This is a small independent hostel just by the M8 (motorway). Just a small sign outside the door tells you that you are at the right place, and when you get inside there's nothing to tell you that you actually entered the right door (except for the fact that there's only one door). There's no real reception and you can't tell the staff from the guests in any way. (Maybe you can if you remember that the staff sometimes stroll around in their briefs.)
The common room is a big room with a lot of comfy coaches in every corner, but it's unfortunately the smoking room as well. The walls are plastered with posters about happenings and venues in and around Glasgow, and you'll fail-safe find something to your liking. The kitchen (to say it in a nice way) is a mess. The term "your mother doesn't work here", well; it seems no one else does either. You can try to clean your dishes, but the towels provided are so old that they smell like... yeah well, you can smell for yourself.
The dorms are stacked with beds, and it can be a bit hard to get a good night sleep when the window has to be open because of all the people in the room (and mind the M8 just outside the window). The (one and only) toilet is in the same room as one of the two showers, so the queue in the morning can be a bit frustrating. [Update: We are told that there are additional toilets on the first floor.]
They offer breakfast (toast, jam and juice - self catering in the doubtful kitchen) and free tea and coffee. It is in a "moderately short" walking distance (20 minutes?) from the bus station and train station. The best way to get there by foot is to find St. Vincent Street and follow it to the M8 (you can't miss it!). From there the hostel is on the other side of the crossing, and not far from the wine store you'll see a small sign "North Lodge Hostel".
— Recensione esclusiva Hostelz.com
November 2004
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