The Best Hotels for First Time Visitors in Galway

Where to Stay on Your First Trip to Galway

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Visiting Galway, Ireland for the first time can be an exciting, yet overwhelming experience. With so many incredible hotels to choose from, it can be difficult to know where to stay. If you're deciding where to stay for your first visit to Galway, we've compiled a list of the best hotels for first time visitors. We analyzed all of the hotels in Galway based on price, location, amenities, guest ratings, and more to determine which would be the ideal places to stay for first timers. Whether you're here for just a few days or longer, these hotels offer the perfect combination of amenities, location, and price. For those visiting Galway for the first time, it's important to choose a hotel in a safe and convenient area to make the most of your first visit. You'll want to be close to the activities, shopping, and dining options, of course. When looking for hotels, consider the amenities they offer. Some hotels may have a fitness center, a bar or restaurant, a pool, or even a spa. All of these features can add to your overall enjoyment if you've never been to Galway before. Also, guest ratings and reviews are also important to consider when choosing a hotel. Whether you're visiting Galway for the first time, or you're a seasoned traveler, the best hotels in Galway for first-timers offer the perfect combination of comfort, convenience, and affordability. So, here's our list of suggestions for your next trip.

(Prices are listed in U.S. Dollars.)

Menlo Park Hotel

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $129 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Good Stay for Your First Trip
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly

Located at Headford Road, Menlo Park Hotel has great rooms from $129 (before taxes). It offers room service, a restaurant, a bar, child care, and laundry services. It has a terrific 8.90 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. Only 1.7 km from the city center, first time visitors will especially love golf, city views, free parking, kids meals, and laundry facilities at this relaxing hotel. You'll enjoy relaxing while having room service delivered. The price of this hotel is less than average for first time trip hotels, which makes it a great value.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Airport shuttle
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Coffee shop
  • Breakfast in the room


The Galmont Hotel & Spa

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $198 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Time in Galway
  • Family-Friendly

A great place to stay is The Galmont Hotel & Spa which has nice rooms starting at $198. Offering room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and parking, it also has a great guest rating of 8.50 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at Lough Atalia Road. This convenient hotel is also nice because it offers a kid-friendly buffet, hiking, child care, laundry services, and a hot tub which visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 0.4 km from the city center. The restaurant serves delicious food, too.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Spa
  • Child pool
  • Indoor pool
  • Horse riding
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kid-friendly buffet
  • Hiking
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Hot tub
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room


The G Hotel

5-star Hotel with prices starting at $224 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for First-Timers
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 5-star hotels.
  • Family-Friendly

We found The G Hotel to be a great place to stay, and the price starts at $224. We loved that is has room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and a kid-friendly buffet, and it also has a terrific guest rating of 8.30 out of 10 from previous guests. It's located at Old Dublin Rd. You'll also find child care, laundry services, golf, a spa and wellness center, and a game room which travelers will love. And this fun hotel is just 1.6 km from the center of town.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Spa
  • Airport shuttle
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kid-friendly buffet
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Game room
  • Free parking
  • Coffee shop
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room


Salthill Hotel

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $159 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Among the Best Places to Stay for a First Visit to Galway
  • Family-Friendly

With terrific rooms from $159, Salthill Hotel, at Promenade provides room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and child care. Its terrific guest rating is 8.30 out of 10 from previous guests staying here. New visitors will really like this amazing hotel which also offers laundry services, golf, a hot tub, a spa, and a child pool. It's located just 3 km from the city center, too. You'll love relaxing in the hot tub at the end of the day, too.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Spa
  • Child pool
  • Indoor pool
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Hot tub
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Coffee shop
  • Breakfast in the room


Maldron Hotel Sandy Road Galway

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $130 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect Hotel to Make the Most of Your First Visit
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
  • Family-Friendly

Maldron Hotel Sandy Road Galway has a great guest rating of 8.30 out of 10, and offers room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and child care. The great rooms here start at $130 before taxes and depending on the season. It can be found at Sandy Road, Headford Point. Furthermore, it also offers laundry services, city views, free parking, kids meals, and laundry facilities, which is nice for first time visitors. Just 1.6 km from the city center, this fantastic hotel is a terrific choice. We found the price of this hotel to be a great value because the price is less than average for first time trip hotels.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Coffee shop
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room


Savoy Hostel Galway City Centre

Hostel with prices starting at $28 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Great Hotel for First Time Visitors
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 2-star hotels.

