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The Uplands Spiddal family friendly and spacious

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Living area
Private kitchen
Property grounds
Living area
Living area

Reviews

9.6 out of 10, Loved by Guests
Top 10% of guest reviews in this area
3 bedrooms3 bathroomsSleeps 6186 sq m

Popular amenities

  • Ocean view
  • Kitchen
  • Washing machine
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Outdoor space
  • Barbecue

Explore the area

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Spiddal, Galway
  • Place, Spiddal Craft Centre
    ‪2 min drive‬
  • Place, Spiddal Pier
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Place, Eyre Square
    ‪25 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

3 bedrooms (sleeps 6)

Bedroom 1

1 Double Bed

Bedroom 2

1 Double Bed

Bedroom 3

1 Double Bed

3 bathrooms

Bathroom

Bathtub or shower · Toilet

Bathroom

Toilet · Shower only

Bathroom

Toilet · Shower only

Spaces

Kitchen
Garden

About this property

The Uplands Spiddal family friendly and spacious

Welcome to the Uplands, which offers luxury and comfort in the peaceful setting of Spiddal. This beautiful bungalow holiday home is family-friendly accommodation offering a spacious and bright relaxing home complete with a large patio ideal for enjoying dining al-fresco with distant views of Galway Bay, Clare Hills and the Aran Islands, this is an ideal holiday base along the Wild Atlantic Way.



The reception room has large windows overlooking sea and mountain views, large vaulted ceilings, a cosy couch, an open fireplace, large flat-screen TV.



Double doors lead into an impressive open plan kitchen and dining area with high vaulted ceilings, and a fully fitted kitchen with an island/breakfast bar, the conservatory area is used as a dining room oozing natural sunlight with views over Galway Bay. From the dining area is a door leading to the patio area.



Bedroom 1: Large double bedroom with sleigh double bed and ensuite shower room, window to the side of the house.



Bedroom 2: Large double bedroom with sleigh double bed with window to the front of the house.



Bedroom 3: Again a large double bedroom with a sleigh double bed, window to the front and side of the house, and ensuite shower room.



Family bathroom containing bath with shower overhead, sink and WC.



No smoking or pets allowed.

Spiddal:



The small seaside village of Spiddal, on the Irish Coast, overlooks Galway Bay and the Aran Islands and is a very popular destination for visitors. There are numerous restaurants and pubs, two beaches and a lovely coastal golf course it has something to suit all tastes. Located close to Shannagarraun Wood, a Special Area of Conservation, Spiddal provides lovely places to walk and explore. Try sea fishing off the pier, take a walk down Tra na mBan Blue Flag sandy beach or indulge in a round of golf at Rosshill Golf Course. Only 12 miles to the east lies Galway City, where you can discover some of Ireland’s long and varied history; visit Lynch’s Castle, or trace the origin of the famous Claddagh Ring, which originated in a village near the shore of Galway Bay.

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Amenities

Kitchen
Washing machine
Free WiFi
Outdoor space
Barbecue
Ocean view

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House Rules

Check in after 4:00 PM
Minimum age to rent: 18
Check out before 10:00 AM
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Children

Children allowed: ages 3–17
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Events

No events allowed
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Pets

No pets allowed
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Smoking

Smoking is not permitted
Checkin 16:00-00:00

Important information

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Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
On-site parties or group events are strictly prohibited
Host has not indicated whether there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property; consider bringing a portable detector with you on the trip
Host has indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property

About the area

Spiddal

Spiddal is home to this holiday home. Bearna Golf And Country Club and Bearna Golf and Country Club are worth checking out if an activity is on the agenda, while those in the mood for shopping can visit Quay Street and Shop Street. Spiddal Craft Centre and Realt na Mara Labyrinth are also worth visiting.
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Spiddal, Galway

What's nearby

  • Spiddal Craft Centre - 2 min drive - 2.1 km
  • Spiddal Pier - 3 min drive - 2.8 km
  • Quay Street - 24 min drive - 19.8 km
  • Galway Harbour - 25 min drive - 20.1 km
  • Eyre Square - 25 min drive - 20.5 km

Restaurants

  • ‪The Coffee House - ‬10 min drive
  • ‪Padraicin's - ‬6 min drive
  • ‪Suil Eile Space - Coffee & Wellness - ‬11 min drive
  • ‪Builín Blasta - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪An Nead - ‬4 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is The Uplands Spiddal family friendly and spacious pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much does it cost to stay at The Uplands Spiddal family friendly and spacious?

As of 13 Apr 2026, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at The Uplands Spiddal family friendly and spacious on 17 Sept 2026 start from AU$304, including taxes and fees. This price is based on the lowest nightly price found in the last 24 hours for stays in the next 30 days. Prices are subject to change. Choose your dates for more accurate prices.

What time is check-in at The Uplands Spiddal family friendly and spacious?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at The Uplands Spiddal family friendly and spacious?

