Glasgow Youth Hostel
About About this youth hostel
Glasgow Youth Hostel offers four star VisitScotland accredited accommodation in a fabulous Victorian townhouse overlooking beautiful Kelvingrove Park in Glasgow’s lively West End, close to award-winning Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum, numerous cafes, restaurants and bars.
Within easy reach of many of Glasgow’s main attractions, including the SSE Hydro and SEC, this hostel is a fantastic alternative to a hotel and a popular choice for individual travellers, backpackers, families and groups wanting to explore the city on a budget.
The hostel offer guests a great range of comfortable en-suite rooms and spacious shared accommodation with private lockers. There’s even a self-contained apartment sleeping up to six people. WiFi is free for all guests and other facilities include a large comfortable lounge with views over the park, television room, games room, laundry, secure bike store and luggage storage for guests arriving early and wanting to explore the city.
Reception is open 24 hours a day. There are no car parking spaces at the hostel, but limited on-street
Pay & Display spaces can be found in the surrounding area.
The hostel is also available for exclusive private rental.
Why stay?
- Friendly, welcoming staff
- West End location by Kelvingrove Park and within easy walking distance of the SSE Hydro
- Within easy reach of numerous bars and restaurants
- Stunning views over the city
- Private ensuite rooms available
Glasgow Youth Hostel
Facilities & Services
Season
Open all year
Reception Hours
Open 24hrs
Check in
15.00
Check out
10:00
Access Hours
You are welcome to use the hostel facilities if arriving early or departing late.
Amenities
Free Wifi
Private Rooms Available
En Suite Rooms Available
Family Rooms Available
Suitable for Groups
Self Catering Kitchen
Alcohol Licence
Lounge/TV Room
Games Room
Laundry Room
Drying Room
Secure Lockers
Luggage Store
Bike Store
Towel Hire Available
Shopping Nearby
Conference and meeting facilities
Access with limited mobility
Complimentary Tea and Coffee available in Self Catering Kitchen
Group catering packages available on request and by prior arrangement
Guest Reviews
23/06/19
As with all our previous stays at this hostel we love the location, especially the rooms which overlook the park. The rooms are spacious and clean, good design of bathrooms. The staff are helpful and friendly. Self catering kitchen clean and well equipped.MacPhail
21/06/19
Helpful, pleasant staff. Quirks of lovely Georgian building.Lorraine - Australia
17/06/19
I couldn't fault any aspect of my short stay at Glasgow Youth hostel, comfort, friendliness of staff to location of hostel.I would certainly recommend this hostel as another of Hostelling Scotland's ‘must visit' sites.Helen
14/06/19
I have stayed twice now in twenty years from Australia and the Hostel meets all my needs. It is in a very nice area of Glasgow and easy to get to the Metro/Underground to get around.I have stayed at many YHA hostels world wide and I am a senior person.
13/06/19
I always hope that a stay at a new hostel will be THE BEST - well, Hostel Glasgow did it! If the bunks were tall enough for me to sit upright (I am short) it would have been absolutely perfect. Clean, atmospheric, hot showers with adequate water pressure, atmospheric, great staff, atmospheric, I'll be back!MD Smith
11/06/19
An amazing place in a perfect location. Quiet, clean, situated in a beautiful green area, close to the city centre. One of the best , if not the best, hostels I've been to. I love the lounge and the TV room?The staff are super nice and helpful. Thedining area and kitchen are spacious and well-equipped. The rooms are cleaned every day. The bathrooms are in the dorms, which is a big advantage. If you need your towels and clothes to dry quickly, there is a special drying room.Kasia
11/06/19
Everything was great. I will definitely stay here again next time I'm in Glasgow.Chris L
08/06/19
Lovely clean and friendly place to stay,cyclinggran
05/06/19
Very nice place to stay. The house is beautiful and a few meters away is the park...perfect placeTDK
04/06/19
Very very helpful staff. Excellent location, great room and bed, and enjoyed talking with staff and other travelers. Laundry option was a godsend after travelling for a month.P.H.
