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The Branches

Property class: 3

Photo gallery for The Branches

A conservatory with wicker furniture, a table with a vase, and a view of greenery outside.
A room with a sofa, a small table with various items, and a window with a view of the outside.
A narrow hallway with a wooden staircase on the left, a rug on the floor, and a door leading to a room with a blue carpet.
A two-story building with a sign 'B&B' indicating it is a bed and breakfast. There are two cars parked in front.
A patio with a stone wall, a wooden cabin, and a table with an umbrella.

Reviews

8.4 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Breakfast included
  • Parking included
  • Free Wi-Fi

Explore the area

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13 Woodhaven, Merlin Park, Galway, Galway
  • Place, Atlantic Technological University Galway
    ‪5 min walk‬
  • Place, Galway Irish Crystal Heritage Centre
    ‪17 min walk‬
  • Place, Lough Atalia
    ‪5 min drive‬

Room options

View all photos for Single Room

A bedroom with a bed, a dresser, a television, and a window with curtains.

Single Room

  • Garden view
  • 5 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Double Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

View all photos for Standard Double Room

A bedroom with a bed, a dresser, a television, and a window with curtains.

Standard Double Room

  • Garden view
  • 8 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

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A bedroom with a bed, a dresser, a mirror, and a window with a view of the outside.

Double Room

  • 8 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

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A bedroom with a bed, a bedside table, a lamp, a mirror, a sink, and a door leading to a bathroom.

Deluxe Double or Twin Room

  • 9 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed OR 1 Single Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

About the area

Galway

At The Branches you'll be within just a 5-minute stroll of Atlantic Technological University Galway and within 15 minutes of Merlin Park Hospital. Highlights at this B&B include free daily breakfast and free self-parking. .This smoke-free bed & breakfast offers free WiFi in public areas, a garden and tour/ticket assistance. Each morning free full breakfast is offered between 7:30 AM and 9:30 AM. .Attractions within a 10-minute drive of this 3-property class Murroogh B&B include Eyre Square and Quay Street.
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What's nearby

  • Atlantic Technological University Galway - 5 min walk - 0.4 km
  • Merlin Woods Park - 12 min walk - 1.1 km
  • Galway Irish Crystal Heritage Centre - 17 min walk - 1.5 km
  • Lough Atalia - 5 min drive - 2.1 km
  • Royal Tara China Visitor Center - 6 min drive - 2.1 km

Getting around

  • Galway Station - 11 min drive
  • Shannon (SNN) - 64 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Sophie’s Restaurant and Bar - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪Cooper's Bar And Lounge - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪Hyde Bar - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪Radisson Red Galway - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Murty Rabbitt's - ‬5 min drive

About this property

The Branches

Free breakfast is available daily. WiFi is free in public spaces. The Branches also features tour/ticket assistance and a garden. Free self parking is available.

This 3-star Galway bed & breakfast is smoke free.

  • 1 building
  • 5 guestrooms or units
  • 2 levels
  • Full breakfast (free)
  • Tour and ticket information
  • Garden
  • No smoking on site
The Branches offers 5 accommodations with DVD players and a hairdryer. Televisions come with cable channels. Guests can surf the web using complimentary wireless Internet access.

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Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Free self parking on site
  • Limited on-site self parking

Food and drink

  • Free full breakfast available daily 7:30 AM to 9:30 AM

Family friendly

  • DVD player

Guest services

  • No housekeeping service
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Outdoors

  • Garden

More

  • 1 building
  • 2 floors
  • Smoking not allowed

Room amenities

Bathroom

  • Hair dryer
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Cable channels
  • DVD player

More

  • Iron/ironing board on request

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 1:30 PM; check-in end time: 11:30 PM

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM

Special check-in instructions

Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
  • Cots (infant beds) are not available.

Payment types

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A cash deposit, credit card or debit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession. This property accepts Visa and Mastercard.

Property class

This property does not have a Ireland Tourist Board rating. For the benefit of our customers, we have provided a rating based on our ratings system.

Property is also known as

Branches Condo Galway

Branches Galway

Branches B&B Galway

Branches B&B

The Branches Galway

The Branches Bed & breakfast

The Branches Bed & breakfast Galway

Frequently asked questions

What is the cancellation policy at The Branches?

The Branches offers free cancellation on select room rates. Check out the cancellation policy for more info.

Is parking available at The Branches?

Yep, The Branches has a free self car park.

Are there any beaches close to The Branches?

The closest beach to The Branches is Grattan Beach (4.4 km).