Checkout is at 10:00 AM.

Where is The Uplands Spiddal family friendly and spacious located?

Situated in Spiddal, this holiday home is within 1 mile (2 km) of Galway Bay and Spiddal Craft Centre. Spiddal Pier and Spiddal Beach are also within 2 miles (3 km).

Reviews

9.6

Exceptional

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
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Rating 8 - Good. 9 out of 50 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 1 out of 50 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 50 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 50 reviews

9.6/10

Cleanliness

9.8/10

Check-in

9.8/10

Communication

10/10

Location

10/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

Verified

10/10 Excellent

TERENCE H.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Outstanding! We loved the place.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2025
Response from VrboOwner on 3 Oct 2025
Hi Terence, thank you for your review and feedback. We are delighted to here that you have enjoyed
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Travis W.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great local spot

Wonderful location and perfect for our family, spacious and clean. Close to Connemara!
Stayed 4 nights in May 2025
Response from VrboOwner on 3 June 2025
Hi Travis, Thank you so much for your lovely review. We’re delighted to hear that you enjoyed your stay and found the location so convenient for exploring Connemara. It’s great to know the spaciousness and cleanliness of the home met your family’s needs. We hope to welcome you back soon. Kindest regards Samantha Connemara Holiday Lettings
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

Perfect place to stay for a break.

We really enjoyed our stay at the Uplands. Have stayed there a number if times and always look forward to going back again.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Stephen P.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Spacious house in a quiet location

Loved the large rooms, with 3 large beds. Really enjoyed our stay here
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024
Response from VrboOwner on 16 Sept 2024
Hi Stephen, Thank you for this review. We are delighted you enjoyed your stay and we hope we can welcome you back soon. Many thanks, Patricia
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Timothy C.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Best cottage

Location was beautiful, everyone made this an easy process and was wonderful to deal with going above and beyond
Stayed 8 nights in Mar 2025
Response from VrboOwner on 27 Mar 2025
Hi Timothy, Thank you for your review. We are passionate about ensuring our customer's experience is an easy process and we thank you for acknowledging, We hope we can welcome you back very soon. Many thanks, Patricia Connemara Holiday Lettings
Verified

8/10 Good

Debra D.

Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great location

The location of the home and size of the home are great. Nice comfortable furniture in living and bedrooms. Good atmosphere. Siobhan is really great to work with. We enjoyed our stay.
Stayed 5 nights in May 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Hilary R.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Super holiday

House was lovely, well equipped and very spacious. Well positioned for visiting Galway and local area. The big roads are a scenic revelation
Stayed 5 nights in May 2025
Response from VrboOwner on 26 May 2025
Hi Hillary, Thank you for your review, we are delighted you had such a wonderful holiday. We hope we can welcome you back again very soon. Kind regards, Patricia Connemara Holiday Lettings
Verified

8/10 Good

Robert R.

Liked: Communication, location, listing accuracy

Country home

My wife and I and my son's family stayed here for one week. It was a great location to explore the Connemara region. The house was very roomy and handled 2 families very well.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2024
Response from VrboOwner on 17 July 2024
Hi Robert, Thank you for your recent review. We are delighted to see you enjoyed the property. We hope we can welcome you back soon. Many thanks, Patricia
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Jeannette B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Irland at its best

it was great to stay at this house. very centrally located. and we were happy about our pheasant we saw every day
Stayed 8 nights in Apr 2024
Response from VrboOwner on 2 May 2024
Hi Jeannette, Thank you for your recent review your feedback is important to us. We are delighted to read you enjoyed the property the location and the wildlife. We hope to welcome you back in the future: many thanks, Yvonne.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Brad C.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Beautiful property, wonderful stay

We stayed with two other couples and everyone loved the property and area. The house was clean and every bed was comfortable! We loved walking into town and bringing back cheese and wine to enjoy on the outside patio. Bus to Galway was very convenient too. 5 star stay!!
Stayed 3 nights in May 2023
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

Just Right

Roomy comfortable house in close proximity to Spiddal xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Patricia D.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Conemarra

Perfect place for exploring Galway city and Conemarra.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Cecilia J.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great family home and quiet location

The house was perfect for our family with adult children. We were all able to have our own spaces but also great gathering places to play a card game and have a family dinner. The area was quiet but a perfect in-between for sightseeing. Thanks to Siobhan for checking in with us and making it easy to connect.
Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2021
Response from VrboOwner on 14 Oct 2021
Hi Cecilai, We are delighted you enjoyed your stay and look forward to welcoming you and your family back again.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Anthony D.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Spiddal home

Beautiful home with everything you need to feel at home. Rooms are all spacious, large bedrooms, 2 came with their own bathrooms while the third bathroom was across the hall from third bedroom. Only 30 minutes to Galway.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2019
Response from VrboOwner on 22 Mar 2020
Hi Anthony, Thank you for this lovely review, your feedback is important to us. We are delighted to hear you had a wonderful stay and we shall pass your comments onto the landlord. We look forward to welcoming you back to Connemara in the future! Take care Yvonne
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

Guenter D.

