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
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.
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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
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