About this property
The Shearwater Hotel is just 20 minutes' drive from Athlone and a 50-minute car journey from Galway. It is close to the marina and the River Suck. It offers fine-dining at a modern bar, and The SPA and a Shearfitness leisure centre with swimming pool. Each bedroom has free Wi-Fi, a comfortable bed and an LCD TV screen. The private bathroom is equipped with a bath. A state-of-the-art conference and banqueting centre has 9 meeting rooms and the Plaza Suite. A range of activities can be enjoyed in the area surrounding the Shearwater Hotel, including golfing, extreme boot camp, clay pigeon shooting, fishing, and horse riding.
Couples particularly like the location — they rated it 8.7 for a two-person trip.
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Most popular facilities
- Indoor swimming pool
- Non-smoking rooms
- Spa and wellness centre
- Fitness centre
- Facilities for disabled guests
- Free parking
- Room service
- Tea/coffee maker in all rooms
- Bar
Guest reviews
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Guests who stayed here loved
- Michael
Ireland
“Lovely spacious rooms and building very comfortable plenty of nice corners to relax and chill very homely” - Jane
Ireland
“Lovely clean, comfortable hotel. Nice quiet bedroom. Waiting staff in the bar were friendly and efficient.” - Sophie
Ireland
“This hotel is absolutely lovely, very kid friendly. Every member of staff were so lovely and helpful from reception, restaurant, housekeeping to the leisure and kid clubs, they couldn’t do enough for you. Food was delicious too.” - Sally
Ireland
“The staff dealt with our request for ebike charging facilities excellently.” - Anne
Ireland
“The family room was very spacious - 2 separate rooms for bedrooms” - Murphy
Ireland
“The gym is very large and full of equipment, while the pool area is also excellent, with extra spacious steam room.” - Liam
United Kingdom
“Hotel was clean and the staff were lovely. We are in the bar both nights and it’s was great. Our grandson was loving the swimming pool too.” - Njmas
Ireland
“Nice pool and facilities, staff were lovely and helpful , clean, affordable stay.” - Sue
United Kingdom
“The position of the hotel and friendliness Position” - Amanda
Ireland
“The pool was very good. And the room was comfortable and quiet even with a concert being held that night you couldn’t hear it at all from the room.”
Hotel surroundings
Restaurants
- Restaurant #1
- CuisineIrish
House rules
Child policies
Children of any age are welcome.
Children 16 years and above will be charged as adults at this property.
To see correct prices and occupancy information, please add the number of children in your group and their ages to your search.
Cot and extra bed policies
The number of cots allowed is dependent on the option you choose. Please check your selected option for more information.
There are no extra beds available at this property.
All cots are subject to availability.




The fine print
When booking more than 9 rooms, different policies and additional supplements may apply