My husband and I just checked out of the Clybaun Hotel this morning, and I could not get on Trip Advisor fast enough in an effort to ward off other unsuspecting travelors.

First off...let me say that we do not typically travel with 5 star expectations. We travel modestly, and enjoy a clean, safe hotel with the basic amenities. We are on the tail end of a trip around Ireland, and have stayed mostly in B&B's.

Upon checking in, I had high hopes. The Lobby is very clean and slightly modern. BUT...don't be fooled.

We got to our room and it was literally moldy. The carpet next to the bed was gray with mold and it smelled like you would expect an old basement with water damage to smell.

The bed was horribly uncomfortable, there were waterstains on the walls, the furniture was chipped, and the walls were filled with gashes.

Beyond a fresh coat of paint and some TLC this room had a bathroom that was SO dirty my husband and I chose not to shower.

Our rooms was also right over the pub which played loud dance music until late at night.

All I can say is if you are headed to Galway or Salthill, check into a B&B. There are a million of them, so even if you can't get a reservation online, I know you could get one when you get there. I regret booking this room at $283. We did it because the Galway races were this weekend and did not know what vacancy would be like. The B&B's had vacancy signs all over.

If I had one word to describe my advice when considering the Clybaun: AVOID.

I booked this hotel through EuroBookings.com. My husband and I arrived from Dublin after 11 at night and were quickly and efficiently booked in. We then went to our room. It was dirty, it smelled of cigarettes and alcohol (it was meant to be a non smoking room) the fixtures and fittings were broken, the carpet was badly stained and the walls were scratched and marked. I had pretty much decided i was not sleeping in that room within the first minute and was about to call down to reception when i saw a used condom half under the bed.
The duty manager dealt with the situation as best he could but in general the staff were unprofessional. We had to stay that night (it was so late) in another cleaner room but i could barely sleep as i just did not want to touch anything. We left the next morning (we were meant to be staying 3 nights) and paid half the room rate for the previous night. I asked that the general manager personally call me to explain how he could let something like this happen in his hotel and have yet to hear from him.
A number of people have mentioned how cheap this hotel is - we were charged a special rate of over 500 euros for the 3 nights - considering the state of this hotel, i consider that very expensive.
Avoid this horrible disgusting place.

Stayed at this hotel for 2 nights to visit friends who lived nearby at Christmas who recommended it to us. They had used the pool and gym but hadn't stayed in the rooms.
When we saw our room our initial thoughts were positive but when we looked closer we realised a few bulbs were blown in the lamps, the furniture was cheap, stained and chipped, the carpet was torn in places, the walls were dirty and had scratch marks on them.
When we returned one night there was a blood like sustance on the floor of the elevator and in front of it on the ground floor - it looked like it had dried in. I said it to the girl at reception who advised me (in a dismissive way) that she was already aware of it as previous guests had informed her. The next morning this was cleaned up.
Breakfast was quite expensive if it wasn't covered in your room rate, think it was about €14 per person.
The price you pay is great value for a hotel in Galway, but you'll have to endure the cheapness of this place.
To sum it up - I won't be returning.

Looks a fine hotel from the outside but had a lot of dissapointments. The biggest problem we had was the location. When we booked we were told it was a six minute walk to the city centre. More like 10 minute cab trip! Four of us in a cab cost nearly 15euro. With the prices they are charging per room they could well afford to run a complimentary minibus in and out to the city every half hour or so. Other problems were, the lift out of order, the tvs in our rooms had bad reception and one of the rooms only had two channels, the food in the bar was only very average and barely warm. When we got back to the hotel at 1.30am we were told there was no residents bar, there were a lot of residents kinda annoyed at that alone. Having said that the staff were very friendly and the pool and outdoor jacuzzi are great. Overall though i definately wouldn't stay there again just for the location alone.