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Great location for visiting Galway and Aran Islands.

I would happily go back and spend a week here. It is a beautiful and unique hotel and the attention to detail in the materials used and decoration were probably the best I have seen anywhere in the world. I can't say enough nice things about how wonderful this hotel is. I have read some other reviews and here's my take. This is really nitpicky feedback that is only meant to help take the hotel from a 9 to a 10. The staff are lovely. Seem to be a lot of local young people and it's clear some are new to the service industry but I think it's part of the charm. Ireland is full of friendly people who love to chat and this is reflected in the staff. Don't expect big city, big hotel type of service from everyone there. You will get great service but there might be a few people who are still a little green. The food in the hotel is better than the golf club. It's clearly not supposed to be the same but it could be a little better. Hamburgers are so easy to make from scratch - that is one example of something that could be better. But it's nice to have a place to get simple sandwiches or a scone. We loved the food in the Oyster Catcher. I like to eat things I can't make at home and the flavors in all the Japanese dishes we ate were complex and delicious. We also enjoyed chocolates and tea in the library. The shelves were in the way of the mirror - hard to do my hair.

Best hotel we stayed in on our trip. Clean. Staff were very helpful. Bus stop to get into the city was right out of the hotel entrance. Very convenient.

Clean, comfortable room with beautiful bathroom. Appreciated the clock on the bedside table with ports for charging cables, great addition for international travelers. Breakfast was good, nice selection. Quiet room, just wish the air conditioning didn’t auto turn off during the night because it could get stuffy. Would recommend for travelers!

The staff was out of this world. I would have given them 100 stars!