With its multicoloured facades, bohemian taverns and generally laid-back ambience, I was hooked on Galway right from the start. Prettier than Cork, livelier than Killarney and more relaxed than Dublin, this is definitely the town I felt most at home in during my husband Dave’s and my ... Read review
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relaxation. It is located near all major approach roads providing easy access to Galway City Centre. Days hotel offers superb facilities that include an extensive leisure club, spectacular guestrooms, conference rooms, contemporary-style bar and restaurant such as Ruebens and Bar Solo, making it the ideal location for either business or leisure.We offer superior guestrooms ranging from King, Twin, Inter-Connecting and one and two bedroom suites, all decorated in a bright contemporary style. In room facilities include satellite interactive television, complete with games and in-house movies, en suite bathroom with power shower, iron and ironing board, trouser press, tea and coffee making facilities and 4 Mb high-speed broadband. Our Leisure Club offers a range of facilities that are second to none in the local area, such as 20 meter indoor heated swimming pool, toddlers and children?s pool, Sauna and Steam room. Also within the Leisure club we offer a fully equipped gym with top of the range Cybex equipment, aerobics studio and large, comfortable changing rooms. For your next meeting why not try one of our seven purpose built conference and meeting rooms. Our conferencing facilities are fully equipped to ensure that your meeting or event is a complete success offering rooms ranging from a capacity of 120 delegates, to smaller facilities suitable for boardroom or interview style meetings. Our trained conference team will guide you throughout your bookings to ensure our service, fulfills your company?s needs exactly. Our Children's Activity Programme, "Friendly Fellows", which runs at weekends and during school holidays, provides fun-filled activities for children over 3 years and the Teen Club for older children. So while the children are having fun, you can enjoy the relaxed, friendly atmosphere of this hotel and its facilities.
NUIG, the Imperial Hotel has an impressive location. Flanked on all sides by high profile shops, restaurants and bars; Galway centre day or night, is a whirl of activity just outside the door! The hotel enjoys close locality to the bus and railway station, which are a mere 3 minutes walk. The taxi rank resides just outside the door and all main bus routes leave from Eyre Square. Newly refurbished, the hotel is the height of modern comfort. Every care has been taken to ensure guests feel right at home. The hotel boasts 80 guestrooms, all of which are spacious and bright. All rooms offer complimentary high speed internet access, facilities include air conditioning, flat screen television with multi channels, sound proof windows, in room safe, hair dryer, tea & coffee making facilities, also iron and ironing board Local attractions include: Galway city centre, Galway Cathedral, Golf, Angling, Equestrian, Greyhound Racing, Water Sports, Connemara, Aran Islands, Galway Bay, Salthill and Clifden. Please note that there will be scaffolding on the front of the building until mid May.
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Clayton Hotel, Galway City
The Clayton Hotel Galway City is a luxurious 4-star hotel. In such close proximity to
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Galway City, Galway Airport and all major routes, this hotel is ideally located for both weekend getaways and business events. The hotel features 200 elegant, bright and airy rooms with fabulous fixtures and fittings. Pillow topped mattresses, plasma screens, rainforest showers and under floor heating all come as standard. For that little bit more, upgrade to our exclusive executive floor with 14 executive rooms each with their own separate living area, king sized beds, and under-floor heated marble bathroom with Molton Brown toiletries. With a choice of dining options, Tribes Restaurant, for fine dining and sumptuous cuisine and The Enclosure Bar for more a more casual dining experience, The Clayton has so much to offer visitors to Galway. At the Clayton Hotel, service and quality is paramount, where it is delivered to our guests with exemplary precision wrapped in our distinctive friendliness and the highest levels of personal attention.
Harbour Hotel, Galway City
This contemporary style city centre hotel offers an exciting and convenient location from
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which to visit Galway and the Connemara Region.The Harbour is located adjacent to the waterfront area just minutes walk from Galways main shopping thoroughfare. The hotel boasts "Krusoes" - a chic bar and restaurant with excellent food and entertainment every weekend. The tranquil guest rooms are designed around themes of Sardina, Maritime and Modern Ireland with an exciting mix of pastel shades and soft furnishings giving an ambiance of warmth and calmness to all who stay here.Haven luxury leisure suite with a state of the art gymnasium, jacuzzi steam room and treatment rooms represents the perfect balance between health, relaxation and pure pampering.
comfort & style within relaxed surroundings making it an excellent choice for the business traveller or leisure guest alike.All rooms are tastefully decorated and equipped with modern 3 star features such as Ensuite facilities, Direct Dial Telephone, Multi Channel T.V., Tea/Coffee Making facilities, Hairdryer, and Free WiFi throughout the hotel. Limited Number of Rooms with Sea Views. Selection of Suites.Award winning "Galwegians Restaurant" offers guests a selection of dishes all cooked with flair in the kitchen where each menu is accommpanied by a range of freshly prepared home grown vegetables and complimented by a vast selection of fine wines.Guests can relax and unwind in our recently renovated bar or lobby which are both popular with locals and hotel guests,bar food served daily & nightly entertainment at the weekends.Best Western Flannerys Hotel is ideally locted in Galway and the West of Ireland which represents the very best of choice to those whose appreciate and revel in the fun and adventure of life outdoors. Within easy reach, guests may enjoy a whole host of popular sports and activities from golf, horse-riding and sailing to hill walking, swimming and tennis and not to mention touring the rugged magnificence of the Connemara region.Shoppers can also delight in the wide selection of quaint stores to craft shops selling quality Irish produce and traditional culinary delights.
