I took the shuttle bus from Sleepzone Galway to Sleepzone Connemara in August 2006. I loved this peaceful location. Killary fjord and the Killary Adventure Centre are right beside the hostel. The rooms were spacious and comfortable. There were enough showers when I was there as the hostel was so quiet. When it's lashing rain there's not much to do except sit in with everyone else in the lounge and watch Sky TV, chat and play board games. Luckily the bar opens late afternoon. I would strongly recommend buying food before you come here as the only food you can buy there is bar food! Staff were friendly and I will definitely be visiting again soon.

I stayed in Sleepzone Connemara with a friend a bit before Easter Weekend. Room 8 was great and what a beautiful view! Peaceful place, lovely landscape that only the West Coast can offer and the staff were very nice and helpful aswell (young but professional). Breakfast was simple but allright and you can even cook your own food (though we should have taken something there as opposed to expecting anuthing there to be open)...

Great place, loved it and will definitely go back.

I am a professor at a State University in Michigan and for the past 2 years I have brought my class of 12 students to the Sleepzone in Connemara to regroup and debrief before heading back to the States.
I am a university professor named Joan Borst and for 2 years I have brought 12 university students to this hostel for a class retreat. The Sleepzone in Connemara is an inexpensive and convenient bus trip away from the Galway and a bus leaves from the Galway Sleepzone daily. After about an hour of a remarkable and beautiful drive through the sheep, mountains, and isolated beauty, you arrive at a lodge on the Killiary Fiord with a magnifiicant view. The staff here is friendly and state they love their jobs. The laid-back atmosphere quickly relaxes you and it is worth restating how extraordinary the views are. My favorite view is from the bright and warm dining room.

The management of the hostel has made some lovely improvements, tiled bathrooms in some of the bedrooms and a newly refurbished kitchen. With a car you can easily visit Kylemoore Abbey, Letterfrack, Inish Bofin Island , the beaches on the Atlantic and the many walking trails.

The hostel is a welcome relief from the business of Galway or a place to relax during travel. My students absolutely love this ending to the class.