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Frommer's Review

All Galway is talking about this over-the-top place. Designed by the hat designer Philip Treacy, it looks like a cross between Barbarella and My Fair Lady, which is to say it's an extraordinary-looking place. There are psychedelic touches (the Pink Salon is the color of Pepto-Bismol with a white-and-black spiral carpet and purple sofas) and a love of disco chic (the otherwise subtle taupe-and-white grand salon has masses of huge glass baubles hanging overhead). Rooms are calmer, in soothing white with touches of coffee and cream, and luxuriant beds with soft pillows and lush linens. Bathrooms are sensational, many have showers built for two, and all have excellent bath products. The service is outstanding -- a team of butlers attend to your every whim, and the room service menu is long and varied, featuring dishes from the Italian-Irish in-house restaurant. The ESPA spa is oh-so-sophisticated, and it's all very Manhattan. It's all about a 15-minute walk from central Galway. It was included in Condé Nast's Hot 100 list for 2007, and there is no place trendier on Ireland's west coast.

Facilities:
Restaurant (modern Irish/Italian); bar; spa; nonsmoking rooms

Note: This information was accurate when it was published, but can change without notice. Please be sure to confirm all rates and details directly with the companies in question before planning your trip.

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