The Herons Rest Townhouse Bed & Breakfast Galway — Hotel in Galway

The Heron's Rest was our final stop on a Mayo and Galway based road trip around that section of the Wild Atlantic Way. We wanted something different after three hotels. Somewhere we could relax without having to go down to the bar or residents' lounge; somewhere we could pitch up to during the day and just have a quiet sit down or read; somewhere we also felt was an exceptional standard and somewhere close to the centre of Galway with safe off road parking. We arrived at the Heron's Rest full of anticipation - the reality and the follow-up service blew us away. Five Stars isn't enough of a score to rate our experience from beginning to right now, some two weeks after our departure.|Starting with the Heron's Rest concept and our experience during the stay. Sorcha provides what to us is a new concept and one which could become a new description for such accommodation - Contactless Bed & Breakfast. Check-In is remote via a key box and Sorcha provides the access code before your arrival via social media. Food for breakfast (although there was sufficient for a light supper too - we made smoked salmon omelettes one night after a long day sightseeing) plus fruit juice, wine, cereals, yoghurts etc was already placed in the refrigerator. Everything was high quality from local suppliers - another tick in our book. The sitting area and kitchen were extremely well equipped and furnished and immaculately clean. All in all it was a delight to come back after a day or half day sightseeing, sit down and read or have a short break before heading out again. If we visit Galway again this will be our chosen place to stay.|Now for the post visit experience. On leaving Heron's Rest our next stop was Kilcock for coffee en route to Dublin Port for our ferry home. It was at this moment that I realised my camera and the bag containing our travel documentation were not in the car. I'd left them in the car park back at the Heron's Rest. Fortunately we had the travel documents saved to our phones, so the issue was how to retrieve the camera and my bag. A quick phone call to Sorcha and she checked the car park and had found the missing items. Since our return she has parcelled the missing items up and mailed them back to us. This has involved two separate mailings as the battery for the camera had to be mailed separately. So our wonderful experience of the Herons Rest has continued well after we departed. Please do try Herons Rest if you're travelling to Galway but do remember to take all your belongings with you when you leave unless, of course, you want to experience such high quality...

The Heron's Rest Townhouse is a gem in the shamrock of Galway; minutes away from the Spanish Arch, Galway City Museum, and the Latin Quarter- but proximity is only the tip of the iceberg to staying here. The apartment is four floors and immaculate in terms of cleanliness and stocked full of amenities. To name a few: Projector on the fourth floor to conduct a movie night using your own streaming services; a shelf library and reading area to catch up on all your Irish Literary icons; a fully stocked kitchen with utensils, dishes, cutlery, and pans; food and beverages including juice and milk, eggs, condiments, charcuterie items such as Smoked Salmon, Irish Cheese, Bread, granola, and cherry tomatoes. I made open-faced Smoked Salmon and Tomato Tartines for breakfast with their specialty select items- so good! Instructions are provided for all of the logistics in terms of parking, as well as appliances through their own App which you can download to your phone. If you are the next guest to stay here-- you will agree with me -- that it is tantamount to finding a four leaf clover in the heather on the hill-- you are super lucky and you will not regret it-- and the memories you produce within this haven of an accommodation will...

Just a delightful experience from the moment we entered until we left. Charming, spotless, modern, thought-of-everything place in the most stunning location in Galway - literally all the windows look out onto the river as it empties into the bay. We watched - and charted - the tides, which was more entertaining than you might think. We stayed in the 2BR, 4 floor townhouse - one room per floor - and wanted for literally nothing - the 'breakfast hamper' idea is the best IDEA EVER for a vacation stay - we had eggs, ham, cheese, yogurt, granola, milk, and bread - and coffee! - for our first several days without giving it a thought. The bedrooms are beautiful and SUPER comfortable; we love nothing more than an open window and these were perfect. Can't recommend highly enough. The location alone is literally unbelievable. Note: we are walkers and we walked everywhere. You are very close - 5 minutes walk - to the bottom of Quay Street (the street full of pubs and buskers), but 10-15 minutes to wonderful...