Galway City Hostel, gay-friendly hotel in Galway
GAY-FRIENDLY
Stay at Galway City Hostel
Check availability and book your room.
🚶 3 min walk to CULTUR / RIOT (formerly TABU) · 2 / 1 km
Book a Room Now
Gay Hotels LGBTQ+ Friendly

Galway City Hostel

Google (460) 4.6
Tripadvisor (230) 4.6
Been here? Rate it in 3 clicks
What reviewers say

Visitors frequently praise the friendly and welcoming atmosphere, with many highlighting the helpful staff and the opportunities to meet other travelers through communal dinners and pub crawls. Some guests found the location to be both a positive for its centrality and a negative due to constant noise from nearby crosswalk alerts.

92
/ 100
GayOut Score
G4.6 🦉4.6
✅ Link copied!
Address
Frenchville Ln, Eyre Square, Galway, Ireland
📞
Phone
(091) 535 878
🌐
Website
www.galwaycityhostel.com

Hotels near Galway City Hostel

via Stay22
Hotels near Galway City Hostel
Loading map…

2 gay bars, clubs & saunas from our guide

About this place Galway City Hostel

Galway City Hostel is a mainstream budget hostel on Frenchville Lane, just off Eyre Square, listed as gay-friendly rather than as a gay venue. Its main selling point is location: Galway's bus and train station is next door, and the Latin Quarter's pubs and Shop Street are a short walk away. It rates 4.6 on Google from about 460 reviews, mostly praising cleanliness and staff. Expect the usual hostel mix of dorms and some private rooms; check what is available on the website. Galway fills up during the Arts Festival and the Races in July, so book well ahead for summer.

Features

Gay-friendly (straight venue) Lesbian / Women-focused LGBTQ+ Casual Safe space Walk ins welcome No dress code Card payments accepted Reservation required WiFi Day venue Evening venue Year-round Gay-friendly (straight venue)

Insider Tips

Community Reviews

Write a Review

Google Reviews

Verified by Google
4.6
★★★★★
460 reviews

Based on 460 Google reviews.

Shelly Beauvais Jun 2026
★★★★★

What a lovely hostel! Clean and inviting. We booked a 4 bed private room (2 bunk beds) with shared bathroom/shower. The common are is perfect. It has everything a traveler may need! Check out pictures. The man at the front desk was informative and gave us a map highlighting where traditional Irish music is played (it was our request) He was personable and lively to chat with. The family said their bunks were fine but my mattress was a bit uncomfortable. As there was a dip in the center of it. However, I am just stating that to be informative. It was nothing to complain about considering the price, cleanliness, and location. Everything is just a walk away. Located in the heart of Galway tourist area. Bus station is literally next door. Ample parking lot next door as well, for 12 euro per 24 hours. I will also mention that the walls are pretty thin. Around 1am a female was cackling for almost 10 minutes and woke us up. We opened the door to let her know, nicely of course. She then stopped and apologized. The bars stay open until 3am so the younger crowds tend to get a bit loud. Understandably. They do have a breakfast but we left early so we did not stay and enjoy it. They do have coffee and tea on 24/7 which was lovely for us early birds. If we are ever in town we would for sure, stay here again!

Alittlefirework Jun 2026
★★★★★

On of the best hostels I've had. I had a short but perfect stay here. Very nice and friendly employees, very clean rooms and breakfast was great as well. You can alway make different teas or coffees, more than enough spots to charge and the common room is beautiful as well.

Joshua Miller May 2026
★★★★★

Great staff, great sleeping arrangements, heck I hear they do laundry well here too from the other guests.

Amber Daugherty May 2026
★★★★★

I understand why this has won best hostel multiple years! The staff were incredibly friendly, the rooms are small and quiet (and come w privacy curtains on the beds), everything was clean and it could not be more centrally located - just a ten minute walk to the Latin Quarter, 15 mins to the West End and, of course, it's located right on Eyre Square. Highly recommend!

Becca Xx May 2026
★★★★★
Dane West Apr 2026
★★★★★

Had an absolutely amazing 2-week stay at Galway City Hostel!! Everyone involved with the hostel is incredible. Tom, Maura, and Leah were all so friendly and helpful and are a big reason why I loved staying here. The pub crawls are a fantastic event that is held 5 times a week and really helps bring guests together to meet each other. Really helped me feel comfortable being a solo traveler during the stay. The location is also perfect. Right on Eyre Square and ridiculously close to all the pubs in the Galway area. Showers have good/great water pressure and the water stays hot. I have 0 negative things to say about this place. I’ll be back and it won’t be soon enough. Genuinely sad to be leaving.

Marek Tomčiak Apr 2026
★★★★★

TripAdvisor

Powered by TripAdvisor

Write a Review

20 reviews so far — add yours

Last updated on 14 November 2026

Stay in the Loop

Get the latest LGBTQ+ events and venue openings in your inbox.

Enter your email to receive Pride event updates and new-venue alerts.

Already a subscriber? Unsubscribe

Your privacy choices. We use cookies to run GayOut and, with your consent, measure usage. Learn more