As a lady,travelling on my own,I took the offer of a free pick up at train,to be bought to the house,a very good service to provide for the traveler in my circumstances,showed to my room which was lovely,ensuite,tea snacks,etc,included in price,given map,accurate safe and quick directions into town,and advised on all the good places to eat and get some good... more

What a rip off.I was charged €80 for a room for one person for one night. I've been checking around and this is reckoned to be about €20 - €30 over the odds for a single room in a Galway guesthouse, even in Summer. For that price, you'd expect a certain level of comfort and some extras. You don't get... more

We stayed at Jim's for a few days in June and really enjoyed it. He was a great host and very helpful with the directions of the local Bars & Restaurants. On the way home, at Dublin Airport, I discovered that I had left my credit cards at Dun Aoibhinn and rang Jim about it. He posted them out to... more

I booked this place online,and was very impressed with quick response to email,unlike other places i emailed,stayed in family room,as there were four of us,offered great value for money,phoned the owner when we got to bus station,and he collected us and brought us to the house all included in the price,he pointed out the many places of interest along the... more

On arrival the front garden looks like an excavation site, on entering the smell of smoke hits you. We were told our room would not be ready until 3pm! On entering our room on the ground floor (5) I noticed no light bulb and asked for a replacement which we did not see through our four day stay, the blinds... more

jim the host picked us up from train station,which was great as we had a lot of luggage,pointed out places of interest on way back to house,and also showed us shortest way back into town,had a really nice room with,big flat tv,all the channels you could want,fridge,hair dryer,wi fi,kettle,and a lovely contenental breakfast with fruits,yougarts,and the best brown soda bead,all... more

Armed with my new lonely planet i headed to Ireland in search of the Emerald isle. We pretty much stuck to reccommendations from the book and tripadvisor. After seeing Dun Aoibhinn in the book we cross checked with Tripadvisor and booked. It was everything all sources said- friendly, full of character and superbly located. We travelled with another couple and... more

I have travelled to galway several times for various events over a number of years,i have stayed in various types of accommodation from hotels to guesthouses etc,I have never quiet stayed somewhere,that left me totally happy with my stay,that is untill i found dunaoibhinn house,its so close to all the attractions in galway,a great location,that i just left the car... more

arrived very late last weekend,6hours late,irish traffic i guess,was no problem with jim,greeted me with a friendly smile and firm handshake,showed me to my room.it certainly didnt dissapoint,lovely big bed, huge tv with sky sports and wifi,had quick shower,shave,unpacked my suit,as i was attending a ball in a cityhotel,my god! no shoes,panic! called jim for some ideas,as it was after... more