| valet parking is free. classic rooms provide free wi-fi, cable tv, and tea and coffeemaking facilities, while suites add separate living and dining areas. theres a casual restaurant, and a lively pub with a beer garden features regular djs and live traditional irish music. this relaxed hotel is 3 minutes' walk from eyre square and a 12-minute walk from galway city museum. check-in time: 2:00 pmcheck-out time: 11:00 am
Shannon Airport 1 hr 4
Menlo Castle (10 min)
Well-known ruins of a riverfront castle built in the 1500s, with ivy-covered walls. Galway City Museum (10 min)
Small displays of documents, photographs, memorabilia and medieval artefacts chronicling urban life. Dunguaire Castle (32 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. Corcomroe Abbey (48 min)
Stone ruins of a stately 13th-century Cistercian monastery in the countryside with a cemetery. The Latin Quarter (8 min) Saint Nicholas' Collegiate Church (7 min)
Large, 14th-century Anglican Episcopal church visited by Oliver Cromwell and Christopher Columbus. Lynch's Castle (6 min)
The only complete non-religious medieval building still standing in Galway features stone gargoyles. Aran Island Ferries (3 min) Galway Atlantaquaria, National Aquarium of Ireland (8 min)
Aquarium featuring native Irish sealife, popular fish feeding sessions & touch pools. Galway Cathedral (7 min)
Modern and airy, green-domed, renaissance-style Catholic cathedral, with a mosaic of JF Kennedy. Galway Walks - Galway City Walking Tours (3 min) Eyre Square (3 min)
Popular square in the heart of the city featuring grassy areas, trees, sculptures & a playground. | 
