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The Abbeygate Guesthouse
3 Newtownsmith (Galway)

Located in the heart of Galway city centre, The Abbeygate Guesthouse is a 3-minute walk from Eyre Square. Both Galway City Museum and the National University of Ireland are 10 minutes’ walk from the property. Each room at the Abbeygate features free Wi-Fi and a TV. A variety of restaurants, traditional pubs and shops can be found within 3 minutes’ walk. The famous Cliffs of Moher are 80 km from Galway and the picturesque Aran Islands can be visited by ferry for a memorable day out.

Score from 425 reviews
Very good

7.0/10

Rooms: 10

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Excellent location, very very clean, friendly and helpful staff. The bed was really comfy and the blanket was huge. Did I mention the location was excellent? Because the location was excellent. And the food at the Mexican cafe beneath was delicious. Note: I was staying on the Westmoreland St side, the other rooms may be different. Really friendly staff! The rooms were larger than I expected and clean. Beds very comfortable. You can't beat this location - it's right in the middle of everything. A bit difficult to find the check in - the entrance is actually on Abbeygate st, but you check in at La Salsa Restaurant (also owned by the guesthouse owners).
all reviews » We stayed in The Abbeygate for two nights.The location is brilliant, the rooms are kept spotlessly clean, room service is excellent. Very friendly and approachable owner and lovely staff. Very reasonably priced, and we would definitely be very happy to stay their again. Thanks a million for a memorable stay. Jason. Very central, although if you have a car you have to either pay €18/day across the road or €4/day about a 10 min walk away. Both of these kick off at 08:30am. Tip- at the one across the road, put the money in after 6:30pm and it will extend into theorminf so you can sleep in. - Staff very warm, helpful and friendly. - Big spacious room with nice bathroom and good shower with excellent water pressure. - Terrific location for people visiting Galway city centre. Ideal if you need a place to stay if you are going out in Galway. I lived the style of the room it was warm and comfortable beds were lovely and it's in a great location 2mins from eyre square. The lady who let us in was so nice and welcoming. There's a restaurant down stairs also. B&B is located very close to the main shopping centers of Galway. Bed was very comfortable! Slept like a baby. Clean and quiet. Parking located across the street for a small fee (free on sundays). I loved this little guesthouse. Location was excellent, right in the centre of the city. Carpark opposite was free overnight. It was a clean, warm, comfortable room. I'll stay again. The guesthouse was over expectations (looking at the rating here and comments we had some doubts). Very nice place, very good bed and excellent location. Location, very friendly staff, nice clean place. Great value for money. I am spending a couple of night in Galway next week and I have booked here again. Location, cleanliness and price. Very quaint and comfortable, felt like staying in a friend's guest room. Shared bathroom was fine and very well kept. Excellent location within seconds walking distance of shop street and all the facilities. Extremely friendly staff. We had a great weekend. Thanks. The bed was the most comfortable I have ever slept in.... Great nights sleep! Staff were very professional, courteous & friendly! Great price!. It was an amazing price for a very central place in the centre. I would recommend them to anyone who wanted to do a short trip to Galway!. I liked everything I was their for Danny and Lisa's wedding It was my second time their and I will be back again for sure. Teresa. Nice comfortable room with all we needed for our one night stay. Great value for money and excellent location in city centre,. We got a larger room than expected, cosy and well furnished. The staff was helpful and friendly and the location is central. The room was fantastic. Cozy, clean and comfortable. Beds and decor excellent. Location extremely central and handy. The staff was excellent and location was two minute walk from the shopping streets, which are pedestrian only. It was easy access to shops/pubs/restraunts etc. Everything walking distance. Room was clean. Rooms were comfortable and warm. Excellent location for sightseeing, shopping and night life. Great Location, friendly reception on arrival and clean warm room. Good value for money. Staff very friendly. Central location. Room was clean and comfy. Excellent value. friendly staff beautiful rooms clean and cosy rooms comfortable bed great location. Great place. We will most certainly will back!! Perfect location for a night out. The charming hostess who showed me the room, and the comfortable bed. Nice warm feel in a great location in city centre. Great value!. Clean and comfortable room. Perfect location. Value for money. location, staff, value for money, friendliness, helpful staff. Good location, friendly staff, great breakfast. Friendly staff, comfy beds, quiet!. Central location and cleanliness. location was great, very central. Very convenient, cheap and clean. Excellent location and service. Lovely room and shower. I liked the location. Everything was good. Bed very comfy. Comfy bed. Although this guest house was not massively cheap ( i.e. we paid 207 Euros for 3 nites) but the room was lovely, spacious and comfortable. We even had our own bathroom (NB: no hair drier). The rooms were also cleaned daily. On the overall we were very pleased and satisfied with our room. Although the guest house is situated in the city centre, we were not disturbed by loud noises from the outside and further, the main city centre is within 5 minutes walk. Do note that in order to check in, you. Located in city center, 5 minutes from main railway and bus station and only few minutes from main shopping street. Stuff was friendly. the bed was very comfortable, the room was quite big, the location was central and there wasn't any noise from the street. The guesthouse is really in the centre, ideal to visit the city! The room was fine, bathroom basical but functional. I loved the location, just behind the corner to Eyer Square, liked the bedding and towels provided. Great location a very short distance from central town with lots of restaurants and shops. Great location: 2 minutes to great pubs and restuarants very friendly staff. The locación os the best, because its near the main street. good location. comfortable place. near parking places. The facility is very clean and staff is kind. Keeping in mind that I would recommend staying there 100%, light- sleepers may have difficulty as the