# gALWAY Festival

Race & Stay

CONNACHT HOTEL

GALWAY FESTIVAL

Connacht Hotel

THE Place to Stay

Stay 2 nights or More

The fabulous Connacht Hotel is located just outside of Galway City Centre only 15 minutes from Galway Racecourse. One of the best places to stay for the Galway Festival and the bars, restaurants and nightlife of Galway City.

The Connacht is a fabulous place to stay, recently renovated to a high standard with a fabulous restaurant and bar. The En-Suite guest rooms are very comfotable with plenty of hanging space and all the amenities one would expect from a luxury Hotel. Guests can avail of the Free WiFi and use of the Spa and extensive leisure facilities on offer. The Connacht Hotel has a warm and friendly atmosphere and an apres racing drink in the bar will always be most enjoyable with entertainment on all nights.

Join us in 2025 for one of our most popular events, staying in the excellent Connacht Hotel and taking in the best days of racing at the Galway Festival. Many of the Racing TV and RTE presenters and staff stay here as well as Race and Stay guest managers.

You can book for a 1 night stay or more and our packages include everything you need and we can also book airport transfers for you from Shannon, Cork or Dublin for your stay. Book, relax and enjoy a great racing break with our expert staff looking after all the details for you. You can design your stay to suit you perfectly and book online. If you'd prefer to book by email or phone just let us know what suits you and we'll get right back to you.

Guest Rooms

414 Rooms & Suites

Dining

Casual and Fine Dining

Room Service

24 hour Room Service

Wi-Fi

Free Wi-Fi

Trendy Bar

Perfect Cocktails and Beers

Coffee Dock

Bean to Cup Coffee

Leisure

Pool, Sauna, Jacuzzi & Gym

Spa

Award Winning Spa

Car Parking

Free Car Parking

Groups

Perfect for groups

Guests

Great for Singles & Couples

Hairdresser

On Site Hairdresser

What You Need To Know

About The Races

The Galway Festival runs from Monday 28th July to Sunday 3rd August. All race days at Galway are great fun but the best days to attend for race fans are Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday. Friday is a younger, more lively crowd and Saturday and Sundays are more of Family Day style.

MONDAY

Starts the Festival week off with a 7 race card starting at 17:10 concluding at 20:15

TUESDAY

Features the Colm Quinn Mile with an 8 race card starting at 16:50 concluding at 20:15

WEDNESDAY

Features the Tote Galway Plate, the highlight of the week, starting at 16:50 concluding at 20:15

THURSDAY

Is Ladies Day with the Galway Hurdle as its feature starting at 14:10 concluding at 18:10

FRIDAY

Is Galway Style Day with 8 Jump Races starting at 17:00 concluding at 20:40

SATURDAY

Features 8 quality flat races starting at 13:55 concluding at 17:55

SUNDAY

The closing day of the festival is Mad Hatters Day with racing at 13:50 concluding at 17:30

Booking Faq's

Everything you need is INCLUDED

  • Your choice of stay at The Connacht
  • Full Irish Breakfast each morning
  • Transport to and from the Racecourse
  • Racecourse Admission Each Day
  • Our Guest Managers looking after you
  • All local taxes and VAT

When you book with us we take a €100 refundable deposit (per booking not per guest). Your account balance is due no later than 31 days before your first arrival date. We will email you a payment reminder at least 40 days before you are due to arrive.

Yes, provided that you let us know at least 31 days before your arrival date. Up until that date you can change anything or cancel your booking in full and we will refund 100% of what you have paid us. From 30 days to 7 days before your arrival date we may be able to change certain items for you but we will not refund. From 7 days to arrival date and through the event no refunds or changes are possible. For a full explanation of our booking terms please visit this page here: Booking Terms

For all of our Race and Stay packages we sell online General Admission Tickets are included with your package. These tickets admit you to all the Public Areas on the racecourse and grandstands. We can easily upgrade your tickets to include Premier Level with Reserved Grandstand Seat or to include a delicious Hospitality package. Just let us know what you want and we will amend your booking to perfectly suit you. Please note that Hospitality and Ticket upgrades do sell out quickly so let us know as soon as possible what you would like.

When you request a booking with us our staff check to make sure we have the exact package you want 100% available. We will then email you a booking confirmation within 48 hours. Should your booking be unclear or we think we can do better for you we will get in touch with you as soon as possible.

Are You Ready To Book

It is Secure and Easy to Book Online

2 NIGHT PACKAGE

WITH YOUR CHOICE OF RACE DAYS

Your Total Price  

Total price is based on guests sharing a room.
Single guests are welcome - Please call us to book

3 NIGHT PACKAGE

WITH YOUR CHOICE OF RACE DAYS

Your Total Price  

Total price is based on guests sharing a room.
Single guests are welcome - Please call us to book

4 NIGHT PACKAGE

WITH YOUR CHOICE OF RACE DAYS

Your Total Price  

Total price is based on guests sharing a room.
Single guests are welcome - Please call us to book

What Our Guests

SAY ABOUT US

" Another Fantastic weekend with Martyn and his team, extremely well organised, very friendly staff and with the normal professionalism you come to expect from Race and Stay." John Cahill

Why You Should Book With

RACE & STAY

  •   Over 75K Happy Guests
  •   Official Galway Partner
  •   Great Guest Reviews
  •   One Shop For Everything
  •   Over 200 Events on Offer
  •   Official Irish Sponsor
  •   Great Value Packages
  •   100% Refund Guarantee
  •   Irish Racing Specialists
  •   Fast & Secure Booking
  •   Friendly Expert Staff
  •   Easy & Secure Booking
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