Midweek Treat at Blythswood Square
After Scotland’s busiest summer, Blythswood Square offers the ultimate reset: spa calm, seafood dining, afternoon tea and a restorative night’s sleep.
Summer 2025 has been relentless. Edinburgh was gridlocked with festival crowds, Murrayfield thundered with Oasis and AC/DC, Glasgow’s Hydro hosted Kylie and Alanis, and Chappell Roan played her biggest Scottish shows yet at Ingliston. Add the Royal Highland Show, the Scottish Open and a packed festival season, and even the most resilient locals are running on fumes.
That’s when a retreat stops being indulgent and starts to feel essential. The answer lies in Kimpton Blythswood Square Hotel & Spa in Glasgow, a sanctuary that balances elegance with genuine restorative power.
The Spa
Hidden beneath the Georgian grandeur of the hotel, the spa is a world away from city noise. Its centrepiece is the Thermal Experience, a carefully designed circuit of sauna, steam, vitality pool and snow shower that works in harmony to soothe muscles, clear skin and revive energy levels. Treatments build on the calm, with four signature journeys—Relax, Detox, Invigorate and Recover—each tailored to body and mood. The use of Hebridean seaweed and natural ingredients gives the rituals a distinctly Scottish grounding, and for those seeking shared time, the double treatment room is ideal for side-by-side massages.
The Restaurant
Once calm has settled, head upstairs to iasg. By day, it’s the place for a light seafood lunch, where scallops, monkfish and shellfish platters showcase the best of Scotland’s waters. But for a real sense of occasion, the restaurant now also serves afternoon tea—a leisurely spread of delicate sandwiches, pastries and scones, all delivered with the same polish and attention to detail. Whether it’s oysters and wine, a relaxed bite, or a tiered stand of sweet indulgence, iasg makes dining feel like part of the reset.
The Stay
Bedrooms at Blythswood Square are built for recovery. High ceilings, elegant marble bathrooms and beds so comfortable you’ll question how you’ve ever slept anywhere else. And wellness now runs through the whole experience.
As part of Kimpton’s Stay Well campaign, guests can book wellness-first experiences designed to help them feel good, travel better and stay well. Expect Swell Sound Therapy to aid sleep, personalised Technogym workouts to keep energy up, and indulgent self-care rituals woven seamlessly into the stay. Clever extras from the Forgot It? We’ve Got It! programme—foam rollers, LED therapy masks, grounding mats and even blue light glasses—mean you’ve got everything you need to look after yourself, without having to pack it all.
The Reset
The combination of spa calm, a nourishing meal, a celebratory afternoon tea and true rest makes for a transformation you feel immediately. By the time morning arrives, skin is glowing, muscles are loose and your mind is finally quiet.
Leaving the hotel, stepping back into Glasgow’s streets, you don’t just feel rested—you feel reset. After Scotland’s busiest summer in years, Blythswood Square proves that a night away can be more than a treat. It can be exactly what you need to face autumn refreshed.