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 8.8 for a two-person trip.

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Property highlights

    • Top location: Highly rated by recent guests (8.8)

    • 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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Guests who stayed here loved

  • Eoin
    Ireland Ireland
    We had a fantastic two-night family stay at this lovely 4-star hotel. The room was perfect for us — spacious and more like a small apartment with two separate areas, which gave everyone plenty of space to relax. A special touch was the small...
  • Lauren
    Ireland Ireland
    The bed was SUPER comfortable, staff friendly and overall fab location if in Ballinasloe!
  • Heather
    Ireland Ireland
    Lovely hotel, friendly staff, excellent function room facilities, super pool.
  • Manley
    Ireland Ireland
    Hotel was great, staff and food was incredible , only little issue was no hot water in the pool changing rooms at the time of our stay and some of the tiles in the bathroom floor had come loose, only small issues that are probably fixed already,...
  • Michaela
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    The receptionist was a gem. Very thoughtful and helpful
  • Mary
    Ireland Ireland
    Fabulous hotel we got married here 5 years.we got upgraded to a suite for our anniversary. Lovely staff and breakfast was excellent.
  • Martyn
    Ireland Ireland
    Everything was smooth, apart from one lift breaking down. Food good, great buffet breakfast. We only stayed one night on a road trip stopover so didn't spend much time looking around.
  • Audrey
    Ireland Ireland
    excellant, the manager ( think French) was very attentative
  • Teresa
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Excellent front of house staff & bar staff. Loved the kids club. We will be back.
  • Fiona
    Ireland Ireland
    Breakfast was lovely. It was hard to get a dinner reservation on the Sat even as a resident due to amount of people in the hotel, so notice to people staying would be nice if this happened again. The restaurant/bar did squeeze us in though so it...

Hotel surroundings

Restaurants
1 restaurant on site

  • Restaurant #1
    • Cuisine
      Irish

Facilities of Shearwater Hotel & Spa
Great facilities! Review score, 8.9

Most popular facilities

  • Indoor swimming pool
  • Non-smoking rooms
  • Fitness centre
  • Spa and wellness centre
  • Facilities for disabled guests
  • Free parking
  • Free WiFi
  • Tea/coffee maker in all rooms
  • Bar

Bathroom

  • Toilet paper
  • Towels
  • Bath or shower
  • Private bathroom
  • Toilet
  • Free toiletries
  • Hairdryer
  • Bath
  • Shower

Bedroom

  • Linen

Outdoors

  • Outdoor furniture

Kitchen

  • Electric kettle

Room Amenities

  • Clothes rack

Activities

  • Bingo
    Additional charge
  • Live music/performance
  • Movie nights
  • Kids' club
    Additional charge
  • Games room
  • Golf course (within 3 km)
    Additional charge

Living Area

  • Seating Area
  • Desk

Media & Technology

  • Flat-screen TV
  • Telephone
  • TV

Food & Drink

  • Kid meals
    Additional charge
  • Special diet menus (on request)
  • Breakfast in the room
  • Bar
  • Restaurant
  • Tea/Coffee maker

Internet
WiFi is available in public areas and is free of charge.

Parking
Free private parking is possible on site (reservation is not needed).

  • Parking garage
  • Accessible parking

Reception services

  • Invoice provided
  • 24-hour front desk

Entertainment and family services

  • Indoor play area
  • Board games/puzzles

Cleaning services

  • Daily housekeeping
  • Dry cleaning
    Additional charge
  • Laundry
    Additional charge

Business facilities

  • Fax/photocopying
    Additional charge
  • Business centre
    Additional charge
  • Meeting/banquet facilities
    Additional charge

Safety & security

  • Fire extinguishers
  • CCTV outside property
  • CCTV in common areas
  • Smoke alarms
  • Key card access
  • 24-hour security
  • Safety deposit box

General

  • Vending machine (snacks)
  • Vending machine (drinks)
  • Designated smoking area
  • Non-smoking throughout
  • Wake-up service
  • Heating
  • Lift
  • Family rooms
  • Barber/beauty shop
  • Ironing facilities
  • Facilities for disabled guests
  • Non-smoking rooms
  • Iron
  • Room service

Accessibility

  • Emergency cord in bathroom
  • Lower bathroom sink
  • Higher level toilet
  • Toilet with grab rails
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Entire unit wheelchair accessible
  • Upper floors accessible by elevator
  • Entire unit located on ground floor

Indoor swimming pool
Free!

    Wellness

    • Fitness/spa locker rooms
    • Personal trainer
    • Fitness classes
    • Yoga classes
    • Fitness
    • Spa/wellness packages
    • Foot bath
    • Spa lounge/relaxation area
    • Steam room
    • Spa facilities
    • Body scrub
    • Pedicure
    • Manicure
    • Hair treatments
    • Make up services
    • Waxing services
    • Facial treatments
    • Beauty Services
    • Hot tub/Jacuzzi
    • Massage
      Additional charge
    • Spa and wellness centre
      Additional charge
    • Fitness centre
    • Sauna

    Languages spoken

    • English

    House rules
    Shearwater Hotel & Spa takes special requests - add in the next step!

    Check-in
    From 16:00
    Check-out
    From 07:00 to 12:00
    Cancellation/ prepayment
    Cancellation and prepayment policies vary according to accommodation type. Please enter the dates of your stay and check the conditions of your required option.
    Children and beds

    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

    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

    FAQs about Shearwater Hotel & Spa