We woke up to cozy heated floors, threw open the shutters to beautiful views of the river and courtyard, and then opened our door to a big tray set with a delicious breakfast. Having breakfast in our stone room looking out the windows really elevated our experience and memory of the place.
Some recommendations: 1) Make sure you walk across the street to the Franciscan Abbey and cemetery. We caught the sunset through the gothic arched windows... Such an incredible ruin. 2) You do want to give them an accurate estimate of when you will arrive as someone will show you to your room. 3) They have done incredible renovations and saved one of the many crumbling castles in Ireland! Ask to get a tour of the renovations and rest of the property; John showed us the tower and their latest and next projects. We were so impressed--it was an excellent tour rivaling the official guided castle tours in the Galway/Shannon areas.