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Great location on the barren hills of Connemara, not easy to miss as it's one of the few structures around in the area, slightly resting uphill so you can easily see it from the road. Standing on sheep farm ground, it gives a very typical appearance.
Despite being on farm ground, the building is huge and beautiful, with ample parking lot in front and the option to rent a tent for overnight stays.
The structure itself is huge and well-kept, extremely clean. Ground floor houses a huge kitchen and dining area, and a living room with a working fireplace. The kitchen has all you need for cooking. Note that during mornings they provide homemade flapjacks (10/10, must try) and fruit, tea and coffee for free.
The personnel is young and nice, offering a warm welcome and easy-going attitude. On the upper floor are the rooms, showers, and shared bathrooms. There's no possibility of en-suite bathrooms, but this isn't a problem. Everything is kept spick and span clean, the showers have warm water, and I didn't encounter any issues with other guests in terms of crowdedness (maybe not many people around during my visit). I opted for a twin bed in a separate room (so no dormitory).
Cozy room, super comfortable bed, with a window at the back showing the hills where the sheep were grazing. Only drawback perhaps was the heater not working in top condition, so the room was a bit cold. This was compensated by the thick blankets provided, so definitely not a problem, just a comment. Overall great experience and will be back again.
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Date of stay: September 2024
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Trip type: Travelled as a couple
Room Tip:Â Try the flapjacks, they are worth it.
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The most paintingful place in Ireland near the Connemara National Park, lake and forest outlook at one side, mountains foggy in the morning - at another, rams there and at the fields and farms around. The only problem may me the outdoor mosquitos at the terrace in the evening. You can have a B&B starting at 19.80 for a cozy dorm room bed with heating or put your own tent outside for the same price, with an access to water and power services. In a quiet living room with leather covered sofas and fireplace, you can play or listen to a guitar and piano, and taste some red wine for free, same way as tea and coffee and food left by the previous guests. The only puty is, the place closes on December 1 for the winter season, as far as I understand (but have to justify it).
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Date of stay: September 2023
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Trip type: Travelled solo
Room Tip:Â The buses like 923 and 419 from Galway and Dublin are every hour, all the week, you can stop here...
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Superb family experience, we really appreciated the friendliness of this hostel...the rooms are equipped for the essentials, rather firm mattresses...incredibly equipped shared kitchen, where we meet and exchange...very friendly . The small living room where you can relax by the fire...really like home...the place is clean... Breakfast is offered (coffee, milk, chocolate...brown bread, butter, jam, and cake, fruit in short royal The welcome is very friendly, the employees provide very good advice.
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Date of stay: October 2023Trip type: Travelled with family
Room Tip: L'auberge est a 12 km de Clifden ville la plus près pour faire ses courses...Attention prevoir...
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Fabulous friendly hostel in one of the most scenic parts of ireland .parking on site Lovely clean dorms and facilities... good showers etc and the staff are brilliant. A nice touch was the fresh Wheaten bread for breakfast in the. Morning! We used this as a base for our climbing trip in connemara and will return.
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Date of stay: August 2023Trip type: Travelled with friends
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Staff were brilliant. The views of Conemarra were unbelievable and the bell tent magical. Beer and wine onsite very reasonably priced. To top it all off home made brown bread for breakfast. Brilliant hostel.. a once in a lifetime place to stay...kids had a ball. 10 out of 10!!
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Date of stay: August 2023
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Trip type: Travelled with family
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A group of us stayed in Ben Lettery hostel for a hill walking weekend. We had a great time, and enjoyed our stay immensely. The staff were welcoming, friendly and helpful. The facilities were excellent. Great location at the foothills of the Twelve Bens.
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Date of stay: April 2023Trip type: Travelled with friends
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Great hostel in a stunning location. Perfect base for walking in the Connemara area and visiting the islands, Inisbofin and Omey. Kitchen is well equipped for groups. Woodburning stove for cosy evenings. Feargal and his team are happy to give local tourist advice.
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Date of stay: April 2023Trip type: Travelled with friends
Room Tip:Â Parking is available on site. WiFi available for guests.
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Decent hostel with good kitchen facilities. However, the toilets and showers are mixed which was not indicated anywhere online. The pillows were quite thin and only one was given. The sitting room is quite nice and warm. Rules are quite strict with little or no leniency. Showers are often cold. Taps in the bathroom are either scalding hot or freezing cold. Overall an alright experience.
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Date of stay: March 2024
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Trip type: Travelled with friends
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The hostel is situated in a lovely setting and recently had an upgrade in that there are new kitchen appliances and counters. We decided to go back to stay there after a break of a few years,
However, the hostel is damp and smells mouldy. During our second night's stay, there were two fire alarms in the middle of the night (4 AM and again at 5:15AM). The staff was slow to get up and did not communicate well with the guests.
There is no drying room.
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Date of stay: July 2015
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Trip type: Travelled with friends
Room Tip:Â Stay at home!
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PRICE RANGE
€59 - €86 (Based on Average Rates for a Standard Room)
LOCATION
IrelandWestern IrelandProvince of ConnachtCounty GalwayRecess
NUMBER OF ROOMS
8
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