Name: The Merchant City Inn
Address: 52 Virginia Street, Central Glasgow, Glasgow, G1 1TY, United Kingdom, 52 Virginia Street, G1 1TY, UK
Price range: Prices for upcoming dates start at $48 per night (We Price Match)
Rating: 7.4

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Hotel The Merchant City Inn

This neighborhood is a great choice for travelers interested in clothes shopping, shopping and nightlife – Check location 52 Virginia Street, Central Glasgow, Glasgow, G1 1TY, United Kingdom – This neighborhood is a great choice for travelers interested in clothes shopping, shopping and nightlife – Check location

*8.8* Princes Square: only 4 minutes away! (1,000 feet by foot)

*8.4* Gallery of Modern Art: only 3 minutes away! (700 feet by foot)

*8.8* George Square: only 4 minutes away! (900 feet by foot)

*8.8* Merchant City: only 5 minutes away! (1,350 feet by foot)

Glasgow Queen Street Station: only 6 minutes away! (1,400 feet by foot)

*8.5* Glasgow City Chambers: only 4 minutes away! (850 feet by foot)

Short walk to the town centre and amenities. Room was fairly roomy and bathroom was a good size. Free wifi and USB plugs to charge with. The staff was friendly.

Heather, United Kingdom

Good location. The staff were friendly and helpful. Decent room for the price.

Megan, Canada

Very close to the area we wanted to visit. The staff were very nice and the property was very clean.

Kim, United States of America

Included Continental Breakfast was basic but solid (coffee,tea, juic, pastries, toast, deli meats/cheese, yogurt, cereal. Rooms are small but they are fairly clean. Hallways smelled like someone was smoking. Hotel is in a really good location, made it a better value.

Amanda, United States of America

Staff were friendly and helpful. Breakfast included, good Continental breakfast with yogurt,etc. Room clean and comfortable, WiFi, heating & plumbing all worked well. About a 10 minute walk from train station. Good restaurants nearby. Good value for money.

Lextraveler, United States of America

Staff were very friendly and position of hotel was very convenient

Janet, United Kingdom

Staff is amazing. Such lovely people who treat you like family. Will recommend this place & look forward to staying here again!

Robin, United States of America

The hotel had everything I needed in an amazing location. The price was right in the city center with free continental breakfast and a full Scottish for 3 pounds. The food was delicious and the staff was very friendly.

The, United States of America

The location and the price of The Merchant City Inn are what makes this place so appealing. It is one block from Argyle Steet and all of the retail shops, restaurants, and pubs. The price is considerably less than in other places nearby.

Tim, United States of America

Very clean and tidied room. Simply but high quality. Reception open 24 hours too!

Jacob, United Kingdom

8.6

Great location!

What guests loved the most:
“Short walk to the town centre and amenities. Room was fairly roomy and bathroom was a good size. Free wifi and USB plugs to charge with. The staff was friendly.”

Heather United Kingdom
“Good location. The staff were friendly and helpful. Decent room for the price.”

Megan Canada
“Very close to the area we wanted to visit. The staff were very nice and the property was very clean.”

Kim United States of America
“Included Continental Breakfast was basic but solid (coffee,tea, juic, pastries, toast, deli meats/cheese, yogurt, cereal. Rooms are small but they are fairly clean. ”

Amanda United States of America
“Staff were friendly and helpful. Breakfast included, good Continental breakfast with yogurt,etc. Room clean and comfortable, WiFi, heating & plumbing all worked well. ”

Lextraveler United States of America
“Staff were very friendly and position of hotel was very convenient”

Janet United Kingdom
“Staff is amazing. Such lovely people who treat you like family. Will recommend this place & look forward to staying here again!”

Robin United States of America
“The hotel had everything I needed in an amazing location. The price was right in the city center with free continental breakfast and a full Scottish for 3 pounds. ”

The United States of America
“The location and the price of The Merchant City Inn are what makes this place so appealing. It is one block from Argyle Steet and all of the retail shops, restaurants, and pubs. ”

Tim United States of America
“Very clean and tidied room. Simply but high quality. Reception open 24 hours too!”

Jacob United Kingdom

Stay in the Heart of Glasgow –

The privately owned 3-star Merchant City Inn is set in the center of Glasgow, in a secluded street adjacent to renowned Argyle Street and 2 minutes' walk from George Square.

It is in the heart of Glasgow’s famous Merchant City district, with magnificent shopping streets, and offering countless restaurants, bars, designer boutiques and theaters.

A continental breakfast is available every morning.

The 40 bedrooms are all fully furnished with stylish but modern amenities. The hotel also has easy access to nearby tourist cities, being easily accessible to city center train and bus stations.

