Stayed here for two nights over a weekend. Can comfortably say this is in the top 3 worst hotels I have had the misfortune to stay in. The room was filthy, dust on all fixtures, mould on bathroom wall with taps, window latches, bathrom tiles and light switches all broken.Bath was yellow from body fat as was the shower curtain. The hotel is little more than a few rooms over a pub with no reception area, wifi, parking, dining room or any other facilities you would come to expect from a hotel charging €125 per room per night. The band in the bar played until 2am (they were terrible - go to the Kings Head for great live music) but the noise from the street was sufficent to keep us awake regardless, bins being collected at 6am woke us the following morning.......you will be dissapointed by this hotel so please take head and stay well away.

I love the spanish Arch and have stayed there before you cannot beat the location. We were there during the week for 3 nights, so got a great rate of 65 Euro per night, you simply can not beat that. The room was spotless, loved the little balcony and view out onto the Corrib from teh top floor.

The staff were warm and welcoming. The only issue is the hot water just did not want to be more than warm. They put a service call in, but it was not fixed before we were gone. This was only an issue the last day, and to be honest, I could live with it just fine.

Will stay there again and again. Of course McDonough's is right next door for lunch, and also O' Riordan's is across the street and about 10 doors up for the best most tasty, huge affordable breakfasts.

I honestly did not notice the music being to loud, or street noise. I ama light sleeper, but we were on the top floor so that muffled it.
Bed super comfy and bedding so soft you just melted into it :)
Cheers! Well done Spanish Arch Hotel!

€75 room only per room per night is excellent value. The Spanish Arch is right in the heart of the Latin Quarter in the centre of Galway city, beside the docks and just around the corner from Eyre Square. It's also in a pedestrian area so there's no disturbance from traffic noise. The room we had was a good size with the comfiest bed. En suite of course with a powerful shower. The hotel doesn't do breakfast but there are tea/coffee making facilities in the room and the hotel does food from 12 noon and there are excellent trad sessions at night in the bar. The staff couldn't be more helpful. I needed a hair dryer. They had one up to our room within minutes. They do ask for a deposit of €50 when you check in but it was given back to us without any delay when we checked out. Also if you're driving, park in the car park beside Jurys (two doors from Spanish Arch), get the hotel to stamp the car park ticket before you leave and you can park for a substantially reduced rate. Surprisingly even though we were in a room facing the street, the noise outside was not a problem although I definitely wouldn't recomment this area for people who like early nights.

Stayed in the Spanish Arch Hotel at the start of June during the week, had a great stay, the room was at the front of the hotel so we could soak up the atmosphere. They had a great traditional band on the two nights we stayed that was one of the best bands i have seen. The hotel is located right in the middle of the happening area so everything was within minutes walk from us. Had expected it to be noisy due to reviews i read however it was no issue for us. well worth staying here if you want to experience all of galway.