Last Saturday, June 3rd, I was going to see the American supergroup Bon Jovi at Hampden Park, Glasgow. Being a non-driver, I was well-aware that getting back home to Erskine would be a problem -if 42,000 people are leaving the same place at the same time, there will be congestion. So I said, why don't we book into a hotel for the night? Good idea, my friend agreed-the only trouble was that 41,998 people had the same one !
Our tickets were booked at short notice, and every decent hotel in Glasgow City Centre and the South Side was full. I tried the Sherbrooke Castle, Pollokshields, where my late mother used to work. Maybe she asked God for some intervention !
The staff said yes, they could take us, and they had built a small annexe on to the hotel where we could stay for £40.00 per night each.
We arrived for tea last Saturday.
My friend Louise and I enjoyed a lovely bar meal -mushroom soup for both of us, fish and chips for myself and a chicken korma for Louise, followed by tea and ice-cream for both of us, for £36.00. The food was excellent, served by a friendly waiter, Aaron, who brought the drinks to the table for yours truly, who is troubled with a "bad leg" and adhering cheerfully to my request for a mixed platter of ice-cream. On the Sunday morning we enjoyed a delicious breakfast. Checkout time is officially 10.00am, but when I explained that our local cabs could not make it until 12.30, I was told that this was not a problem and we could check out later. We were offered Sunday newspapers and a wake-up call.
These were not required but we appreciated the offer just the same. Toiletries and irons were available if we needed them. A lovely night in a lovely hotel at a great price.
Highly-recommended !
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