Mayo Gaeltacht Accommodation
Ideas for accommodation in and around Mayo’s Gaeltacht region.
Oileán Acaill (Achill Island)
Hotels
- Óstán Oileán Acla (Achill Island Hotel) is located in Achill Sound on the Achill Island. The hotel is a family-run establishment located at the foot of Achill’s only bridged entrance.
B&Bs
- Aquila B&B is located on the Atlantic Drive, which offers some of the most beautiful and unspoilt scenery in Ireland. The spectacular views of the cliffs and ocean on one side and the mountains on the other are waiting for you.
- Joyce’s Marian Villa Guesthouse is situated in the centre of Keel village with luvly surroundings overlooking Keel beach and the Minaun Cliffs.
- Lavelle’s Seaside House is a guesthouse with a fully licensed public bar which serves bar food during the summer season. It is situated in the village of Dooega on the South West side of Achill Island. The public bar, or “Mickey’s” as the locals call it, is where everybody meets. Bar food is served throughout the summer season.
Westport
Hotels
- Hotel Westport is located in near the centre of Westport, a 5-minute walk from the shops, cafés, restaurants and bars. Sitting at the edge of Clew Bay and at the foot of Croagh Patrick, this location is ideal for people who want to experience the natural and historical wonders of the surroundings.
- Carlton Atlantic Coast Hotel a 4-star hotel converted from an 18th century mill, located on the shores of Clew Bay in Westport. It’s situated in the relaxed surroundings of Westport Harbour. It’s the ideal base for golf, fishing, boating, walking, mountain climbing and sea angling trips.
- Mill Times Hotel is located in the town centre where you can find lively Irish pubs or you can stroll around the town shopping on the way.
B&Bs
- Corrigans B&B is situated on the Newport Road in Westport, only a short walk from the town. It is an ideal base to explore Mayo, Galway and Connemara. If you’re interested in golf, fishing, sightseeing, sailing or just a relaxing weekend away, this location is perfect for you.
- Rockville Guest House is located just 2 km from the town of Westport at the mouth of Clew Bay and looking west to Croagh Patrick.
- McCarthy’s Bar and Guesthouse is located in Westport Town centre. It is an ideal base for visiting Connemara, Clifden and Achill island. Activities such as golf, horse-riding and fishing are all within close proximity.
Coillte Mach (Kiltimagh)
Hotels
- Cill Aodain Court Hotel located in the village of Kiltimagh offers visitors a variety of activities, including a Sculpture Park, Artist’s Retreat, village museum, exhibition centre and children’s fun park. A 10 minutes drive will bring you to Knock Marian Shrine, one of Europe’s foremost pilgrimage sites and Knock International Airport is also just 10 minutes drive away.
Tuar Mhic Éadaigh (Tourmakeady)
B&Bs
- Radharc Na Cruaiche is a small family run B&B in rural setting of Ballintubber. Very close is the Ballintubber Abbey, which attracts 30,000 visitors annually and has become a renowned venue for weddings.
- Teach Fuschia is a modern B&B, in the near proximity of Lough Carra, close to the village of Partry.
Ballycastle
B&Bs
- Silver Sycamore B&B is situated only 5 miles from the 5,000 year old Céide Fields – oldest Archaeological site in Europe.
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This comment is about Joyce’s Marian Villa Guesthouse in Keel, Achill Island.
NEVER NEVER NEVER go to this B&B! The absolute horror of a woman that is running it does not deserve our money! I’m Irish, from County Clare, and visited Achill with a Slovak friend of mine. We decided to stay the night so went to Marian Villa to enquire as to their rate. The woman who answered the door told us the rate was €45 per person per night. Extortionate. Other B&Bs are charging €25, and this is the most one should expect to pay with the recession. I very nicely asked her if that was her best price as it’s 25 elsewhere, she said “45 is our rate GOODBYE” and closed the door in my face! (It was a glass door so she was still glaring at me from behind it). Then she opened it again to say “I don’t know where you think you’re going with your €25 a night. Maybe 30 years ago! You won’t get anything here now. THIS IS A B&B! THANK YOU!!”
Then after another door slamming, added “You could try the hostel!” and when I asked where the hostel was she told me “there IS NO hostel!”
This woman has obviously spent all her life ripping off foreign tourists and felt she could behave disrespectfully towards me because I’m only Irish. Ha ha.
I thanked her for her rudeness, and my friend and I travelled 30 years back in time to Achill Sound, where we found the elusive hostel and happily stayed there for €15 per person per night. The hostel is Railway hostel, just the mainland side of the bridge in Achill Sound. Basic but clean with cooking facilities, what more would you need for €15 a night.