The Residence Hotel

Fantastic hotel, large room, great bathroom, lovely staff. Location is right in the Latin Quarter, among the bars in Quay Street, so yes, if you have windows open you'll hear the street noise until 2 am, but we are good sleepers and slept through it all with ear plugs, and whatever noise we heard, we counted as part of the fun. I signed us up for the hotel's "hangover cure," and my husband thought it was hilarious and fantastic! Well done, Residence Hotel. The staff was always lovely, our greeting when we arrived at midnight+ the man at the check-in said he was expecting us, a great welcome in. I see this is categorized as a 3-star hotel, I would say 3-star-PLUS, and it gets a 5-star review from us. Highly Recommend!

You can't beat the location, right on Quay street. You'll hear some noise from the street, but it never affected our sleep. If it is an issue the hotel can provide you with earplugs. The rooms are nice, about the standard size for most European rooms. There's a coffee maker available in the room as well as a nice Dyson oscillating fan. (No AC but the windows open) The best parking option is Spanish Arch. If you're staying for multiple days talk to the attendant about getting a multi-day ticket that will allow you to come and go throughout your stay.

The hotel staff and location are great, but our mattress the first night was terrible. It has springs that you could see and feel coming through. It was worse than my dorm room mattress from university. The hotel was fully booked the first night so Amy, who worked the front desk, tried to put a duvet under the sheet to try to make it more comfortable. It did not help enough to make it comfortable. She also acknowledged they were waiting on new mattresses so not reassuring as the guest who has to sleep on the old mattresses. They were able to get us a new room the second night and the mattress was fine - not overly comfortable but definitely an improvement. Overall, great service, great location, but the mattress really put a damper on the stay.

Would highly recommend the residence hotel for any trip to Galway city. The staff went above and beyond from the time we arrived right up to our departure. The rooms are very clean and comfortable and the location is right in the middle of the activities. The bar next door is a great spot for food and live music which is an added bonus. Five stars all around from our part of three and can’t wait to return

The rooms were fine, nothing bad, very functional, but not anything over the top either. Location, Location, Location....it was superb! Parking was horrible. The Spanish Arch parking garage was made for "Matchbox Cars". It was so tight that you had to make a 3 point turn to head up to the next level....and spaces were limited and so tight that it was hard to get out of the vehicle. Basically, you are sacrificing parking difficulties for a tremendous location. Service and staff were great!

From the minute we arrived to the time we, the staff were brilliant and very helpful. Rooms were clean, beds were comfortable. Location is ideally, everything right on your doorstep. The bar and music at night was brilliant. The food looked amazing, unfortunately we didn't have time to eat there as we had a show to get to but we definitely will be back again and this time we will have some of the very delicious looking food. Hight recommend the Residence Hotel.

Great location in the heart of galway. Lovely clean rooms and comfortable beds. Bar attached to the hotel had great live music. Definitely recommend booking if you want to be near the action in galway. I will be back for sure.

My daughter and I stayed here for a couple nights and loved the hotel! The location was perfect, in the middle of the Latin Quarter and the staff was amazing. Everyone was friendly and helpful. We enjoyed dinner and drinks and M. Fitzpatrick and the live music. The rooms were great and I loved the Nespresso Coffee maker. We will definitely stay here the next time we visit Galway.

Located in the Latin Quarter, the heart of Galway. Such a convenient and lively location! A smaller hotel with an elevator if you are bringing a lot of luggage like us. We stayed here for a couple nights during the week. We were worried about the potential noise however the live music stopped at around 11pm so we had no complaints there. Perhaps the noise is longer on weekends but we didn't see it as an issue during our weekday stay. The room was clean, and had complementary water bottles. The TV was also great and allowed us to sign in to our Netflix and YouTube for streaming on the big screen. The room was on the smaller side but enough space to at least open up our big luggage and carry on. We got discounted parking as well from the hotel, which helped as parking in the city was expensive. Did not get the chance to visit the bar in the hotel in the evenings but we heard really good live music!

