I checked into the courtyard marriot in galway and the receptionist was very nice and really helpful, when i checked into my room i was pleasantly suprissed by the size of it, there was a very large queen size bed large tv, table and chairs great sized bathroom with nice toiletries. There is broadband available but unfortunatley is not free like most other hotels and is quite expensive at €3.50 per 30 mins and when you need to use the internet for business purposes you can be on it for a few hours and this is quite pricey, my company would probably prefer if i stayed in one of the other hotels that offer free broadband and save them some money.

The location is ok and not to far to galway city centre but the hotel location is oon a main road, in saying that about five mins away you can find a retail centre with cinema and shops + fast food outlets.

The food in the bar and restraunt was very bland and tastless, one particular night i ordered a filet steak and after waiting about 20 mins i got a sirlion steak so had to send it back and wait a further 15 mins for my dinner.

One night i left my breakfast room service order on my bedroom door at 10pm for the following mornong at 8:30am, 8:30 came and no sign of my breakfast so i decided to to see if my order was taken of my door handle out side and guess what? it was still there, i complained to reception and i had to go down to the restraunt for breakfast and was in a rush to get to work. While having my breakfast one of the waiters that served me the night before came to me and said that the the docket (bill) for my previous evenings meal was missing and asked me if i had it, i explained i signed it and left it in its holder with a 5 euro tip! they obviously lost it but i did offer to sign for it again anyway!

When i was checking out i was welcomed with a cloud of dust from work going on in the reception (which should have been done in the early morning before the place gets busy)

I dont think i will return to this hotel and my first impressions were not great.