The Arches Hotel, Claregalway ➤ Reviews, Rooms & Prices 2025

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About the Hotel

Claregalway Village, Claregalway, Ireland

Rooms

The Arches Hotel has 21 bedrooms with double, twin, triple, and family room options. Rooms are 32 square meters and include a desk, complimentary Wi-Fi, complimentary parking, complimentary toiletries, ensuite shower, flatscreen TV, ironing board, and tea/coffee facilities. The hotel has wheelchair accessible rooms.

Dining

The Arches Hotel Restaurant creates menus with Irish seasonal produce. It provides buffet breakfast with a full Irish cooked breakfast, cereals, continental breakfast, and pastries. Specials start from €7.95. The restaurant caters to family functions and corporate events, including birthday parties, Christenings, and anniversaries. The birthday person eats free. The hotel also has a bar.

Leisure & Entertainment

The Galway Atlantaquaria has a ray pool, ocean tank, fin whale skeleton, and touch pools. Guests can visit Wildlands Activity Center in Moycullen (11 km) or Leisureland on Salthill's promenade. Salthill has beaches, restaurants, ice cream parlors, Micil Distillery, and Seapoint Leisure Arcade Hall. Rusheen Bay (6.8 km) offers windsurfing, kayaking, and stand-up paddle boarding from April through September.

Location & Transportation

The Arches Hotel is in Claregalway village, 12.1 km from Galway City, between Claregalway Castle and The Claregalway Hotel. The hotel is 10 minutes from Ballybrit Racecourse and 45 km from Connemara. Burke's Bus provides service to Galway City, with timetables at the reception desk. Optimum parking is available at the front, sides, and rear of the building. Galway Racecourse is 6 km away.

Hotel Services

The Arches Hotel offers assistance with event planning. Free parking and Wi-Fi are available. Check-in is from 3:00 PM. Large vehicles can park at the rear of the building. The hotel can offer alternative party packages for Christmas Gatherings, including a 4 Course Christmas Lunch and Festive Finger Food Platters. Galway Races shuttle bus service is available for €4 each way.