Radisson SAS Hotel

I have stayed in Galway many times and the last visit I stayed in Galway. The Radisson SAS is truly fantastic. The service was wonderful and the staff really went out of their way to make me welcome in Galway. The hotel is very modern and the rooms were beautiful. I selected the "level 5" rooms and they were like something out of New York and the service was great. The spa was the best I have seen in any hotel for a very long time and I could spend days in there alone. The food was also great. I will be back soon and look... more

Hotel is lovely, rooms and bathrooms are nice and big. Pub downstairs is very good also. We had a seaview room confirmed but were given a cityview room upon check-in. They happily moved us to a seaview room after we asked to be moved. The seaview is actaually a view of the bay. They also advised us upon check in that breafast was included in the rate, upon going to breakfast we were advised by seating staff that it wasn't actually included and when double checking with reception they realised their mistake and did not charge us. Nice easy... more

Galway is a booming town. Unfortunately a lot of the booming is going on next door to the Radisson. It is lovely hotel physically but the construction noise is, and will be for some time, a big problem. The large atrium amplified the noise of a gregarious wedding part, so between construction noise all day and the risk of party noise all night, I recommend earplugs or avoid it entirely. There was a queue of guests complaining whilst I was checking out so it was not just me. The leisure facilities are great but very child unfriendly.... more

We spent one night at the Radisson Hotel Galway in Galway City in August 2004. The hotel itself is very difficult to find, especially by car: it's on the edge of the city center, surrounded by construction sites and parking garages, in an area that definitely doesn't feel particularly safe for walking (Galway City is not charming, particularly in the city center). The hotel is fairly new, and boasts a fancy new spa and fitness center etc (the fitness center was quite good, especially for Ireland, which doesn't exactly "do" fitness centers;... more