The Arches Hotel

Galway hotel with restaurant and bar/lounge

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Sat 14 Feb
February 2026
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March 2026
At The Arches Hotel, experience the perfect blend of comfort and convenience. Enjoy a full breakfast, relax on the sun-kissed terrace or unwind with a drink at the bar. Previous guests rave about their stay.
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Popular amenities

  • Free breakfast
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Restaurant
  • Bar
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Non-smoking

Main amenities (8)

  • Daily housekeeping
  • Restaurants and bar/lounge
  • Room service
  • Terrace
  • 24-hour front desk
  • Meeting room
  • Free newspapers in the lobby
  • Luggage storage

Feel at home (6)

  • Free cots/infant beds
  • Private bathroom
  • Television
  • Terrace
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Coffee/tea maker

Room options

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Single Room

Highlights

Free cots/infant beds
Flat-screen TV
Private bathroom
Coffee/tea maker
Daily housekeeping
In-room safe
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Single Bed
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In-room safe, free cots/infant beds, free WiFi
In-room safe, free cots/infant beds, free WiFi
In-room safe, free cots/infant beds, free WiFi

Double Room

Highlights

Free cots/infant beds
Flat-screen TV
Private bathroom
Coffee/tea maker
Daily housekeeping
In-room safe
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed
Towels
In-room safe, free cots/infant beds, free WiFi
In-room safe, free cots/infant beds, free WiFi
In-room safe, free cots/infant beds, free WiFi

Triple Room

Highlights

Free cots/infant beds
Flat-screen TV
Private bathroom
Coffee/tea maker
Daily housekeeping
In-room safe
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Single Bed
Towels
In-room safe, free cots/infant beds, free WiFi
In-room safe, free cots/infant beds, free WiFi
In-room safe, free cots/infant beds, free WiFi

Family Room

Highlights

Free cots/infant beds
Flat-screen TV
Private bathroom
Coffee/tea maker
Daily housekeeping
In-room safe
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 2 Single Beds

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About the area

Map
Claregalway Village, Galway

What's nearby

  • Claregalway Castle - 4 min walk - 0.4 km
  • University of Galway - 12 min drive - 14.2 km
  • Eyre Square - 13 min drive - 13.1 km
  • Galway Harbour - 13 min drive - 13.4 km
  • Quay Street - 14 min drive - 13.8 km

Getting around

  • Shannon (SNN) - 64 min drive
  • Galway Station - 17 min drive
  • Athenry Station - 18 min drive
  • Craughwell Station - 24 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Radisson Red Galway - ‬8 min drive
  • ‪Abbey Restaurant - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪Cornerstone - ‬9 min drive
  • ‪Basilico - ‬8 min drive
  • ‪The Summerfield - ‬5 min walk

About this property

The Arches Hotel

When you stay at The Arches Hotel, you'll be within a 15-minute drive of Eyre Square. You can grab a bite to eat at the restaurant or wind down at the end of the day with a drink from the bar/lounge.

At a glance

Hotel size

    • 21 rooms

Arriving/Leaving

    • Check-in time starts at 2:00 PM
    • Minimum check-in age – 18
    • Check-out time is noon

Special check-in instructions

    • Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
    • Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Required at check-in

    • Credit card, debit card or cash deposit required for incidental charges
    • Government-issued photo ID may be required
    • Minimum check-in age is 18

Pets

    • Pets not allowed
    • Service animals welcome

Internet

    • Free WiFi in public areas
    • Free WiFi in rooms

Parking

    • No on-site parking

Other information

    • Smoke-free property

Property amenities

Food and drink

  • Free full breakfast each morning 7 AM–noon
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/lounge
  • Room service (limited hours)

Working away

  • Meeting room

Services

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Free newspapers in reception
  • Luggage storage

Facilities

  • Terrace

Room amenities

Be entertained

  • Flat-screen television

Home comfort

  • Coffee/tea maker

Sleep well

  • Free cot/infant bed

Freshen up

  • Private bathroom
  • Bath or shower
  • Towels

Stay connected

  • Free WiFi

More

  • Daily housekeeping
  • In-room safe

Special features

Dining

On-site venue – This pub serves breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Fees & policies

Policies

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession.
This property does not have lifts.
This property accepts credit cards. Cash is not accepted.
Credit cards accepted: Visa, Mastercard, American Express
If you cancel your booking, you'll be subject to the host's cancellation policy. In accordance with UK consumer law, property booking services are not subject to the right of withdrawal.

National rating

Rating provided by Fáilte Ireland, the National Tourism Development Authority of Ireland, source of official star ratings for accommodation.

Also known as

Arches Hotel Galway
Arches Galway
The Arches Hotel Hotel
The Arches Hotel Galway
The Arches Hotel Hotel Galway

Frequently asked questions

Does The Arches Hotel offer free cancellation for a full refund?

Yes, The Arches Hotel does have fully refundable room rates available to book on our site. If you’ve booked a fully refundable room rate, this can be cancelled up to a few days before check-in, depending on the property's cancellation policy. Just make sure that you check this property's cancellation policy for the exact terms and conditions.

Are pets allowed at The Arches Hotel?

Sorry, pets aren't allowed, but service animals are welcome.

