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Days Hotel Galway
Dublin Road, Galway City East, Galway, Ireland
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Good room -terrible food!

Days Hotel Galway

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2 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Member
Galway, Ireland
Nov 20, 2005
8/12 found this review helpful

Well, with ever changing Ireland ,Days Hotels are unfortunately the future trend that will quantify accommodation on our Island.Sadly their room brochures classifies Ireland within a "United Kingdom" vision, which I found very distasteful and ignorant of our true geographical and political position.That said ,it is a personal view which others can add/take away from.

The Hotel is bright ,airy ,great interior space and plenty of parking.Approx 2.5 km from City centre but with shop across road and small shopping complex with cinema about 0.5 km down road.

The bedroom we had was of a good average 4 star size and standard, with extra pillows and well heated.
Room was very quiet, as we were well to rear of Hotel,although the hallway outside bedroom door is laid down with some sort of timber flooring that creeks a lot as people walk up and down.
However, we were amazed at size of bed itself.Having stayed in Days Inns in US we can tell you they would be laughted at over there.Bed was not even a standard Double bed but was a smaller 135cm X 190cm.Why in this day and age weren't Queen beds installed?Reception had no answer.Bathroom had only 1 complimentery shower cap, with soaps and shampoo available only from dispensers.NO flannel/face cloths available either,unforgivable for an American chain!Took things down a notch or two from a very good beginning.

Now the Dining experience is where Days really falls foul and explains our low rating.Breakfast is served from a Buffet in the most dreadful,dull,uninspiring reasturant we have ever sat in ,in a long time.Drab brown colours,fittings and strange red psycadilic partition windows.For the Buffet set up size ,what is on offer is very poor.The 3 juice types were good quality but where in Gods name are the main course choices that would even appear on worst B&B set up! All that was displayed was trays of rashers,fried eggs,beans,chips,tomato,puddings. Tea/coffee,toast,pastries,etc were also self-service.Such service is not acceptable for a 3 star Hotel and they would seriously want to get their American 'Muffin and Coffee' syndrome out of their system.

Dinner we had on 1st night was rushed and pushed on us at great speed.Starters were 2 x seafood cocktails with miserable shrimp portions filled in with mussels (a new variation on us).The vegetarian dish was good but the Duck was terrible.A few cuts of breast that were tough and rubbery with an obvious realisation that it was not cooked on premises ,but was a pre-pack job,heated up.Dessert was also forgetable.Staff,while always in a rush to do their job were friendly with main topic of conversation been as to what part of Mainland they were from -2 Polish and 1 Lithuanian.

A point of interest to most people would be that there is no Internet Access available in Lobby.You can pay €12.00 for 24hr usage in bedroom but while this would be ok for business types , for anyone doing quick check up of home e-mails,it is very expensive.Once again while we told Reception of this ,we would not expect this situation to change.

Leisure complex has not changed from Ryans period and is still as good as ever.Very enjoyable with good Sauna,steam room etc.

  • My ratings for this hotel
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
  • Date of stay October 2005
  • Member since March 08, 2005
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nice time

Days Hotel Galway

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4 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Member
Nov 17, 2005
2/2 found this review helpful

had a very nice 2 days here recently after a wonderful stay in Clifden at Joyces Waterloo Guesthouse the previous weekend.

Nice all round,good pool etc,.Central enough to visit Galway city centre.

  • My ratings for this hotel
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
  • Date of stay November 2005
  • Member since November 17, 2005
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Well priced, comfortable hotel!

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4 of 5 stars
irish71 3 contributions
LONDON
Nov 13, 2005
2/3 found this review helpful

We have just returned from a three night stay at the Days Inn hotel in Galway. I can't recommend the hotel highly enough. Our room was clean, comfortable and well equipped. The staff seemed keen to make sure everything was ok with our stay, for example, on the second morning of our stay, a member of staff called to see if we were happy with the way our room had been cleaned! We also found the staff both at reception and in the bar to be friendly and helpful. On Sunday night there was live traditional music in the bar and it was nice to see that local residents also came into the bar which made it feel less like a hotel bar! We ate in the bar on two occassions. Taking in to consideration the price, we found the food to be of a good standard. Also a special metion about the leisure centre. What a great facility! Having stayed in many hotels which say they have a swimming pool, which usually turns out to be no more than a big bath, the Days hotel offers a 20m pool, gym, sauna and steam room. A great way to relax after a day sightseeing. Overall I would recommend the Days Hotel, as a well priced, comfortable hotel in a good location for enjoying a break in the Galway area.

  • My ratings for this hotel
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
  • Date of stay November 2005
  • Member since November 13, 2005
  • I recommend this hotel for Families with young children, Families with teenagers, Tourists
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A bit disappointing

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3 of 5 stars
Tonyrich 6 contributions
Wicklow, Ireland
Nov 11, 2005
2/4 found this review helpful

Used to stay in this hotel before it was taken over. The physical transformation is fantastic. The hotel is now very modern and the new colour scheme in the rooms is very comfortable.

I think what was lost when the hotel changed hands was the personal touch. Previously the staff always had time to talk and were always very corteous without fail. The staff now didn't appear to have too much time for the guests.

I was very disappinted with the food in the restaurant which used to be spectacular when the hotel was the 'Ryan'. Also the waitress we had was rude and the beef was as tough as shoe leather.

Breakfast was mayhem, people queuing for food which wasn't of the best quality at all - soggy pain au chocolat! for example.

The hotel was somewhere we returned to year on year but to be honest now I won't be rushing back. The Claregalway Hotel on the Tuam road is of much higher standard (for a three star hotel - everything about it is 4 star)

  • My ratings for this hotel
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 2 of 5 stars Service
  • Date of stay November 2005
  • Member since March 07, 2005
  • I recommend this hotel for Older travelers, Families with young children, Families with teenagers, Tourists
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It just gets Better

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5 of 5 stars
lolol 2 contributions
Dublin
Nov 9, 2005
0/1 found this review helpful

I have just returned from my third trip this year to the Days Hotel Galway, and I can simply say it just gets better each time we visit.

The staff are attentive, the rooms clean and nicely decorated. The bar & restaurant facilities are excellent and you cannot get better than the fab leisure centre.

Needless to say I will be back and sooner rather than later and would highly recommend it to all of my family & friends.

Top notch break & great value to boot. Easily 4 star standard for 3 star pirces

  • My ratings for this hotel
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
  • Date of stay November 2005
  • Member since June 30, 2005
  • I recommend this hotel for Young singles, An amazing honeymoon, Older travelers, Families with young children, Families with teenagers, Tourists
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Dublin Road, Galway City East, Galway, Ireland