04/06/19
Nice staff, 24h reception. Clean and comfy.Julie
03/06/19
Welcome from the Off, spoke with Mark, who booked me up for a great stay. All hostel staff were helpful. Some more personable,and fun, some just pragmatic, but genuine and ready to help out.Amazing place to stay. Incredible historical background to the house. Really enjoyed time . Thanks !!Julian Williams
29/05/19
Stayed one night while stopping iin Glasgow. Everything about the hostel was very good including the locationGayle Canada
19/05/19
Top classPJ
18/05/19
As usual Hostelling Scotland is the best bang for the buck! We felt welcomed and at home and will always choose to hostel - you just meet the most interesting and friendly people.Catherine
16/05/19
This is the third time I have taken a school group to this fantastic hostel. The location is perfect, situated by Glasgow's Kelvingrove Park. The area is so quiet, particularly when you consider that the hostel is in the middle of Scotland's biggest city. The staff at the hostel could not be more helpful and they did everything they could to make our stay easy. The hostel is ideal for a group, with social areas that our pupils could hang around in if they didn't want to be in the bedrooms.Deborah Main
13/05/19
Second stay here. Immaculately clean and great nights sleep. On both occasions other hostellers have been so respectful of others.Kate
11/05/19
Good location, close to cultural sites, restaurants and bars.Visitor
11/05/19
Very good value for money. The rooms are basic but decent and clean, staff is very friendly and helpful, location is excellent (very quiet and close to a beautiful park) and the breakfast is simple but with enough variety.David
29/04/19
A grand building in an excellent location.Benderloch Dave
28/04/19
Great hostel. No probs at all.EM
26/04/19
It was a great stay, really liked the location and lounge and the people there were very kind :).Anna
23/04/19
Was beautiful location, really lovely staff and easily accessible! Loved it! Will definitely be back!Chris
12/04/19
Wonderful place, friendly staffLily
11/04/19
Wonderful, comfortable hostel right by a park!Nora
03/04/19
The hostel factsheet on your website included the very useful tip that the number 4 bus runs from Central Station to Woodlands Road. So we only had a 10 minute walk to get to the hostel. We had pre-booked a private double room with en-suite shower. The room was quiet, clean and spacious, the bed was comfortable, and the shower was roomy and easy to operate. Perfect for our needs, as we were visiting the University, a short walk away.Bob Cowley
01/04/19
Amazing place to stay! There is absolutely nothing bad! I will come back and recommend you 100%Katy
31/03/19
So enjoyed my stay at the Hostel ...friendly staff, good location for city touring, excellent catering and self catering facilities. Would stay again.ThankyouArt student from Shetland College
30/03/19
Perfect location, good food, friendly staff.Sabine from Stuttgart
27/03/19
All ok, quiet and pretty location, handy for Kelvingrove/A cistomer
Within easy reach of many of Glasgow’s main attractions, including the SSE Hydro and SEC, this hostel is a fantastic alternative to a hotel and a popular choice for individual travellers, backpackers, families and groups wanting to explore the city on a budget.
The hostel offer guests a great range of comfortable en-suite rooms and spacious shared accommodation with private lockers. There’s even a self-contained apartment sleeping up to six people. WiFi is free for all guests and other facilities include a large comfortable lounge with views over the park, television room, games room, laundry, secure bike store and luggage storage for guests arriving early and wanting to explore the city.
Reception is open 24 hours a day. There are no car parking spaces at the hostel, but limited on-street
Pay & Display spaces can be found in the surrounding area.
The hostel is also available for exclusive private rental.
Why stay?
- Friendly, welcoming staff
- West End location by Kelvingrove Park and within easy walking distance of the SSE Hydro
- Within easy reach of numerous bars and restaurants
- Stunning views over the city
- Private ensuite rooms available
Reasons to visit
Glasgow Youth Hostel is a 20 minute walk from the famous Ashton Lane with its unique collection of pubs and restaurants, and only a 30 minute walk from the city centre.
Buchanan Street ('The Style Mile'), with Princes Square and a host of top shopping opportunities is only a 30 minute walk away and Merchant Square, with its indoor craft fair and diverse range of cafes, pubs and restaurants, is well worth a visit.
For those with an interest in culture, Glasgow has a host of attractions. These include the nearby Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, Riverside Museum, Botanic Gardens, Gallery of Modern Art and Glasgow Science Centre. Many of these have free admission making them ideal for families.
Glasgow could never be described as shy and retiring. Embracing the concept of street art, Glasgow has launched a city centre mural trail. These epic pieces of art bring new life to the city's brickwork, brightening up local areas and giving local artists the chance to showcase their work.
With a number of great music events taking place throughout the year, Glasgow's SEC, Armadillo and Hydro Arena are all within 30 minutes' walking distance via Finnieston with its artisan pubs and eateries.
Other attractions worth exploring include:
- The People's Palace
- Glasgow School of Art
- Glasgow Cathedral
- Riverside Distillery
- The Lighthouse (for rooftop views of Glasgow)