| there are 6 event spaces for weddings and conferences. on galway's salthill promenade, this traditional seafront hotel is 0. check-in time: 2:00 pmcheck-out time: 12:00 pm. 8 km from the national aquarium of ireland. there's a fine dining restaurant, a cafe, and a relaxed bar with sports on tv and live music at weekends. other amenities include an indoor pool, a gym, a spa, a sauna and a steam room. the classic rooms offer free wi-fi, 24-hr room service, and tea and coffeemaking facilities; suites add galway bay views and complimentary wine, fruit, bottled water and homemade treats. breakfast is available (fee)
Shannon Airport 1 hr 13
Aran Island Ferries (11 min) Galway Cathedral (9 min)
Modern and airy, green-domed, renaissance-style Catholic cathedral, with a mosaic of JF Kennedy. Aillwee Cave (1 hr 9)
Atmospheric cave and passage network with guided tours, plus farm and craft shops and birds of prey. The Latin Quarter (8 min) Spanish Arch (8 min)
Added to the 16th-century walls in the 18th century, this archway provides access to Spanish Parade. Lynch's Castle (9 min)
The only complete non-religious medieval building still standing in Galway features stone gargoyles. Galway Atlantaquaria, National Aquarium of Ireland (7 min)
Aquarium featuring native Irish sealife, popular fish feeding sessions & touch pools. Menlo Castle (19 min)
Well-known ruins of a riverfront castle built in the 1500s, with ivy-covered walls. Saint Nicholas' Collegiate Church (8 min)
Large, 14th-century Anglican Episcopal church visited by Oliver Cromwell and Christopher Columbus. Galway City Museum (8 min)
Small displays of documents, photographs, memorabilia and medieval artefacts chronicling urban life. Dunguaire Castle (42 min)
Immaculately restored, 16th-century bay-side fortress with a literary history and evening banquets. Corcomroe Abbey (58 min)
Stone ruins of a stately 13th-century Cistercian monastery in the countryside with a cemetery. Eyre Square (9 min)
Popular square in the heart of the city featuring grassy areas, trees, sculptures & a playground. | 