Central Glasgow is a great choice for travelers interested in clothes shopping, shopping and nightlife.

This is our guests' favorite part of Glasgow, according to independent reviews.

Couples in particular like the location – they rated it 8.4 for a two-person trip.

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Originally built as a residence for Glasgow’s Tobacco Merchants in the 18th Century, The Merchant City Inn is a privately owned hotel in the commercial heart of Glasgow. Situated in a secluded street close to Argyle Street.

Hotel surroundings – This neighborhood is a great choice for travelers interested in clothes shopping, shopping and nightlife – Check location Guests loved walking around the neighborhood!

Closest Landmarks

Hutchesons' Hall
0.1 miles
Gallery of Modern Art
0.1 miles
Glasgow City Chambers
0.2 miles
George Square
0.2 miles
The Arches
0.2 miles
Argyll Arcade
0.2 miles
Princes Square
0.2 miles
Buchanan Street
0.2 miles
St. Enoch Center
0.2 miles
Merchant City
0.3 miles

Restaurants & Markets

Tesco Express Supermarket
0.1 miles
Hutchesons Bar & Brasserie Restaurant
0.2 miles
Costa Coffee Cafe/Bar
0.2 miles
Starbucks Cafe/Bar
0.2 miles
Domino's Pizza Glasgow Restaurant
0.3 miles
Koolba Indian Restaurant Restaurant
2 miles

Closest Airports

Glasgow Airport
7.1 miles
Glasgow Prestwick Airport
27.6 miles
Edinburgh Airport
34.9 miles

Shopping Nearby – All Within 500 Yards!

Ingram Street Shopping Street
Popular brands like: Ralph Lauren
Argyll Arcade Shopping Street
Popular brands like: Zara, Nike
Princes Square Luxury
St Enoch Centre Shopping Street
Popular brands like: H&M
Buchanan Street Shopping Street
Argyle Street Shopping Street
Popular brands like: H&M

What Travelers Love About This Location

“Clean, comfortable and friendly. Superb location”

Tom

United Kingdom

“Continental breakfast which is including in the stay was pretty varied and abundant. For an extra 3GBP, you may order a hot breakfast. Central location just in ...”

Justin

Malta

8.3

“The location is amazingly central. Quality price is spot on. It was a good stay.”

Sisenando

Portugal

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From 1:30 PM

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Until 10:30 AM

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Children & Beds

Children are welcome

0 - 1 year

Can use a crib or an existing bed

FREE

The maximum number of cribs and children allowed in existing beds depends on the room you pick. Double-check the maximum capacity for the room you selected.

No extra beds are available

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Pets are not allowed.

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The Merchant City Inn accepts these cards and reserves the right to temporarily hold an amount prior to arrival.

The Fine Print

Breakfast is served from 07:00 - 08:45 Monday to Friday and 08:00 - 09:30 on Saturday and Sunday. Continental breakfast only.

The card used for nonrefundable bookings must be present for check in. Failure to provide the card may incur additional charges.

There is a paid car park behind the hotel. Please go to reception after parking for a discount card.

Guests are required to show a photo ID and credit card upon check-in. Please note that all Special Requests are subject to availability and additional charges may apply.

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Reviewed: May 24, 2019

MartinSK01
United States of America
3.8

“Awful, good location but terrible property and management”
- • Leisure trip
- • Family with young children
- • 2 rooms
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Terrible breakfast, and we had to turn in our key when we left the building. The bathroom door would not open as the bed was too close. We did not feel safe in this hotel. I would never recommend this place
The location was good

Stayed in May 2019
Reviewed: May 24, 2019

Sandy
New Zealand

1 helpful vote
7.5

Good
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Double Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
no lift for luggage
Great location and friendly staff

Stayed in May 2019
Reviewed: May 24, 2019

Lyndon
Ireland
10

“Perfect👍🏻”
- • Leisure trip
- • Group of friends
- • Quadruple Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Will be back again with more friends,perfect for my needs👍🏻🍀🇮🇪

Stayed in May 2019
Reviewed: May 24, 2019

Frances
Canada
5.8

“I likely will look for other accommodation if I come back to Glasgow.”
- • Leisure trip
- • Family with young children
- • 2 rooms
- • Stayed 3 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Location is great. Very central, but unfortunatelty it is very noisy. Early hours of the morning has a lot of loud drunks passing making sleep difficult. The Continental breakfast leaves something to be desired. Fresh fruit might be an idea! This hotel must have changed hands as I stayed here a number of years ago and it has gone downhill since then. It is very close to train stations, shopping and great restaurants.

