Name: Menlo Park Hotel
Address: Headford Road, Ballinfoile, Galway, Ireland, Galway, County Galway, IE
Price range: US$147–US$301 per night
Rating: 8.98

What guests think

Travellers describe Menlo Park Hotel as a clean, comfortable base with spacious rooms, set outside Galway’s center with easy parking and bus access, though ongoing renovations and occasional maintenance or temperature issues appear.

Rooms are often large and modern, but a few guests received older rooms, noted thin walls or door noise, and mentioned missing fridges or faulty outlets. Service is widely praised as warm and helpful, with occasional slow or inconsistent moments. Breakfast and the restaurant draw many compliments, including gluten free and vegan choices, though a few found quality or value uneven. Expect a well run stay just outside the action.

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Facilities

On site bar and restaurant receive positive feedback, and free parking is widely appreciated. Several guests noted ongoing renovations and mentioned the hotel lacks a gym.

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10

Claude

23 Nov 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

The Menlo Hotel has been very quiet. The hotel is not too far from the center of Galway and has a good restaurant and bar.

8

Karolina

29 Aug 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Free parking on site. Downstairs restaurant was great for breakfast, good value. No gym on the property, but there are a few gyms within walking distance that offer day passes. 10 minute walk to nearby restaurants and other attractions. I would stay here again. Staff was very friendly and helpful.

10

Julian

9 Sept 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Parking was easy, managed to park outside front door. Check in was simple although the key cards did not work first time. The room was large and very comfortable. Everything we need was provided. Bathroom was spotless, we appreciated the bath as we needed a soak after a long day. We used the restaurant and food was good, reasonably priced, service was excellent, thanks Carly. The horn was quiet at night, no noise from the corridor or outside. Black out curtains really helped for a good night's sleep as did a very comfortable bed. Breakfast was excellent, particularly as we are vegan, this was accommodated with a freshly cooked breakfast.

6

meagan

19 Jun 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

The area surrounding the hotel is not walkable to Centre City. There is no gym, which is a staple nowadays. The staff was lovely! Everyone was friendly, helpful, and welcoming.

10

Tony

30 Apr 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Beautifully renovated hotel.

10

Noel

1 Aug 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Handy for the Galway Races & has car parking unlike a lot of the hotels in Galway City. Very pleasant staff & good food. Clean & nice room.

8

Gabrielle

11 Sept 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

Lovely hotel, with great food and very friendly staff! Air conditioning is good and the king room was nice and spacious. Only let down was the construction ongoing which was very noisy where I was located, and the TVs in room were quite outdated(?), signal/channels didn’t seem to be working properly. Overall would definitely stay there again as it was an enjoyable stay

10

Anthony

18 Sept 2025

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Stayed 1 night

We had a great overnight stay here. Clean, quiet and a spacious room. Everything was great even though there was some remodeling under way. Also a great bar and restaurant.

8

HECTOR

13 Jul 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Great customer service, but hotel was under renovation. Should have been told during booking process

10

Hongjian

12 May 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

easy parking

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Cleanliness

Generally very clean and often described as spotless, though some guests reported lapses such as stained linens, used cups, mold, or other maintenance related issues.

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Rowena

10 Apr 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

What we like: accessible from the highway and walkable to the city center. What we don't like: Although the room looks clean, after a closer look we found moulds on the window sill. We reported to the front desk and it was cleaned by the time we were back in the room at end of the day.

4

hasmig

2 Apr 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Workers were nice. One of the pillows had what appeared to be a blood stain and there was a lot of noise right outside our room

10

John

15 Nov 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Spotless room and hotel and great buffet breakfast with lots of choices

10

Alexander

12 Oct 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

The staff were all really friendly, the hotel itself was spotlessly clean and the rooms were really lovely.

6

Jaclyn

11 Oct 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The front desk guy when checking in I asked is our room an updated room and a good room? And he said yes it’s a great room you’re on the 2nd floor! (There’s only 2 floors) we get to our room and it’s the farthest walk possible, it was outdated and found a ball of human hair in our towel in the bathroom. When I walked past other rooms on the way to our room whose doors were opened they were the updated/renovated room so he straight up lied to my face. I still am giving 3 stars because the people working at the breakfast were very kind and helpful.

10

Jennifer

19 Aug 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Even with renovations in progress, it is very clean. Staff was wonderful and probably one of the best breakfasts around. Our room had everything we required/expected. Beds were comfy.

6

Melanie

30 Sept 2023

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Stayed 1 night

The hotel looks very nice from the outside. There are enough parking spaces available. The breakfast buffet offers many different dishes and drinks. Unfortunately, there is a very strong smell of food in the entrance area. We had a room with the windows above the kitchen. So when we ventilated it smelled like stale grease and unfortunately also at night. The room was also not very clean and a bit run down. The bathroom was rather dirty. It takes 30 minutes to walk to the centre of Galway.

