The best cheap hotels in Glasgow

Not far from the SEC exhibition centre and SSE Hydro Arena, the Campanile is a good-value option offering free parking, modern rooms and an inclusive breakfast. If you get a room at the top, you’ll enjoy views over Glasgow all the way to the Campsie Fells – but the view comes with a price: the stairs here are steep and there’s no elevator. If that isn't a non-negotiable for you though, there's no harm in a few steps right? The trade-off is that you're a small trip away from the city center, and there's a top breakfast waiting for you every morning. 

With a top location on Bath Street, Point A is a bargainous option for visitors to Glasgow who are looking for budget accommodation close to the city centre. Buchanan Galleries and the Gallery of Modern Art are just ten minutes away on foot, for instance. Rooms are small, basic and only cleaned every third day, but the upside is the super-comfortable Hypnos beds, power showers and free wi-fi. You don't clean your own bedroom that often anyway, do you? A simple breakfast of five items including a hot drink costs £7. There's a 24-hour reception too, so there's no worries if you're out untl the early hours. 

This modern-looking three-star hotel – part of the Crerar Hotels group – has excellently priced rooms, and is to be found on Paisley Road West, making it handy for people heading to watch the teddy bears (Rangers) at Ibrox Stadium. GoGlasgow has an on-site restaurant and free parking, meaning it'll feel like you're home (without the washing up) in an instant. Inspired by the location, the decor uses a cool grey palette to reflect the industrial surroundings. Egyptian cotton sheets and sleek en suites are standard, and the hotel has disabled-friendly guestrooms and parking. Lovely. There's free wi-fi too, always useful! 

Glasgow’s Holiday Inn is located right beside the Royal Concert Hall, making it well-placed for the city’s restaurants and theatres. The bus station is opposite, too: handy for those coming in by National Express. It offers relatively large and modern rooms with well-equipped bathrooms that feature Grohe showers. The SECC is a couple of miles away. Guests can enjoy big buffet breakfasts, as well as a full Scottish (always welcome, order it to find out what the twist is), and fine-dining at the popular Le Bonne Auberge on-site restaurant. You’ll find reduced-cost parking just across the road. So there's not much you won't find right at the hotel, is there. Of course, Glasgow's nightlife isn't worth missing, and it's on the door step, so uh, make sure you do pop out. 

This hostel resides in a handsome, nineteenth-century former church that’s just a few minutes’ drive from the centre of Glasgow. It’s now a fun, classic/contemporary design combo hostel with lots of affordable dorm accomodation. There are also family rooms available, as well as rooms with en-suite bathrooms. Plus, you’ll find a fully fitted kitchen for cooking, and a lounge where you can get to know the other guests. Towels and padlocks cost a little extra; on-site parking is available. So you know, a place that does a lot – cheap privacy, check. A place to mingle with new people, check. Good prices and security, check. One catch: you HAVE to wear tartan to enter. No, we're kidding. Also, there's a 24-hour reception here, so those late nights are stress free. 

Part of the Ibis group, this slightly institutional-looking operation is positioned above a car park slightly out of the town centre. But there’s no arguing with the cheap-as-chips prices, free parking and free wi-fi. Rooms are functional, with whitewashed walls. It’s a 15-minute walk to the SECC, and the Springfield Quay complex it’s part of includes a cinema, bowling and restaurants. So there's a load on your doorstep should you not fancy the city every day. The recpetion is 24 hour though, so if you need a cab back at silly o'clock, you won't be locked out. 

This spot is notable for its small but cleverly designed, highly functional rooms. Some don’t have windows, but what they all have are rock-bottom prices. The pretty Victorian building is close to the city centre (right next to Queen Street station), and houses an on-site café. All essentials are provided: free toiletries, wi-fi and even complimentary cheese and wine in the evenings. Things that night owls can do without – breakfast and sunlight – cost more. The benefit of being right by the station means that actually, if you want to venture over to Edinburgh, it'll take less than an hour. Closer though, is Glasgow's Royal Concert Hall and the beauties of Glasgow's nightlife which are walking distance. 

Appropriately for its name, this lovely four-star boutique hotel is just ten minutes’ from the city centre, on a charming tree-lined street overlooking Queen’s Park. And by way of bang for buck, it's a 10/10. It delivers excellent accomodation that includes an apartment with an outdoors terrace that overlooks the garden. The interior is an interesting blend of Victorian and contemporary style, and features a fantastic bar and a fine restaurant. There's a train station two minutes away, and a lovely gazebo area on site, so everything you need for a great time is very much within sight here. 

Another lovely set of Victorian townhouses make this simple and elegant, if slightly dated, accommodation. Spacious rooms sleep up to four people, come with en suites and benefit from those high ceilings. Although it’s slightly away from the centre, it’s a just short walk from Kelvinbridge underground, the Botanic Gardens and the Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery. Guests can also enjoy a free Scottish breakfast, garden and outdoor terrace. So a garden at the pad, the whole of lovely Glasgow a little stroll away. Not bad at all, this place.