Galway Bay HotelvsCashelmara Lodge
Both hotels are highly recommended by travel writers. Overall, Galway Bay Hotel is the choice of most reviewers compared to Cashelmara Lodge. Galway Bay Hotel has a TripExpert Score of 74 with praise from 2 sources including DK Eyewitness, Frommer's.
Galway Bay Hotel
 Frommer's
 DK Eyewitness
The Promenade, Galway
From $114/night
- Bar/Lounge
 - Free Internet
 - Room Service
 - Laundry Service
 - Concierge
 - Laundy Room
 
 "This modern hotel has borrowed a lot from boutique hotels, and its design has clean lines. ... Rooms are large and quiet. ... It's well located within walking distance of Eyre Square." Full review
 "The four-star Galway Bay Hotel is located 2 km (1 mile) from Galway city center, overlooking the promenade at Salthill. Rooms are stylishly furnished, and the best ones have views of Galway Bay." 
Cashelmara Lodge
 Lonely Planet
3 Cashelmara, Salthill, Galway
From $106/night
- Free Internet
 - Free Parking
 - Flatscreen TV
 
 "At the head of Cashel Bay, this 19th-century country mansion warmed by open peat and log fires has 30 period rooms surrounded by 17 hectares of woodland and gardens." Full review