My Self and my wife stayed at this Hotel The Imperial Hotel in Galway and I just have to tell you for location you could not get better. It is right in the heart of Eyre Square which is just a stone through away from shop street and Quey street. This is where all of the Pubs and night clubs are and great restaurants also. We ate in the hotel and the food was just wonderful the bar is clean and bright with verg good staff. the staff could not do enough for us they supplied maps of the city and also gave directions perfectly. Breakfast was included in our rate and that was also very good, excellent selection of both hot and cold buffet. We did not even need lunch on our first day we had such a good breakfast. The bedrooms are a good size and ver clean and they also have a lounge on the first floor where you can go for a drink and watch what is happening in Eyre Square. Excellent Hotel all round really could not fault it no matter how hard i tried.

We traveled around Ireland for a week, and this was the most expensive AND the worst hotel we stayed in on the trip. The room was FREEZING and right next to the elevator. Every time we would try to brush our teeth or take a bath GROSS rusty chunks would plop out of both the bath and sink faucets. You couldn't have paid me to eat the free breakfast. From their Web site, I envisioned a small hotel with lots of charm, instead it reminded me more of a Super 8 motel. Complaints aside, staff was accommodating- they allowed us to check-in at 9am, and also found a space heater for our room. The location of The Imperial was super convenient to shops, restaurants, and bars, as well as close enough to the rail/bus station so you didn't have to carry your luggage all through town.

******I would not recommend the Imperial to other travelers. Instead, consider Skeffington Arms. It’s a half a block away from the Imperial. Skeffington Arms was cleaner, cheaper, had a beautiful bar, rooms were tastefully decorated, and they offered a decent breakfast.

I have stayed at the Imperial in the past, myself and 13 family members. I have nothing but great things to say about the Imperial, friendly waitstaff, clean rooms, great food. The bar is fantastic, the bartenders are personable and knowledgable. The location is perfect, stones throw from anywhere in the city. Even after a long night out, hitting last call at every bar in Galway, you will always find the Imperial bar open until at least 4AM, for residents only. I am going in 2 weeks with 14 family members, and I did not even shop around, I knew exactly where we were all staying. Great place!!!!

Ended up staying in the Imperial by default as all other hotels were full and this seemed to be the last available room in the city. The reception area is tiny and with tiles on all surfaces has the appearance of a public toilet. Our room was miles away from the lift through a maze of corridors. The room was large and awkwardly shaped so that the tiny tv was extremely far away from the bed - it was really difficult to see it. The bed sagged in the middle so that we had sore backs in the morning. We looked onto a street so it was very noisy as it was Saturday night. The room smelt musty and was not totally clean. There was a kettle in the room, but no cups, coffee or teabags.
There was a full Irish breakfast available which was ok but the toast had been sitting around for ages so was soggy.
Overall I would not recommend the hotel unless like us, you were really stuck.