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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Property highlights

    • Top location: Highly rated by recent guests (8.7)

    • Want a great night's sleep? This hotel was highly rated for its very comfy beds.

    • Breakfast info

    • Continental, Full English/Irish, Buffet

    • Free private parking available at the hotel

    • Loyal customers

    • There are more repeat guests here than most other properties.


Availability

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Room type
Number of guests
 
1 single bed
and
1 double bed
1 double bed
or
2 single beds
1 single bed
2 single beds
and
1 large double bed
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Guest reviews

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Guests who stayed here loved

  • Michael
    Ireland Ireland
    Lovely spacious rooms and building very comfortable plenty of nice corners to relax and chill very homely
  • Jane
    Ireland Ireland
    Lovely clean, comfortable hotel. Nice quiet bedroom. Waiting staff in the bar were friendly and efficient.
  • Sophie
    Ireland 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 Ireland
    The staff dealt with our request for ebike charging facilities excellently.
  • Anne
    Ireland Ireland
    The family room was very spacious - 2 separate rooms for bedrooms
  • Murphy
    Ireland 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 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 Ireland
    Nice pool and facilities, staff were lovely and helpful , clean, affordable stay.
  • Sue
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    The position of the hotel and friendliness Position
  • Amanda
    Ireland 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

1 restaurant on site
  • Restaurant #1
    • Cuisine
      Irish

House rules

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Check-in
From 16:00
Check-out
From 07:00 to 12:00
Cancellation/ prepayment
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Children and beds

Child policies

Children of any age are welcome.

Children 16 years and above will be charged as adults at this property.

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Cot and extra bed policies

0 - 2 years
Cot upon request
Free

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.

Age restriction
The minimum age for check-in is 18
Pets
Pets are not allowed.
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The fine print

Need-to-know information for guests at this property

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

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