travel42 Hotel Review: Glenlo Abbey Hotel

Glenlo Abbey Hotel travel42 Professional Hotel Review

Location and History

Less than three miles northwest of the city center on the N59, in a residential rural setting marked by green fields and ancient stone walls, this old-school hotel relies on a steady stream of meetings, weddings, incentive groups and weekend leisure travelers looking for a refreshing dose of the Irish countryside.

Dating from 1740, this was the ancestral home of the French and Blake families, two of Galway's 14 original clans, who ruled the city for centu...