On the edge of leafy Kelvingrove Park, Glasgow Youth Hostel offers budget accommodation in Glasgow’s West End. With a 24-hour reception, it has evening meals, free WiFi in public areas and laundry facilities.

Glasgow University and the Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, the oldest public museum in Scotland, is a 10-minute walk away. Glasgow’s bustling centre and the shopping of Sauchiehall Street is 15 minutes away on foot. The Riverside Museum, Science Centre and SSE Hydro can all be…