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Reviews of Atlantic View

4 out of 5
Atlantic View
4 Ocean Wave, Dr. Colohan Road, Galway, Galway

Reviews

7.0

Good

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7.6/10

Cleanliness

7.2/10

Staff & service

7.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018

10/10 Excellent

L

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018

4/10 Poor

John

Disliked: Staff & service
Rude staff
We were in Ireland visiting family when we got stuck in Drogheda late. We called the hotel to see if they could help us out since we simply couldn't get to Galway that night. The hotel was very rude and didn't do much to help us with the problem. I understand having cancellation policies, but this one seems to strict. I went online and it was clear the hotel didn't lose out on a reservation since they still had vacancies. Oh well.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018

10/10 Excellent

KalRai, Galway Ireland

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Place is Clean, room is a little tight to move around for 4 people but comfortable.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Ok stay but noisy and breakfast is extra.
Breakfast will be an extra 10 Euros and is not worth it. Just plan on eating somewhere else. It was also very noisy with staff banging doors all day. I stayed two days to have a restful day but it was too loud to rest.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2018

8/10 Good

Pat, Adelaide

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Close to Galway Bay and a lovely view of the ocean
There were some great walks nearby and the staff are very friendly and helpful.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Right in town. Clean. Safe. Friendly Staff. Parking near by.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2018

2/10 Terrible

Lia

Room was dirty and with no amenities. Check in process was chaotic. Only thing going fir this hotel was location
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Conveniently situated just off the coast road, and within comfortable walking distance to the city center. The owners were helpful and friendly and the included Irish breakfast was ample, with alternatives to eggs and sausage like porridge, yogurt, fruit and cereal, if you prefer.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2018

6/10 Okay

Terry, Northern N.S.W.

Disliked: Cleanliness
OK but will not return to this accommodation.
On arrival the Guest house was unlocked so we waited in the guest lounge room until the Owner arrived. We did not realise there was a Grand Final of Hurling in the town so our timing was not great as she was missing the last half to come and check us in. The hallway was untidy with a lot of items unrealted to the guests needs stored here. The table with travel brochures was overfilled and messy and needed a good clean up. The guest room was as pictured and the French doors lead onto the balcony which had a water view, however this balcony is shared by three rooms. This would have been ok except smoking was allowed on the balcony. We had to keep our French doors closed as the other guests smoke entered our room if we wanted to have them open. As there was no other option for fresh air we found the room to be stuffy and claustrophobic. We found the Manager to be friendly and breakfast was ok but for the amount charged a little underwhelming. There was not much choice for vegetarians and for the Ten Euros each it was a small helping. The room was not as clean as it should be. Under the bed there is a thick layer of dust and a build up of dirt. It is obvious the bed is not being moved for the carpet to be cleaned underneath. The toilet seat needs fiixing as it moves off the base when seated. There is another B&B's next door and I think I would stay at that one if we visited the area again as it looked cleaner.
Stayed 1 night in May 2018

8/10 Good

Emily

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

4/10 Poor

Jeffrey

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A Has-Been
Upon arrival, a less-than friendly woman with a constantly barking "guard dog" greeted me. It was not pleasant. Reception was done in the super messy kitchen of the place. She kept saying that we were having a "misunderstanding" in terms of payment. I'd just forgotten that I'd booked and not paid. It was awkward, and her language barrier made it much worse. Outside of the staff, the place needs updates in a serious way. The location was convenient enough, but if there are other places out there that are of similar price, go elsewhere.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2018

8/10 Good

sue, new jersey

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Close to town so no driving necessary!!
Galway is one of our favorite towns in Ireland! 🇮🇪❤️
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2017

4/10 Poor

TDG

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very nice owners...
This B&B was clean and the owners so very nice and welcoming but the heat did not work and it was snowing outside. They were aware of it and tried to fix but apparently couldn't. We were there for two nights and it snowed so we froze. The room was entirely too small for two people. Should have been a single room. Location is misleading in the description. Too far to walk to the city center. Was told a short nice walk but it was an 30 minute walk and note easy especially under the weather conditions. I hate to say it because they were nice but I wouldn't stay again.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2017

6/10 Okay

Shannon , Milton NY

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Close to the water; but unfriendly
We had booked a front ocean view and when we got there and asked about it the lady said “why you want ocean view is dark outside now!” well we’re not dumb we knew it was night when we got there but obviously in the morning we would be able to enjoy the view and that is the whole reason why we picked this location... anyhow, now that we’ve been there we would pick any other B&B on this street, trust me there are quite a few to pick from! Most people where super nice in Ireland expect for this place.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2017

