Our one stay at the Skeffington was in celebration of boyfriends 50th Birthday on our week trip in Ireland. Amanda at the front desk was charming and helped make our stay very special. Our room was incredibly clean, modern touches - obviously had been recently re-done. Could have been a little noisy with a club on back street, but wasn't... more

just back from a great weekend in galway - stayed at the skeffington arms - what a central hotel - it was great especially for me i could do my shopping and drop off bags and off i went again.....booked it from their website - to be honest i was worried from one or two reviews on tripadvisor but the... more

Last month, my girlfriend and I went over to the west of Ireland for a few days. We were only coming from Dublin so I didn't do much in the way of researching places to stay. I've been to Galway many times anyway so I had a good idea what to expect, prices etc. For the sake of convenience and... more

Recently returned from a night in galway - we didn't have a hotel booked and were wondering around looking for a hotel - when we came across the skeffington hotel - there was a lot of workmen around but we called in to see if there was a room. They were just opened after a refurbishment - there was a... more

Stayed here with our guests for prelimiary stay before heading to wedding destination on Aran Islands, and we ALL regret it. The hotel staff were poorly organized. The rooms were on one of two sides to the hotel: 1: facing the street/park which will keep you awake ALL night from noise and party goers as Galway never sleeps, or 2:... more

Stayed in this hotel for 1 night only in September and that was more than enough! The decor in the room was old fashioned and not in any good way. No parking available so an extra charge was payable to park at an adjoining site. The price charged was way too expensive for the service they offered and I would... more

We had one night left in Galway and booked this hotel on a Saturday night. We didn't have much of a selection for availability and booked it strictly on location. It was grimy and the rooms were grubby and outdated. I wouldn't stay here again, although I did see postings at the hotel showing that it was going to be... more

We booked this hotel based on Rick Steves' recommendation. However, we realized too late that Rick isn't particularly fussy about cleanliness. It wasn't terribly dirty, but it wasn't terribly clean either. We had to take smoking rooms as that is all that was available. One of our rooms wasn't too bad but the other smelled stronly of cigarettes. Not their... more

We booked into the Skeff for a weekend in mid April. I choose it because of the location, right on Eyre square, the heart of the city. I wasn't expecting luxury and I certainly didn't get it. The hotel is badly in need of complete refurbishment. The reception smells of stale beer, the carpets are matted and you can't tell... more