Best Spas in Spiddal

"Galway’s lavish five-star g Hotel was designed by none other than superstar milliner Philip Treacy, a native of the west coast county. His concept was based around the sea, and unique maritime touches abound throughout, such as a tank of Connemara-bred seahorses in the lobby and shell-shaped handles on each bedroom door. The two-floor destination spa here comes highly recommended, as does the hotel restaurant gigi’s, which holds two AA rosettes."

"The highlight here is a black pudding and potato hash, topped with an egg and sausages (feel free to argue this, but you will lose.). They also do an excellent full Irish or a breakfast wrap and they don’t squirm at odd requests. Pancakes with a side order of sausages and a big fat burger too?"

"Established in 2001, the Radisson Blu Hotel Galway & Spa is situated on Lough Atalia Road just a three minute walk from the famous Eyre Square. Guests looking for hotel accommodation in a convenient central location will find the hotel is located behind the bus and railway Station and close to all major sights and attractions including the Aran Islands and Connemara. The hotel boasts 282 guestrooms."

"Besides large bedrooms with great views and a restaurant which serves some of the city’s best seafood, this four-star hotel in a central location has a brilliant spa which offers the latest in Elemis treatments with its very own thermal area. Prices: Average €180 per night. CHECK AVAILABILITY NOW"

"The Galmont Hotel & Spa overlooks Galway Bay and is just 200 metres from Eyre Square. It has an award-winning restaurant, Spirit One Spa and Energize fitness and leisure. Large luxurious beds have Egyptian cotton sheets and goose feather pillows."

"The finely-restored 19th-century Twelve Hotel in Barna is another grand little base for those exploring the county. Located a handy 3-minute ramble from the pier, the Twelve Hotel offers a ‘Pampered Pet Program’ that’s designed to ensure that your pets can soak up some 5-star service. The hotel itself is finely kept, with modern rooms, top-notch service and several cosy chill-outs spaces on offer."

"The Twelve Hotel, also in Barna have a dedicated outdoor terrace for non-residents, called Nóin and it’s pretty as a picture with something of a Parisian vibe. The food in The Twelve is always excellent and their wine list is legendary. https://www.thetwelvehotel.ie/"

"Balancing opulent and snug, The Twelve offers a delightful and well-appointed seaside experience just outside Galway city. Come here for top-class cooking and accommodation amid the great outdoors in the West of Ireland."

"Dún Aonghasa on Inis MorInis Mor The easiest way to get to Inis Mor is by taking a ferry from Ros a' Mhíl/Rossaveal, which is located about 50 minutes from Galway. You can either drive yourself to Rossaveal, or take advantage of the shuttle bus that leaves from central Galway about 1.5 hours before sailing in the morning."

"Almost hanging over a 100-metre cliff edge on Inishmore, one of the Aran Islands, Dún Aonghasa is thought to be at least 2000 years old. It consists of four concentric circles, their walls sometimes as much as 4 metres thick. Yet for all its obvious defensive might, the fort is thought to have been largely ceremonial."

"James Lynch Fitzstephen was the mayor and magistrate of Galway in 1493. So the story goes, when his son was condemned for the murder of a romantic rival Spanish merchant sailor, Lynch Sr personally acted as..."

"These two reserves, through their combination of deciduous woods, limestone reefs, lakes and turloughs, constitute one of the most interesting Irish vegetation and faunal complexes still in existence. The Coole-Garryland reserve contains a variety of floral habitats including well-formed high forest on deep pockets of soil, dwarf woodland on limestone pavement and a turlough complex in the Callows and Coole Lake. A large portion of this reserve was formerly owned by Lady Gregory, co-founder with W.B."

"One hour south of Galway City is a great place to take the kids for a day out in nature. Covering an area of approximately 400 hectares is the wetland and woodland nature reserve of Coole Park. The two reserves constitute woods, limestone reefs, lakes, and turloughs where you can see interesting Irish vegetation and fauna."

"Galway’s lavish five-star g Hotel was designed by none other than superstar milliner Philip Treacy, a native of the west coast county. His concept was based around the sea, and unique maritime touches abound throughout, such as a tank of Connemara-bred seahorses in the lobby and shell-shaped handles on each bedroom door. The two-floor destination spa here comes highly recommended, as does the hotel restaurant gigi’s, which holds two AA rosettes."

"The highlight here is a black pudding and potato hash, topped with an egg and sausages (feel free to argue this, but you will lose.). They also do an excellent full Irish or a breakfast wrap and they don’t squirm at odd requests. Pancakes with a side order of sausages and a big fat burger too?"

"A lovely restaurant with an arts cinema attached - the chef here is Latvian Liga Jarovoja, who used to be at Ard Bia. It's open all day serving up hot baps at breakfast, veggie fry-ups for brunch (including cauliflower hash) while dinner is a modern European menu featuring local produce."

"Art house film is a genre which encompasses content and style which is often artistic or experimental, expressing the filmmakers’ personal artistic vision. In the  Pálás Cinema, the restaurant perfectly reflects this ideology."