Glasgow & Clyde Valley holiday apartment: Glasgow City

My wife and I, and my two young boys were very happy with the flat when we spent a week there over the christmas holiday period. The flat's located in an area of Glasgow which 15 / 20 years ago would not have been our chosen spot to spend a holiday. The area has undergone a real upgrade. Within easy walking distance is the Glasgow Cathedral, the St Mungo museum and the Provands Lordship House, and from there it's not that far to the centre of town. We found the flat to be very clean and well equiped. It's well insulated, we turned most of the radiators off because it was too warm. It was also very quiet, even over hogmanay when you would expect some party noise. The flat has also free off road parking. The owners met us as arranged to provide the keys and useful information. They were polite and very helpful, and were kind enough to post us the snow white dvd which we left in the player, much to the appreciation of our boys.

Basic from the outside, the flat doesn't at all dissapoint from the inside. When I arrived it was clean and neat, providing me with everything I required to stay. Master bedroom and bathroom behind a door gave me privacy from my guests that I only needed to venture forth from if I needed a shower. (the master bathroom has only a tub)

I've stayed a lot of places, in a lot of hotels all through Scotland and the flat was well worth the rental price.

The owners were polite, charming and generous people.

Do not be put off by the fact it is in the East End. I know I was warned that certain parts of town are not to be wandered about. The flat is secure, off of a heavily travelled road, and near the hospital, not buried in the slums somewhere. It is well within walking distance of downtown and only three to four pounds by cab from downtown.

You can sleep in the flat, even at 2 AM on a friday without having to hear the sounds of Mardi Gras on the street below. Anyone who's tried to sleep through the night in a downtown Glasgow hotel knows what I'm talking about.

On arrival we were met by John & Kathleen who were very helpful with local info. (more in folders in the flat). The flat was great - very clean & everything that you might need was provided (including a washing machine!). Taxi into Glasagow centre for £4 (just walk to the main road - never waited more than 2 minutes for a taxi to pass) - lots of good pubs/restaurants & friendly people. Neighbour across the landing had a housewarming party on the day we arrived, but we heard no noise in the flat. Even better, we were invited to the party, even though we were at least 30 years older than everyone there! Really nice people. Visited Edinburgh & Loch Lomond by train & didn't have enough time to cover all the shops, galleries & museums in Glasgow in the week that we were there. Fantastic city that we hope to visit again. I would recommend this apartment to anybody -it's well situated, well furnished, clean & quiet. What more could you want? Thanks to John & Kathleen for helping us have a fantastic holiday.