Spring in Glasgow isn’t just about dodging the occasional rain shower—it’s also when some of the biggest names in music roll into town. If you’re looking for an excuse to escape the daily grind, March at the OVO Hydro has you covered.

GlasGLOW festival is one of the most fun (and scary) Halloween festivals in Scotland that takes place every year at the city’s Botanic Gardens, just a few minutes walk from us in the Acorn Hotel, in Glasgow’s West end.

When Glasgow hosts a 10k or Half Marathon such as the AJ Bell Scottish Run, something special happens.

We are so looking forward to one of the most beloved dates on the Calendar, St. Patricks Day

The McQuade Group of properties can offer you and your group unrivalled value and a friendly welcome in a variety of locations across the city to suit your needs and budget.

A venue located just north of the River Clyde, and in fact just a 20-minute walk from the Acorn Hotel

The Willow Tea Rooms are to Glasgow like Harrods is to London, or Macy’s is to New York!

If a tour of a cemetery fills you with dread rather than excitement, read on, you may just change your mind. Unbelievably Glasgow Necropolis walking tours are incredibly popular both with locals and visitors to Glasgow.

The Celtic Connections festival will be held January 20th to February 6th, 2022. The festival started in 1994 and showcases traditional home-grown talent but also attracts acts from all over the world.

The city of Glasgow as we know it, is in the final stages of preparation for the climate conference COP26, which takes place from 31 October to 12 November 2021.

Just at the opposite end of the beautiful Kelvingrove Park from The Acorn Hotel is the amazingly fresh and modern Riverside Museum of Transport and Travel.

Glasgow City centre has some great walking tours on offer for all ages and interests. Each of these sights and tours are all easily accessible from the Acorn hotel!

The festival returns for its 18th year between 12th – 29th March 2020 and will feature your favourite comedy friends, top television names and spectacular stand-up stars to stages across Glasgow.

Glasgow’s Continental Christmas Markets open this month, bringing with them the best of traders and stalls from all over Europe. The St Enoch Christmas market will open open between 9am and 10pm from Saturday, November 9 until Sunday, December 22.

The Acorn Hotel may only be a short walk from Glasgow’s modern metropolitan centre. However, the surrounding area also has plenty of rich history to offer.

The Acorn Hotel was designed by eminent Glaswegian architect Alexander “Greek” Thomson in the mid 1800s.

Glasgow is blessed with many a fine eatery – from casual dining to fine dining and everything in between! Our cosmopolitan city invites you to sample what’s on offer with cuisines from the four corners of the globe.

Scotland’s biggest LGBT festival, is back with much fanfare to its new stamping ground on the concourse of the Riverside Museum!

If you love coffee – Glasgow’s cafe scene is where it’s all happening! You’ll get to experience Glasgow’s renowned friendliness, and the city is jam packed with independent cafes and coffee shops in which to chill out with your friends.

At the Acorn Hotel we always have our guests’ best interests in mind and are on the lookout for ways to explore Glasgow without breaking the bank.

This year’s lineup was not to be missed and we know next year won’t disappoint either; if you’re looking for a new music event to get involved with for 2019, TRNSMT is a great option. 

Glasgow’s got so much going on it’d be impossible to do it all in two days! We wanted to give you a flavour of what’s possible if you’ve got just 48 hours in Glasgow!

The place has already garnered itself a storm of great reviews. Get 10% discount on all food and drink purchased there to hotel guests.