Thistle Glasgow is in the heart of the city's entertainment area, 200 meters from the bustling Sauchiehall Street and 300 meters from Charles Rennie Mackintosh's School of Art. Guestrooms have modern décor and furnishings, air conditioning, dial up Internet access and cable TV with premium channels and pay movies. Executive rooms also include minibars, complimentary mineral water, and separate seating areas.
As well as a business center, the hotel has a choice of 18 conference, seminar and banqueting rooms with the Grand Ballroom able to accommodate up to 1,500 delegates theater style. The hotel's Otium Health and Leisure club features a swimming pool, hot spa baths sauna and steam rooms, gym, and a range of health and beauty treatments are also available. Those arriving by car can find complimentary parking onsite. Glasgow Airport is about nine miles away, and free airport transportation can be arranged through hotel. The railway station in Paisley is two miles from Glasgow Airport a few minutes away by taxi or ten minutes by bus. There are eight trains an hour from Monday to Saturday and five trains an hour on Sundays from Paisley to Glasgow Central rail station. Taxis are available 24 hours a day from the front of the main terminal building. Shuttle buses to central Glasgow are run by Fairline and Scottish Citylink. Journey time is about 20 minutes.