Galway City — Guesthouses and B&Bs
Photos: Four Galway City guesthouses - (from top left, top row): Ardawn House, College Rd.; Ashford
Manor, College Rd.; (bottom row, from left) Adare Guest House, Fr. Griffin
Place, and Salt Lake, Lough Atalia Rd. (For individual B&B photos, see below)
B&B per person per night
€ - under 50
€€ - 50 to 75
€€€ - 75 to 100
€€€€ - 100 to 150
€€€€€ - over 150
Abbey House, 113 Upr. Newcastle Rd., Galway City, Co. Galway;
tel. 091-524394; fax 091-528217; e-mail: abbeyhouse@eircom.net.
Located in a shady and quiet residential neighborhood, this modern 2-star
guesthouse is surrounded by a private walled parking area. It is an easy
walk to the city centre, near the Westwood Hotel and University College
Galway on the road to Connemara. The Darby family offers 12 rooms with modern
amenities including cable TV and phone. Closed: 14-28 Dec. €
to €€
Web site: http://homepage.eircom.net/~johndarby
Adare Guest House, 9 Fr. Griffin Place, Galway City,
tel. 091-582638; fax 091-583963; e-mail: adare@iol.ie.
Long a favorite with visitors seeking good value and good location, this
3-star guesthouse is situated just one block west of the Wolfe Tone Bridge
which is next to Jurys Inn at the foot of Quay Street, so it's an easy springboard
to the heart of Old Galway. Sporting a mansard roof, this 3-story house
is family-managed by Grainne and Padraic Conroy who offer 11 rooms, each
with phone, TV and hairdryer. Closed: 21-27 Dec. € to €€
Web site: www.iol.ie/~visitirl/html/adare_guest_house.html
Ardawn House, 31 College Rd., Galway City, Co.
Galway; tel. 091-568833; fax 091-563454; e-mail: ardawn@iol.ie.
With a striking brick façade, this 4-star guesthouse stands out on a street
lined with B&B homes and within a short walk of Eyre Square. Proprietors
Mick and Breda Guilfoyle have made the inside of the house as attractive
as the outside, with antique furnishings, silver, china, and fresh flowers.
They offer 8 luxurious guest rooms with phone, cable TV, and hairdryer.
Closed: 22-26 Dec. € to €€
Web site: www.galway.net/pages/ardawn-house
Ashford Manor, 7 College Rd., Galway City, Co.
Galway; tel. and fax 091-563941; e-mail: info@ashfordaccommodation.com.
Sitting in the middle of a road lined with all types of B&Bs, this modern
guesthouse is within a short walk of Eyre Square. Proprietor Corinne Mannion
offers 5 guest rooms, each with TV, hairdryer, phone, radio, and coffee/tea-maker. Closed: 24-30 Dec. € to €€
Web site: www.ashfordaccommodation.com
Corrib Haven, 107 Upr. Newcastle Rd., Galway City, Co.
Galway; tel. and fax 091-524171; e-mail: corribhaven@eircom.net.
Situated in a quiet residential neighborhood within walking distance of
the city centre, this 3-star purpose-built guesthouse is near the University
and the Westwood Hotel on approach road to Connemara. Owners Tom and Angela
Hillary maintain a non-smoking house, offering 9 rooms, with the comforts
of power shower, posturepedic beds, cable TV, and video, and phone. Closed:
15 Dec. to 10 Jan. €
to €€ Web site: www.corribhaven.net
Salt Lake Guesthouse, 4 Lough Atalia Rd., Galway City,
Co. Galway; tel. 091-564572; fax 091-567037; e-mail: oceanbb@iol.ie.
Located overlooking Lough Atalia (inlet of Galway Bay) on the road approaching
the docks area of Galway, this 3-star purpose-built guesthouse not only
has lovely water views but it is within easy walking distance to the city
centre, bus/train station, and the new Radisson Hotel. There are 8 spacious
rooms, each with multi-channel TV, hospitality tray, hairdryer, iron/ironing
board, and more. Closed: 24-30 December. €
Web site: www.oceanbb.com
St. Martin’s Guesthouse, 2 Nuns Island, Galway City, Co. Galway, tel. 091-568286, e-mail: stmartins@gmail.com. Location is everything with this homey and picturesque lodging - it's officially called a guesthouse, but it is more of a B&B in size and facilities. Recommended by the New York Times (July 2005), it is surrounded by gardens and sits beside a waterfall, on the west side of O’Brien’s Bridge and overlooking the River Corrib – yet it is just a one block walk from the city centre. Hosts Mary and Donie Sexton offer 4 guest rooms, each with TV, hair dryer and coffee/tea tray on request. Mary’s home-made brown bread is a highlight of breakfast. € to €€ Web site: www.stmartins.ie
COLLEGE ROAD B&Bs: In addition to the guesthouses described above, there is a string of about a dozen B&B homes along College Road, just east of Eyre Square and an easy walk (5 to 10 minutes) to the heart of Galway.
Each home has car parking facilities, and rooms with TV, coffee/tea-maker and some offer wireless internet connections. Houses with even numbered street addresses overlook Lough Atalia from back-of-the-house rooms. College Road is an ideal location, so these B&Bs are very popular and get booked out quickly. Rates are in the lowest price bracket. Homes are open year-round, except for Christmas in some cases. Here are some of my favorites, listed in order of the closest to Eyre Square first.
College Crest, 5 College Road, Galway, Co. Galway, tel. 091-564744, email: info@collegecrest.com.Web site: www.collegecrest.com.
Avalon B&B, 11 College Road, Galway, Co. Galway, tel. 091-568600. Web site: www.galway.net/pages/avalon
A. Asgard, 21 College Road, Galway, Co. Galway, tel. 091-566855; email: asgard@eircom.net. Web site: www.galway.net/pages/asgard
St. Jude’s Lodge, 24 College Road, Galway, Co. Galway, tel. 091-569-100; email: saintjudesbb@hotmail.com.Web site: www.galway.net/pages/stjudes
A Aaron B&B, 25 College Road, Galway, Co. Galway, tel. 091-563315; email: aaaron@indigo.ie. Web site: www.galway.net/pages/aaaron
Copper
Beech House ,
26 College Rd., Galway City, Co. Galway; tel. and fax: 091-569544; e-mail: oceanbb@iol.ie . Web
site : www.oceanbb.com
Amber Lodge, 26A College Road, Galway, Co. Galway, tel. 091-566986; email: info@amberlodgebb.com. Web Site: www.amberlodgebb.com
Petra House, 29 College Road, Galway, Co. Galway, tel. 091-566580; email: petrahouse@eircom.net. Web site: www.galway.net/pages/petra-house
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