The location was amazing in the centre of everything l! Staff was so accommodating let us check in early in a lovely spacious modern room! Had the best time every in Galway and staying here really soaked up Galway city life. Food was delicious got extra in the morning for breakfast! I would come back here again!

This didn’t bother me as I was enjoying listening to the music or out in it! The rooms are extremely close to the bar and you can hear everything. There is also a nightclub next door that you can also hear music from until like 3 in the morning so wouldn’t recommend if your a bad sleeper! The do provide earplugs but I personally didn’t find them helpful!

This was our second stay at Skeffington Arms. First and foremost, we would like to commend the staff on their friendliness, efficiency and helpful attitudes - Niall (who we had met previously), Laura, Grace and Siobahn are ALL fabulous - it was like being with family! The property is in a prime location on beautiful Eyre Square - central to attractions, pubs, restaurants, shopping . . . The room was comfortable.The Skeff bar had great entertainment and an equally congenial staff.

The rooms are a little eccentric - painted in a variety of dark colors - which as a result makes rooms a little dark even with lighting -

The staff were incredibly friendly and welcoming, making the experience great. The location is perfect—right in the heart of Galway, within walking distance of Eyre Square, the Latin Quarter, and all the city’s top spots, also it was right next door to our pickup point for several tours. The Skeff Bar downstairs has a great ambiance with live music and a lively atmosphere.

Being in such a central location, it can get a little noisy, but the hotel has taken steps to minimise this, and it didn’t disrupt our stay. In the pub (which is part of the hotel) the bartender didn’t serve us the whiskey we requested and didn’t clarify which one we got when asked—a minor issue in an otherwise great experience.

Hotel was in a great location. Very short walk from the train station. We arrived quite early in the morning and we were able to leave our bags in the hotel reception. Room was very clean and comfortable. I had been worried about noise but there was no issue with this at all. I slept great. Rooms had air con which was a bonus. The breakfast next morning could not be beat. You get a proper served breakfast and they also have an array of pastries etc as well. And you can get a good cappuccino as part of the breakfast. Would definitely recommend this hotel. I have stayed in two other hotels in Galway and both were fine but I felt this was exceptional.

I love it when a hotel exceeds your expectations. I thought the Skeffington Arms would be a pretty standard (but well located) pub hotel. But it's far better than that. The location is excellent as expected, but the staff are really friendly, the rooms small but really well fitted out and the bed, shower and everything else is of good quality and everything works well. To our surprise, despite being a Friday night, we didn't get any of the expected noise (and we had prepared with good earplugs which we ended up not needing). Granted we were on the second floor and facing the back, but it was really quiet to our delight. We'd definitely recommend this hotel for a stay in Galway - not least because the pub itself is great.

Everything was really good, the rooms were smallish, with not that much room for suitcases, but that's the only small issue.

The hotel is in a perfect location, right in the main square, close to all the sights and hotspots in Galway. The room was bright and colourful with an en suite with a really good shower. Amenities like hairdryer and iron in the room. As the hotel is overhead a late bar, some rooms can be affected by noise but we were happily on a quiet room on the 2nd floor. The breakfast selection was good. The staff were lovely, very helpful and efficient and the hotel even gifted us a bottle of prosecco for my boyfriend's birthday. Coming back late was no issue, just buzz the door. They don't have parking but they reduced our Q park 24 hour car parking ticket to €10. All in all a great stay.

The only small thing that I didn't love was that breakfast is served in the same room as the late bar. I'm not sure if this part of the bar is always used at night. It was New Year's and very busy so it was used which meant that next morning there was an unavoidable smell of alcohol from the soft furnishings at breakfast. It was a little off-putting but honestly not a huge issue but if you feel it would bother you perhaps choose a room without breakfast. It also was a bit expensive but it was New Year's Eve so this is to be expected. We also booked late, perhaps we could have got better value if we booked earlier.

The highlight of Skeffington Arms is definitely the staff ......... from the incredibly friendly reception staff to the equally as friendly household staff as well as the staff in The Skeff bar next door. The room itself was spotlessly clean and very comfortable. The food next door in The Skeff was outstanding (we had breakfast, lunch and dinner here) and the cocktails were some of the best we've ever had ........ and the location is perfect. All in all, we'd definitely recommend and we will be back.

Zero criticism despite me wracking my brain for something just to nitpick ...... can't fault the Skeffington Arms or The Skeff bar next door.

This property, though quirky, was comfortable and convenient for us. We stayed right by the elevator and the breakfast room, with the busy bar downstairs, but the air conditioner and sound-proofing doors blocked out noise. The room was spacious and equipped with everything we needed. When the water was cut for part of the day in some of the city, the hotel sent us a HUGE amount of bottled water, plus chocolates, to make up for the inconvenience.

Breakfast is served in a room that could have been lighter and brighter. An adequate cold continental breakfast buffet, but not on par with the other places we stayed. The cooked breakfast items were okay. The breakfast room seemed understaffed but the one employee did a great job serving guests (eventually another staff member arrived). We were not aware that the hotel had parking arrangements with a nearby garage and ended up parking pretty far away in a surface lot.

The location was great! The front desk staff were so kind and friendly! They were happy to help us with anything we needed.

We chose this hotel because of its location above the pub. However, the pub and pub restaurant was completely shut down durning the 2nd day and night of our stay. We were only there for 2 nights and one full day, in between. We didn’t know it would be shut down, so we made plans to go to the pub to eat dinner and listen to music the 2nd night. We were disappointed to find out from the front desk the morning of that it was going to be closed for the day and night.

Great location on Eyre Square, close to bus and train stations, Latin quarter, and shoooing areas. We had a twin room and it was huge, including the bathroom.

The only thing- and we knew this going in, is that they have a club that plays music till 2 am, so if you are sensitive to noise, you will be bothered by the place (the earplugs are a ice touch). Also, the fire alarm went off twice on one of the nights we were there (a guest was vaping in the room) and the very nice lady at the reception gave us a free breakfast the next morning to comp for it.