Benefiting from a £20 million refurbishment programme, the Grand Central Hotel is housed in a majestic Victorian building that is actually part of the Central Railway Station’s main structure. It originally opened in 1883, just 4 years after the completion of the station, and was designed by Scottish architect Robert Rowand Anderson, who adopted the Queen Anne style of architecture: an informal style that includes picturesque details, intricate gables and multi-paned windows. Over its lifetime, the hotel played host to many significant politicians and celebrities (including Churchill, JFK, Frank Sinatra and Laurel & Hardy) but is probably best known for being the venue from which the world's first long-distance television pictures were transmitted on 24 May 1927 by John Logie Baird.
Due to its original construction, the hotel’s rooms and public areas have an enviable sense of space and grandeur, without sacrificing anything in the way of modern comforts. The elegantly decorated standard rooms are en suite and have been themed around the hotel’s location at Central Station and its historical links with Caledonian Railway.

The Tempus Bar and Restaurant boasts its own unique Glasgow style, located on Hope Street and also linked by a magnificent staircase within the hotel. The restaurant offers an excellent range of food with flexibility from a pizza from the superb pizza oven to great Scottish fish and steaks. There’s also a glittering champagne bar overlooking the station platforms.