Galway Bay Hotel

We recently got married at the Galway Bay hotel and Stephen was assigned as our wedding coordinator. When we went to view the venue we were sat in the hotel library and provided with photo books of previous weddings and a lovely afternoon tea. We were treated so well even before deciding on the venue. Walking away, we felt like we found THE venue.

Our wedding day was unbelievable. Everything was taken care of by Stephen and the team. We had a last minute request re the timing of speeches which Stephen accommodated and I did not have to stress about a single thing. Everything ran so smoothly - and the food was top quality (and there was so much food!) We had so many compliments on the setup.

If you want a stress free, enjoyable wedding I will absolutely recommend this unbelievable team. And a special shout out to Stephen!
The wedding celebrations continued till 4 in the morning with sing songs and our own residents bar in the Ballyvaughan suite.

Lovely venue, brilliant food,staff top class, would highly recommend

Brilliant from the moment we booked the Galway Bay for our wedding. On the day Stephen and his team went above and beyond to provide an excellent wedding reception for us. Food was brilliant, all the staff were friendly and very accommodating. Would definitely recommend Galway Bay for any couples looking for a stress free exceptional reception on their special day.

We live in the UK and wanted to have our wedding in Ireland. After speaking to many venues it was Victoria at The Galway Bay Hotel who sold it to us, and due to covid at the time restricting us going to see it in person we booked due to the friendly and easy going way the staff seemed. Throughout the whole experience, from start to finish the experience with the staff at the Galway bay was exceptional. The hotel itself is beautiful and unfortunately due to weather we couldn't have the wedding outside like we wanted but the room was done up beautifully.
We went for the full unforgettable package and it was worth every penny. We would highly recommend it, it takes all the pressure off you finding someone to do the cake and flowers and thinking of all the other little details too.
We both want to say a huge thank you to Stephen and all the team for all your fantastic help and work for it all, we, as well as all of our guests were overjoyed with it all.

Very easy to deal with. No request was a problem. Super friendly and helpful from the get go and our wedding day went off without a hitch. Would highly recommend. Great value for money also with packages. Alot included in comparison to other places we had checked out. Really nice hotel too. Food was fantastic. Everyone had great words about the meal and service.

From the first day we walked into the Galway Bay the service we received was 110%. Stephen and Louise along with front and back of house staff excelled all we could ever expected. The venue has such a public yet private flow. The drink reception area was lovely as it was a private room overlooking galway bay. Then the down stairs ballroom with fairy light backdrop lead to a very late night of dancing and celebrating. We look forward to sharing many more memories at Galway Bay

The venue and staff where great. I'd highly recommend the venue for the views alone stunning

We choose the galway bay hotel after looking at other hotels in galway. The galway bay just has that authentic feel from it. Our day was magical. The staff management & there team just couldn't of done enough for us. From start to finish we felt like royalty. We made the best decision by chosen the galway bay hotel.. thank you so much to all the staff. D&P XX

I found the Galway Bay absolutely brilliant. From the start of our wedding planning to the end, the staff and management were very professional and friendly. We had no problems at all with the Galway Bay. I would highly recommend them to everyone. I was very very happy with everything they did for us.

Fab food, great service

Galway Bay Hotel did an excellent job. Not the cheapest venue in Galway but definitely provide good service for the price. The views from the hotel are amazing. Overall I was pleased with the attentiveness of the staff.

From the moment we walked in the door of the Galway bay hotel to view it as our venue (unannounced) we were greeted by the friendliest staff I have ever come across, we were made feel very welcome from the get go, Stephen the general manager in particular could not have done more for us if he tried, the food was fantastic and all of our guests commented on how good it was and how they were asked if they would like more of anything, the day flowed so well as they are truly professional at want they do in the Galway bay hotel, wish we could do it all again and if we could I wouldn't change a thing.

