Adare Guesthouse
Galway · Established 1968
Chapter 01 · The house
Opened by the
Lord Mayor of Galway,
in the summer of 1968.
On the first of July that year, Pat and Kay Conroy opened a quiet door on Fr Griffin Place - the very first guesthouse in the city. Three generations later, the door is still open, and the kettle is always on.
Read the family history
Chapter 02 · Rooms
Eleven rooms, all en-suite - no two quite the same.
Chapter 03 · Breakfast
An hour at the table,
every morning.
Cooked to order, eaten slowly. Brown bread baked here before the first guest stirs, eggs your way, tomatoes warm from the glasshouse out back. We’ve been serving breakfast like this for over fifty years, and it’s still our favourite hour of the day.
See the breakfast menu
Chapter 04 · Garden
Thirty years of organic Irish soil.
Raised beds, a year-round glasshouse, and seaweed for the soil - practices begun decades ago on a two-acre patch by Galway Bay. Tomatoes for six months of the year, basil, peppers, lettuce, peas. Pick a sprig of lavender on your way to the patio.
Step into the garden
Chapter 05 · The city
A five-minute walk to
the heart of the old city.
Quay Street is just down the road. The Spanish Arch sits at the end of the same. Trad music spills out of The Crane and Tig Coili at night; the Saturday market fills the square at the cathedral by morning. Connemara is an hour west.
What to do in Galway
Voices · Guest book
What guests leave behind, in the book by the door.
✦ Selected entries
“This guesthouse is the best by far that I stayed in while travelling in Ireland.”
“A more accommodating host you could not wish for. Clean, tidy, homely surroundings.”
“Gráinne will make exactly what you like for breakfast - vegan or otherwise.”
“Fantastically located - adjacent to town yet perfectly quiet.”
“Hands down awesome. The rooms are a great size and the welcome warmer still.”
“All the comforts of home, with fabulous Irish hospitality.”
Reserve
Come for a night.
Stay for a week.
Book direct for the best rates - no third-party fees, no fuss. We’ll have the kettle on.