Saint Mary’s Abbey
Saint Mary’s Abbey, The Walks, Loughrea, County Galway, Ireland- Heritage
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Impressive Location overlooking Loughrea Lake
Located just 20 minutes from Galway, the Lough Rea Hotel & Spa offers stunning views of Loughrea Lake, providing a picturesque backdrop for your stay.
Luxurious Spa Facilities
Indulge in relaxation at the hotel's spa, featuring 10 treatment rooms, experience showers, an ice fountain, a sanarium, and a relaxation room. Pamper yourself and unwind in this luxurious haven of tranquillity.
Modern Accommodation and State-of-the-Art Amenities
Experience stylish and modern accommodation in contemporary surroundings. The hotel offers superb facilities, making it the perfect base to explore the region's major attractions while enjoying a comfortable and luxurious stay.
Experience the perfect blend of luxury and tranquillity at Lough Rea Hotel & Spa. Book now for a restful and rejuvenating getaway.
Check-in from
03:00 PM
Check-out by
12:00 PM
Parking
FREE
Children
Allowed
Pets
Not allowed
Sleeps
Up to 2 guests
2 adults · 1 children
Beds
2 Twin bed (90-130 cm wide)
Room details
9 sqm
Lake View
In-room amenities
Sleeps
Up to 2 guests
2 adults · 1 children
Beds
Extra-large double bed (Super-king size) (181-210 cm wide)
Room details
9 sqm
In-room amenities
Sleeps
Up to 2 guests
2 adults · 1 children
Beds
2 Twin bed (90-130 cm wide)
Room details
9 sqm
In-room amenities
Sleeps
Up to 2 guests
1 adults · 1 children
Beds
Twin bed (90-130 cm wide)
Room details
9 sqm
In-room amenities
Sleeps
Up to 4 guests
2 adults · 2 children
Beds
2 Twin bed (90-130 cm wide), Double bed (131-150 cm wide)
Room details
9 sqm
In-room amenities
Sleeps
Up to 3 guests
3 adults · 2 children
Beds
3 Twin bed (90-130 cm wide)
Room details
9 sqm
In-room amenities
Sleeps
Up to 2 guests
2 adults · 1 children
Beds
Double bed (131-150 cm wide)
Room details
9 sqm
Lake View
In-room amenities
Sleeps
Up to 2 guests
2 adults · 1 children
Beds
Double bed (131-150 cm wide)
Room details
9 sqm
In-room amenities
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Provider-sourced guest reviews.
Room ok. Rooms Needs a safe. Needs a refurb, showing its age. Breakfast, standard for mid range hotel. Staff, clearly over stretched, can’t pay attention to customers Serving staff at dinner were excellent, could not have been more friendly or helpful
As bove
We thought the meals were excellent.
It would have been better if there was a fridge in the room
Nice rooftop bar. Good facilities. A clean and well designed hotel.
As per other recent reviews, The breakfast is sub par for the hotel it aspires to be and the breakfast team are understaffed. Large wait time for breakfast and it lacked management as staff were doing multiple different jobs instead of being tasked to run each segment coherently. Not the fault of staff as they done their best in the circumstances.
Spa was brilliant.
Nothing
Nice location, clean beds, clean room.
Bar area dated and felt canteen like rather than cosy pub. Waiting times for food was lengthy and when food eventually came we had no cutlery to begin eating. Another long wait for cutlery! But staff were most apologetic and very nice which made up for it.
The staff excellent well trained The food fab Hotel very clean
Cooked breakfast could improve a small bit
Clean hotel, nice staff
Nothing
Lovely hotel and we had lake view room which was very spacious family room, beds comfy, hotel clean. Breakfast was OK but continental needs more selection of like fresh fruit and more fresh pastries but otherwise nice, location of hotel is brilliant, supermacs and shop next door short walk into town, we also booked thermal spa which we both really enjoyed, would definitely stay again
Breakfast / continental could be improved
Food was excellent, really friendly and helpful staff
Cost
The staff were extremely friendly, had a really nice time there
For a single booking I'd recieved a lot of excess marketing emails. Everyone was really friendly however on the Wednesday evening we stayed I observed what I assumed to be the assistant manager being a bit rude to other members of staff, I noticed him clapping his hands really loudly to kitchen staff to hurry and again to another waiter loudly saying "WAKE UP"
We stayed at the Loughrea Hotel for a wedding and had a lovely time. The staff were friendly and helpful, the food was delicious, and our room was clean and comfortable.
There was nothing in particular that we didn’t like. Everything went smoothly and we really enjoyed our stay.
Good location
Tv didn't work. Bad view
Sehr nettes und sauberes Zimmer mit einem geräumigen Badezimmer. Eingangshalle und Speisezimmer sind nett ausgestattet. Das Team am Empfang war sehr freundlich.
Das Service im Speiseraum (Abendessen und Frühstück) hat sehr zu wünschen übrig gelassen. Es hat lange gedauert bis wir endlich die Bestellung aufgeben konnten und einige Kellner:innen waren überwiegend unmotiviert. Falls es daran gelegen ist, dass wir nur eine Nacht geblieben sind, sollte es auch nicht vorkommen. War schon mehrmals in Irland und habe immer die freundliche Art geschätzt, die ich hier leider teilweise vermisst habe.
The location of the hotel and the staff where lovely
Staff treatment
Nothings really
Beautiful hotel, nice staff, really nice location and lake. Recommended!
Achei o acesso super facil
Fiquei hospedada no quarto 122, no primeiro andar bem em cima de um lugar onde estava tendo uma festa de casamento. Foi impossivel dormir antes da 2h da manha! Ou seja ate a festa acabar. O ar condicionado do quarto tambem nao estava bom, visto que estava uma noite quente e o quarto possuia apenas ventilacao. No cafe da manha nao me foi ofertado o menu, o tivemos de comer apenas o que estava disponivel no buffet. Para conseguirmos um bule de cafe preto, meu marido teve que procurar por um garcom, visto que em nenhum momento alguem veio retirar nosso pedido.