If I could give more than 5/5 I would. We had two weddings in two different locations and the service at our Ireland wedding at the Galway Bay was amazing. At one point I had a several Manager's around me helping me to carry my dress, veil and champagne. They couldn't have taken better care of us and we didn't have to worry about a thing even given the fact that we organised it all by email from abroad. The food was to die for and Stephen, the manager of our wedding went above and beyond and all of our expectations were exceeded by the wedding venue. If I could do it all over again, I would be right back to the Galway Bay and wouldn't change a thing. Fingers crossed for future christening celebrations at the Galway Bay! :)

We planned our wedding from abroad. The staff could not have been more helpful. Our every wish was granted. The hotel was beautifully decorated and had a very romantic ambience. We enjoyed every second of our big day.

Anything we asked for it was done, they were very accommodating to all our needs and all the staff were extremely attentive and professional throughout our day.

Staff were extremely helpful, nothing was a problem and all requests were fully accommodated.

Our wedding was amazing and the Galway Bay Hotel made the day so special. I couldn't find a single thing to complain about. Everything we asked for was delivered. Our wedding planner changed through the process but they were all so professional and made us feel so special. The staff on the day were excellent and many of the guests commented on this. I felt that we got value for money and I would highly recommend this venue for a wedding. I would also like to mention that we are living abroad and the hotel were very accommodating to suit the dates that we were available to meet. A massive thanks to all at the Galway Bay Hotel.

I was dealing with Orla, she was brilliant, nothing was ever a bother, she was always at the end of the phone or an email, when we had the meal tasting we were treated like royalty, the food was fabulous, On the day she ensured everything ran smoothly, I would highly recommend the Galway bay hotel. My guests were well impressed too ????

The most amazing venue. We didn't have to ask we just thought of it and it materialized. Orla and before her Siobhan were such amazing wedding planners. Most definitely the best day of our lives. We are forever grateful to the Galway Bay Hotel.

Lovely hotel to get married in and brilliant staff. Orla wedding coordinator was really lovely to deal with and was very helpful.

Worth every penny. Go for the luxury package, and you wont regret it.

The Galway Bay hotel were an absolute pleasure to deal with in the lead up to my wedding. In particular I have to mention Steven Finn. He is a true gent. So helpful, efficient and a gentleman to deal with. I would highly recommend the Galway Bay hotel as a wedding venue based on their hospitality, professionalism, food and drink. They really made our day one to remember for all the rite reasons.

We would highly recommend the Galway Bay Hotel as a wedding venue. They really went above and beyond to do anything they could to make sure that our day was perfect. Staff there treated us and our guests like royalty for the whole weekend, and our guests still talk about the fantastic service provided by the friendly staff. We spent months researching and visiting venues before deciding on the Galway Bay, and most certainly made the right decision.

Couldn't fault it at all, guests had a great day...we had a great experience. Perfect.

Galway Bay Hotel staff made our day very special, the service was excellent. The Staff made all our guests very welcome and the food was amazing.
Chris and myself would highly recommend the Galway Bay hotel to other couples who are getting married.

The hotel were great to deal with. Everyone had a great day. Food and service amazing. We would definately recommend the Galway Bay Hotel as a wedding venue!

Padraic and I got married in the Galway Bay Hotel on the 30th of August 2013. The professionalism and quality of all staff members was outstanding. At our initial meeting we met with Siobhan (Wedding Co-ordinator) and she guided us through our options in a very professional manner. All subsequent communication via email and meetings were carried out in such a way to allow space for questions and ideas to flow. All of our queries were dealt with promptly and the level of communication between the couple and the hotel is exceptional. We had a lot of personal decorations for the ceremony room and this was accommodated on every level. John made the room available the evening before and the evening staff helped with the logistics in the room. They were on hand at any stage for problem solving or if we had any queries. Siobhan and her team decorated the reception room on the morning of the wedding exactly how we had decided on during our meetings.
Declan was our duty manager on our wedding day and I cannot praise him enough. At every stage he was courteous, caring and has an unbelievable eye for detail. He even obliged us in our photographs when we needed an extra person!
We received so many comments from our guests on the high quality and presentation of the food. Everything ran like clockwork during the meal with a huge level of professionalism from everyone working on the catering team.
There was a genuine feeling felt by Padraic, myself and our guests that every level of the team in the hotel were working with us and it made the day absolutely memorable.

