Accommodation in Glasgow, Strathclyde
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Accommodation
Description: McLays offers great value budget accommodation in the heart of the city centre. We are superbly located for visiting Glasgows many museums and art galleries and just minutes away from Glasgows finest shopping streets Sauchiehall Street and Buchanan Street where in addition you shall find an excellent selection of restaurants, bars, cinemas, nightclubs etc.All the main transport points Glasgow Central Station, Queen Street Station and Buchanan Bus Station are easily accessible
We are approx 1520 minutes walk from all or 5 minutes by taxi. Please note the walk from all these stations is all uphill in particular from Central and Queen Street Stations, if you have heavy baggage or have walking difficulties a taxi is strongly recommended.The rooms also have television, satellite channels, teacoffee facilities and telephone
The rooms are available from 1.00pm onwards and the check out time is 11am. If you arrive before 1
00pm you can leave your baggage with us.We serve breakfast daily from 7am to 9am.We do not have a car park and parking is on the street only and is restricted due to our very central location
Glasgow City Council has a voucher scheme in operation for parking and we can supply the vouchers on their behalf for a nominal cost to enable parking. The cost from 4pm to 8am the next day is £2.00
The cost from 8am to 2pm is £2.00. The cost from 8am to 4pm is £4
00. There is also a 24 hour multi-storey car park 2 minutes drive away from the guest house.McLays Guest House has 81 bedrooms and guests can choose between single rooms, twin rooms, double rooms, family rooms with 1 double and 1 single bed and family rooms with 1 double and 2 single beds
We have 58 rooms with ensuite showertoilet and 23 rooms with wash-hand basin which share communal bathrooms on the corridors.Guests can enjoy relaxing, chatting, reading or watching television in one of the 2 spacious and comfortably furnished TV lounges. McLays has 4 dining rooms offering a choice of breakfast menu complimentary to all guests
We also have for guests use, computers for internet access, there is a £2.00 cost for 30 minutes use, if you have your own laptop then we provide free wi-fi access but only around our public areas, a access code is required for this which we will provide.We have a lift but in only in one of the four buildings which make up the guest house
We are in a particularly hilly part of the city centre, there are also 15 steps from street level to our main entrance.Please note any reservation for more than one room or any reservation which is for all male groups are accepted but at our discretion only and a deposit may be asked for, we decide the amount of the deposit, if the reservation is not willing to pay a deposit then we will not accept the reservation.
+ Heritage
Rating+? Heritage Rated from 1- 5 (low to exceptional) on historic interest
Directions:
McLays is approx 2025 minutes from Glasgow Airport. From Glasgow Airport:Go east from Caledonia Way. Bear right at Caledonia Way East. At Saint Andrew's Drive take the 2nd exit onto White Cart Road. At Sanderling Road take the 2nd exit onto Sanderling Road. At the roundabout take the 2nd exit into the entry ramp. At the roundabout take the 3rd exit into the entry ramp to EdinburghGlasgowM8. Merge into M8. Take the A82 exit to Dumbarton. Bear left onto the ramp to AberfoyleA81. Turn left at Saint George's Road. Turn left at Sauchiehall Street. Turn left at Garnet Street. Turn left at Buccleuch Street. Continue on Renfrew Street. Arrive at McLays G3 6TT. Walking from Glasgow Central Station: Use the left exit into Hope Street and turn right. Walk uphill to the junction with Renfrew Street approximately 8 blocks. Turn left into Renfrew Street. Near the end of Renfrew Street McLays Guest House is on your right hand side. Please note the walk is all uphill and takes approx 1520 minutes if you have heavy baggage or walking difficulties a taxi is strongly recommended.Walking from Buchanan Bus Station: Exit the south side of the Bus Station (facing the Royal Concert Hall) and turn right.Walk westwards along Killermont Street and into Renfrew Street. Near the end of Renfrew Street McLays Guest House is on your right hand side. This walk should under normal walking pace take approx 15 minutes.Walking from Queen Street Station: Exit the George Street exit turning right. Turn right into West Nile Street. Turn left into Renfrew Street. Near the end of Renfrew Street McLays Guest House is on your right hand side. This walk is all uphill and takes approx 1520 minutes if you have heavy baggage or have walking difficulties a taxi is strongly recommended.