10

Heather

28 Feb 2026

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Stayed 1 night

Clean room. Comfy beds. Great food.

8

Maire

28 Nov 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Very clean, helpful staff

8

Leslie

27 May 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

I stayed here for 2 nights in May 2025. While going over my room upon check-in I discovered that the coffee mugs were used. Housekeeping rectified the situation and brought me a box of chocolates as recompense. Great touch! The breakfast has a good variety. The coffee machine brews tepid blah coffee, just have tea. Front desk can be replaced with computer screens. They barely made eye contact with me. Housekeeping seem to be better trained in hospitality.

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Rooms

Rooms are frequently spacious and comfortable, with many modern or refurbished. Some guests found older rooms, thin walls or door noise, inconsistent temperature control, or missing fridges and working outlets.

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8

Robert P

16 Oct 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Large comfortable rooms

10

Nikki

5 Jun 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Lovely hotel just outside the centre. Only niggle was that the bathrooms could do with an update to be inline with the lovely modern room

10

Molly

27 May 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Far from the downtown area but very clean and beautiful hotel, super comfy bed

8

Holly

3 Oct 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Great hotel for the price. The check in staff were super friendly the day we arrived and dropped our bags. The hotel is a little older and under renovations. The rooms were spacious and the bathroom was nicely updated. The bedrooms have carpet which is a little outdated but overly great location and price. Close to city centre where all the pubs etc are.

10

Vicky

22 Nov 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Clean rooms. Amazing water pressure. Walls are a little thin. Could hear people next door snoring at night.

10

ashley

2 Oct 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Fast friendly service. Modern big clean rooms

8

Kenneth

14 Jul 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Large room. Many of the electrical outlets didn’t work.

10

Michael

15 Jun 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Excellent suite, could do with a fridge

10

Denise

5 Aug 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Had a wonderful stay, room was very clean comfortable, soundproof, and pitch blank at night, just perfect. Can’t fault the hotel,

8

David

13 Jul 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Clean and modern rooms, quiet location but also within walking distance of the city centre. Breakfast in the hotel was not very good, give that a miss. Also no refrigerator in the hotel room.

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Service

Service is a strong point across reception, bar, and breakfast teams, with helpful attitudes and occasional upgrades. A few guests reported slow, inattentive, or misleading interactions.

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8

Yarith

28 Jul 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

On our late arrival 7/20/24, Manon was very professional and kind. Other staff at the breakfast were kind. At the hot counter, long wait for the staff to come to serve. On our departure day morning on 7/23/24, at check out, the lady was chatting with her friend over the phone on & on! We were polite and waited for her to the eye contact with us but she pretended not to see us. After a long wait we felt like this is personal so we were wondering “should we interrupt her or wait…?”. My husband decided to leave the key and the room # on the note on the desk. This is not acceptable.

10

Gary

3 Dec 2022

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Stayed 1 night

Reception staff we're very friendly and gave us an upgrade to a lovely room.

10

Katherine

25 Jun 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Staff is very friendly and accommodating, and the hotel itself is well appointed, quiet and comfortable. They gave us a free room upgrade and two free cocktails after an issue receiving an upgrade package. Great price for the location, would definitely stay again!

6

Jaclyn

11 Oct 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The front desk guy when checking in I asked is our room an updated room and a good room? And he said yes it’s a great room you’re on the 2nd floor! (There’s only 2 floors) we get to our room and it’s the farthest walk possible, it was outdated and found a ball of human hair in our towel in the bathroom. When I walked past other rooms on the way to our room whose doors were opened they were the updated/renovated room so he straight up lied to my face. I still am giving 3 stars because the people working at the breakfast were very kind and helpful.

10

Aime

15 Mar 2024

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Stayed 1 night

We had lost our cell phone in a taxi. The staff went above and beyond to assist us in retrieving it. There was an issue at check in that they quickly adddressed and were so gracious. Absolutely loved our stay!

10

AODAN

3 Dec 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Staff were attentive and extremely helpful

10

Didier

20 Apr 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Nous étions 5 dans 3 chambres et personnel de la réception adorable et efficace pour nous contenter. Nous sommes arrivés tard et l’agent à la réception a insisté auprès de la cuisine pour que nous puissions dîner.

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10

Peter

16 Nov 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Very clean, excellent staff, fantastic breakfast. Happily recommend

2

Frances

4 Oct 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

The earliest checkin time on the day of arrival was 4pm. After we got off our flight at Shannon Airport at 7.15pm there was an answer phone message informing us that they had resold our room and cancelled our booking as we were deemed to be a “no show”. Their only suggestion was to “find another hotel”. How can they deem us a no show just 3 hours after the earliest checkin? This was supposedly a 4 star hotel and the only last minute option was to downgrade to 3 star on our special milestone birthday celebration trip. Appalling treatment of customers

8

Pat

6 Jan 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Staff at the hotel very accommodating and helpful

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Location

Outside Galway’s center, typically a 20–30 minute walk or quick drive; buses and taxis help, and drivers value easy access and parking.

