Galway Bay Hotel Conference & Leisure Centre
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Galway Bay Hotel Conference & Leisure Centre Review
Offering a treatment room, sauna facilities, and an indoor pool, the 4-star Galway Bay Hotel Conference & Leisure Centre is nestled 5 minutes' walk from Circle of Life Commemorative Garden and around 10 minutes by car from the local authority Galway City Museum. At the hotel, located just a short stroll from Blackrock Beach, you can spend the day in a heated pool or keep active with windsurfing and diving.
The Bay Hotel Conference & Leisure Centre Galway has an à la carte restaurant and an Irish bar. The cosy bar is also available. Contemporary cuisine is served at Tysons that lies about a 5-minute walk away.
Nestled in the very heart of Galway, the Bay Hotel Conference & Leisure Centre is near a national park. Sports fans can also visit Galway City Karting, around 25 minutes' walk from the fabulous accommodation, and take their families to Galway Atlantaquaria Aquarium, which is merely 10 minutes' walk away.
A sand beach is approximately a 5-minute walk from this Galway property, while Collegiate Parish Church of St Nicholas of Myra is situated about a 10-minute drive away. Galway Bay Hotel Conference & Leisure Centre stands at a distance of 2.6 km from the Expansive green-domed Galway Catholic Cathedral, popular with pilgrims and tourists alike.
Welcoming guests with a cosy interior, this Galway property features 290 rooms with views of the garden. Also, there is a tea and coffee making facilities as well as a private safe and smoke detectors provided. The en-suite bathrooms are appointed with a sauna and a shower/bath combination, along with hair dryers and towels.
The fabulous accommodation is located 30 km from Connemara airport and a stroll from Oaklands bus stop.
This Galway hotel provides a sun deck and a golf course for an additional fee. The traditional Bay Hotel Conference & Leisure Centre boasts aerobics, an entertainment programme, and a lending library. With a leisure centre that offers aerobics classes, the accommodation caters to guests' physical well-being.
Impressions
Positives and negatives
- Modern old-fashioned hotel with great views of the bay.
- Beautiful central location a few steps away from Leisureland.
- Surrounded by a garden and a park.
- Well-appointed and well laid out rooms have spacious bedrooms, plus a hair dryer and an iron.
- Some units with nice decor.
- Menu offers tasty Italian fare.
- Lounge bar for soft cocktails and snacks.
- Exceptional service and great facilities.
- Good prices for the area.
- Bathrooms get mixed reviews and might be a little small.
- Minor complaints about a few not very helpful employees.
Key Features
- indoor swimming pool
- free parking
- free wifi
- family rooms
- fitness centre
- non-smoking rooms
- restaurant
- tea/coffee maker in all rooms
- bar
- very good breakfast
Rooms
Facilities
Facilities
- Flat-screen TV
- Direct dial telephone
- AM/FM alarm clock
Rooms
- Heating
- Sitting area
- Terrace
- Garden furniture
- Tea and coffee facilities
- Ironing facilities
Dining facilities
- In-room breakfast
- Restaurant
- Bar/ Lounge area
- Dinner
- Special diet menus Electric kettle
Services
- Room service
- Housekeeping
- Laundry
- Dry cleaning
- Welcome drink
Relax
- Indoor swimming pool
- Beach access
- Live entertainment
- Sun terrace
- Sauna
- Pedicure
- Manicure
- Waxing
- Facial
- Treatment room
- Beauty treatment
- Massage
- Shallow end
- Make up services
- Fitness centre
- Wind surfing
- Diving
- Golf course
Activities for Kids
- Babysitting/Child services
- Children's buffet
- Children's pool
- Kids club
Reviews
Location
Landmarks nearby
- Galway Cathedral 2.62 km (1.63 mi.)
- Circle of Life National Organ Donor Commemorative Garden 120 m (394 ft)
- Salthill Promenade 1.24 km (4068 ft)
- The Galway Fisheries Watchtower Museum 2.34 km (1.45 mi.)
- Circle of Life Commemorative Garden 300 m (984 ft)
- Collegiate Church of St Nicholas of Myra 2.64 km (1.64 mi.)
- Pearse Stadium 810 m (2657 ft)
- National University of Ireland 2.72 km (1.69 mi.)