Kid-friendly vacation rentals in County Galway

We loved staying at Ocean Crest - the property was beautiful! Ocean and sunset views from the living area. A short and picturesque walk to the village, but far enough away that it was quiet and peaceful even during the busy Folk Festival. It was a serene retreat and we would love to come back someday!

Tom Jacks is in a stunning, peaceful, location with beautiful coastal views. We even spotted Dolphins, whilst eating breakfast outside! The decking area is spacious and comfortable outdoor furniture is provided,along with a BBQ. Inside, the house is very clean and quite spacious, with a log burner for cosy evenings. (Plenty of logs provided) The house is well situated for drives to the local beaches and surrounding area. Letterfrack has a good supermarket. We wouldn’t hesitate in returning in the future.

What a beautiful home, and it truly felt like home. The views are absolutely stunning—imagine seeing a 3,000 year old stone fort while washing dishes and the ever changing colored sea right out the front windows. Bernie is the perfect host and her communication is instant. We hope to return!

As we drove up the drive way to the air BnB, the lovely host was waiting and escorted us into the house. We arrived to find a beautiful warm home with an already lit waiting fire, the host Catherine explained all the points of the home which was warm well appointed and nice. We chatted and she gave us some exceptional advice on what to see and where best to go. The farm the house is situated on has donkeys (that my daughter discovered love apples) cows and a horse. There was also a lovely dog that was very affectionate. Every day Catherine laid a new fire for our return from what ever we had been doing. I honestly can’t fault the warm home and welcoming nature of the host. 100% would recommend.

Steven's cottage is absolutely beautiful and charming. The cottage was spotlessly clean and every detail is perfect. The setting is peaceful, with only the singing of blackbirds filling the garden. We visited Connemara National Park and Kylemore Abbey, which is a beautiful drive away. We just loved our stay! Thank you so much, Steven!

House is beautiful and very comfortable! All the amenities we need and super clean. The view and surrounding scenery are amazing. We walked 3 1/2 miles to town on Sky road each morning and saw donkeys, Connemara ponies, jack rabbits and pheasants. Wonderful restaurants in town. Great hike up Diamond Hill in nearby National Park and swam in ocean at beautiful Dog’s beach. Amazing place for a relaxing and fun vacation!

Helen and Ronan are everything you could hope for in hosts—exceptionally communicative, helpful, and incredibly accommodating. The personal touches and thoughtful local recommendations made a world of difference. We dined at Fawn, a nearby restaurant they suggested, and the food was absolutely divine. I even got to meet the local horse on arrival, which added a charming touch to the experience. If I’m ever in the area again, I’d return in a heartbeat. Thank you so much for such a wonderful stay!

We absolutely LOVED this amazing cottage in the country. It was incredibly beautiful and so very peaceful!!!

We throughly enjoyed our stay at The Studio on Kirwans Lane. It was an excellent location right at the heart of the Latin Quarter, giving us a fabulous feeling of being right in the middle of all that this great place has to offer. Our host was excellent, with friendly and very fast responses to our queries, excellent communication throughout. Very pleased with the Studio accommodation. Highly recommended.

Great value for an amazing spacious flat close to the heart of the city centre. Perfect for showing my friend around Galway for the first time! Will recommend and be back for another visit!

Mary and Paddy were amazing hosts. Being on their ranch was so much fun. The view of the lake is incredible. They both were very helpful. I would highly recommend staying at their place. We loved it.

Mary was a very welcoming host- she was responsive, friendly and easy to communicate with, and left a wonderful welcome pack - including her delicious homemade granola. Mary was also very welcoming to our son and his wife who managed to fit in staying with us during part of our week's stay (they slept on a futon). They loved the place too! The flat is just outside Kinvara which is a lovely village, where, on Mary's recommendation, we listened to live trad Irish music and ate pizza one night. It's a great place from which to explore the burren (don't miss the lovely Russell Gallery and the nearby Flaggy Shore!). Thank you Mary!

Olivia sent us pictures of the house the day before arrival and detailed explanations of how to find the house, where the key box is and so on. When we arrived, we were totally thrilled with the apartment from the first moment, it was furnished exactly as described. Very nice, kitchen, bathroom and bedroom happened to be exactly like our home decorating style. This immediately gave us a "feeling of home." The apartment was above average well equipped. There were several varieties of tea, shower gels, shampoo, conditioner - hand soap from Rituals, there were adapter plugs & hairspray, in addition a nice cozy wool blanket. We got to know Olivia personally on the day of departure and had a very pleasant and pleasant conversation with her. We would recommend the apartment and Olivia as a landlady at any time. We really enjoyed our time there.

This place looked just like the pictures - actually it was bigger than we expected!! Beautiful location, super clean. Full kitchen was perfect for any kind of cooking we wanted to do. Absolutely lovely and would return!!

a lovely apartment with everything you might need. Slept very well with the firm matress and quality bedlinen. Good shower pressure and lots of towels in bathroom. The pizza downstairs in the bar was so good that we had it 2 nights in a row. Really friendly and helpful staff in the bar who gave us plenty of recommendations for the area. The pub was full each night but we didn't have any issues with sound or noise from below. Highly recommend staying here.

Very nice country house. Not far from Galway. The host is really kind.

We had an amazing stay! The place was just as described; was very neat and clean and Gerard provided clear instructions for how things worked (shower, stove, etc). It had everything we needed for our week long stay. The location was perfect, right in the center of everything local that you could want to do and an easy walk to get on buses or trains to take longer trips / things to do. Gerard was such a great host! He had a straightforward and clear check-in process, provided some great recommendations for us, checked in just often enough to be sure we had what we needed, and was flexible on some check out options we might need. Would definitely recommend Gerard and this location. We'd book here again if we are ever needing to stay near Galway.

Marion was a lovely and attentive host. She gave us very clear instructions on how to find her place. She checked in on us throughout our stay to make sure we were doing ok. Her hideaway is very peaceful and situated in a great place for exploring the west coast of Ireland. We had a great time and would love to return!

Jackie’s place was lovely and spotlessly clean! We didn’t need to contact Jackie much because everything was very straightforward and informative! The position of the home couldn’t be better for the places we wanted to visit especially Galway! We wouldn’t hesitate to recommend Jackie’s place to anyone. Thank you Jackie!

Catriona was very proactive and friendly during our stay. She provided us with numerous suggestions for local activities and places to visit. The house itself is a charming little gem—simple yet delightful—with all the essentials. The fireplace next to the window, along with the sofa, creates a cosy spot to relax, especially on rainy evenings. Unfortunately, our stay was too short, but I hope to come back again and fully relax as we did! We loved it!

Seamus was a great host and was always super responsive. The Airbnb was clean, had good amenities and the instructions were easy to follow. Only thing was that the area lacked good restaurants, but nothing that couldn’t be solved by the Spar around the corner & the hobs provided. The beach is only a 5 minute drive away which was an added bonus.

The location was great! We were able to walk to everything. I liked that it felt very secure in the building. You walk through 3 doors to get into the actually apartment. The apartment was very clean and the hosts were very communicative.

This was such a quaint and charming apartment in a very quiet area just a few minutes walk from all the action. Could not have asked for a better location! Walkable from the rail/bus station and everywhere else you want to go. Very cute place, has everything you need. The Hooked restaurant next door was also wonderful and convenient (they do take-away too). Thanks so much Ollie and Mary for the excellent stay :)

The place was spotless when we arrived and the flowers and snacks were a very nice gesture. The view from the house is stunning. We had a wonderful stay!