Welcome to the Salmon Weir Hostel website, a friendly hostel located in the heart of Galway City. Galway is a great base located for sight seeing on the west of Ireland. Galway is also the heart of the wests nightlife with many activities to be explored all year round.
Our hostel has a friendly homely atmosphere which will feel like a home from home. The staff are extremely friendly and helpful and many of our guests return time and time again due to the friendly and personal atmosphere in the hostel. We have the following room types available: Double/Twin Rooms, Four Bed Dormitories (family room), Six & Twelve Bed Dormitories
The hostel has a curfew of 3 AM which allows lots of time to get home from the nightclubs and pubs.
Salmon Weir includes a lot of facilities that will enhance your stay here: • Linen provided • Laundry service • Cheap Internet access • Fully furnished kitchen • Excellent security • Free luggage and bike storage • Free tea, sugar, coffee, salt • Free Barbeque • Fun guaranteed
Directions
Directions from the Bus and Train station
The bus and train station is a 5 minute walk from the Salmon Weir Hostel. When leaving the station walk through eyre square park which is in front on you. At the top of the park turn left and and follow the road down to the top of shopstreet where the road continues around to the right. Follow the road around until you reach the traffic lights at the Town Hall Theatre. Take a right at the traffic lights and you will see our friendly hostel on the left hand side of the road.
Directions from airport
Galway has an international airport located just 5 miles form the city center. There is currently no bus service available form the airport to the city center but there is a taxi rank just outside the arrivals terminal to take passengers to the city center. You can ask the taxi driver to bring you directly to the hostel 'Salmon Weir Hostel' , 3 St Vincents Avenue, Woodquay, Galway
Directions by road
From the main dual carriage way coming in from the Dublin road follow the signs for clifden until you reach the round about which is controlled by traffic lights. Take the 2nd Exit which brings you towards the city center. Drive ahead passing straight through the next set of traffic lights and about 200 meters ahead on your right hand side you will see the salmon weir hostel.
If you have any difficulty finding us, call us on 091-561133 and we will be happy to guide you all the way to the Salmon Weir Hostel.
Facilities
Internet Access, Bicycle Hire, Linen Included, Credit Cards Accepted, Towels, Security Lockers, Luggage Storage, Travel Desk/Travel Info, Common Room, Bike Parking, BBQ Area
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