Out of all the places we stayed in Ireland, this hotel hands down was our absolute fave! It's…read morehistorical, magical, and beautiful. Driving through the gates and down the path, to the right a gorgeous green golf course teases you to play, while on the left..a castle awaits. I was like, pinch me, is this for real?! The grounds and hotel were absolutely GORGEOUS.
The service was amazing -all the employees were helpful and friendly. Trying to get our luggage to our room was a bit of a struggle as there were stairs to the lobby and not an easily accessible elevator. But, there were bellhops to assist. Later upon departure, we found a way to get our luggage to our car.
Stunning Victorian décor throughout the hotel. Many beautifully decorated lounges. Taking a stroll- the hotel had a live nightly piano bar, movie night, Palmer's restaurant, a reservation only train car restaurant, and a buffet and made to order breakfast room.
We were very pleased with our room. Noted mixture of vintage and modern details in our room. Appreciated the complimentary daily water bottles, slippers, and daily cleaning service. A nice touch was the hand written card with chocolate dipped strawberries and chocolates, all addressed to us. Love love....
Every morning, the buffet breakfast and made to order were amazing! Estelle our server was fabulous and kind. She listened and wanted to make sure we enjoyed our food. A shout out to Raed, the manager. On our last day, we hoped to have a table by the window for views, since it was never available the other days... we mentioned this to Raed, and he went above and beyond to make it happen. He seated us at table in front of a window with views of the golf course, in a separate room entirely by ourselves!!!! Thank you : ) What a beautiful way to end our stay.
The concierge- Cyril and Ruadhan were outstanding! Helpful, friendly, easy to talk to without any pressure. They both helped make suggestions of places to check out and gave us maps. Took a pic with Ruadhan : )
Glenlo had complimentary bikes to rent which was nice. But, we talk a nice walk around the property - approximately under 2 miles. You'll come across a pond with picnic benches.
We enjoyed our stay here and it's definitely close to downtown Galway by car.
I would definitely come back!