Lovely room and nice breakfast
Nothing
Clean, spacious with friendly staff
Have no faults
Staff were really friendly and tried their best to offer me es many vegan options for dinner as possible (sadly still were only 3)
Access to the spa had to be paid additionally so we didn't use it (20€ pp for 1 h)
Booked double bed but got 2 singles pushed together
The room was very spacious and the bed extremely comfortable
Staff very inadequate in the job roles breakfast staff really poor abysmal service
Wonderful breakfast and great views from our room. Even though there was a wedding our room was quiet.
We only had one night.
Nothing
Our room smelled like someone had urinated on the carpet. The quality of bedding and pillows is absolutely atrocious. The staff are really not up to standard, delivered food to our room with no cutlery or any condiments, food ordered was not delivered. The quality of the food has really taken a nose dive. Breakfast is absolutely terrible, the cheapest 1 star hotel offers better, I do t believe I have ever had food so bad anywhere before.
Lovely hotel, spacious rooms and nice staff.
Room was spacious and comfortable. Breakfast was lovely. Thermal suite excellent
N/a
OK hotel. Staffs are nice. Probably best option in town.
Breakfast is OK, but understaffed. There was an excursion and they could not keep up replenish the breakfast buffet. Rooms are getting old and worn out.
Room was very comfortable, staff very friendly and attentive, food was very good. Used the thermal spa which was excellent value.
Sometimes bar service was slow but only happened when was extremely busy, no other complaints
Location very good
Staff started clearing away breakfast food at 10am
Für mich, die perfekte Lage.
The room was lovely
Breakfast was terrible for €200 per night needs to be much better I had avacado beetroot which the chef decided to make a desperate mousse from, even made the avacado spicy ( for breakfast) my partner had the fry I tried it because I couldn’t eat my own very poor quality meat we were seated in the bar on our own, continental buffet extremely poor even the fruit
Breakfast was good but we had to queue outside dining rm for 20 minutes to get in . There were many tables packed with used plates , bowls , cups etc but the staff on were all running and severely under pressure. It was simply very understaffed , and they were still pleasant under pressure. We had to leave our scrambled eggs uneaten because we ran out of time and had to leave for an event we were attending.
The bedroom was comfortable , the shower was good. The biggest problem with the hotel is the very poor quality of the food served in the dining room room . We stay regularly in the hotel and always need food when we arrive but we have learned from hard experience not to eat in the dining room . There is very little few other places in Loughrea to get decent food so it’s a shame the hotel can’t do it.
Location and clean stay.
Nothing
Mary service on the front desk is always outstanding
Hotel is a grat location for area . Hotel staff are very helpful and Hotel is super comforatble.
Location was perfect for area Room is comfotable and clean Food was very good in the resturant.
Beds
Good
The room was comfortable
Breakfast was over priced, and not great at that. A pint if guiness in the bar was awful. 4 of us had a pint of guiness each and all agreed it was terrible and of poor quality. I will never order a pint of guiness there again.
Staff were friendly and helpful, and good location.
Room overlooking roof and bath which my partner couldn't get into due to lack of mobility to have shower. We were expecting bit more for the price, but was ok for one night.
Breakfast lovely and plenty to eat
Very comfortable rooms, excellent facilities and staff
Cleanliness could be better, the carpets weren’t hoovered very well in our room
I stayed here for work and staff were very helpful. Rooms were comfortable and food was good.
Nothing
Everything. I would have completed only for it was 1 night
Everything was nice from the welcome to the service would recommend to anyone.
How far it is if u cant get a bus then the uber taxi are dear
Location and facilities. Very helpful staff .
Nothing
Well located
Few niggling issues including TV volume didn’t work, noise of outside fan or compressor, hot/cold tap in shower did t work and was scalding. No gym on site - use one up the road. Pity. Nice otherwise
Tea where water not from kettle (boiling)
The staff in the restaurant and the reception were very friendly and good at their jobs
The spa was dirty didn’t think the reception staff were very interested
Everything
Nothing
Excellent food for dinner Staff very good
Breakfast only average disappointing after previous nights meal Bedroom lights very dim Hard to read light poor
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Cleanliness
8/10Rooms described as clean and spacious in multiple reviews, though at least one guest reported a strong urine smell in the carpet — overall generally good but with occasional serious lapses.
Service
7.8/10Staff are often praised as friendly and helpful, especially by wedding guests, but there are several reports of inconsistent and poor service (rude behaviour from a manager, slow/abysmal breakfast service and missed room service items).
Location
9.2/10Repeated positive mentions of a great location, lake and excellent views; several guests highlighted the convenient and appealing setting.
Room Quality
8.6/10Rooms frequently described as spacious and comfortable with good beds, though some issues reported (TV not working, poor view for one room, air-conditioning/ventilation problems and noise from events affecting sleep).
Amenities
7.9/10Standard hotel amenities appear adequate, but the paid access to the spa (extra charge) and limited mention of other facilities lower the score slightly.
Value for Money
7/10Several guests complained about cost and perceived poor value (notably poor breakfast/food relative to price); cost was explicitly listed as a con in at least one review.
Food and Beverage
9/10Many guests described the food as excellent/delicious and praised breakfasts, though a minority reported very poor breakfast quality and service; overall F&B leans positive but inconsistent.
Overall Experience
8.9/10Overall many guests enjoyed stays (weddings, good atmosphere, friendly staff and location) but experiences are mixed due to service inconsistencies, occasional cleanliness issues and some room/amenity problems.