| amenities include an indoor pool, a heated hydrotherapy pool and a hot tub, as well as a sauna, a steam room and a gym. on the oceanfront promenade, this modern, upscale hotel overlooking galway bay is 4 km from eyre square and 3 km from galway city museum. bright, contemporary rooms come with free wi-fi, desks, flat-screen tvs, and tea and coffeemaking facilities; upgraded rooms provide sea views. meeting space is available, and parking is free. the property features 2 restaurants and a stylish bar with lounge seating. check-in time: 3:00 pmcheck-out time: 12:00 pm
Shannon Airport 1 hr 14
Dunguaire Castle (42 min)
Immaculately restored, 16th-century bay-side fortress with a literary history and evening banquets. Spanish Arch (9 min)
Added to the 16th-century walls in the 18th century, this archway provides access to Spanish Parade. 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 (9 min) Galway Atlantaquaria, National Aquarium of Ireland (7 min)
Aquarium featuring native Irish sealife, popular fish feeding sessions & touch pools. Saint Nicholas' Collegiate Church (9 min)
Large, 14th-century Anglican Episcopal church visited by Oliver Cromwell and Christopher Columbus. Aran Island Ferries (12 min) Galway City Museum (9 min)
Small displays of documents, photographs, memorabilia and medieval artefacts chronicling urban life. Lynch's Castle (10 min)
The only complete non-religious medieval building still standing in Galway features stone gargoyles. Galway Cathedral (10 min)
Modern and airy, green-domed, renaissance-style Catholic cathedral, with a mosaic of JF Kennedy. Eyre Square (11 min)
Popular square in the heart of the city featuring grassy areas, trees, sculptures & a playground. Corcomroe Abbey (58 min)
Stone ruins of a stately 13th-century Cistercian monastery in the countryside with a cemetery. Menlo Castle (19 min)
Well-known ruins of a riverfront castle built in the 1500s, with ivy-covered walls. | 