roads into Galway, the hotel is within walking distance from the city centre and approximately a ninety minute drive from Shannon International Airport. This new hotel features spacious en-suite bedrooms with very comfortable furnishings and an ergonomic work desk area. Other facilities include function suites with state of the art AV technology. Centrally located, the Courtyard by Marriott hotel offers luxurious comfort and plenty of choice for both the discerning business and leisure traveler.
relax and unwind with the charm and elegance of this country house manor hotel. New state of the art Leisure Centre. Newly decorated - this hotel is a superb venue to choose. 68 Bedrooms comprising of adjoining rooms, Large Twin rooms and 7 luxurious suites with 42" Plasma Screens, DVD, Surround Sound, King Size Beds, Leeather Sofas, Feature Fire Place, AirConditioning, Bath Robes and Romanic Lighting. Fully equipped Leisure Cenre with 17metre counter swim pool, kiddie feature pool,sauna, jacuzzi, steam room, state of the art gym, aerobic studio, sun bed and massage therapy suite. Traditional music in the bar at weekends, private parking.
Advantages: Great atmosphere, beautiful scenery, plenty to see and do! Disadvantages: Umm... nope can't help you there!
...ambience, I was hooked on Galway right from the start. Prettier than Cork, livelier than Killarney and more relaxed than Dublin, this is definitely the town I felt most at home in during my husband Dave’s and my recent trip to Ireland.
Galway City (or Gaillihm) is described by Lonely Planet (Europe on a Shoestring, 1st edition, March 1999) as “a pleasure, with its old stone and wooden shop-fronts, good restaurants and busy music pubs ... ...so on our arrival at Galway bus station we consulted our trusty little map (one of the website’s better features) and set off for the hostel. [We were almost immediately set upon by a tout handing out flyers for a hostel considerably closer to the station and only IR£7/night, but never mind…]
The Barnacles Quay wasn’t that bad really – good kitchen, modern security, TV room, free luggage storage etc – but neither was ...
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Advantages: Great atmostphere in bars & on the street, relaxed place, loads of pubs, Disadvantages: Not a great deal to do
...only spent 1 night in Galway but what a contrast to Dublin. Having been to Ireland over 10 times and spent most of it in Navan & Dublin, it was nice to go somewhere different. Getting There>>>>>>>
Situated on the West Coast, Galway is about 3 hours drive from Dublin. It's meant to be 2.5 hours by train, but ours took 5 hours (not nice). If drivings not for you, then a coach goes from O'Connell Street every hour, costs 9 punts one way or 12 ... ...best but quite cheap. Secondly, Galway isn't massive, so you'll run out of things to do, unless all you want to do all day is drink.
Accomadation>>>>
As in most cities varies, there's loads of B&B's just outside the centre (500m-1km) or in the summer, some nice looking accomadation is available at the uni. There are a number of hotels out on the coastline too, the choice is yours. Cheaper, hostels are also to be found in the city too.
Food & Drink>>>>
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Advantages: A great base for touring and a city full of life and vitality. Disadvantages: Patchy public transport and some ugly ribbon building.
...of Ireland. Not that Galway feels 'safe' in a stodgy kind of way. We didn't go for the nightlife but there was a buzz about the place that hit us as soon as we stepped off the train. Now what is this thing called a 'buzz'? We couldn't quite work it out to start with, but then it dawned on us: we were a couple of dinosaurs abroad in a modern landscape. Galway is a young city, full of young people. It's a city too, with more than its share of teething ... ...Not that the other Galway is far away. All paths in Galway seem to lead back to Eyre Square, dominated by the imposing Great Southern hotel, with Kennedy Park at its centre, commemorating John F Kennedy's visit to Galway in 1963. It was the quiet things about Galway we liked. We watched the swans that populate the river Corrib, where it enters Galway Bay. Most people go for the jewellery and knitware that the region is famous for but we found other ...
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Advantages: compact, diverse activities,pubs live music Disadvantages: can be expensive,
...have been coming to Galway for over ten years now and have seen massive changes some good and some bad.
As a tourist destination i believe it offers some great activities and as the years go on there seems to be more and more stuff happening.
Obviously though the major attraction is the relaxed atmosphere and friendliness.Of course the pubs have a lot to do with this especially on sunny days when everyone spills out onto the street. If you haven't ... ...pub scene is like. Galway City sometimes gets accused of not having much to see as the core is quite small. While somewhat true there is plenty to fill up a few days if you go looking for it. I would say the bus city tours are a waste of time as most of the good bits are pedestrianised so you end up on the outskirts in housing estates. If you want to discover some hidden stories and places take a walking tours with http://galwaytours.ie I found them ...
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Advantages: Lots of pubs and restaurants. Disadvantages: It's just another small town - and dodgy accounting.
...Ireland - Clare, Mayo and Galway - spending a night or two in B&Bs all over, with the last few spent in Galway.
We wanted to see Galway as it has a good repuation for being a lively and lovely city, but after having seen all the natural beauty that the region has to offer, the city was a bit of a let down.
If you're after somewhere to enjoy the pubs, restaurants and nightlife then you are spoilt for choice and sure to find something to your taste. ... ...so you can enjoy the panoramic views of the rooftops, then back along the seafront of Salthill into Galway.
So, use Galway as a base for your evening entertainment, but don't waste time in it during the day when all the natural beauty of the region is on your doorstep. ...
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