Galway Hostellit

Plussat: Great location, near the train station. Good facilities, clean, comfortable and friendly staff. Will definitely stay here again :)

Plussat: Location and bed

Plussat: Staff and residents, polite and helpful with luggage to 3rd floor, a fellow resident lent a supportive hand!

Miinukset: Steep stairs! No lift for heavy luggage and the less abled! The kitchen could maybe remain open earlier! On duty staff allowed me to enjoy an early morning bite! Thank you! I had an early bus to Dublin Airport, so enjoying an early breakfast was key Pub crawl Wednesday night might end at midnight?

Plussat: Super location, directly next to the Galway train & bus stations. If you fancy a pint there‘s a bar connected to the hostel. Beds include blinds so you have a little bit of privacy. Other pubs and restaurants are quickly accessible across the park. Pub crawl every few nights that gives you a free pint of beer in the pub connected to the hostel as well as free shots if you get a drink at the other pubs, and that only for €10! There is also the option to sign onto a dinner cooked in the hostel kitchen by staff, which is honestly the cheapest dinner you can get in Galway. Not sure about the price, but afaik it was around €5. Would always stay again!

Plussat: I love the place where is situated,in the downtown of the city. The rooms are so good, and the bathrooms so clean. The staff is so friendly, and they are there when you need.

Plussat: Staff were lovely. Prime location. Simple breakfast is included. Have baggage storage options. Staff were very helpful with options for tours and experiences. Pub crawls every night. Hair straighteners, curlers and hair dryers available.

Miinukset: It is most certainly a Youth Hostel. The pub crawls every night might suit an 18 year old, but as someone in her 30s, I just wanted a bed to sleep in. Having people coming back at 1am in the morning and banging and crashing is one of the reasons why I hate hostels. If you’re happy with party central this place is for you. It however did not suit me in the slightest. I also found it anti social. It may have been my room and the people I ended up with, but I hadn’t found this in the other hostel I stayed in. This isn’t really a reflection of the hostel, but I do think the privacy curtains allow people to be antisocial. They are great in some ways and bad in others. Also having specifically asked for a certain bed months in advance and not being given what I asked for when I checked in was inconvenient. I don’t see why I should have to mention my physical limitations when I ask for a room. I figured because I specifically asked for it when I booked I wouldn’t need to go into great details. Being given free towel rental and a bottle of water, does not make up for having to sleep in a top bunk with physical limitations. Yes I should have mentioned it at check in and tried to switch rooms, but I was exhausted and annoyed by that stage. In all honesty I don’t know how they have won the best hostel in Ireland years in a row. I’ve been into a much nicer hostel in Dublin. I’m guessing it’s because of their amazing staff, which does make up for the rest of it. The rooms are average. The beds are metal bunks. There’s no shelf’s on the top shelf to store charging devices, which means they go under pillows. They give you a bed number, but there are no numbers on the bed. This is very confusing when you have been into hostels with numbers on the beds and have to guess where you are going by the empty bed. If I return to Galway I will not be using them again.

Plussat: Location!!!

Miinukset: Could be cleaner... too expensive on the horse race week

Miinukset: we hit out heads on the lower bed :/ raise it up a bit? :?

Plussat: I liked the facilities - clean and modern, privacy and the technical/security accessories by the bed, the staff is very friendly and location is among the top in Galway. The Eyre Square is across the street, the pub is next door and they take care for daily animation of the guests by weekdays events.

Plussat: The staff is very professional and kindly. Breakfast is good. Rooms are also good conditioned with plugs, light, and curtains for each bed.

Miinukset: Room 103 is not well isolated, it seems that you're in the pub, really noisy. Few bathrooms (2) and showers (3 or 4) in the first floor. It needs to be more clean.

Plussat: The private rooms were nice and had everything you needed. It had two towels and some soap and body wash.

Miinukset: The bed was very uncomfortable.

Plussat: It’s across the street from the main bus stop. It’s very clean. The kitchen is nice. Comfortable mattresses too.

Miinukset: The 3rd floor is the dorms and only 2 toilets fir everyone. Elevator is really slow, and you have to hold the button down. It’s not a good place for solo travelers. No bar no events etc. Galway is pretty quiet during the night, unless it’s a weekend.

Plussat: Window for fresh air. Decent size room. Good size bathroom

Miinukset: Pillow awful. No outlets for bathroom prep Tv never worked over 3 night stay Very loud hallways you could hear everything No floor mirror. No pictures or decor. Just white walls

Plussat: Very helpful and friendly staff. Nice clean room and good facilities.

Miinukset: N/A

Plussat: Perfect location. Good space. Clean. Friendly and helpful reception staff. Parking wasn’t included but they recommended a garage right across the street which was easy to use and inexpensive.

Miinukset: The shower was on a push-timer. Only ran for about 45 seconds before needing to be pushed again.

Plussat: Location was great. Staff were very helpful and accommodating.

Miinukset: Nothing... everything was perfect

Plussat: Sijainti erinomainen lähellä sekä rautatie- että bussiasemia

Miinukset: Suihkukaapin lattia hengenvaarallisen liukas!