Stayed in May 2019
Reviewed: May 24, 2019

Jan
New Zealand

2 helpful votes
8.3

“Convenient comfortable hotel ”
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Double Room
- • Stayed 3 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Noise from other patrons at night. To be fair that is not in the hotel's control but the large key tags make for a noisy unlocking of the doors. Swing doors need soft closures. Unnecessary changing of line daily.
Good sized room, no unnecessary extras.

Stayed in May 2019
Reviewed: May 23, 2019

Chrissie McKellar
Australia
Age group: 65+
10

“Central location with spacious comfortable room. Excellent breakfast.”
- • Leisure trip
- • Group of friends
- • Twin Room
- • Stayed 4 nights
It was all good.
Central location within walking distance of many attractions. Spacious, warm, comfortable and clean room. I liked that the evacuation procedure was prominently displayed. Staff were all very helpful and obliging. Breakfast was plentiful with lots of choice.

Stayed in May 2019
Reviewed: May 23, 2019

Anonymous
United Kingdom
8.8

“Everything we needed!”
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Twin Room
- • Stayed 2 nights
Some noise disturbance from outside- but it was a Saturday night!
Clean, comfortable room. Friendly staff.

Stayed in May 2019
Reviewed: May 23, 2019

John
New Zealand
7.1

Good
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Double Room
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Bed and pillows-the pillows were like bricks and were clearly old. It should not be that hard to get better pillows. We had to put a pillow under the side of the mattress to stop us rolling out on to the floor!!
Lovey staff-helpful and friendly

Stayed in May 2019
Reviewed: May 21, 2019

Heather
United Kingdom

1 helpful vote
7.5

“Comfortable, Good Location ”
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Family Room (3 Adults)
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Parking was a fair distance off site, HOWEVER, there was a coupon that gave a good discount on the cost of the parking, and the vehicle was in a relatively secure garage facility instead of on open lot or on the street. Do not like booking rooms and having to turn the key into the front desk when coming and going. Included breakfast was ok.....may not be the most accessible property if you have mobility issues.
Short walk to the town centre and amenities. Room was fairly roomy and bathroom was a good size. Free wifi and USB plugs to charge with. The staff was friendly.

Stayed in May 2019
Reviewed: May 21, 2019

Anonymous
United Kingdom
8.8

Excellent
- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Single Room
- • Stayed 4 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
The pillows. Room rather dark. Stairs difficult carrying a case.
Staff excellent. Situation, very central.

Stayed in May 2019
Reviewed: May 20, 2019

Mari
United Kingdom
7.5

Good
- • Family with young children
- • Double Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
The hotel is very basic and dated, has the potential to be great
Clean and confortable

Stayed in May 2019
Reviewed: May 19, 2019

Caroline
United Kingdom
6.7

“Great location, everything was ok but just all felt a little tired.”
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Double Room
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
The breakfast was pretty poor, everything felt very budget. I would rather have paid a little more (there’s a £3 surcharge for a cooked breakfast) and got a decent breakfast.
The location was good. Very central.

Stayed in May 2019
Reviewed: May 19, 2019

Anonymous
United States of America
6.3

“No return visit”
- • Family with young children
- • Family Room (3 Adults)
- • Stayed 3 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Although updated and reasonably clean the bathroom smelled of old urine. Although advertised as breakfast included you had to pay extra if you wanted anything but toast and cereal. Also in many years of world travel I have had a hotel insist I return my room key anytime I went out.
Staff were very nice especially the young man working evenings

Stayed in May 2019
Reviewed: May 19, 2019

Megan
Canada
7.9

Good
- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Single Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
It was a bit noisy. You can hear pretty much everything in the rooms (from outside and the rest of the hotel), but I didn’t spend much time there, so it didn’t bother me that much.
Good location. The staff were friendly and helpful. Decent room for the price.

Stayed in May 2019
Reviewed: May 18, 2019

Boys
United Kingdom
9.2

“Stay in Glasgow ”
- • Leisure trip
- • Group of friends
- • Double Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Lots of stairs and steps. People with walking difficulties would struggle a bit. There might be a lift I might have missed.
Location brilliant. Parking subsidy (voucher \ validation) is available for £9 for 24hr. Lots of bars and restaurants within 5min walk. Rooms basic but clean. Quite location and very comfortable beds. Tea and coffee facilities provided and continital breakfast. Price fantastic. Will certainly return.

Stayed in May 2019

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Stay in the Heart of Glasgow –

Hotel surroundings – This neighborhood is a great choice for travelers interested in clothes shopping, shopping and nightlife – Check location Guests loved walking around the neighborhood!

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House Rules The Merchant City Inn takes special requests – add in the next step!