room stayed quite bright (curtains are not as thick as they could be) and the area can get quite noisy outside. It was fine on a Tuesday night but I imagine on a weekend it may be worse. The room was on the small side so a big suitcase would make things hard (but not impossible). My only issue was that parking was a bit tricky. The lot across the street can charge up to 20 euro per day with hourly charges. We ended parking at the pubic lot by the Cathedral, which was about a 5 minute walk away. That lot was much cheaper (4 Euro per day), but we had to make sure to pay for it by 8:30am each day. Overall, not too tricky if you don't mind walking a bit and being organized. No complaints. The old side had a bit if a smell to it. The photos are not a proper reflection of the rooms. This is budget, closer to 2 * than 3*. It is also quite noisy. Breaking glasses from nightclubs/pubs and to top it all off, we had the street cleaners wake us up at 05:30am with a chainsaw style blower. - No defined reception area. Hard to know if I was at the right place when I arrived. Also, when leaving, wasnt sure where to return the key. - Noisy during night, dont know if that was other guests or neighbours but people were fighting & shouting the night I was there - No parking; there is parking across the road but that is based on a daily car park ticket so I had to wake up before 830am to ensure my car was ok to be parked there. Only prob I had was this banging that wen on all nite I taut it was d fan in the bathroom but even wen it was off still there was a loud banging in the morning we realised we were beside the hot press maybe it was the tank. It needs some work I tink. No complaints :). No breakfast facilities but you are in the centre of the city with plenty of places to eat. Some street noise but you are in the centre of a city so it's to be expected!!. Lots of parking space next to the guesthouse, but be careful with parking: you have to pay 2 euros after 8.30am. Nothing that I didn't really like. Besides staying one day and travelling with only backpacks, I wouldn't recommend for heavy traveller or travelling with family. Room was vey small but fine for what we required. No facilities to make a coffee. The shower had almost no power with only a dribble of water from it.... Took ages to shower! Had to rinse my hair in the sink..... The walls were thin and there was a lot of noise outside and around the building. We played white noise which helped mask out some of that noise but it was very present when there was complete silence in the room. There was a few minor things which could be improved like the loud noise coming from hot press. Also there was no blind on skylight meaning bright light was shining in morning. The bathroom was very small and the shower not the best but we were happy to have an ensuite. By car dificult to find. no parking facility. parking rates next door expensive if staying for a couple of days. no breakfast. We stayed here on a Saturday night and there was a lot of noise from a bar across the road, leading to a very poor night sleep. Disappointing that breakfast is not included/there are no facilities to make breakfast. It would be great if breakfast was included in the stay. No breakfast. Sometimes annoying sound of water pumping at night. was quite noisy at nite. noise from the street and from a water heater on the landing outside our door. bathroom also needed to be repainted as lot of damp on walls and ceilings. a bit small , bathroom floor could be repaired and room up 2 flights of stairs no parking. Loud noise (possibly hot water cylinder) in our cupboard in the room, not just making noise when we were using it so it woke us up. Other than that we loved it. An empty bottle of brandy was under the bedside table when we arrived. They didn't bother to clean the room on the last day that we were there. We had to make our own bed, and we didn't get clean towels. Better info about the parking beforehand and when it is free from and till would be helpful for people driving to it. Bathroom quite small, no bath. Only down side to this place is the absence of breakfast considering the price we paid and although they did provide free Wifi, the connection from our room was very poor. Otherwise we had a splendid stay in Galway. Room was small without proper closet. Bathroom missing some amenities like cabinets, towel holders, something to put your vanity case. They forgot to clean our room and empty a trash for three days. Walls are thin so you can hear a noise from neighbor room. the room was very dark (the sunlight didn't get in from the window because the window was facing a wall), there was mildew in the bathroom, the water heater (which was in my room) made lots of noise when people were taking a shower. There isn't any reception, the personal is the one working in the restaurant just below the guesthouse so you have to check in in the restaurant opening hours and if you need anything out of that time you cannot have any help from the personal. We did not get any information on arrival at all. The lady from mexican buffet gave us keys and that was it. There was a free wi-fi but we did not get password, we were not told when to leave rooms and where to leave the keys as on sunday the buffet was closed...the number on reservation was not working...There was no option for breakfast as stated in other reviews. Room was very cold. nowhere to hang wet coats. The bathroom is too small and the shower is not warm enough. The cleanliness was really poor, the floor was dirty. no staff. no breakfast service. A little noisy because near the accomodation, there is a rock cafe.

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The Abbeygate Guesthouse Room information

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Double Room [Room Information]	2	from EUR 69.00	Search
An en suite bathroom, a TV, and free Wi-Fi feature in this room. Room Facilities: TV, Toilet, Heating, Cable TV, Bathroom, Bath or Shower

Amenities at The Abbeygate Guesthouse

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Wi-Fi/Wireless LAN, Internet Services, Free Wi-Fi Internet Access

Miscellaneous

Heating, All Public and Private spaces non-smoking

General

WiFi everywhere, Parking

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Featuring free WiFi throughout the property, The Abbeygate Guesthouse is set in Galway, 200 metres from St. Nicholas Collegiate Church. Every room is equipped with a TV with cable channels. Every room includes a private or shared bathroom. You will find luggage storage space at the property. Eyre Square is 400 metres from The Abbeygate Guesthouse, while National University of Galway is 500 metres from the property. The nearest airport is Shannon Airport, 65 km from the property.