Does The Branches serve breakfast?

Yep, free full brekkie is available daily from 7:30 AM to 9:30 AM.

Is there a free airport shuttle available at The Branches?

No, The Branches does not offer an airport shuttle service.

What time are check-in & check-out at The Branches?

Check-in begins at 1:30 PM. Check-out time is 11 AM.

Are pets allowed at The Branches?

No, pets are not allowed.

The Branches Reviews

Reviews

8.4

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 20 out of 56 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 27 out of 56 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 7 out of 56 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 56 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 56 reviews

9.0/10

Cleanliness

9.2/10

Staff & service

8.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

Verified review

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Privates Haus mit sehr netten Gastgebern

Privathaus mit 7 B&B Zimmern. Unsers lag unter dem Dach und hatte ein eigenes Bad. Alles recht klein und zum Teil renovierungsbedürftig aber für eine Nacht ausreichend. Frühstück wird frisch auf Wunsch vom Hausherren und seiner Frau zubereitet.
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6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
Sehr gute Lage, hervorragende Verkehrsanbindung nach Galway, Zimmer war sauber aber extrem klein, Bad auch sehr klein, aber für den günstigen Preis durchaus in Ordnung
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6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Fuer Kurzaufenthalt ok

Leider war der Hausherr etwas durcheinander. Er hatte unsere Buchung total vergessen, dadurch bekamen wir nicht das urspruenglich gebuchte Zimmer mit priv. Bad, sondern nur ein sehr kleines Zimmer mit Bad u. WC nebenan. Dafuer hat er uns aber, ohne das wir nachfragen mussten, einen Preisnachlass gewaehrt. Auch sonst hat er sich sehr bemueht uns den Aufenthalt so angenhem wie moeglich zu machen. Sein Fruehstueck war sehr gut!
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10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Excellent endroit

Nous avons ete charme en tout point. Accueil chaleureux, chambre simple, mais tres confortable, a proximite du centre ville (10 min en voiture). A cote d un parc pour faire de belles promenades. Tres bon dejeuner irlandais: oeufs saucisses, jambon, toast, jus, cafe, the, fruits... Merci beaucoup Mike
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10/10 Excellent

Roselyne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Très bon séjour

Etablissement bien situé, possibilité d'aller en ville en bus, arrêt juste à côté. Très confortable, excellent accueil et gentillesse du propriétaire.
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8/10 Good

Ann

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Nice clean, comfortable house with no frills.

Lovely clean modern house. I booked a single and although the room was small the bed was a small double and very comfortable. Shower room a bit small but perfectly adequate.Breakfast was good and freshly cooked with toast but no yogurt or brown bread on offer. On the down side there was no tea making facilities in room. Overall I enjoyed my stay and would return.
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10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice clean room,great breakfast and great service
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8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Calidad superior al precio

Habitación muy agradable. Desayuno bastante completo. El dueño muy amable en todo momento.
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10/10 Excellent

Sandy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Room comfort
The proprietor was very nice and obliging. We had to leave early for a flight and would miss breakfast. He offered to make us sandwiches to bring with us. The hotel was very clean, and the regular breakfast was excellent. However, we had the family room and it was extremely small. There was room for the beds and not much else. Very little room to move around. Additionally, the shower stall was very small.
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10/10 Excellent

Oksana

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Уютный семейный отель

Нас обслуживали милые и доброжелательные люди - хозяин отеля Михаэль и его сын Роберт. Несмотря на наше плохое знание английского, были достаточно терпеливы и внимательны к нам. Михаель и Роберт помогали со звонками в службу такси и в туристические центры, отслеживали по нашей просьбе прогноз погоды, советовали, где можно хорошо провести вечер. Каждый день в номере было прибрано. Очень богатый и вкусный завтрак. Единственный минус - несколько тесные габариты самого номера, туалета и душевой кабины. Отель находится далеко от центра. Мы в основном пользовались услугами такси, поскольку на троих это было не очень дорого. Хотя от отеля в центр города в определенные часы можно доехать и на автобусе.
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8/10 Good

Katrin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Clean and friendly

We had a lovely time at The Branches. The owner is friendly and does a great breakfast!! We're upgraded. The room was clean, but a bit cramped.
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8/10 Good

Cornelia

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Nett

Schönes kleines Haus, sehr kleines Zimmer mit innliegendem Bad, aber alles sauber und ordentlich und wir haben gut geschlafen und uns sehr wohl gefühlt. Hier kann man guten Gewissens buchen.
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10/10 Excellent

marie francoise

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

parfait pour une étape

Chambre petite mais très confortable, irish breakfast excellent et Mike très bien, courtois, discret. qualité/prix à recommander
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8/10 Good

