| there's also an elegant spa. upgraded suites feature sitting and dining areas and/or 4-poster beds. set on eyre square, this polished, upscale hotel dating from 1852 is a 2-minute walk from galway train station and a 5-minute walk from the pedestrian-only shop street. suites add marble bathrooms and plush fabrics. check-in time: 3:30 pmcheck-out time: 12:00 pm. refined, warmly decorated rooms come with free wi-fi, flat-screen tvs, and tea and coffeemaking facilities. upgraded rooms offer original victorian details such as sash windows and high ceilings, and some have views of the square. amenities include complimentary irish breakfast, a tearoom, a chic bar and a formal restaurant
Shannon Airport 1 hr 5
Galway City Museum (5 min)
Small displays of documents, photographs, memorabilia and medieval artefacts chronicling urban life. Corcomroe Abbey (49 min)
Stone ruins of a stately 13th-century Cistercian monastery in the countryside with a cemetery. The Latin Quarter (6 min) Lynch's Castle (5 min)
The only complete non-religious medieval building still standing in Galway features stone gargoyles. Dunguaire Castle (33 min)
Immaculately restored, 16th-century bay-side fortress with a literary history and evening banquets. Galway Walks - Galway City Walking Tours (1 min) Galway Atlantaquaria, National Aquarium of Ireland (6 min)
Aquarium featuring native Irish sealife, popular fish feeding sessions & touch pools. Aran Island Ferries (2 min) Eyre Square (2 min)
Popular square in the heart of the city featuring grassy areas, trees, sculptures & a playground. Saint Nicholas' Collegiate Church (7 min)
Large, 14th-century Anglican Episcopal church visited by Oliver Cromwell and Christopher Columbus. Galway Cathedral (6 min)
Modern and airy, green-domed, renaissance-style Catholic cathedral, with a mosaic of JF Kennedy. Spanish Arch (5 min)
Added to the 16th-century walls in the 18th century, this archway provides access to Spanish Parade. Menlo Castle (11 min)
Well-known ruins of a riverfront castle built in the 1500s, with ivy-covered walls. | 
