the perfect hotel for concerts in Glasgow.
Room Information
Thistle Glasgow has 14 rooms. The largest, Grand Ballroom, holds up to 1500 guests seated or 1500 standing.
- Alloway25-70 seated25-70 standing
- Bearsden50 seated50 standing
- Boardroom15 seated
- California60 seated
- California 1, 2 & 320 seated15 standing
- Cambridge350 seated400 standing
- Clarinda & Ellisland70 seated70 standing
- Grand Ballroom1500 seated1500 standing
- Imperial450 seated500 standing
- Lomond50 seated50 standing
- Lord Provost350 seated400 standing
- Robert Burns180 seated200 standing
- Scott50 seated50 standing
- Thistle20 seated25 standing
Travel Information
Cowcaddens SPT Subway (about 4 min walk)
Buchanan Street SPT Subway (about 9 min walk)
Glasgow Queen Street (about 10 min walk)
Glasgow Queen Street Low Level (about 11 min walk)
Getting to Thistle Glasgow by public transport
In Glasgow, Scotland, Thistle Glasgow is about 4 minutes' walk from Cowcaddens SPT Subway (metro) and about 9 minutes from Buchanan Street SPT Subway (metro). Walking times are estimates.
Getting to Thistle Glasgow by car
For sat nav, use the postcode G2 3HN.
Getting to Thistle Glasgow by air
The nearest major airports are Glasgow (about 6.8 miles away) and Glasgow Prestwick (about 28 miles away). Distances are in a straight line, so the road journey will be longer.
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