ACCOMMODATION This brand new apartment is in a great setting beside Glasgow Green, the city's oldest park. With extensive open spaces, a children's play village, and regular events taking place on the Green, it is ideal for families. Light floods into this south-facing apartment through a stunning glass-walled double-height enclosed terrace. The lounge, on the lower floor, and both bedrooms, on the upper floor, have patio doors opening to the terrace. [ click on interior photos to enlarge ]

Lower Floor The open-plan main room is divided into lounge, dining area and fully-fitted kitchen. The leather corner sofa opens out to a substantial double bed large enough for two adults. There is a flat screen TV and DVD/CD player with a selection of DVDs and CDs. Wireless broadband is available free of charge for the use of guests with laptops.

PRICES FOR 2008-2009 Minimum stay 2 nights VIEW AVAILABILITY CALENDAR 2 - 3 nights £122 per night 4 - 6 nights £118 per night 7 - 13 nights £108 per night 14 - 20 nights £103 per night 21 - 28 nights £98 per night Christmas & New Year period £123 - £137 per night £17 per night supplement for sofa bed Discounts negotiable for stay of 4 weeks or more Rates include 15% VAT NO PETS & NO SMOKERS PLEASE How to book

ELECTRICITY The apartment has underfloor heating. All electricity costs are included in the rental. INTERNET ACCESS The apartment has free wireless broadband access for guests with wireless enabled laptops. LINEN All bed linen, towels and tea towels are provided free of charge. WHAT IS PROVIDED IN THE APARTMENT? You will find supplies of the following: Coffee, tea bags, sugar, salt, pepper, oil and vinegar, dishwasher tablets and other cleaning fluids; toilet rolls, kitchen paper and bin liners; soap, shower gel, shampoo; bed linen, towels, tea towels, oven glove.

LOCATION [map] This is a great location, with Glasgow Green just outside the door. The Green extends to 55 acres and is the oldest of the city parks, gifted to the people of Glasgow by Bishop Turnbull in 1450. Initially it was used for washing, bleaching linen, grazing, drying fishing nets and for swimming in the River Clyde. Today it is the venue for a number of events every year, including the Glasgow Show in July, the World Pipe Band Championships in August, and Fireworks Display in November. Other attractions on The Green include the People's Palace and Winter Gardens, where you can learn about Glasgow's social history and follow it with a visit to the café in the sumptuous Victorian glasshouse with its array of tropical plants. Great on a cold, wet day, but just as good when the sun shines! Outside the People's Palace is the recently restored Doulton Fountain, the largest terracotta fountain in the world. Of more interest to the younger members of the family is the children's play village located on the green. There is also a toddler's play area.

The apartments are 1/2 mile from the famous Barras Market, and 3/4 mile east of Glasgow Cross, beyond which is the Merchant City and City Centre. Trongate has been part of the Merchant City regeneration programme in recent years and is home to some trendy restaurants and bars as well as a wide selection of shops. The Tron Theatre has an excellent reputation for showing innovative theatre, and is now a thriving multi-faceted arts venue, home to the award-winning Tron Theatre Company and host to the very best of British and International touring productions.

The Merchant City, whose magnificent buildings have been lovingly restored in recent years, is Glasgow at its most vibrant and cultured. Sophisticated and up-market shops, restaurants, bars and clubs mingle with grand architecture and art collections. Fashion jostles with big business here and the coolest of Glasgow folk can be found whiling away days and nights with coffee or whisky (or both) in hand, within strolling distance of the flat, at a pavement café or in a glitzy bar. Beyond the Merchant City is the City Centre where you will find shops a-plenty if it's retail therapy you are after. Glasgow is the UK's second largest shopping centre after London, and is still growing. Both Buchanan Galleries and St Enoch Shopping Centre are currently being expanded, and Buchanan Street which links them is also lined with shops, bars and restaurants. Argyle Street and Sauchiehall Street are the other main shopping streets.

USEFUL LOCAL SHOPS General store - News Zone, just off London Road Post Office - Glassford Street Bank of Scotland - Glasgow Cross Supermarkets - Tesco and Marks & Spencer on Argyle Street Internet café - Easy Café/Caffé Nero, St Vincent Street Pharmacy - Boots in St Enoch Shopping Centre Nearest restaurant - WEST brewery, bar and restaurant, Templeton Building, Glasgow Green Plenty more bars and restaurants on Trongate and in the Merchant City Tourist Information Office - George Square

To help plan your visit, we have also compiled the following:

• Our Personal Guide to Glasgow
• Transport Information Page
• What to do in and around Glasgow

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