One Devonshire Gardens
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One Devonshire Gardens (officially known as Hotel du Vin at One Devonshire Gardens), is a luxury hotel located in the West End of Glasgow
Glasgow
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, Scotland. It is well-known for its celebrity guests, including George Clooney
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, Kylie Minogue
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, Britney Spears
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, Justin Timberlake
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, Robbie Williams
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, Gwyneth Paltrow
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, Whitney Houston
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, Lionel Richie
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 and Jon Bon Jovi
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. Rates for rooms start at £150 for a standard room, rising to £960 for the duplex Mews
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 Suite. The hotel also holds a licence as a marriage venue
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.

History

Devonshire Gardens is a B-listed terrace of five townhouses, constructed in the 1870s. The hotel was opened by Ken McCulloch in 1986 in Number One, although it has since expanded to occupy all five houses, Number Four being the last acquired. The hotel now has forty-nine bedrooms, and in 2006 was acquired by the Hotel du Vin
Hotel du Vin
Hotel du Vin is a luxury boutique hotel chain in the United Kingdom, co-founded by Gerard Basset and Robin Hutson.-History:The hotel chain was founded in Winchester in 1994 by Gerard Basset and Robin Hutson who both previously had worked at the famous Chewton Glen hotel where Basset was the Head...

 chain, which also operates Malmaison hotels. Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay
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 ran the hotel's restaurant, Amarylis, until 2004, when he moved to Claridge's
Claridge's
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in London.

Awards

  • Fine Dining Restaurant of the Year – Scottish Restaurant Awards 2009
  • Glasgow Hotel of the Year – Scottish Hotel of the Year Awards 2008
  • Chef of the Year – Scottish Hotel of the Year Awards 2008
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