Sleep... don't plan on a restful night's sleep Friday thru Sunday. The 'live music' starts thumping shortly after happy hour and endures 'til the bar closes. You really have to dig to find the nightlife details on the website. It's not listed on any travel site details at all. #Expedia After we justifiably complained we were offered ear plugs.

Really loved our night in Galway at the Residence Hotel. It is in the heart of the Latin Quarter - and I am sure it is a raucous party place from Thursday onwards - but we were there on a Wednesday night. Front desk staff was lovely - I hadn't been able to book a twin room online and they fixed that for us even before we arrived - room was comfortable and quiet even though it looked out on the main street (yes, it was a Wednesday night). Restaurant 1520 downstairs held our reservation for us even though we arrived late as the kitchen was closing, and made food for us even though we were right at the limit of closing time. My carrot soup was excellent, as was my companion's hors d'ouevres plate, and my caesar salad was delicious. And we got to listen to live music as we ate. Again, room was comfortable and quiet, bathroom was nice, and we entirely wished we'd stayed one more night at the Residence Hotel in Galway.

First, the incredible staff. The front desk staff, Jasmin, Michelle, and Cara go above and beyond to make you know you are welcome, and in a friendly place. Whether having a nice chat about our stay, or helping us to find just the right shop or restaurant, they all were extremely helpful. The cleaning staff we met in the hall were just as friendly and helpful. Second, location, location, location. Right at the end of the Latin Quarter, we were within moments of everything and every place. It was so easy to get to tours, restaurants and shops. If we had any questions, the front desk staff had the answers or found them if needed. Third, the room was excellent. Everything we needed from a great coffee maker to a hot and heavy shower, and very clean. Galway is so great that we did not spend a lot of our waking hours in the room, but its comfort was a great place to come for sleep. Even in one of the noisier parts of the city, and adjacent to a very busy pub, we never heard a sound. Finally, I have to mention the 1520 Bar. Next door but part of the hotel, we became regulars. Over our days at The Residence we had wonderful conversations at the 1520 with locals and people from around the world. Clearly it is an extremely popular place for Hen Parties, friends, travelers, families. I will miss the energy of that pub. We hope to return to Galway, and we would stay nowhere else than the Residence Hotel. We'd feel a bit like going home to stay with family. Marcia and Jack MacRae

Location location location is everything. Located in a wonderful spot and the city very convenient to leave the hotel walk around the city come back to the hotel during the day and go back out again and again. Car park located right next door to the entrance in the hotel. Free fast Wi-Fi in the rooms. Life to take you to the 1st through the 4th floor. Pub on ground floor and many others very close by.

Small. Quaint. Clean. New carpet on the narrow staircase. Loved that you had to have a key card to walk up the stairs. Close to the pubs.

The location is excellent. Virtually every tourist site is within easy walking distance as are many tour companies for delightful day trips. Lots of history, stores, cafes, pubs, buskers, etc. The rooms are modern if not a bit quirky (which I like). No mini-bar, at least in my room. What is not excellent is the loud music that comes from the pub, especially on "late pub" nights (Thu-Sat) until 2am (when you check in they will tell you live music starts at 6pm but not when it ends). I was on the 3rd floor (4th to Americans) and it kept me awake all night until about 2:05am. The staff is indifferent to the discomfort of paying guests vs the besotted crowd in the pub. If you plan on staying up until 2am, this is a great place. If not stay away from the Latin Quarter in general (to be fair, comments above probably apply to most similarly situated hotels) or check into a larger hotel, maybe like Jury's Inn, and ask for a room far from the pub.

Great experience! Staff was so friendly. Rooms were very clean and a good size. So nice having a coffee machine and snacks provided by the hotel in the room. So close to everything you need and amazing shops and restaurants. Quay St. Kitchen across the street was lovely. Bar downstairs was great- we didn't really have a problem with the noise- they have very thick windows so you could barely hear anything. And hello you're above a bar with live music so if you want absolute silence- may not be the place for you.