Balcony House
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Balcony House
Located nearly 5 minutes' walk from the Forthill Graveyard, the 4-star Balcony House Hotel Galway gives easy access to various tourist attractions. Also, you can use a car park on site.
The guest house is within reach of the Medieval City Walls and the Galway Arts Centre is just 1.5 km away. The public park "Eyre Square" is a popular place to visit a mere 10 minutes on foot from the Balcony House Galway. Nature lovers will appreciate the proximity to Dead Mans Beach, which is 2.5 km away. There is Galway Bay about a 20-minute walk away, while Galway Coach bus station is in proximity to the hotel. For those travelling from afar, Connemara airport is 41 minutes' drive away.
Balcony House Hotel features 8 rooms with a flat-screen TV with satellite channels, as well as coffee and tea making facilities. They offer a comfortable interior along with bespoke furniture. Offering such amenities as hair dryers and complimentary toiletries, the bathrooms also include a separate toilet and a shower.
The property is 350 m from Balcony House and offers a broad selection of meals.
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Amenities
Main Features
- Wi-Fi
- Sports activities
- No pets allowed
Facilities
- No smoking on site
- Wi-Fi
- Free parking
- No pets allowed
- Security
- Luggage storage
- Smoke detectors
- Fire extinguishers
- Electric kettle
- Sun terrace
- Garden area
- Leisure/ TV room
- Golf course
- Tours/Ticket assistance
- Heating
- Terrace
- Tea and coffee facilities
- Ironing facilities
- Free toiletries
- Flat-screen TV
- AM/FM alarm clock
- Carpeted floor
Policy
- Children and extra beds
- There are no cots provided in a room.
Map
Local Attractions
Attractions
- Galway Bay (950 m)
- Galway Shopping Center (550 m)
- Bold Art Gallery (1.1 km)
- Eyre Square (750 m)
- Saint Nicholas' Collegiate Church (1.1 km)
- Galway Cathedral (1.2 km)
- Galway Irish Crystal Heritage Centre (1.3 km)
Airports
- Connemara Airport (33 km)
Train stations
- Galway Railway Station (800 m)
Reviews
100% Verified Reviews
Mike
2022-07-21
There were great location and food for a perfectly pleasant stay for the weekend. I was offered a generous breakfast with homemade pastries.
Tim
2022-07-21
The hotel had a favourable location, the room was spotless and exceptional. The room was with three beds.
The breakfast certainly has to be was n't included in the price.
Keith
2022-06-03
Well, it was an amazing stay for visit to Galway.
Christopher
2022-05-28
For a 4 star hotel everything was great, I loved to be here.
Bob
2022-05-04
I spend 5 nights in Galway lovely. Loved my rooms with modern showers.
Some people working there were average.
Marcus
2022-04-10
It was reasonably clean, staff was accommodating. Also, I liked how handy the location was. Walk from a bus stop, it was a real bonus.
Kevin
2022-04-08
I loved the hotel, it had very good location and rooms.
Nate
2022-03-28
Perfectly clean hotel, large breakfast, the location is unbeatable right by pubs and Galway.
John
2022-01-19
Gorgeous breakfast, exceptionally clean hotel, handy location in walking distance of city center. Large room, spacious bathroom. The decor was comfortable and the staff were exceptional.
Christine
2022-01-12
Beautiful location, perfect bed, highly professional staff. Liked suite overlooking the sea. All in all everything was BEAUTIFUL, nevertheless we had way too small bathroom. The breakfast had a wide range of food, like cakes, eggs, milk, cereals and cheese. Very good value for money, first-rate service.
Carole
2022-01-04
Well-maintained place with brilliant staff and good wi-fi. I liked my stay, it was wonderful.
The location was pretty bad.
Carl
2021-12-19
Really really nice experience, nothing too much trouble. Everything was very clean, exceptional service, perfect location really close to a hill, the bars and the old town. There were great cakes and pastries for breakfast. I liked that there were a great selection of facilities in the room such as: a work desk and TV.
Its breakfast definitely should 've been was n't included in the price.
Dan
2021-12-17
It was an incredible stay, pleasant place. The food was gorgeous, for breakfast we had milk, pastries, yoghourt, eggs and cheese. Staff were eager to help, including the host. Location next to Eyre Square and city center.
Facilities were fabulous, even so Wi-Fi signal was very weak.
Annie
2021-11-19
The rooms were bright with comfortable beds and modern showers, for instance as described. I appreciated the breakfast with variety of delicious food.
Jon
2021-11-13
Good breakfast, prime position, best workers...
Georges
2021-11-12
Good hot breakfast, strategic location, very professional staff. Absolutely fabulous view of canal. Service was really excellent, that made the hotel affordable place. There were lots of restaurants to eat, like Vocho that was only 20 minutes' walk away, we enjoyed its location.
It was all superb!
Claire
2021-09-26
Staff and rooms were exceptional, I had a really good stay. The beach was clean. Also, such main attraction as two remaining arches was 2 km from this hotel. Absolutely superb view, a large balcony, comfy bed, too. Automated check-in, late check-out.
Bernard
2021-09-13
Staff were faultless and it was an optimal location, very good value for money. Breakfast with eggs, milk, cereals, cheese and pastries was perfect. Really enjoyed Galway, the hotel was very fancy. Friendly check in & the service was impeccable: D
Kyle
2021-08-16
I would recomand this place, did n't feel like leaving. Had fine continental breakfast with homemade pastries and pancakes, as for instance. Room had a luxury bathroom and coffee, terrace and climate control. They made my stay lovely!
Wallace
2021-07-07
The hotel is boutique, beds are lovely, bathroom is modern.
Betty
2021-07-04
Everything is perfect, I loved extremely pleasant room and FAB location. There are lots of facilities in the room like: central heating, a writing desk and a hairdryer. I would recomand this hotel and I would stay here again.
Dorothy
2021-05-28
Charming location, reasonably priced breakfast and well organised people. It's cheap with great beds and absolutely stunning views. They have pool bar, good parking and clean pool...
Tom
2021-04-23
The bed was comfortable, so we had a brilliant stay. Simply delicious breakfast selections, place was pretty clean. The room was tidy & well prepared. We found there plenty of restaurants to eat, like Marinas Grill that is only 15 minutes' walk away.
Matt
2021-03-11
So clean hotel, briliant staff, absolutely perfect location.
David
2020-11-09
it was worth its 4 stars. nice place for discovering galway. convenient spot. the breakfast had a great selection of options: fresh fruit and pastries. kind hostess running the hotel. booked king room with a work desk, a flat-screen tv with cable channels and coffee-making facilities.
Beds were a bit small.
Andre
2020-10-07
The room was modern, we enjoyed it. It was near to Dead Mans Beach.
Donald
2019-12-24
our stay here was lovely, handy base for exploring galway. no complaints whatsoever with the hotel. location was within 10 min walking distance to dead mans beach. we greatly enjoyed balcony house.