We stayed at the Flannery's Best Western Hotel for three nights at the end of May/07. This hotel is not in the down town area and as such , travelers need to have their own car or take public transit / taxi to get to the prime tourist areas , IE:SALT HILL ETC. Our room was a fair size BUT the bed covers were very tattered,there was a lot of mold growing up the wall in the right hand corner of the room. The water from the shower would flow all over the bathroom floor , even though the shower curtain was fully closed. The front desk and bar staff were friendly enough and the food was OK . The hotel decor was in need of an overhaul. We were quite happy when we left this property.

A bog standard hotel with one major feature – it’s a five minute drive from Galway Airport making it ideal if you’re arriving late in the day and don’t want to set off on a long journey after touching down. The bad news is that is pretty much the only redeeming feature of the hotel. If anyone is staying for more than one night here, they are either: flying in one day and out the next, or insane (allegedly).

We checked in at 11.30pm following a late evening flight. We were told that our room was not ready. Precisely at what time would our room be ready? 2am? 5am? Another room was found and we set off. On opening the door, I was greeted by clothes on the floor, two suitcases and what looked like a bathroom full of toiletries. Luckily, I was not greeted by a couple getting “well-acquainted”. At least I don’t think I was. If you stayed in room 213 on Friday 8 June 2007 and were getting it on at around 11.30, well done for hiding in the wardrobe when I walked in you. You filthy pair of [--].

Another room was found, unoccupied, after much hilarity from the hotel manager. The new room let smoke in through the aircon and the gap under and around the room door. We blocked the bottom of the door with blankets to keep out some of the fumes. The rooms themselves are very dated. The were probably last painted in the 1950s which, coincidentally, is the age of the radiogram installed in the room.

Being a Friday night (well, any night) there was live music in the bar. A call to the Gardai was considered on the basis that the songs were being murdered, although to be fair, some of the songs were crying out for euthanasia. The noise did however keep my Mum awake on the second floor. Of her house in London. No, not really, she was staying in the hotel and the sound travels. The bar is decent, apart from the woeful singing – a top pint of Guinness and it closes at four in the morning.

The beds have my hotel bête noire, a plastic mattress protector, swiftly despatched to join the blankets keeping out the smoke. The protector is probably there to stop the staining if you vomit on your bed after breakfast. Actually, it’s not awful, but it does a rather good impression of being. Fruit salad is some appley stuff and some grapefruity stuff – picked long ago and tinned to within an inch of its life. Eggs are from the Supervalu budget range, white and black pudding ditto and the sausages were tasteless. The bacon marked a return of the white congealed goo that accompanies water injected cheap bacon (last seen by this reviewer in the Sarsfield Bridge Hotel, Limerick). Croissants were surprisingly good, unlike the bread which was predictably bad. The tea was decent.

So, all in, not a great experience. But, but, but.. would I stay here again? Undoubtedly, if I was flying in late to Galway and needed a bed for the night. It’s extremely convenient and relatively inexpensive. Just remember to bring some earplugs, noseplugs and your own breakfast.

Myself and my boyfriend stayed here for two nyts at the start of June. Galway is a lively city but flannerys hotel is located just outside the city which means its perfect for a quiet setting away from the hustle and bustle.
There are a number of good points and bad ones that we experienced during our stay.

The good:
location - outside the city which means u dont have a lot of noise pollution nd its in easy walking distance to town. Taxi's vary we had 3 differant taxi rides and they varied between 7 - 9 euros.

the room was comfortable with a double and single bed, tv bath and shower t/c etc

the decor is dark wood but not dreary.

bar service was quick and friendly and all the breakfast staff were sum of the nicest i have every come across all smiles and nothing was too much trouble.

the accommodation girls were quick polite and while they didn't have much english they were always quick with a smile.

all in all the vast majority of the staff were extemely friendly and helpful


the not so good.

The hotel seems to play host to a large number of tour buses for "older clientele" so i think we were the youngest guests by about 35 yrs which meant dat the hotel nd bar were more subdued.

the heat- The days we stayed were sum of the warmest of the year but the heating was constantly on in the bedrooms nd public areas it was so warm dat even a business man in the lift commented on how hot it was inside the hotel.

breakfast was ok, cereal toast, t/c, yougurt, fruit salad, grapefruit, prunes all of which was fine. it was the cooked breakfast that left it down. everthing was in hotplates and looked nd tasred like it had been cooked at 6am and left under the lights to cook more so by 8am the bacon was inedible, the fried eggs rock hard, and all the rest of the food was lukewarm nd greasy.

all in all we enjoyed our stay and the staff were really friendly which we feel always makes the stay worthwhile.

We have stayed in this hotel 3 times and have no problems with it. Ok the rooms are a little bit dated but they are a good size.

Food is great and the staff are very pleasant and helpful.
I would have no problem recommending this hotel, it is however about 25 minute walk to eyre square from here, although there is a bus stop directly across the road with quiet a regular service.