I had one of the most relaxing spa experiences I've ever had at a hotel 20 minutes from Glasgow
Gleddoch Golf & Spa Resort is only a short drive away from Glasgow city centre but is a brilliant place to escape the hustle and bustle of city life.
The luxury hotel resort in Langbank is the ideal place for weekend getaways or a short mid-week break where you can sit back and relax in the surrounding peaceful countryside.
I headed along to check out their newly upgraded spa facilities which opened in July 2025 after a multi-million pound investment. Imperia Spa evokes an age of elegance and excess, where every moment is designed to captivate and enchant. Drenched in gold, obsidian black, and marble, and adorned with quilted upholstery and fluted crystal.
Heading up to the hotel from Glasgow, you’ll pass the cut off for Glasgow Airport, but if you keep going for an extra 15-minutes, you will be in totally different surroundings as you drive up the winding driveway to get to the hotel. You are first met with the well kept greens of the golf course before arriving at the main hotel building where you take a left to head to the separate spa entrance.
You don’t have to be staying overnight at the hotel to use the spa facilities, with plenty of people from Glasgow and the surrounding areas choosing to now spend their weekends here where you can enjoy the a pink Himalayan salt sauna, aroma steam room, salt steam room, ice fountain, heated loungers, hydrotherapy pool and cold plunge.
After parking the car, I headed into the reception area where I was warmly greeted by the spa staff who spoke me through my day and what I would come to experience. You are given a beautifully presented bag which includes slippers, a towel and dressing gown. I had chosen to have a full body massage which was the definition of relaxation. I had never had anything similar to this and felt so relaxed after it.
Following this, I had a dip in the indoor heated pool before heading out to the outdoor spa pool which has spectacular views over the Clyde Estuary with this being the perfect way to start or end your day. You can sit back and relax on heated loungers and be completely at peace with the world. They’ve added a bar facility to this area meaning you can also enjoy a cocktail or pint as the time passes.
After a couple of hours in the spa and at the pool, I headed for lunch in the spa restaurant where I enjoyed a terrific lunch - order the Moroccan spiced chicken served with paprika and garlic roasted potatoes, sautéed chard and baby spinach, tomato and harissa sauce with spiced yoghurt. That was followed by a gooey hot chocolate brownie with ice cream.