The great guest rating of Savoy Hostel Galway City Centre is 8.30 out of 10. This place has a restaurant, scuba diving, parking, breakfast, and rooms with kitchens. Prices for the terrific rooms are from $28, and it's located at Eglinton Street. We also love the laundry services, golf, a free breakfast, cooking classes, and a game room which are great for visitors. And since it's just 0.3 km from the center of the town, the location is great, too. And with the ability to cook your own meals in the kitchen, you can save money and time. The price of this hotel is less than average for first time trip hotels, which makes it a great value.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Parking
  • Breakfast included
  • Kitchen
  • Free breakfast
  • Horse riding
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Laundry service
  • Game room
  • Fishing


Galway Bay Hotel Conference & Leisure Centre

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $126 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Visit to Galway
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
  • Family-Friendly
  • Heated pool

A cool place is Galway Bay Hotel Conference & Leisure Centre because it has great rooms that start at $126. It has room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, scuba diving, and a bar, it also earned a great guest rating of 8.20 out of 10 from people who have stayed here before. It's found at Conference Leisure Centre The Promenade. Only 2.9 km from the city center, travelers will especially love a kid-friendly buffet, child care, laundry services, golf, and a spa at this convenient hotel. The heated pool is comfortable, relaxing, and fun for everyone. It's also less than the average price for first time trip hotels, so it's a great value.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Spa
  • Child pool
  • Indoor pool
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kid-friendly buffet
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool
  • Coffee shop
  • Breakfast in the room
  • Kids' club


Kinlay House Eyre Square Hostel

Hostel with prices starting at $37 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Good Stay for Your First Trip
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 2-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

Kinlay House Eyre Square Hostel offers parking, breakfast, laundry services, a free breakfast, and a game room which we really like. The terrific rooms here start at $37 (before taxes). It's located at Merchants Rd. Eyre Sq and has earned a guest rating of 9.00/10. This fun hotel is also nice because it offers a pool table, evening entertainment, horse riding, laundry facilities, and bicycle rental which new visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 0.1 km from the city center. It's a great value, too, because it's less than the average price for first time trip hotels.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Parking
  • Breakfast included
  • Free breakfast
  • Horse riding
More Great Amenities
  • Laundry service
  • Game room
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms


Park House Hotel Galway

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $168 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Time in Galway
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly

Located at Forster Street, Eyre Square, Park House Hotel Galway has great rooms from $168 (before taxes). It offers room service, a restaurant, scuba diving, a bar, and parking. It has a terrific 8.90 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. You'll also find hiking, child care, laundry services, golf, and kids meals which first time visitors will love. And this amazing hotel is just 0.3 km from the center of town.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Horse riding
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Bicycle rental
  • Fishing
  • Breakfast in the room


Western Hotel

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $132 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for First-Timers
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
  • Family-Friendly

A great place to stay is Western Hotel which has nice rooms starting at $132. Offering a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, child care, and free parking, it also has a great guest rating of 8.30 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at 33 Prospect Hill. Visitors will really like this fantastic hotel which also offers kids meals, bicycle rental, family rooms, a multi-lingual staff, and a 24-hour desk. It's located just 0.5 km from the city center, too. We found the price of this hotel to be a great value because the price is less than average for first time trip hotels.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms


Also, take a look at the First Time Trip hotels in nearby destinations: Westport, Limerick, Cong, and Doolin.

For more terrific hotel ideas in Galway, make sure you also see Best Family-Friendly Hotels in Galway, Best Cheap Hotels in Galway, Best Luxury Hotels in Galway, Best Hotels for a Weekend Getaway in Galway, Best Hotels for One Week in Galway, Best Hotels for One Night in Galway, Best Romantic Hotels for Couples in Galway, or Best Business Hotels in Galway.


How much do hotels for first-time visitors cost in Galway?

Galway Average First Time Trip Hotel Price
$142

Visitors will find a large range of terrific first time trip hotel choices when planning a visit to Galway, Ireland. The price of these first time trip hotels can vary according to location, type, and amenities. The average first time trip hotel price in Galway, Ireland based on data from 40 hotels is an affordable $142. If you're interested in more information about hotels here, see our guide to hotel prices in Galway.

The average prices of our suggested first time trip hotels by star rating:

  • 5-star hotels: $264
  • 4-star hotels: $158
  • 3-star hotels: $132
  • 2-star hotels: $64


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