Mar Hall Golf & Spa Resort

Great place and location near the airport but wouldn’t know it. Grounds are great for walking. Food and bar were all good. The beds are comfy and clean. It is under remodeling and general construction. Lots of rain the whole time so we could not play golf. Our room had a few remodeling needs but I am sure they are on the list since it seems to be a thorough overhaul. Still a “castle” or manor house experience.

Great place to stay. So relaxing, staff is so nice and helpful. Had to leave very early for flight we got breakfast take away full of goodies. Will definitely go back there.

On arrival the Staff were very friendly. The room was clean and the bed exceptionally comfortable. Unfortunately the Pool Sauna/Steam Room which was advertised, but we’re inexplicably “Out of Service”. Having spent over a month nursing my terminally I’ll Mum in a Care home and sleeping in a chair by her bed, I was looking forward to relaxing before and after the Funeral. I didn’t get to relax. Just a nice room with chargeable internet. In my view due to having “Half the service” I was expecting, I would rate it as only being worth half what I was actually made to pay. Had I known the spa was down, I’d have booked into a Glasgow Hotel with an operational Spa. A real shame as I had really looked forward to my stay there. 6/10

Despite the average overall review the hotel has some nice points. Impressive main building and main public rooms. View from our room was very nice. Room itself was largish, comfortable bed and nice bathroom. Some rather random furniture and fittings. Good toiletries but poor refreshments (only instant coffee and cheap plastic bottled water not replenished during 3 night stay). Swimming pool and gym very good. Location quiet (apart from distant hum of the M8) and fairly convenient to access Glasgow by train from the local station about a 10 min drive, parking free). Away from the main public areas the carpets and general condition looked a bit tired. Food was ok rather than good. Scrambled eggs with breakfast was the high point. Our room wasn’t serviced on one day. Clearly the housekeeper had an accident spilling some liquid and in clearing this up (leaving a wet and dirty pillow case in the room) was distracted from completing the job. Some staff seemed shall we say a little unenthusiastic. A major part of the hotel’s business looks to come from weddings. Very quiet apart from this. At £200 a night I would expect better to be honest and hence only 3 stars.

Mar Hall really is special with spectacular views across the Clyde and 249 acres of grounds. Cristal Restaurant is excellent and maybe not quite fine dining but pretty good and service good also. Dining in the bar is decent food but service tends to be a bit slower as restaurant seems to take preference over bar for drinks and kitchen orders. Lovely safe surroundings plenty parking and huge spacious rooms

Relaxing hotel, perfect for layover before flight out/in of Glasgow.