Petra

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

klasse

Wir waren 3 Nächte dort und hatten wegen den Bewertungen schon Vorurteile. Aber wir wurden von einem sehr hellen Haus mit freundlicher Atmosphäre überrascht. Das Zimmer war groß und hatte eine super Ausstattung. Das Badezimmer hatte eine Dusche mit Warm-kalt Regelung.(was man in B&Bs kaum findet). Das Frühstück war für ein bed ans breakfast auch okay. Die Umgebung war klasse mit schönen Stränden und Wiesen. Sauberkeit auch OK, kleine Mängel die auch in jedem Haushalt zu finden sind. Der junge Mann ist wirklich freundlich und hilfsbereit. Alles in allem super, wir kommen wieder.
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8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Great hosts!

The hosts were wonderful. They were there to answer our questions and served a wonderful full Irish breakfast. If it were just for their hospitality, I would give 110% to this review. The downsides to our stay: The room and ensuite bathroom were quite small. It was difficult moving around while we were there. The neighborhood was noisy. There were crowds of people laughing and partying well into the night.
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10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

klein, sauber, sehr freundlich

sehr kleines aber dafür sehr sauberes ordentliches Zimmer. total freundlicher Service. liebevolles und leckeres frückstück. bestes Preis leistungs Verhältnis unseres ganzen urlaubs
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10/10 Excellent

Caylin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Cute!

Very quaint little spot! The bathroom in our room was extremely small but it worked for what we needed! The owner was extremely kind and helpful. His breakfast was the best! The only thing I want to note is that a lot of people said it was within walking distance to city center and it was not, but the bus was €2 to get to town and we didn't mind too much. Also very close to Merlins Pub which was a great spot for a pint!
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6/10 Okay

Lisa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Decent B&B with good breakfast

We had a decent stay at the Branches. Our room was small but clean and tidy. The one thing that we didn't like was that our bathroom was not an ensuite, it was the room next to ours. When we asked if other guests would be using the bathroom, he said probably not as the other rooms all had ensuites. This was the only thing we didn't like about our stay. The breakfast was good, the price is decent, and it's about a 5 minute drive from downtown Galway. Note that parking in downtown is quite expensive (2 euro per hour) so factor that in to the price vs a downtown hotel with free parking.
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4/10 Poor

Bruno

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Très moyen

Le prix est bas, mais la chambre l'est aussi. Petite (9m2) avec Salle de bain et WC sur le palier, Service du petit déj. débordé avec 6 couverts.
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10/10 Excellent

June

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Awesome stay...

The landlord & his family were really pleasant and friendly, I was made to feel right at home.
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6/10 Okay

KellyAnn

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Room comfort

A little small but great service.

Loved the venue and breakfast. The only reason the room comfort is a two is because it was a little snug. Will definitely return.
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8/10 Good

Margaret

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Small but comfortable

Although we were only here for a night, we enjoyed our stay. The B&B is outside of the city, but it has a few restaurants nearby, and it's easy to get to. The room was small but served its purpose -- the bed was quite comfortable, which is not always a sure thing. The bathroom, however, was almost too small to be comfortable -- when you sit on the toilet your knees are literally in the shower. Breakfast was delicious, and Mike was a gracious host and cook.
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8/10 Good

heather

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Great location, lovely host

Perfectly fine B&B. Nice breakfast, 15 min by bus from city center. Seems that every house on the road is a B&B so honestly what differentiates them I don't know. But hosts were nice so I would recommend and stay again. En-suite bathroom was tiny in a national lampoon's European vacation kind of way, but I think that added to the charm. It's not a hotel -things don't need to be perfect and grandiose, just clean, quiet and safe. It's a great value for money.
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10/10 Excellent

Hoagy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Very Good

Very clean, owner very helpful and pleasant. Bed extremely comfortable with a Memory Foam mattress topper. Excellent breakfast. Only complain, no tea and coffee making facilities in the bedroom.
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10/10 Excellent

Fion

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Better than a hotel!

We wish we could stay longer, the host is very friendly, attentive and welcoming, he upgraded our room to a ensuite and the complimentary breakfast was so much more than what we expect from B&B. Bed is very comfy, Everything is clean and well kept! Transpotation is very convient, bus 409 takes 10 min to town and stop is right outside the place, Highly recommend!