This is the place to get a window into Galway's soul (as well as the chance to sleep in a beautiful bedroom, on the best linens of our trip, as well as dine at a gorgeous dining table). If you’re looking for a standard hotel-type experience, this is not it. Stay here, and you’ll get a sense of life with an artistic, creative, interesting, loving Galway family. It's character over polish. The location is fantastic—we absolutely loved the appealing restaurants and cafes of this West End area—and the street is very quiet and peaceful. It was a treat to have such a peaceful place to retreat to. There were little quirks in the home (for example, the living lights did not all work) but these were outweighed by the warmth of the home and its great location. Aonghus was a very responsive host and provided us with parking permits and a list of great suggestions (one of his favorites--Kai Cafe--we'd discovered on our own and it was our best meal in Ireland).