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4 out of 5
Rusheen Bay House
8 Cashelmara, Salthill, Galway, Galway

Reviews

8.8

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 84 out of 148 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 47 out of 148 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 11 out of 148 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 4 out of 148 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 148 reviews" "

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.2/10

Staff & service

9.0/10

Amenities

8.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Mike

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
While the accommodation is slightly outside the city centre, this turned out to be a positive - we were able to see parts of Galway while walking which we would never have seen otherwise. The staff are lovely and conscientious, and we thoroughly enjoyed our stay
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

Melanie

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Very good!
Nice rooms and great location!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Welcoming owners and a desire to be helpful when asked.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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This property is quaintly situated with an ocean’s view. I was sent an email by the owner before arriving with detailed instructions and helpful information. I took a 15 minute can that cost about 13 Euro. You can also take bus 402a. Upon entering the home I was greeted by the owner. The room was beautiful. Towels and chocolates laid out on the bed. Salt Hill is absolutely beautiful. About a 1/2 hr walk to the promenade. I would seriously consider moving to this beautiful part of the country.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

David B

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Room was small but in great condition. Water pressure was weak.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019

8/10 Good

Tina

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Right by the bay. Wonderful staff and quaint b&b
This is a beautiful place but inconvenient without a car to wait on the bus and it drops you a 15-20 minute walk from there. Also $15 euro to the train station via taxi so city center may be easier for some also breakfast is $10 euro so not included but huge and delicious
Stayed 2 nights in May 2019
Response from Donall on 18 Jun 2019
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10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This B and B is directly across the street from Rusheen Bay--part of Galway Bay and is an easy and fast taxi or bus ride from city center. Very friendly staff, excellent breakfast, including traditional Irish and beautiful rooms. I would definitely stay here again.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2019
Response from Pa on 13 May 2019
Thank you

8/10 Good

GC

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities
This is a beautifully decorated and well-maintained B & B, but a B & B where you have to pay extra for breakfast! When we first arrived early afternoon, the whole building was VERY HOT; then at night the radiator shut off and there was no heat! Of course, the rooms are small, which is fine; what I should state again for future travelers is that Rusheen Bay House is a B & B that asks for extra for breakfast!
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019
Response from Pa on 13 May 2019
Thank you for feedback :)

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
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well looked after, clean. Great location. Large rooms, Wonderful dining area with fresh flowers and plants
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2019
Response from PA on 3 May 2019
:)

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice size room. Excellent views of the bay, but is across a road. Love the big orange house cat. Had a mixup on breafast times first morning, but worked it out with Patrick by next morning. A car is good to have, since it is on edge of town.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2019

10/10 Excellent

Dave

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Galway's Finest
Flawless. From the welcome to the comfy bed and delicious breakfast!
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018

10/10 Excellent

Neal, Washington DC

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Loved it! Fair price for nice accommodations. Great inclusive breakfast. Beautiful location across from the sea. A little far out — about 15 minutes walk to main part of Salthill and about 40 minutes walk from city center of Galway
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018

10/10 Excellent

Craig, Seattle

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Great place to stay. Gorgeous views. Friendly staff. Close to promenade that goes into Galway.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Clean and comfortable but I would give it a 3 star rating
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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RushenBay is a very nice B&B near Galway bay. We had a large double room on the third floor with a huge bathroom. We loved the location -near but not in busy Galway and close drive to nearby sites. Spent one day seeing cliffs of Moher, Aran islands, and the Burren and another day seeing Connemara with all its beautiful scenery and a couple of historic abbeys. Our room was great, service was great, and breakfast each day was delicious!!
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2018

8/10 Good

Les, Los Angeles, CA

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Nice place with a lovely view of the bay.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018

