Review of Crowne Plaza Glasgow, an IHG Hotel 4*

There were two big problems with the stay — first, the internet was next to non-existent in the rooms and lobby! For a business hotel, this is a complete no-no! This was not just my experience but pretty much the large group/company staying at the hotel! I had to use my personal 4G during my entire stay and for business needs, this pretty much ate my data for the month! Most annoying! Second, and this might be a Glasgow wide problem, which I've experienced many times (bring on Uber) but the taxi situation is dire! If you're happy with a 30 min wait in the cold in the hope a taxi will come around dinner time, then fine, but I travel the world and Glasgow is exceptionally bad (been many times over the years) on this point. The bad thing for the hotel is that they are not exactly in the centre of town and there doesn't appear to be any desire to improve upon this situation — so be organised, especially if taking a large group out! Pre-book your transport ahead of time. The rooms were not exactly great, but they were OK and because the hotel is right next to the conference centre, this makes up for the lack of frills in the room. Beds were generally comfortable. Food was OK, the bar was OK and the staff were great. I would never recommend this hotel to anybody, however because the taxi situation is so bad, getting to the conference centre from anything more than a walking distance could be a problem, so if you don't intend to go and see Glasgow whilst here on conference, you'll be fine. Just make sure you're phone/tablet data plan is souped up to cope with the severe lack of internet.