Is parking offered on site at The Arches Hotel?

Sorry, there's no on-site parking at The Arches Hotel.

What are the check-in and check-out times at The Arches Hotel?

You can check in starting at 2:00 PM. Check-out time is noon.

Is there an on-site casino at The Arches Hotel?

No, this hotel doesn't have a casino, but Caesar's Palace (15-min drive) and Claudes Casino (15-min drive) are both nearby.

Are there restaurants at or near The Arches Hotel?

Yes, there's an on-site restaurant.

What's the area around The Arches Hotel like?

The Arches Hotel is located a short 4-minute walk from Claregalway Castle.

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The Arches Hotel Reviews

7.8

Good

8.6

Cleanliness

8.4

Location

8.2

Staff & service

7.8

Property conditions & facilities

10/10 Exceptional

Short stay##

Have visited this hotel before to enjoy food&bervagaes and decided to stay for new years eve a tribute band was playing fabulous rooms spacious"lovely menu" spotless" above all with out the staff it would lose its appeal they make it 'will be back &value for money.
Catherine, 1-night trip

8/10 Very good

It was good just the noise at the front of the hotel as we were in the front.of it one had steak dinner it was fabulus other rwo had chicken goujons which was pinkwhen we were eating it so we didnt eat much of the dinner have been staying there before and food was lovely really enjoyed it
cathy, 1-night trip

8/10 Very good

Good!

We stayed one night here.. it was in a conveinient location and easy to find. We had a great supper here as well as breakfast!
David, 1-night trip

8/10 Very good

Nice hotel, clean very good breakfast included. Internet excellent! Was some road noise in room
1-night trip

6/10 Good

Convenient Hotel for Clarecastle Area

What could have been a positive experience was spoiled by the shock of a dirty toilet. Also surprised by lack of any printed material in the room both relating to hotel facilities and places of interest in the locality.
James, 1-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

Parfait

Un séjour parfait avec petit déjeuner compris. Très bon rapport qualité/prix. À recommander!
Manon, 1-night trip

8/10 Very good

Arches hotel is 10km from Galway city. We needed an overnight stay for an early hospital appt and this accommodation met our needs. Staff friendly and food was adequate.price was reasonable for 2 persons. Good sized room we have stayed in this hotel previously and would stay here again
Dolores, 1-night trip

8/10 Very good

Great Hotel

Great service and an amazing breakfast. The room for families was very large and we loved the set up. The only negatives were the lack of air conditioning and we were near a very noisy street.
1-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

Great hotel

Brilliant hotel for a family break, everything we needed in our bedroom and the food was fantastic in the restaurant. Breakfast served until 11 which was an added bonus. Would definitely recommend, has everything you need, clean comfortable bedrooms, comfortable beds and very friendly staff.
Lisa, 1-night trip

8/10 Very good

Nice clean room.. very nice breakfast served by very polite staff.. request a room at the back of the hotel though as the noise from the traffic out the front had me awake from 7 am!
1-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

Perfect getwaway

Our stay at the arches was lovely. The rooms are very comfortable and accommodating breakfast served every morning was delicious . Our room did get very warm I'm sure it was because of the unusually warm weather we were having outside .

10/10 Exceptional

Great for families

Great for family, with plenty of room. Staff at front desk very helpful and very friendly. Pub was terrific for breakfast. We enjoyed our stay.

10/10 Exceptional

Good homely hotel

Stayed for a night before I headed for galway for a wedding must say it were just what I required staff were friendly and had a great breakfast the next morning before we set off again great value for money

8/10 Very good

Nice

Clean and friendly hotel

2/10 Poor

Avoid at all costs!

Horrendous

8/10 Very good

Wedding visit

Went to wedding in the locality - grand for an overnight stay

8/10 Very good

found the staff very friendly, large 6ft bed, lovely breakfast. unfortunately I could not stay my second night as I had to leave before planned. hope they gave my room to the next person FREE as I had it paid for and they had ample opportunity to get it ready for someone else.

2/10 Poor

bad experience

Room v cold and although I had booked via Internet I paid on checking out. Was charged for one night instead of two even though I queried this. Got call to say they undercharged. I called to hotel to pay but they tried to charge me more. Real Fawley Towers. Chef comes on duty at 7am but has to "get things warmed up" so realistically breakfast is at 7:15am. Not ideal. Never again. Claregalway hotel methinks in future

2/10 Poor

2ND stay and 2ND mistake

we stayed Hereford one night last year and although disappointed at the time thought we would give the place another go......Never again! The hotel is clean and well located, the staff are ok but nothing special. Although the internet is advertised as free good luck if you can log on.....it's a total joke. Building work was underway when we stayed, at night the corridor outside of the room was very loud. Breakfast was OK, coffee stone cold when brought to the table. Many better hotels to stay in the area so one of those next time I think......am writing this review at 00:05am and can still hear objects being moved.....ridiculous!!

8/10 Very good

Suburban Hotel

Nice hotel, but just starting a remodel when I was there. The check in staff didn't do something correctly so it took an hour to sort out the pre-payment of my room when I tried to check out. Annoying as I was on a schedule for my travels today.

10/10 Exceptional

Margaret, 2-night trip

8/10 Very good

Ana, 3-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

6/10 Good