Connemara, Ireland
The hotels reviewed were - The Ardilaun House Hotel, Days Inn, Galway Bay Hotel, The G Hotel, Jurys Inn, The Park House and The Radisson SAS Hotel which is featured here :
Galway Radisson SAS Hotel and Spa
Sumptuous. Sum…ptu...ous. Close your eyes, slowly roll your tongue around the sounds of the word and draw out all the sensuality. That’s Level Five and the Executive guest rooms where you can revel in an affaire passionnée with Galway’s Radisson SAS Hotel and Spa. Discreet access leads to the hedonistic swimming pool and softly lit gym for a gentle or punishing work-out to prepare your body for the delights of what lies a floor below in the chocolatey Spirit One Spa … the Hammam Turkish Bath, Rock Sauna, Aroma Grotto or a laze on the sand in the Beach Room for a full day - in half an hour! - while the rain pounds down outside.
General Manager Tom Flanagan, a Galway man born and bred, leads his team with solid Radisson hotel experience from years spent in Copenhagen, Beijing, Bahrain and Hamburg. The ‘Yes I can!’ philosophy starts at the top and really does filter down with tremendous impact to guests through Front Office Manager Micheal Stapleton; the exuberant Hans Prins, executive chef who has worked in five star hotels in Germany and Dubai and brought new flavours and menus to the Marinas Restaurant; Barcelona-born Ferran Bufau Operations Manager extraordinaire who has been with the hotel since its birth in 2001; and the vivacious Karen Jones, Director of Sales and Marketing.
‘Live passionately, Live well’ advises the classy white ‘With Compliments’ card embossed with the Radisson SAS Hotel and Spa Galway logo, continuing German Interior designer Henrik Frischgesel’s passion for art to complement the sassy and light contemporary decor. Original paintings by Galway-based and renowned Irish artists hang in happy company with quirky sculptures, their diversity handled with ease in the light and airy two and three-storey high lobby, not at all dwarfed by the big palm trees and pots of tall leafy bamboo.
Two penthouse suites together with the 16 Level Five executive guest rooms, 243 standard en-suite rooms and 21 one and two-bedroom apartments tally up to a grand 282 spacious rooms on offer. And the apartments really are quite something. Thick pile carpets, a mini-business corner, stylish and comfortable décor including plenty of mirrors, and so much more than a kitchenette with all the mod-cons well-hidden but available. You want more? Well, twice-weekly servicing is included as is breakfast every morning ... and the Marinas restaurant has the facility for a separate children’s dining area where, in times of high people-traffic, offspring are fed and entertained.
And what would a Radisson SAS Hotel be without fully-equipped conference and business facilities? Galway’s hotel has 13 meeting rooms peacefully tucked beside the huge three-part Ballroom; and for the lone business guest a small room off the reception area offers computers and a printer.
City centre location, wide views over Lough Atalia and Galway Bay, with Galway’s social butterflies spicing up the night beside the weekend cocktail pianist in the Veranda Bar may be great but it’s really all about service, consistency, service, great rooms, service, well-planned facilities and … well, service!
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