10/10 Excellent

James

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2017

2/10 Terrible

Patricia

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice House, Bad Room
While this guest house is located across the street and dunes from of Galway Bay, the room I was given was a back attic room with only a skylight for view (of the sky) and ventilation (without handles, too high for me to reach to open or close). As they still had vacancies advertised, I requested a different room but was told it (they?) were "family rooms". The clerk was pleasant and tried to please - the owner she had to contact for "permission" was not. The (same) clerk provided a generous and tasty hot breakfast, and a welcoming guest parlor.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2017

10/10 Excellent

Edward

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location, very clean and comfortable.
Our experience was made even more memorable by the beautiful young Hungarian woman named Monica...I hope I am spelling that correctly. She managed the B&B and was very welcoming, making every effort to get us settled in comfortably.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2017

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Close to beach and 5 min walk to restaurants
Nice place, clean and good location. Breakfast should be included to make it a better value.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2017

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

8/10 Good

Ann

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice place to stay
Walk to city center a little farther than anticipated but doable

6/10 Okay

judy, ny

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Location far for walking to Resturant
Staff was nice. Lacked charm. Long walk to resturants

6/10 Okay

Kris

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Room comfort
Expensive for what it is
We stayed here for one night. Our stay was fine and the staff were friendly but we found the room very small and we were woken up at 8am by the sounds of people talking, chairs scraping and plates clanging about. It was quite expensive and a very very basic room. The room was clean though. Wouldn't come here again.

10/10 Excellent

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

10/10 Excellent

Adrian, D

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice area, short walk to town, great view.
Pleasant staff, clean facilities. Great view of the bay.

8/10 Good

DrewMac, Bellevue, WA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A Quaint B&B.
Not exactly in the middle of Galway, but a short walk to Salthill for restaurant. Located on a parallel road along the coast and includes parking. The Atlantic View has a pleasant lounge to relax and the staff were very friendly. Going into Galway is either a 20-25 minute walk or a short cab ride.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very nice staff. Clean, simple, Goldilocks (just right).

6/10 Okay

Peter, Newcastle Australia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Reasonable - more hotel than B&B
The young man we interacted with was excellent. Don't know about reviews who didn't have breakfast as ours was included. Maybe it's an operational extra. It was the most expensive B&B of or trip to Ireland and frankly not worth the cost. We were tired from driving so didn't go out but the drive into the city was fairly long and I wouldn't want to walk it. We had a front room, but no view. Got a nice breeze, but had to close the windows at night because of traffic noise. Also the only place that tried to make me pay in cash in Ireland as they "were having trouble with the internet". When I asked them to try anyway, it connected and I was able to pay using my travel card. If it hadn't been for the really welcoming young man on duty when we arrived I'd score it lower than I have.

4/10 Poor

older, ontario

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Way too expensive, not a B&B just a B.
40 minute walk to town not 15, no breakfast included bed lumpy turned out to be 350 canadian yikes for 2 nights, , what we got nothing about this B was impressive. Skip it if youcan!

8/10 Good

Joao

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

2/10 Terrible

Thomas, Maryland

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Worst hotel ever!
Nothing as described. Rooms are run down and excessively small for three. Only 18 inches separates two beds. Facilities are not as described. This is a cramped, overpriced, poorly run B&B. Don't stay here.

8/10 Good

Stephanie, London

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice guesthouse in quieter area but close to city
We were a but apprehensive as this was a last minute booking and some of the reviews were not favorable but we were pleasantly surprised. We were in a superior double and it was very comfortable with good views of the sea (we didn't find traffic noise a problem with open windows overnight).

8/10 Good

lovert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
awesome
very nice

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
Great location, clean (but tiny!) room.
When we arrived at the B&B they had no record of our booking - not sure if this was the fault of the B&B or hotels.com. Either way, we were given a "triple" room that was terribly small. We had little room for our luggage and the bathroom itself could barely fit one person. Very disappointed with the room that we got. However, the room was cleaned daily and we were more than happy with this service. Fresh towels were provided daily too. The location of this B&B is ideal...a short 15/20 min walk to the centre of Galway and close to Salthill too. We were very happy location wise. When we were leaving the owners were there and were not very warm when we were checking out. They could improve on their customer service!

6/10 Okay

stacey, australia

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Close to water and holiday village
Internet not available and tv reception was poor. basic facilities only.

