With a stay at Galway City Hostel & Bar, you'll be centrally located in Galway, steps from Eyre Square and within a 10-minute walk of Galway Harbour. .This hostel is 0.6 mi (0.9 km) from Galway City Museum and 0.6 mi (1 km) from Galway Cathedral.
University Hospital Galway - 18 min walk - 1.0 mile
University of Galway - 18 min walk - 1.0 mile
Getting around
Galway Station - 2 min walk
Shannon Airport (SNN) - 66 min drive
Restaurants
The Skeff Bar - 2 min walk
An Pucan - 1 min walk
O'Connell's - 1 min walk
Starbucks - 6 min walk
Hyde Bar Galway - 3 min walk
About this property
Galway City Hostel & Bar
Adults-only Galway hostel in Galway City Centre with free breakfast
Galway City Hostel & Bar offers 8 accommodations with air conditioning. This Galway hostel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Guests can make use of the shared/communal kitchen. Bathrooms include showers. Housekeeping is offered daily and hair dryers can be requested.
Make yourself at home in one of the 8 air-conditioned guestrooms. Prepare your meals in the shared/communal kitchen. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Bathrooms feature showers, hair dryers, and toothbrushes and toothpaste.
Take in the views from a terrace and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access and a communal living room.
Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge. A complimentary continental breakfast is served daily from 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM.
Featured amenities include dry cleaning/laundry services, luggage storage, and laundry facilities.
A complimentary continental breakfast is served each morning between 7:00 AM and 10:00 AM.
Languages
English
Property amenities
Internet
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Parking and transportation
No onsite parking available
Food and drink
Free continental breakfast available daily 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM
A bar/lounge
Things to do
Library
Conveniences
Laundry facilities
Limited-hour front desk
Lockers
Luggage storage
Safe at front desk
Shared microwave
Shared refrigerator
Water dispenser
Guest services
Dry cleaning/laundry service
Housekeeping (daily)
Tour and ticket assistance
Outdoors
Terrace
Accessibility
No elevator
More
Communal living room
Smoke-free property
Room amenities
Bedroom
Bedsheets provided
Bathroom
Hair dryer (on request)
Shower
Toothbrush and toothpaste (on request)
Towels provided
Food and drink
Cleaning supplies
Cookware, dishware, and utensils
Dishwasher
Oven
Paper towels
Shared kitchen access
Spices
Stovetop
More
Air conditioning
Heating (climate-controlled)
Policies
Check-in
Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 10:00 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18
Check-out
Check-out before 10:30 AM
Special check-in instructions
The front desk is open daily from 8:00 AM - 3:00 AM
Front desk staffed during limited hours
Access methods
Front desk (limited hours)
Pets
Pets not allowed
Children and extra beds
Children younger than 18 are not allowed at this adults-only property; all guests 18 and older are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available
Property payment types
Important information
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash
We should mention
This property does not have elevators
Guests under 18 years old are not permitted at this adults-only property
Property is also known as
Galway City Hostel
Galway City Hostel
Galway City Hostel & Bar Galway
Galway City Hostel & Bar Hostel/Backpacker accommodation
Galway City Hostel & Bar Hostel/Backpacker accommodation Galway
Galway City Hostel & Bar Reviews
Reviews
9.2
Wonderful
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A Fantastic Hostel To Stay At. Very Clean. Wonderful staff. Beautiful Breakfast daily. Central to everything. Main Bus port straight opposite. Perfect storage. Able to have a bag of washing washed and dried cheaply.
Overall l thoroughly enjoyed My stay
The staff was very warm and friendly. Great options for things to do in the area and free breakfast and tea/coffee every morning. The kitchen smelled of delicious baked goods every afternoon I was there :)
Everything about this hostel was perfect.
Location, staff, the rooms, bathrooms.. Everything was great!! They've set the bar very high for the rest of my trip..!
Convenient location near the center of Galway. Short walk to the shopping and restaurant district. The hostel was well kempt with friendly and accommodating staff. There is no parking at the hostel, but there are plenty of parking garage options nearby. The one negative is that the room with 4 beds was small with little space to maneuver in even when there was just 2 people present. For a one night stay as a solo traveler, it was well worth it for its central location.
There is a parking lot for the train just about 100 meters from the entrance that has overnight parking for €6.50. the staff was amazing and the group activities are absolutely worth doing for the experience. Great location in the city with tons of options around for whatever you could want to do.
My only complaint would be that staying in a Hostel a lot of us were ready to check out by 6 or 7am and there is no way to self check out so we all were waiting around for several hours which did put a damper on my early morning plans.
The women running the hostel are very nice, friendly and great hosts in general. It was my first ever hostel experience and could not be happier. Thank you !
Wonderful staff and clean rooms, excellent location. The breakfast was also amazing and extensive. Cannot recommend more!
Gabrielle
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024
10/10 Excellent
Taylor
Nov 22, 2023
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Great hostel for staying in the city on a budget. I had interactions with multiple staff members and they could not have been more helpful or friendly. Made my stay so comfortable. Pub walk with other local hostels every night.
The hostel is right in the middle of Galway and walking distance to all of the pubs and shops. I took part in a pub crawl which was really fun and I highly recommend. What a great time and great hostel.