10/10 Excellent

Gail

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Galway Bay views
What a lovely spot, with a vew over Galway Bay! Lovely room in a very nice house with public areas both indoors and out, very comfortable with room to stretch! Very close to good walking trails with fabulous sea views. Cab fare to Galway was about 12 euros each way, host was very helpful with hints on where to go in Galway. There was a bus not far away but we chose to use cabs. Wish we had longer here, this was a relaxing spot. Also, awesome breakfast and the best coffee of all of our stays in Ireland!
Stayed 2 nights in May 2018

10/10 Excellent

Tina

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We were scheduled to stay in the attic room which was lovely. Ann actually took us over to her other B&B The Atlantic Lodge because the weather was so hot. Both rooms were great!
Stayed 3 nights in May 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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Stayed 1 night in May 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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Stayed 2 nights in May 2018

10/10 Excellent

Sue

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Response from Anne on 1 May 2018
Thank you so much for your kind review

6/10 Okay

Abigeal, Maine, USA

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Nice view
Beautiful B&B with a nice view great place to spend our first night in Ireland
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2018
Response from Anne on 24 Apr 2018
Thank you for your kind comments, much appreciated Anne

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

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Response from Anne on 24 Apr 2018
Thank you so much Anne

10/10 Excellent

Mrs DK Pearson

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Excellent place to stay
Typical weather for this time of year. Not too far to walk to the beach and diving board. Excellent place to stay not too far away from the hustle of Galway and the beaches
Response from Anne on 10 Apr 2018
Thank you so much for your kind comments Much appreciated Anne

10/10 Excellent

Lee

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Response from Anne on 10 Apr 2018
Thank you for taking the time to review Rusheen Bay House and your kind comments Regards Anne

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

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Nice hotel close to the beach
Super nice staff willing to help all the time. the place is clean and quiet.
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2018
Response from Anne on 3 Apr 2018
Thank you so much for your kind comments Anne

10/10 Excellent

Colleen

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A great location and wonderful breakfast !! Only issue is stairs only which my family and I had big bags but that’s what comes with a BnB. But place is lovely kept and got a great night sleep
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2018

10/10 Excellent

Gerard

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Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2017

10/10 Excellent

Joseph

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Very Homie
Anne was very accommodating. Place was nicely done up for the holidays. Nice comfortable place with a wonderful breakfast.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2017

10/10 Excellent

brian

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First-rate, Brilliant location and charming views over bay.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2017

8/10 Good

Randa, Alaska

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Vacation in Ireland
My stay at the Rusheen Bay House was pleasing. It's near Salthill (a few miles) which has plenty of restaurants, casinos, walking areas and also close to the center of Galway (about a 10-15 min drive). The room itself is comfortable with daily cleaning service. Breakfast was available every morning, although I did not partake in the hot breakfast. I had zero issues with parking, but some people may be bothered by the proximity to the busy road in front of the house and the road noise that is constant. However, I got used to it within a day. Parking downtown can be expensive in the garages if you are there for more than a few hrs but there's a ton to do with shopping, food, tours etc. Salthill runs along the Wild Atlantic Way and gives you miles of walking, which is what the locals do constantly. Galway is a great community, albeit busy, but a great area to explore stay while exploring beyond the city.
Stayed 9 nights in Oct 2017

10/10 Excellent

Shona

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Excellent stay.. room very warm . Very hotel like!!! Nice efficient pleasant owner.. highly recommend
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2017

10/10 Excellent

Padraig, Boston, MA

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Wonderful and Homey Bed & Breakfast
I have stayed here multiple times over the last 10 years and have been remiss to add my commentary here. This B&B is located at the end of Lower Salthill with great views of Rusheen Bay. Smaller accommodations in most rooms but all are comfortable and there have been some nice upgrades recently. Wonderful location and can be used as a base to tour numerous sights locally (Galway City, Connemara, Clifden, Mayo, Cliffs of Moher, Burren, Kinvara, Kylemore Abbey, Croagh Patrick, Aran Islands). Breakfast is absolutely outstanding (the full Irish) but they will cook anything you request. Owner and staff are pleasant and will do anything to make your stay comfortable and memorable. Highly recommended.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2017

