One of Glasgow’s top business and lifestyle hotels, Radisson Blu Glasgow has now unveiled 12 beautifully refurbished meeting and event spaces as the final stage of a £15 million refurbishment project that began in 2023.

The transformative investment project saw the complete refurbishment of the hotel’s 247 boutique-style rooms, a stunning new entrance and the installation of high-spec, and modernised lifts to enhance the guest experience.

This final phase introduced high-quality meeting and event spaces for organisations visiting the city, complete with bespoke décor and tailored AV support. Now fully complete, boasting 1,611 square meters of space, the hotel is excited to offer a refined and tailored experience for business and event guests, ranging from intimate board meetings and team building sessions, to large-scale award ceremonies and gala dinners.

Within the venue’s 12 event spaces, Radisson Blu Glasgow has the capacity to host up to 550 guests for dinners and 800 delegates for conferences in the versatile ballroom. Nine smaller meeting rooms allow for team building sessions and training for smaller groups. With a dedicated events team on site, organisers can be assured their needs will be taken care of. Guests can also make use of two beautiful new function break-out bars, perfect for refreshment between sessions, pre-event networking and large exhibition spaces.

Situated on Argyle Street, a stone’s throw from Glasgow’s central station with easy links to Glasgow Airport, the renovated events spaces make Radisson Blu Glasgow the ideal location for those looking for an accessible venue with personal, professional, and memorable service for both local and international events, right in the heart of the city.

Finishing the spaces in style, Radisson Blu Glasgow partnered with local Glasgow designer, Timorous Beasties, to create bespoke wallpaper designs for the hotel, bringing an authentic sense of place to its event spaces, perfectly complementing the brand’s nature-inspired ‘Matzu Tree’ print that runs throughout the guest rooms.The artworks for the meeting and event spaces were adapted from the brand’s ‘Intaglio’ collection in collaboration with Panaz. The vibrant floral ‘Trailing Botanic’ design features on the pillars in the foyer, while the meeting rooms and corridors are adorned in the ‘Flight Ombre’ design, recoloured in warm grey tones specially to match the Radisson Blu Glasgow’s soft colour palette in the conference areas.

In addition to the interior revamp, Radisson Blu Glasgow’s enhanced catering options now include two pantry spaces allowing for casual buffet lunches and coffee breaks in between meetings. The refreshed catering menu includes a variety of healthy offerings such as super salad bowls, locally sourced produce, and fresh fruits, providing a variety of options to fit all dietary requirements.

The hotel’s onsite restaurant and bar, The Grahamston, offers exemplary dining to both guests and non-residents alike with a menu of contemporary Scottish dining and a range of premium drinks to create the perfect setting for networking or winding down after a busy day.

Hina Rubbani-Mills, General Manager of Radisson Blu Glasgow, said: “As we’ve been on this journey for the hotel to improve our guest experiences, we’ve carefully planned out our meetings and events spaces to ensure that we can meet and exceed the needs for all gatherings small and large. Working alongside Timorous Beasties has allowed us to infuse local touches and create spaces that provide inspiration for all delegates and attendees, as we set out to become Glasgow’s leading hotel for business and leisure.

“With plenty of industry-leading conferences, board meetings, and team getaways already on the calendar, we’re eager to welcome more guests into our revamped spaces and foster opportunities for creative collaboration right in the heart of Glasgow.”

Paul Simmons, co-director at Timorous Beasties, said: “The starting point of the designs was drawing. Drawing has always been one of our main preoccupations, we feel it’s a definite part of our DNA. I also looked at old engravings and what we call intaglio prints of yesteryear, and the qualities that they bring. The old engravings that I was particularly interested in were found in antique books, especially the work of Maria Sybillia Merian the entomologist, naturalist and scientific illustrator.”