This apartment is quite spacious and is ideally located for exploring City Center, the West End and walking down to Salthill, since the Claddagh area is right in the middle (as long as you don't mind a little walk). I was there for a month doing a project at NUIG, so it was an easy 1 mile walk up along the canal to get there, and I also enjoyed walking into town and down to the bay (each probably .5 mile); there is also a great view of the bay from the apartment, which I wasn't expecting, since there weren't photos of that in the listing--you can see the bay and South Park in the distance, and I enjoyed drinking tea in the morning and sitting looking out the window! (-: This upstairs apartment works for a long stay, since there is a working washer/dryer in the unit, and the kitchen has HOB, oven, fridge, microwave, toaster and electric kettle; there is only one lidded pot and a little skillet, but it's definitely enough for any simple meal (Vita also left some produce, milk, etc in the fridge for my arrival, which was nice, and there is salt, olive oil, tea and coffee, as well as laundry pods and dish soap--and Joyce's Market is just a few blocks away). The wifi was fast enough for zoom meetings and streaming media, and I didn't have any internet issues. It's pretty quiet in the Claddagh from 11pm - 7am (except for one weekend when the downstairs unit was rented by all-night partiers)--there is a metal gate next to the bedroom wall which clangs when it is opened and closed, but that usually doesn't happen during the night. In terms of things to do while visiting I recommend the Secret Garden in the West End (lovely tea house with a beautiful garden and resident cat), Charlie Bryne's bookshop in City Center, walking along the coast to Salthill, Dough Bros pizza in City Center (delicious! Get it as takeaway and eat it sitting on the steps in front of the Spanish Arch by the bay if the weather is nice), and if you venture a bit out of town, Spiddal has a lovely arts and craft village for souvenirs, and a drive up the Connemara coast is gorgeous--try the hike out to Omey Island when the tide is low (wear waterproof shoes!), visit the adorable town of Clifden and go see Killary fjord! On Saturdays and Sundays in Galway, there is also a market outside St Nicholas' church in City Center (Saturday is the bigger day, and great for food as well as crafts). I also highly recommend the Crane Bar in the West End--they have lots of music and cultural events too (and if you want something unique, go to their Celtic storytelling night and have a pint while listening to great tales)!