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8

Monica

17 Jun 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Nice hotel. Walking distance to town center. Good breakfast.

8

Dave

25 Sept 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

The hotel was clean and the people were nice. It was a little more away from town than we thought. But a good value

10

Carmine

18 May 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

The onsite lounge was great for drinks and a bite to eat, breakfast buffet was very good $10 euro pre pay or 17 euro for walk in, also the bus stop out front very convenient to get the city center for $1.90 euro

10

ellen

25 Apr 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Great hotel. A little far from the center of Galway but that’s my fault for not mapping it.

10

Steven

30 Aug 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Great stay at Hotel .... we walked to city center mall took maybe 15 minutes

10

Lisa

26 May 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Friendly staff and pleasant surroundings. Week-appointed rooms. Easy bus across the street to downtown.

10

Kathleen

21 Mar 2025

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Stayed 1 night

A great location in Galway city as it's walkable & if driving it's easy grt on the motorway.

8

Phil

1 Oct 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Bit out of town but walkable. Good service and spacious room

10

steve

28 Nov 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

Well run, very well appointed Hotel. You’re not in Galway, downtown, but it’s a easy bus ride from the hotel if you don’t want to drive or use a taxi.

10

Graham

3 Oct 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Everything about the hotel was good. It is a bit of a walk to the centre of town but not too bad. Easy access for driving.

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Dining

Breakfast and on site dining earn frequent praise and offer gluten free and vegan options. Some guests found food quality, service speed, or value inconsistent.

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Brian

3 Sept 2023

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Stayed 3 nights

The italian kitchen was by far the worst dining experiance weve had in years. Two waiters for thirty tables. The caprese, carbonara, and amitriciano were horrible. The food in the playwrite pub looked much better.

10

Lloyd

17 Sept 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The bar and restaurant were terrific. They had a lot of GF options. Very good good breakfast.

10

Kimberly

17 Nov 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Our room wasn't quite ready but the staff provided a nice set of lattes as a courtesy. Even though we didnt eat at the restaurant/bar, it looked quite nice. Our room was cozy a d had a quaint view. The breakfast was really good and worth the price.

8

William

12 Oct 2024

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Everything was great about the room, the property, and the assistance of the staff. The breakfast buffet was copious and had a lot of variety, but frankly the cooked items were of subpar quality. The bacon rashers looked and tasted as if they were steamed, and the pancakes were dry and hard and obviously had been sitting in the warming tray for a LONG time. We got there at 8:30 AM and it was not crowded. Would stay here again, but would not pay 17 (15 if you purchase in advance) euros for that buffet. Bleah.

8

Sharon

20 Oct 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Hotel was lovely The reception staff were excellent The room was spotlessly cleanabd comfortably My husband paid the extra €15 to have breakfast. He asked for a 2nd egg and sausage to be told no to the sausage. On that basis it took the shine of our whole experience which had been grast up to that poin. €15 for 1 egg 1 sausage and 1 hash brown on my opinion is extortionate

10

Laura

27 Aug 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

Property was great location, bus right outside when you could catch it, else a taxi was only ever minutes away. It is walkable in decent weather if you like a long walk into town as well. Room was comfortable and blanket was great to have if any person runs cold. The breakfast buffet was fantastic, so many variations - worth every penny! Food in general was really decent for dinner for late check-ins or days where the weather isn't cooperating. Staff was very nice and very accommodating as well.

10

Diarmuid

16 Jun 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Excellent value for money. Great hospitality, friendly, helpful staff. Great gluten free breakfast options including full gluten free breakfast menu. Innovative upgrade and special welcome options.

10

Richard

5 Aug 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

We had a great stay and so enjoyed our visit in Galway. The breakfast if fantastic.

10

Kristine

21 Sept 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Customer Service was excellent in all departments. Dinning Bistro was great with lots of options.

8

Kelly

15 Oct 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Great dining options & breakfast buffet

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Month	Average price
January	US$109
February	US$118
March	US$140
April	US$148
May	US$190
June	US$195
July	US$225
August	US$202
September	US$197
October	US$166
November	US$130
December	US$142

Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
				1 $147	2 $243	3 $301
4 $158	5 $150	6 $162	7 $243	8 $232	9 $234	10 $288
11 $149	12 $160	13 $162	14 $160	15 $150	16 $243	17 $266
18 $161	19 $185	20 $150	21 $150	22 $150	23 $239	24 $266
25 $220	26 $162	27 $150	28 $150	29 $150	30 $243	31 $266

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the Tribes Suite with a C

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Signature Twin Room with a C

Signature Suite with a C

Double & Single Room

Superior Signature King with a C

Signature Family Suite with a C

Superior Signature King Room

Signature King Room with a C

Junior Suite

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20 $167	21 $193	22	23	24 $196	25 $269	26 $287
27 $192	28 $150	29 $150	30 $150