Bay View Holiday Home Galway

Location

The bed we slept in was terrible. It was just a worn out mattress on slats, the edges were hard and you could feel the inner springs when you laid down. We had quite a time getting into the apartment as there were 2 and we didn’t know which was ours. I reached out to the owner several times concerning a hair dryer but no response.

The location was excellent and it was clean. The family room had plenty of seating and was comfortable.

The property has the potential to be great with a few inexpensive additions/fixes…there is no place to hang a towel in all but one bathroom, there should be hooks added to each door, so damp towels can be hung after a shower. As mentioned in another review, there is no bath mat or extra towel for the floor when you step out of the shower. The showers are so small that it’s difficult to wash your hair and don’t even think about shaving your legs ladies. The 2 cooking pans they have are so scraped and rusted, they can’t be used and should be thrown out, there was no cutting board and no sharp knife to cut fruits and vegetables. We had to buy a knife, cutting board and a pan and left them there so hopefully the next guest will have them. I mentioned this to the host and got no response. We found the beds stiff and uncomfortable, however some people like very firm mattresses, so I recognize this is a personal preference. The light in the family room had 3 bulbs out, making it very dim and the blinds were broken for the only window in there as well, so there was no way to open them, adding to the dark feel during the daytime. The place is advertised to have 5 double beds and bikes you can use. This is not true. One of the bedrooms is VERY small and only fits a twin mattress. So there are 4 doubles and one twin in a closet sized room. I asked about the bikes on our second day there and never got a reply. This was one of the reasons we chose this place since it’s a little further out (we had a couple teenagers who planned to use them to get around and explore easier). Adding an inexpensive hair dryer would be a nice touch as well so people don’t have to pack one. Most places to this now and everywhere else we have stayed has had one, especially for a house of this size. If this house was as advertised and had a couple minor additions, like hooks, bath mats, and functioning kitchen tools, I would have felt better about the value/cost.

Very comfortable and a great location,

Everything was great.

The house is large and can accommodate a lot of people with plenty of bathrooms. The owner was very proactive in reaching out and making sure we could check in even though booking.com was having issues that day. We enjoyed having a large living room to relax in.

The location overlooking the bay is nice, but it is right by the Greyhound stadium, which could be a concern on game days (not an issue for us). It is also located away from the main town and is a solid 15 minute hike to the train station/Eyre Square, which bothered my wife.

Lovely little house close to town centre, all rooms spacious and clean, bonus private car park for a group of lambrettas which came in handy for morning maintenance.

Nothing

Location ten minutes to eyre square

Kitchen was stocked & great to cook a meal. Great walking distance to downtown.

Bathroom air vents don’t appear to have ever been cleaned (see photos). Bathrooms need toilet paper holders, hand towel holders & hooks for towels to dry. This would be helpful because towels were a rare commodity. Our group had 2 “unused” bed spaces & 1 towel per person (essentially short 2 towels). Less than 1 hand towel per person provided & no wash cloths for a 2 night stay. There aren’t bath mats, so you’ve to dry the floor with your towel (& they don’t look like they’ve been cleaned a while either). Showers are very tight. If you drop the soap (assuming they provided any), you won’t be able to pick it up. Our group ranges in height from 6’7” to 5’4” & it was difficult for all to shower. No shower soap (we used kitchen hand soap) or hair dryers. Twin bedroom overhead light and lamp weren’t working, so there was no light in the room. Recommend removing wardrobe & replace with suitcase rack and some hooks to hang clothes. Back bedroom with queen bed mattress felt like it was only a box spring & the room was very tight. Recommend removing wardrobe & replace with suitcase rack and some hooks to hang clothes (same as twin room). Also relocate full-length mirror from same room to behind the restroom door. The bedroom is so tight you can’t use the mirror. In the living room, 2 of 5 bulbs worked & the cord to the window shade was broken. No coffee though. :( Notable there is a rugby stadium being built across the street which could be a pro/con depending on your purpose for visiting. Busy streets on both sides which made it difficult to sleep since the windows need to be open since there isn’t AC. Place has a lot of potential with deeper thought of functionality, better general maintenance & a good cleaning.