Great place! The location is the absolute best part. Right in the midst of things, great dinner place right at the door (King's Head), great coffee and italian pastries across the street, and lots of great music all about. Easy to look and listen to all the goings-on on High Street. But three floors up, so if you shut the windows you screen out most of the noise -- an ideal combination. As for the place itself, it was newly renovated and done really well -- wish we'd seen it before doing some work on our own house, because we'd have used some of Gerard's design choices. Nice induction stove, and an electric heater for the shower so you never run out of hot water, even if you've just washed dishes. Bed was large and comfortable, entire place was compact but roomy and very bright. Getting into the center of town with a car can be a challenge, and for americans used to wide lanes and automatic transmissions, the nearby carpark (just 10 euros/day) takes time to navigate. Gerard was very patient with us, right on the scene despite our being an hour late, with a chilled bottle of white wine. Will definitely return if we are back in Galway!