HOTEL REVIEWS
‘Fully lived up to its outstanding reputation,’ write visitors to this small hotel this year. ‘John and Martina Sheedy run a very friendly but efficient ship.’ Earlier, an inspector wrote of their ‘personal approach’. The yellow building, in neat grounds, has been owned by John Sheedy’s family since the 18th century. He is an ‘accomplished’ cook; his wife, Martina, is the ‘hands-on, charming’ manager. Bedrooms, in the main house and a modern extension, are ‘well cared for’: ‘Ours was spacious, cool, decorated in excellent taste.’ Pre-dinner drinks are taken in a bright sun lounge. The modern cooking (eg, seared scallops with coriander and lentil sauce), served in a ‘pleasant, light’ dining room, is ‘of a very high standard’. Bar meals might include crab claws in garlic, chilli and ginger butter. Breakfast, served at table, has ‘real’ juice, home-made preserves, good teas, interesting cooked dishes. The spa resort is famed for its annual match-matching festival in September. Nearby are the Cliffs of Moher where a new ‘eco-friendly’ visitor centre has been controversial: ‘The Sheedys provided us with a refreshing haven in which to recover from the concreting ravages being committed at the cliffs.’

Eleven Bedrooms, some on ground floor. 1 suitable for [di]. Village centre, 20 miles SW of Galway. Open mid-Mar--mid-Oct. Restaurant closed Tues Mar/Apr.

Ramp. Sitting room/library, sun lounge, bar, restaurant (background jazz). 1½-acre garden: rose garden. No smoking. Restaurant ‘not suitable for children under 10’. Guide dogs only. MasterCard, Visa accepted. B&B [2007] €68.50--€105 per person. Full alc €60. 1-night bookings refused Sept.
Daphne Trotter - The Good Hotel Guide 2008

RESTAURANT REVIEWS
"I had an entrée of black sole so exquisite, I wonder if I'll ever eat fish that fresh again".
New York Times

"John Sheedy is an extremely accomplished and confident cook... food was piping hot, beautifully presented and perfectly cooked. We were deeply impressed ... will go out of our way to eat there again."
Ireland's Food and Wine Magazine

"John Sheedy's cooking brings invention and excellent technique to bear on first-class ingredients."
The Good Hotel Guide 2004

"Our choice of guest house turns out to be fully modern and cosmopolitan in every way: the 17th-century converted farmhouse welcomes guests with large, spotless rooms and a seafood bar serving upscale French-Irish dinners worthy of a five-star Dublin hotel."
Pittsburghlive.com

"Characterised by high standard of maintenance, indoors and out, attractive furnishings, warm ambience, and friendly hands-on management ... Sheedy's is one of the West of Ireland's best loved small hotels."
Georgina Campbell - Tipperary Water Guide to Ireland

"An elegant... building in the neat grounds... It dates back in part to the 17th Century and has been owned since then by the family of the owner/chef, John Sheedy... His wife, Martina, is front-of-house 'combining brisk efficiency with easy-going Irish charm'".
The Good Hotel Guide 2004

"... This 'superb small hotel' brings together a fusion of decorative styles, setting off original features, such as fireplaces, with modern fittings and colour schemes, purple and terracotta among them."
The Good Food Guide