Athlone is a lovely town, and The Bastion is a lovely building. It’s very unique and perfectly located for the castle and nightlife. Very clean and so cute inside, I loved the building.
Be advised though, that the stairway inside is very narrow and not conducive to bringing up luggage. I would advise carry on size and backpacks for the upper floors. Also, the room we stayed in has an electric water heater for the shower with a switch to turn it on outside the bathroom on the wall next to light switch. This took us a few minutes to figure out 😂
The bar across the street is also quite noisy until it closes, so expect late night partiers to be loud in the street. But I’ve come to find this is not unusual in Ireland, just enjoy the free singing 😁