If coming through this area, stay here! It was really nice to have my own room and the champagne hour was super fun and informative. The hotel is also conveniently located so you can walk to town. I walked along the Sky Road and explored the castle up the hill. There's a lovely restaurant down on the beach called the Boardwalk Cafe - fantastic wine and the catch of the day was incredible. Clifden seems like mostly a tourist town - at least when I was visiting.