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Malmaison Glasgow
Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom · Malmaison · Near Luxury
John Stephen's Greek Revival church for St Jude's opened on West George Street on 18 August 1839, built for an Episcopal congregation. Presbyterians had the building next, then offices, and in September 1994 it became the second Malmaison, a month after the first hotel in Leith. Seventy-two rooms fill the old church and a wing added in 1997. The brasserie sits in the crypt. Up in reception, a wrought-iron stair tells the story of Napoleon and Josephine, which is where the name Malmaison comes from.
- 72 rooms
- Opened 1994
- Neighborhood: City Centre Glasgow
- Architect: John Stephen
About Malmaison Glasgow
- Fifty-one rooms date from opening day, and they are the darker ones. The lighter rooms came with the later wing. Eight of them are suites.
- The church is Category B listed. The portico still reads as a temple front on West George Street, which is why people stop before they realise it is a hotel.
- The largest suite took Billy Connolly's nickname, The Big Yin. A duplex suite sits under two skylights.
History
Malmaison Glasgow occupies the former St Jude's Episcopal Church at 278 West George Street, G2 4LL. John Stephen designed the Greek Revival church in 1838-39. It opened on 18 August 1839, later passed to a Presbyterian congregation, and was then offices. Malmaison opened in the building in September 1994, the chain's second hotel, a month after Leith. Fifty-one rooms belong to that first fit-out. A wing in 1997 brought the count to seventy-two, eight of them suites. The brasserie is in the old crypt. A wrought-iron stair in the double-height reception tells the Napoleon and Josephine story behind the name, Josephine's house outside Paris. The largest suite is The Big Yin, for Billy Connolly, and there is a duplex suite under two skylights.
The setting
278 West George Street, G2 4LL, on the west side of the city centre, a little south of Sauchiehall Street. Blythswood streets, not the Merchant City.
Restaurants and bars
- Chez Mal Glasgow — Restaurant · Brasserie
- Malmaison Brasserie — Restaurant · French
Amenities
- Private dining menus
- Celebration of life menu and drinks packages
- Weddings
- Dining packages for private parties and celebrations
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