4/10 Poor

JOSE P

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Charged twice
They were fully booked even though I have booked almost one month before, and we had to be relocated to another accommodation, that was comfortable but had no one in the morning to serve breakfast or take the payment. So we decided to make the payment at Rusheen Bay, once we wanted to do it in a different card from the one saved on the web, and the lady said it was okay, she would tell the other accommodation (that belongs to her son apparently). Happens that they charged me again in my account and it's been 2 weeks and nobody solved my problem yet.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2017

10/10 Excellent

Robert

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Comfortable, quiet place on the water
We wanted a small place to stay for a couple nights in the Galway area, and this place fit the bill. Our room was clean and comfortable, and the owner was very helpful and nice. The breakfast was good and the view even from our room was good. There are restaurants close by, and even a grocery store in walking distance.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2017

10/10 Excellent

kate, Syd, Australia

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Lovely!
Charming B&B with a great view just outside Galway - Anne was a lovely host, the room was cosy and comfortable, my only complaint if you could call it that, would be the shower could do with a shelf for your own toiletries (the single room, the bigger rooms may have these?). Great base to explore the area and an easy 15 min drive into Galway city - cute kitty too :)
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2017

10/10 Excellent

Jayne

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Loved Rusheen house
Really enjoyable stay with very comfortable beds in a very convenient area. Didn't get to have breakfast but I will definitely go back and have breakfast next time
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2017

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

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Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Lacking a bit
Tv didn't work and the shower had no power, although the location was nice and the rooms were clean.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2017

2/10 Terrible

Marie, Omagh, Co. Tyrone

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Poor end to our holidays.
In a way we are very thankful that we ended our trip around Ireland here, as it left us incredibly eager to see home again. The man that greeted us had to ask our name twice whilst making us wait in the sitting room as he ran off to 'check things' this made us feel as if we shouldn't be there. We had booked a family room, and for our £149 we were given an attic room, which was cramped and seriously overheated. Our view of the outside world was the roof of another building, as well as the sky. A potential positive was the bathroom, which was the same size as the bedroom, however, I could not even rate it as a positive. The soap, shampoo and body wash had all been used by whoever was in the room before us, the shower was disappointing in the water pressure it provided (I had to remove it from the wall to get properly rinsed, which also alerted me to the fact that the handle of the shower clearly was not cleaned). The Jacuzzi was also there, of course we didn't use it because it didn't appear clean either. The cups, and glasses provided for refreshments had to cleaned by ourselves before using them, there was a horrible smell coming from the small fridge, and on one of the beds there was what we hope was a tea stain on the sheets. We had not booked breakfast (something we had not realised but all the same, our mistake) and were informed it would be an extra €8 each, something which we opted out of after seeing the room.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2017

10/10 Excellent

Jill

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
All just as you want it!
Very nicely furnished and equipped guest house, strong WiFi - nice bedding, Tv in the rooms, all ensuite shower rooms, decent shower, fabulous breakfast and very friendly owner and staff.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2017
Thank you so much for your kind comments, it is much appreciated, so glad you enjoyed your stay Anne

8/10 Good

Lisa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Ann was a great host. I would recommend delcaring that you have a cat so that those with allergies are aware before they book.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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Great B&B near Salt Hill
It was a really good location, and very clean. easy parking out front.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

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10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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10/10 Excellent

Nancy, US

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Nice place on the Bay
Wonderful experience. Ann made you feel at home and offered a lot of great suggestions when we asked about restaurants. Very quaint rooms and large. Breakfast was excellent. Would totally stay again

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

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Great place to stay .....very helpful staff....nice breakfast

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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Charming with views of the bay
Delightful room with views of the bay just across the street.

8/10 Good

Sharon, killeshandra co cavan

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a place to get away from busy life
Thank u for a very enjoyable and relaxing stay service excellent and breakfast top class beautiful location just ouside salthill recommended for a relaxing break thank u ann and patrick x

10/10 Excellent

Simon

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