Plussat: The staff was extremely nice and helpful. They pointed out good restaurants and helped me find my way round Galway. I felt like VIP ! The room was nice, clean and modern. I can really recommend this hotel. There is no breakfast but there are loads of cafes round the corner. This is a hotel for all agegroups.

Miinukset: It is in the middle of town so naturally there is some noise.

Plussat: Location was good. Easy 5 minute walk to the main part of Galway. I was expecting a bunk room for the four of us. Ended up being two double beds which I think worked out better. We liked the private bathroom. We parked in the parking garage near this property. We paid about 12 Euro for the parking.

Plussat: Sijainti erinomainen aivan linja-autoaseman ja juna-aseman vieressä.

Miinukset: Huoneessa oli liian vähän säilytystilaa vaatteille, vain kaksi henkaria eikä lainkaan hyllyjä. Viivyimme 6 yötä, joten vaatetta oli jonkun verran mukana. Lattia oli roskainen eikä sitä pyyhitty oleskelumme aikana kuin kerran. Sänky oli melko kapea kahdelle ja siinä oli vain yksi peitto yhteiseksi, joten huone soveltuu pariskunnalle, mutta ei kaveruksille.

Plussat: Bed

Miinukset: Booked a double room. Street quiet noisy early in morning ask for a room to the back

Plussat: Location

Miinukset: Cost

Plussat: I was not given the accommodation I paid for, the room was dirty, shower floor was torn and dirty. The staff were very unhelpful refusing to give me the room I paid for. I was forced to look for alternative on a wet and windy evening accommodation with my granddaughter. The manager admitted the room was in need of repair and did not meet the standards of health and safety.

Miinukset: Having the room I paid for, or offering to pay the extra money I had to give for another accommodation.

Plussat: The night porter was so nice and welcoming, it really made a difference to my day. I got chatting with people from all around the world at breakfast, this place had good vibes.. and a proper coffee machine was a treat !

Miinukset: In this particular hostel, there were no individual bunk lights as in the Snoozles on Quay Street, that said, the individual bunk lights on Quay Street are a bit too bright and would wake up anyone sleeping directly across from your bunk. If you had pliable/adjustable reading lights that were dimmable maybe- that might be the best solution.. but I would still book this hostel :)

Plussat: I loved the 24 hour check-in, the ability to rent hairdryers and lock valuables in a safe. Strong community spirit and such great proximity to the Galway coach station, which is handy for trips out to scenic areas. My bus arrived into howling rain and I got to the hostel mostly dry - Super thankful for that! Breakfast was also better than expected for hostel standards!

Miinukset: Nothing at all!

Plussat: This hostel is so clean that I did not expect. Staff was very friendly, and breakfast was also excellent.

Plussat: You can leave the luggage after check out,it’s very nice

Miinukset: The price is a little bit expensive,but it’s the weekend so I can understand

Plussat: The common lounge area was great - well equipped and comfortable and a good spot for chilling out and meeting others. Outdoor smoking shelter was good too. Decor was colourful and bright.

Miinukset: The bathrooms were very basic and water collected on the floors and drained away only very slowly after showers. Shower could have been more powerful with proper glassed in compartment as opposed to a curtain. Bedrooms/dorms needed better air ventilation.

Plussat: I found staff very helpful and the new guy was very pleasant as I found while having a conversation with him .not knowing wat to expect using a place like Snoozles I was very pleased with the experience they had to offer so on a final note on this all I would say is the that to make this a more enjoyable experience is in the hands of each individual on how TOLERANT THEY ARE OF OTHER PEOPLE as people stay for here for many different reasons as I learned by being here

Miinukset: I suppose if I was pointing something out it would be the noise that the cages make while people are sleeping and using bathroom that if the noise could be lessoned in some form while using these so as not to disturb someone sleeping

Plussat: Coffee was excellent for the machine, the next morning

Miinukset: Well the only problem I had, was I came in from a work function at 2:40am and I notified that the hostel had a very reasonably priced vending machine, half way up the staircase. So I proceeded to put in my money and buy a packet of keoghs mature cheddar cheese and onion crisps, i was very excited for these crisps. But a wave of sadness came across me when the screw on the vending machine which held the crisps in place turned and the crisps got caught. The crisps didnt fall down even tho it took my money (€1), I went to bed feeling deflated and sad but getting the upper bunk bed really made up for it. Other wise than that I had a great nights sleep

Plussat: It's well kept and in good accessible locality. Amazing staff. The place is lovely. The room hai lights with single switch. And lits up room. Doesn't give privacy to others in room

Miinukset: Breakfast had no variety. If I am staying 5 days in row it seems monotonous

Plussat: Location was really good, so if that's only thing you looking for, then this is maybe the place for you. And the staff was friendly.

Miinukset: 4 person ladys room, was impractical, in bathroom there wasn't any place to put your staff. Also the sink was useless, when you put it on, all the water came over the edge. There was a table in the room, but only 1 chair. There wasn't any reading light near to bed, so if somebody were sleeping, you couldn't keep any lights on. Also all the bed's keep really loud screech, when somebody moved a little bit.