voco Grand Central Hotel is a railway hotel in Glasgow, the United Kingdom.[1] Wikidata describes it as “hotel in Glasgow, Scotland, UK”. It is owned by British Transport Hotels and Principal Hayley Group. It is part of Glasgow Central railway station. It stands about 0.6 km from the centre of Glasgow.[3]
Overview
The voco Grand Central Glasgow (usually known by locals by its former name, the Central Hotel) is a large 4-star hotel in the centre of Glasgow, Scotland.
From “Grand Central Hotel (Glasgow)” on English Wikipedia, by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0.[2]
History and building
It was designed by Robert Rowand Anderson. It is listed as a category A listed building. [1]
Location
Measured in a straight line, the railway hotel is 0.6 km from the centre of Glasgow. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Glasgow Airport (GLA), about 12 km from the centre of Glasgow.[4]
It is one of 50 hotels in and around Glasgow recorded in Wikidata, 28 of which have an article in Innpedia.[5] Innpedia also lists 10 chain-operated properties there. Of the 5 with a recorded opening date, the earliest is Elmbank Gardens, opened in 1973. See Hotels in Glasgow.
Other hotels within 1.5 km:
- Hotel Indigo Glasgow — 0.3 km
- Carlton George Hotel — 0.4 km
- Kimpton Blythswood Square Hotel — 0.5 km
- The George Hotel, 235-245 Buchanan Street, Glasgow — 0.6 km
- Merchant City Inn — 0.6 km
- Copthorne Hotel, 40 George Square, Glasgow — 0.6 km
- Glasgow Argyle Hotel, BW Signature Collection — 0.6 km
- Dakota Glasgow — 0.6 km
- Glasgow Marriott Hotel — 0.6 km
- The Z Hotel Glasgow — 0.7 km
- Leonardo Royal Hotel Glasgow — 0.3 km
- Travelodge Glasgow Queen Street — 0.4 km
- The Wellington Glasgow by Adina — 0.5 km
- Travelodge Glasgow Central — 0.8 km
- Travelodge Glasgow Paisley Road — 1.1 km
See also
References
- ^ voco Grand Central Hotel (Q5061220). Wikidata. CC0.
- ^ voco Grand Central Hotel. Wikipedia. Text excerpted under CC BY-SA 4.0; revision of 2026-09-07.
- ^ Glasgow (Q4093). Wikidata. CC0.
- ^ Airports. OurAirports. Public domain.
- ^ Hotels in Glasgow. Wikidata. CC0.
Facts as stated in Wikidata, read in October 2026.