Scotland’s newest luxury hotel – The Address Glasgow – officially opened its doors today (1st March) in the heart of the city.
Sited on Renfield St, The Address Glasgow hopes to impress guests from around the world with ‘four star elegance, indulgent luxury and a state of the art wellness centre’.
The six storey property, originally built in the 1890s, is now a 95-bed hotel with its own in-house cocktail eatery, North, and a fully equipped gym and wellness suite, with a bespoke Himalayan rock salt sauna and plunge pool.
The opening marks the first Scottish property and venture outside of Ireland for family-owned Irish hospitality group The Address Collective, and involved a meticulous renovation of one of Glasgow city centre’s classically listed buildings, costing over £9 million, with the end goal of ‘elevated luxury, rich heritage and Scottish touch points’ throughout.
The Glasgow venture is the fifth Address Collective property in addition to properties in Dublin, Cork and Sligo, and is intended to ‘lovingly reflect’ the city it belongs to, having worked with local independent businesses to source authentic Scottish materials.
Ciara McGettigan, one of the people behind the Address Collective, has curated the look and feel of the new hotel, merging Irish design with Scottish motifs throughout the building, from Irish wool soft furnishings to exclusively designed fabrics from Edinburgh Weavers.
With the aim of catering to every type of guest, from solo travellers, groups, and families to business travellers, The Address Glasgow offers opulent bedrooms including classic and club rooms, with king-sized pillow topped beds, a rainforest shower and carefully selected Irish beauty products including aromatherapeutic pillow sprays and soothing body washes.
CEO of The Address Collective, Brian McGettigan, said: “We’re thrilled to officially open the doors of The Address Glasgow, welcoming patrons from around the world and from our wonderful new neighbourhood to be the very first to see our beautiful new hotel.
“Each one of The Address Collective’s hotels mirrors its home city, paying homage to Scotland’s natural landscape with our traditional Irish touches throughout and renowned customer service. We’re excited to take luxury stays in the city to a new level and show off this fantastic new property and the team behind it all.”
A boost for the city’s hospitality scene, The Address Glasgow and North have together created 80 jobs across the sector.
