Name: The Connacht Hotel
Address: Galway, IE
Price range: From $243

The Connacht Hotel, GalwayThe Connacht Hotel in Galway, Ireland has a corrected score of 3.3 ± 0.6 (thin evidence, no platform scores), ranked 14 of 29 hotels we score in Galway. Its platform ratings, normalised to 0-5, average 4.5 before correction. Rooms from about $243 a night (cached, not a live quote).The Connacht Hotel is a family-friendly hotel on the Dublin Road in Ballybaan Beg, Galway, roughly ten minutes from Eyre Square and the city centre. It has bright, modern rooms with free Wi-Fi, free on-site parking, and bus routes close by. Facilities include a leisure centre with a 20-yard indoor pool, a gym, spa, solarium, restaurant and room service, with 24-hour service at the desk. The Galway Irish Crystal Heritage Centre and Bon Secours Hospital are both within walking distance, so it suits families, hospital visitors and drivers who want to avoid city-centre parking. Rooms start from about $243 a night, and being outside the centre means a short bus or drive into town.What stands out

Free on-site parking

Indoor pool, gym and spa

Family friendly with 24-hour service

Near bus routes into Galway

Watch out for

Not in the city centre

Rooms from $243 a night

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