Ballybrit to Galway City

donglen

Hi, am going on a short break to Galway. Was going to book the Radisson in the City Centre due to it's central location but can get a great deal in the Clayton in Ballybrit. Don't know Galway at all and the Clayton website advises "a few minutes from Galway City". How realsitic is this? Is Ballybrit out in the shticks? Is the city centre walkable or is it defintely a taxi spin?

Advice please

klh

It's a taxi ride. The Clayton to the city centre is about 3 miles, so unless you are fond of the walk, you'll be looking for a taxi. Plenty of taxi's though. If I had to stay outside the city, I would head for Salthill. More to do and more happening than out at the Clayton. Hope that helps and enjoy the weekend.

The #9 bus is every 15 minutes during the day. It drops you a couple of minutes walk away.

fend

In a taxi, its about a tenner -12e.... depending on the times u want to hit the city. At non traffic peak times, its literally a 5 - 7 minute journey.

Xiney

There is the #9 bus which is 1.60 each way. M-S it goes every 15 minutes until 7 pm, and every 30 minutes thereafter. Sundays it goes every 30 minutes starting at 9 am, and after 7pm goes every hour.

Pro Cabs 091535353 is your best bet for a cab, get them all the time and it's usually around 9 euro from the city centre to our place, which is just around the corner from the Clayton.

It's a brisk 50 minute walk into town otherwise. (I do it periodically, it's really not that bad! Bit of a time waster though.)

ErnieBert

How much of a difference is the price? If you stay in the Clayton, you will have zero choice of restaurants and will spend a lot of time waiting for busses/paying for taxis/driving into city on busy dual carraigeway or simply walking for ages along a road that has no footpath

There are other hotels in the city centre too or in Salthill.

My choice for a nice 4* hotel with a pool near restaurants would be the Radisson or the Galway Bay in Salthill or Meyrick in Eyre Square.

Good luck.

Mrs OBumble

Detailed public transport directions for the Clayton in here. Yes, it is right next to a 3rd level student residential complex, but I believe that the design is such that it's not a problem: you get more noise from the road than from the students.


But what are you coming to a four-star Galway hotel for?


The culture, nightlife and laid-back party/alternative atmosphere? Stay in the city.

The culture and Galway Bay? Stay in Salthill.

The races, impressing clients with a professional looking hotel, business on the east side of town (Parkmore, Ballybrit)? Stay in the Clayton.

donglen

Hi all, thanks for replies and advice. Think I'll give the Clayton a miss? From the advice given it would seem that the Clayton is indeed a bit far out for my intentions. Will be with herself and toddler, so a quick step out of the hotel and into the city centre will suit them for shopping/strolling purposes, will suit me for a few pints/culture/sights etc., more pubs/restaurants than in Ballybrit, no hassle with taxis/buses etc.
So even though we are in recessionary times and every penny counts, sometimes I guess you just bite the bullet and pay that bit extra for that comfort factor.
Thanks again though, for some strange reason I've never managed to get to Galway, am looking forward to it............might trade herself in for one of the Seoige's while I'm up there!!!

cooperguy

Ya im living beside the Clayton. Its a nice hotel (4* I think) but a few minutes from town. Regular bus service and easy to get a taxi though.

Tribesman29

ErnieBert wrote: »

or simply walking for ages along a road that has no footpath

You do realise that you can walk through Ballybrit to get in to town. There are footpaths out in the east side of the city. It is not necessary, or advisable, to walk along a dual carriageway.

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The Clayton isn't the best hotel anyway. Pints are around a fiver and the food is crap. The bar food menu is brutal and the restaurant upstairs isn't that great either. I live close to the hotel and I've stayed there 4 times. I would definitely recommend a hotel in the city centre.

Enjoy your stay. Galway is lovely.

mailburner

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The Clayton isn't the best hotel anyway. Pints are around a fiver and the food is crap. The bar food menu is brutal and the restaurant upstairs isn't that great either. I live close to the hotel and I've stayed there 4 times. I would definitely recommend a hotel in the city centre.

Enjoy your stay. Galway is lovely.

nice enough hotel
food was average when i was there
service was bad
bottles of corona, corrs lite hein etc etc are a fiver which
i cant bear

businessboy

maybe try one of the hotels down terryland area. close to the shopping centres and only 10 mins to town. plus you wont get stuck in all the traffic going in and out of town.

Menlo and Marriott have good deals on at moment too.

ErnieBert

Tribesman29 wrote: »

You do realise that you can walk through Ballybrit to get in to town. There are footpaths out in the east side of the city. It is not necessary, or advisable, to walk along a dual carriageway.

Ya but you are only making a long journey longer.

Xiney

ErnieBert wrote: »

Ya but you are only making a long journey longer.

Actually it's shorter to go through ballybrit then on through mervue through the moneenageisha junction and up college road on foot than it is to walk the dual carriageway.