Location: Letterfrack
County Galway
Phone: 353 (0) 872349543
Contact: Stephen Gannon
Email: info@oldmonasteryhostel.com
Website:
Rates: dorm: 15 euros per person
private room:
25 euros per person
camping:
10 euros per person
All accommodations (including
camping) include a free breakfast in
the morning (scones, eggs, home-made
bread, coffee, tea)
Open: year-round
Amenities:
-The Old Monastery Hostel has been
opened since 1990 and it has built up
a well-deserved reputation for warmth
and hospitality.
-historic building originally built by
Quakers in the 1840’s.
-collection of art works created by
guests adorns the hallway
-spacious self-catering kitchen
-comfortable common area with a
great deal of charm with couches
beside the open fire
-open-air pub inside the hostel with
open fire
-beautiful art work displayed
throughout the hostel
-steps away from Connemara
National Park
-unique decorations and several
collections of rare antique items
-variety of musical instruments
-majestic view over the village of
Letterfrack towards Tully Mountain
and out across the sea to Inishbofin.
-spacious areas for relaxation including
alfresco dining areas and lounges
-open fires and gentle music
-brimming bookshelves
-quirky bathroom with peat fire
-spacious bedrooms lovingly decorated
in different themes such as the Tuscan
suite, the African room, the Caribbean
room, the Church room and the
Connemara Dreamtime suite
-camping ground in front garden
overlooks the lush Ellis Wood on one
side and the bays and inlets of the
area on the other side.
-Monastery Cafe provides scrumptious
feasts of hearty, home-style cooking.
A three-course candlelit dinner costs
only ten euros for residents.
-A free breakfast of freshly-baked
scones, cereal, tea, egg, and coffee is
served every morning beside an open
fire
Things To Do
-The Old Monastery Hostel is located
in the heart of North Connemara and
is the perfect base from which to
explore the surrounding area.
-visit the Connemara National Park
Visitors Centre which gives an
introduction into the flora, geology,
and fauna of the area
-enjoy one of the two to three hour
guided nature walks offered by
Connemara National Park
-hike Diamond Hill
-visit nearby Glassillaun Beach
-visit Renvyle Point
-visit nearby Killary Harbour
-visit Leenane Cultural Centre
-visit Aughanure Castle
-visit Oceans Alive Aquarium
-enjoy a deep-sea angling trip
-go scuba diving
-enjoy walking through Connemara
National Park. It is 2000 hectares of
bog, mountain, and heath
-enjoy cycling
-enjoy boating
-take a ferry to Inishbofin Island
-relax or read a book by one of the open
fires
-visit the several pubs in the area and
listen to traditional music
-enjoy hill walking the Maumturk
Mountains and the Twelve Bens
-explore the rocky islands
-explore Carraroe Beach
-explore the Garumna, Lettermullen,
and Lettermore Islands, Roundstone,
and Ballyconneely Bay
-enjoy a drive on the Coast Road
through Salthill, Barna, and Spiddal
-enjoy the many fine restaurants in
the area
-visit the Connemara Ocean and
Country Museum in Letterfrack
-visit Brigit’s Garden in Roscahill
-visit the “Quiet Man” Cottage
Museum in Cong
-enjoy “Celtic Tales” in Salthill
-visit Killary Adventure Company
-enjoy the Connemara Loop Walks
