G Hotel

Galway City

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Contrasting with its business-complex location near Lough Atalia, the stunning G Hotel has avant-garde interiors designed by Galwegian milliner-to-the-stars Philip Treacy, including a grand salon with 300 suspended silver balls, a Schiaparelli-pink cocktail lounge, and an award-winning restaurant with huge, seashell-shaped, purple banquettes. Shell-motif cushions feature in the sand-toned rooms; you can watch TV from the bathtub of most suites.

The on-site spa looks out on a bamboo-planted forest.

Kids get a personalised cookie with milk on arrival. Valet parking is free.

Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

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    13.9 MILES

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    1.22 MILES

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  • Hazel Mountain Chocolate

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    10.75 MILES

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  • Burren Perfumery & Floral Centre

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    16.43 MILES

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3. Oscar Wilde & Eduard Vilde Statue

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4. Lynch's Castle

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5. Salmon Weir

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6. Galway Market

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7. Lynch Memorial Window

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