Western Hotel

Galway City


These three Georgian buildings have original period architectural details, with a modern block located behind. The 40 rooms are spacious, with good-sized work desks; if you need more space, book one of the three-person apartments.

Live music plays regularly at weekends; Thursdays brings an open-mike night (participants get a free pint).


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Nearby Galway City attractions

1. Browne Doorway

0.13 MILES

Guarding the upper side of Eyre Square, this out-of-context doorway (1627) is an imposing, if forlorn, fragment from the home of one of the city's…

2. Eyre Square

0.15 MILES

Galway's central public square is busy in all but the harshest weather. A welcoming open green space with sculptures and pathways, its lawns are formally…

3. Oscar Wilde & Eduard Vilde Statue

0.24 MILES

An earnest conversation takes place between Irish writer Oscar Wilde (1854–1900) and Estonian writer Eduard Vilde (1856–1933), sitting on a granite bench,…

4. Lynch's Castle

0.28 MILES

Now an AIB Bank, this excellent example of a town castle was built around 1500 (the exact date is unknown). The facade's stonework includes ghoulish…

5. Salmon Weir

0.32 MILES

Upstream from Salmon Weir Bridge, which crosses the River Corrib just east of Galway Cathedral, the river cascades down the great weir, one of its final…

6. Galway Market

0.33 MILES

Galway's bohemian spirit comes alive at its street market, which has set up in this spot for centuries. Saturdays are the standout for food, when farmers…

7. Lynch Memorial Window

0.34 MILES

James Lynch Fitzstephen was the mayor and magistrate of Galway in 1493. So the story goes, when his son was condemned for the murder of a romantic rival…