OFFICES in a listed Merchant City building can be turned into a backpackers’ hostel.
Glasgow City Council has granted planning permission to Metro Inns for the conversion of 62 Virginia Street.
The company, which operates 17 hostels in the UK, will offer 30 bedrooms in Virginia House.
“We have vast experience in meeting the needs of the budget traveller and gap year students,” the application stated.
Under the plan, three floors of former offices will be converted, with the first floor used as a reception area, open lounge and kitchen.
Around one third of the rooms will be ensuite, and communal showers and toilet rooms will be provided.
The plans added: “Virginia House has all the right ingredients to make an excellent hostel.
“It is close to both Glasgow train stations and bus depots and Glashow would be on most backpackers’ itinerary for touring Scotland.”
Metro Inns’ rules include no check ins after 10pm, no non-residents in rooms and no alcohol to be consumed on the premises, the application added.
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