Overlooking Eyre Square in the heart of Galway City, The Skeffington Arms Hotel offers 24 bright, individually designed modern rooms. All of the colorful rooms include flat screen tv's, complimentary Wi-fi, tea stations with coffee machines and all rooms are ensuite. The hotel also features the Famous Skeff Bar attached and is open until 2am, 7 days a week. The Skeff Bar has live music nightly followed by DJ until late. The Skeff Bar is also the ideal spot to watch all sporting events on the big screens. The bar also serves delicious food daily from breakfast right through to dinner. Parking is available at a 50% reduction to hotel guests in The Q Car Park (which is a short walk from the hotel), with a hotel stamp. It is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Please note the hotel is located on a pedestrianized street but if required you can pull up to take your bags into the hotel and then make your way to the car park. Please note that we are very lucky to be located right in the middle of Galway City Center, overlooking Eyre Square and we also have a very lively bar attached which is also part of the Skeff family. We try our best, but sometimes things do get a little loud around these parts, so please bear this in mind when you book with us...

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Property highlights

    • Located in the best-rated area in Galway, this hotel has an excellent location score of 9.8

    • Breakfast Info

    • Continental, Full English/Irish, Vegetarian, Gluten-free, Buffet


Availability

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Room Type
Number of guests
 
1 twin bed
1 full bed
2 twin beds
1 full bed
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Guest reviews

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Guests who stayed here loved

  • Elaine
    Canada Canada
    The hotel staff were all very helpful and nice. Our room was at the back of the hotel & even though we were there on the weekend we didn't find it noisy.
  • Gdrowe1
    United States United States
    The Skeff bar/restaurant is great - fantastic service, very unique architecture and woodwork, good live music
  • Candace
    United States United States
    Perfect location in Galway. Staff was very nice and helpful. Room was very nice. Loved the fun decor!
  • Jan
    United States United States
    Convenient to the pub next door and other Galway attractions. Very helpful and welcoming staff. Would definitely stay again.
  • Robert
    United States United States
    The hotel is located facing the public park and right around the corner from Shop Street, so it's a really perfect location for Galway. On the outside the hotel looks historic and very "traditional Irish". Inside there is a beautiful traditional...
  • Michele
    United States United States
    The room was very spacious. The young lady at the reception desk was most kind and extremely helpful. She was so very accommodating!
  • Moran-dodge
    United States United States
    Great location close to everything we were interested in
  • Ken
    United States United States
    Great location? In the middle of everything. Restaurants, bars, shopping mall, etc. pub and restaurant on site. Niall and especially Laura were phenomenal at the front desk.
  • Eileen
    United States United States
    The pub and dining areas were among the most spectacular I have seen anywhere in Ireland, and I've been to a lot of them.
  • Mcnealey
    United States United States
    The location is excellent for shopping, food, accessing the bus station and enjoying all Galway has to offer. It is a quaint hotel over a really fun pub with great music. They offered ear plugs but we were in an interior room on the second floor...

Hotel area info

Restaurants

1 Restaurant On Site
  • The Skeff Late Bar and Kitchen
    • Open for
      Breakfast • Lunch • Dinner • Cocktail hour

Amenities of Skeffington Arms Hotel

Great facilities! Review score, 8.9

Most popular amenities

  • Free Wifi
  • Non-smoking rooms
  • Restaurant
  • 24-hour front desk
  • Bar

Bathroom

  • Towels
  • Private bathroom
  • Toilet
  • Free toiletries
  • Hairdryer
  • Shower

Bedroom

  • Wardrobe or closet

Outdoors

  • Outdoor furniture

Kitchen

  • Electric kettle

Room Amenities

  • Socket near the bed

Activities

  • Bicycle rental
    Additional charge
  • Live sports events (broadcast)
  • Live music/Performance
  • Walking tours
  • Bar crawls
    Additional charge
  • Evening entertainment
  • Nightclub/DJ
    Additional charge
  • Golf course (within 2 miles)
    Additional charge

Living Area

  • Desk

Media & Technology

  • Flat-screen TV
  • Telephone
  • TV

Food & Drink

  • Fruit
    Additional charge
  • Wine/Champagne
    Additional charge
  • Kids' meals
    Additional charge
  • Special diet meals (on request)
  • Bar

Internet
Wifi is available in public areas and is free of charge.

Parking
No parking available.

Services

  • Daily housekeeping
  • Concierge
  • Baggage storage
  • Wake-up service
  • Fax/Photocopying
    Additional charge
  • Dry cleaning
    Additional charge
  • Laundry
    Additional charge
  • 24-hour front desk

Safety & security

  • Fire extinguishers
  • CCTV outside property
  • CCTV in common areas
  • Smoke alarms
  • Security alarm
  • Key card access
  • 24-hour security
  • Safe

General

  • Designated smoking area
  • Air conditioning
  • Smoke-free property
  • Heating
  • Carpeted
  • Elevator
  • Ironing facilities
  • Non-smoking rooms
  • Iron

Languages Spoken

  • English

House rules

Skeffington Arms Hotel takes special requests – add in the next step!
Check-in
From 3:00 PM to 11:00 PM
Guests are required to show a photo ID and credit card at check-in.
Check-out
From 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Cancellation/ prepayment
Cancellation and prepayment policies vary according to accommodation type. Enter your stay dates and check the conditions of your selected option.
Children & Beds

Child policies

Children of all ages are welcome.

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Crib and extra bed policies

0 - 2 years
Crib upon request
Free

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There are no extra beds available at this property.

All cribs are subject to availability.

No age restriction
There's no age requirement for check-in
Pets
Pets are not allowed.
Accepted payment methods
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The fine print

Must-know information for guests at this property

Early check-out is available on request at the hotel.

Please note that secure parking is available at the Q car park inside the Eyre Square shopping center. The 24-hour rate for parking is EUR 10, please present your parking ticket at reception upon arrival.

Guests are required to show a photo ID and credit card upon check-in. Please note that all Special Requests are subject to availability and additional charges may apply.

In accordance with government guidelines to minimize transmission of the coronavirus (COVID-19), this property currently isn't accepting guests from certain countries on dates where such guidelines exist.

Food and beverage services at this property may be limited or unavailable due to the coronavirus (COVID-19).

Due to the coronavirus (COVID-19), this property is taking steps to protect the safety of guests and staff. Certain services and amenities may be reduced or unavailable as a result.

In accordance with government guidelines to minimize transmission of the coronavirus (COVID-19), this property may request additional documentation from guests to validate identity, travel itinerary, and other relevant info on dates where such guidelines exist.

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