I have placed this as part of our overall wedding review on the forum but just thought I would put it hear as well;
I would just like to convey my sincerest thanks to all the staff at the Galway Bay Hotel for the wonderful experience they provided to us and our guests at our wedding this past July. I could not recommend them highly enough; they were first class in everything they did for us. If I was to use one word to describe the Galway Bay it would be Professional, with a capital P! They were fantastic.
I would especially like to thank the manager Dan Murphy, our wedding liaison John Frazier and our duty manager on the day Diarmuid O'Conghaile and his colleague Valerie, who were both so professional and a pleasure to deal with. I would also like to give a special thank you to Willie Madden who was a tremendous help to us on the day after the wedding, and also to Victoria and Serge, who were a great help in the days leading up to the wedding.
We, as is becoming more common, returned home from Australia to get married, which meant that all the pre-planning had to be done through email and through various family members. As difficult as this was for us, I am sure it was not ideal for the Galway Bay personnel either, however the staff were extremely accommodating and made the whole process as stress free as possible. As we were only arriving in to Ireland two weeks before the wedding they allowed us to hold off on a lot of the final decisions until we could actually sit down with them face to face.

They brought us up for a tasting just ten days before the wedding which, as silly as it sounds, was a big deal for my wife as she had missed out on a lot of the traditional planning tasks due to us being on the far side of the world. Not able to decide between a number of delicious choices, we asked the hotel for their recommendations as to what they were most confident with, given the numbers, fresh produce at the time etc., and it was the best choice we possibly could have made. The food on the day was fantastic, different than your usual wedding fair, and we received compliments throughout the night and following days from our guests.
It was a large wedding, 300 plus, yet everything went like clockwork, not one hiccup, or if there was we certainly weren't made aware of it. We were absolutely blessed with the weather, and it really brought out what a stunning location the hotel is in. The patio deck, with the sun shining and the sea breeze, it really doesn't get any better than that. Even our guests from Australia were blown away.
As impressive as the staff were on the wedding day, I dare say they were even more impressive on the following day. We had talked with them in the week prior to the wedding about having some sort of food available on the day after the wedding as a number of our family members and friends had planned to stay on in Galway for a second night. They recommended a BBQ which we decided to go with, even though we couldn't give them final numbers until that day.
The numbers fluctuated on the morning after the wedding from 60 to the final figure of 120, yet the staff couldn't have been more accommodating and it went off without a hitch. They set up the BBQ in the sunshine on the patio deck and served a beautiful meal, with plenty of food for everyone. Admittedly, the fabulous weather played a large part in the success of the BBQ, but we got so many compliments from our family and friends afterwards, it was the perfect way to round off a great weekend.
I really cannot recommend this venue highly enough, and my wife and I cannot wait to go back when we are next home, to once again convey our thanks and reminisce on the greatest weekend of our lives.

My Husband and I got married June last year and i just wanted to share our wonderful experience with you. Our wedding was fantastic and we would not have done anything different. Our reception was held in The Galway Bay Hotel, Salthill and in my opinion it is the only place to have your wedding reception. From the very first time we walked into The Galway Bay in April 2008 we were treated so so well and this was to continue right up to our wedding day. From day one the whole wedding team especially Victoria and John were brilliant. Anything at all they could do they did it and even more. On the day of our wedding absolutly everything was first class. The food, service everything was outstanding. Most of our guests commented on the food and service how great it was. We have been to a couple of weddings there since and everything was fantastic also. If future couples are thinking hotels in Galway definetly consider The Galway Bay as i could not praise them highly enough.