Rooms
Rooms are spacious and elegant with an understated sophistication. Classic rooms overlook the walled gardens and 18th-century abbey, while all others have views across the grounds toward Lough Corrib. All rooms are furnished to a high standard with a large TV, a DVD player, mineral water, Wi-Fi and tea and coffee making facilities as standard. Classic and deluxe bathrooms have a power shower while suites have a separate bath and shower.
Location
About a ten-to fifteen-minute drive from the heart of Galway, Glenlo Abbey Hotel sits on the southern shore of the enormous Lough Corrib amid its own vast estate. Kylemore Abbey is just under an hour and a half’s drive away, while the ferry to Inis Mór island can be reached in approximately 45 minutes by car.
Food and drink
The casual Oak Cellar Bar is located in the old kitchens beneath the ground floor and serves drinks and traditional pub food. The River Room is more formal and situated in a grand dining room with tall windows and elegant gold furnishings. Outside in the grounds, the Pullman Restaurant is set in two original Orient Express train carriages and serves a fine dining menu as well as afternoon tea.
Facilities and activities
The hotel offers an array of activities from golf in the property’s own golf course to falconry in the walled garden, fishing on Lough Corrib and yoga.