2/10 Terrible

Frank, Abu Dhabi

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
It is zero
I was disappointed to see the hotel called 4 star? It was B&B not even one star pls remove it from ur list of hotels before they sue u for fraud. I paid 139 Euros for a place that is not worth it.

8/10 Good

Karen Huffman, USA--West Virginia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Convenient Location
Very friendly and helpful staff

2/10 Terrible

Gilbert & George, New York, NY

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
B&B (with no Breakfast) should be called B&
The B&B was a huge disappointment -- based on the Hotel.com images. If you are looking I urge you to move on to another listing. Our room did face the sea but was extremely small (unlike the photos) and we had to be careful not to hit our head's on the low ceiling. There was no bathtub in the room as advertised. They charge 5% for a credit card and breakfast is €5 for continental (which other reviews say is awful) and €10 for full Irish. Should one not assume that a Bed and Breakfast includes breakfast? This is not a B&B . . . it is a bad motel. Stay away! The proprietress was also very unfriendly when we checked out and forked over our cash to avoid the insult of paying more for the room.

4/10 Poor

Lorraine, Canada

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disappointed
We booked our room and the confirmation details sounded grand- but we did not get what was in our confirmation. The room was suppose to have a patio (it was down a floor), a bathtub which it did not, a television with satellite it was broken and had to be replaced after the owner tried repeatedly to fix it wih us in the room which he had to do while on one of the beds, the sheets were suppose to be 100% Egyptian cotton and they were 50/50 polyester... We wee under the impression that there was laundry services but it was at a charge of 10 euros which the staff person had to look into to get a price- this should all be listed in their ad on hotels.com, Chipped glassware and lipstick, no soap in the bathroom even after complaining!! For 149 euros a night we were extremely a free with the quality!! We could have stayed down the road for half the price but decided to splurge on the last leg of our journey- we felt Thorouly ripped off. We were told by the owner that they cannot guarantee which rooms you get when booking - to which I asked why did it give you options in rooms when booking then??? With no adequate reply. He said we should have felt lucky being by the ocean- but with a major road between us and the Oceanside it quite noisy and a 15-20 walk into city centre!!! After 2 weeks in Ireland we had stayed at many budget B&B's and that's what this place felt like bit they charged double the price!!! Would have rather stayed above bar.

10/10 Excellent

Haley, Seattle, wa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Pleasant and quaint
I booked the hotel because I am a visiting international student who needed accomodations while I house hunted. The staff (particularly the house boy) were lovely, and brekkie was both quality and well presented. The room was clean and comfortable, the wifi worked so well, and the loo was clean and well cared for. Overall my stay was very comfortable, and more than I expected. Staff was very accommodating! Location was awesome! Just off the ocean and near the bus line into the city centre.

10/10 Excellent

Elizabeth, Netherlands

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
lovely guest house in a terrific location
friendly staff, very comfortable room, clean and in a great location. We really enjoyed our stay at the Atlantic View guest house.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location, very nice place
Super location for both city centre and Salthill- both walking distance. Room was very nice but a little small, especially as we had our baby in a travel cot. Staff were lovely. Breakfast is an additional charge and was nice. Would stay again

4/10 Poor

Anonymous, USA

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
No Breakfast and No View
I don't understand how they can call themselves a Bed & Breakfast when breakfast is not included in the rate. Our reservation confirmation said we had a room with a water view but when we checked in we were stuck in a room in the back with no view. The view from the balcony in front was partially obscured by trees anyway. Great location but way overpriced for what we got.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Atlantic View Salthill Galway
Stayed in the Atlantic view for one night. Excellent location in Salthill. Very comfortable beds and quiet location. We had to leave very early the following morning and the staff kindly left out food for us to make our breakfast the next morning before setting off.

4/10 Poor

Esther Thyssen, MA, USA

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A hike from Galway center
Staff did not have our reservation. Once found did not know which room. Once room was determined key did not work. Once in room TV remote was missing and everything was covered in thick dust. Bathroom and linens were clean but sheets did not fit and slipped off mattress corners as soon as one got to bed. Too much furniture in the room, difficult to turn around--and everything covered in dust. Once the right key was found (from a batch of ca 30) it turned sluggishly was posed a hazard in case of fire. A very unsettling situation. Will not return.

6/10 Okay

Peadar, Dublin

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
fairly basic but great location
The hotel is fairly basic but it is in the perfect location in Galway. It is just in between the beach and the city centre, easy walk to both, but also just out of the way enough that you won't have any loud noises at night.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Over priced
Ideal location for access to city but room was tiny for the price, not the cleanest and breakfast not included. Lacking the hospitality we experienced in other Irish guest houses.