Luxury Hotels
Galway
And out of doors, with the hawthorn in blossom all along the river banks, everything is so beautiful that to go elsewhere is to leave beauty behind. - (WB Yeats, Thoor Ballylee)
To Hell or to Connaught, well if the former materializes in the latter, count me in. The city of the Tribes and its gateway status to the rugged Connemara coast, off which lie the Aran Islands, the heather bogs and deep lake fjords to the north of the county remains one of the most popular places to visit for both Irish and international visitors. From the age old meeting place of Eyre Square, down Shop Street and out through Spanish Arch, Galway city centre radiates a great energy which may be attributable to the university set or something else in the salt air.
Whether it's the lively drama of the Arts Festival held in some great venues like The Town Hall, the Druid Theatre or The Taibheairc or along the crowded city streets when Macnas unleash their creative juices in the parades that are a staple of the Arts Festival to the serenity of the coastal drive along the bay via Barna and An Spideal to the busy pier at Rosaveal. Away from the sea, the rugged beauty of the Connemara National Park set against the setting sun is reminiscent of the many films around the west including The Quiet ManT, The Field, Into The West and a little less romantically perhaps in The Guard
If its four legged fun you're after, Galway comes into its own at the Race Week and later in the year at the Ballinasloe October Fair.
Of course, Galway's proximity to the coast brings with it the advantage of fresh fish and shellfish no better fare to be had at Galway International Oyster Festival on the go for decades (annually of course not continuously).
Should you choose to stay in or around the city, you can choose from our selection of luxury hotels at the Galway Bay Hotel, The Meyrick Hotel, Park House Hotel, Rosleague Manor or indeed The G Hotel