Along the wild Altlantic Way

We (6 people) had a very good time at this location. The house provides everything we needed for a good time, very clean and a lot of facilities which are better than other places we visited before. The pictures gave us helpful information of the house and we found everything like it shows there. The location is a good mixture of having a peaceful and relaxing stay with a short trip to Spiddal and good connection to Galway. The support during booking and on-site was excellent. All of us were happy to have chosen this place.
Response from VrboOwner on 22 May 2022
Hi Guenter, Thank you for this lovely review. Your feedback is important to us. We are delighted to hear you had a wonderful stay. We shall pass your comments onto the landlord. We look forward to welcoming you back to Connemara in the future! Take care Yvonne
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Erin C.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Amazing getaway

My boyfriend and I stayed at this property for a week. It was exactly as advertised, if not better. I found it to be bigger and more spacious than it appeared in the pictures. We had several people over for dinner one evening and it was a great space to host as the dining room and kitchen are open plan, with a door off the kitchen directly into the living room. The host was available by phone if needed, but otherwise left us completely to our own devices. I honestly can't fault it. We had a great stay there and I would recommend to anyone planning a trip to the area :-)
Stayed 6 nights in Jan 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Tina D.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Perfection

Everything was just about prefect with this house! The pictures don’t do it justice. Great layout. The kitchen was well equipped for all your cooking needs. The bedrooms are down the other side of the house - perfect set up for those that need to sleep while others are in the kitchen and living room. Towels were scratchy not soft. Back bedroom was cold. Other than that house was a gem. Definitely will book again.
Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 12 Dec 2023
Hi Tina, Thank you for your review your feedback is important to us. We are delighted to read that you enjoyed our property. We are happy to take all your comments on board. We hope to welcome you again in the very near future. Kind regards, Yvonne
From a partner site

8/10 Good

Noel D.

Stay at the Uplands

We were delighted with the accommodation at the Uplands. It is a spacious well designed house with a most welcome sea view. The kitchen draws sunlight throughout the day. The Uplands is well furnished throughout and very comfortable. Ot was nice to have supplies such as tea and coffee on arrival. The only negative from our point of view is that the curtains in the bedrooms are very light especially with the sun rising so early. We addressed the issue by using black sacks on the windows. We have no hesitation in recommending this property to anyone
Response from VrboOwner on 7 July 2023
Hi Noel, Thank you for your lovely review your feedback is important to us we will pass your comments onto the owner for review. We are delighted to hear you enjoyed your stay and look forward to welcoming you again in the near future. Kind regards Yvonne
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Nathalie Q.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Uplands est une merveilleuse propriété avec une belle vue sur la mer, au loin. Elle est accueillante et chaleureuse et la cuisine est super complète pour faire des repas complets. Les chambres sont vastes et super condortable. C'etait le spot parfait pour nos visites aux Cliff de Moher, Iles d'Aran, Connemara N.P. ainsi que de profiter de la ville de Galway. Merci de nous avoir accueilli et espérons peut-être un jour y re-sejourner.
Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2025
Response from VrboOwner on 20 Oct 2025
Hi Nathalie,Thank you so much for your lovely review! We're delighted to hear that you enjoyed your stay at Uplands and found the property comfortable and well-equipped. It’s wonderful to know it served as the perfect base for exploring the Cliffs of Moher, the Aran Islands, Connemara, and Galway. We’d be thrilled to welcome you back anytime. Warm regards, Patricia Connemara Holiday Lettings
From a partner site

6/10 Okay

josephine f.

Hi our stay at uplands

We enjoyed our stay at the Uplands The location and views from the holiday home are Lovely Very close to some lovely beaches There were two of us staying but it was a very large house lots of space for family Very comfortable bed and very quiet for a good nights sleep
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Trevor H.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Would Thoroughly Recommend.

Perfect location for touring around the Connemara National Park and the Aran islands. Property is situated in the outskirts of Spiddal in a quiet location with a view over to Galway Bay. Upon arrival everything was very clean and tidy and Siobhan made us feel very welcome. Would be ideal for family and couples and we would thoroughly recommend this property to anyone wanting a perfect stay in the locality.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2022
Verified

10/10 Excellent

philip s.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Spiddal getaway

It was a very spacious house for the two of us and we were very comfortable. The house was ideally placed for us to explore Galway surrounds and into Connemara. The welcome pack from the host was a lovely surprise.
Stayed 7 nights in Nov 2021
Response from VrboOwner on 30 Nov 2021
We are delighted you enjoyed your stay and look forward to welcoming you back to Connemara soon.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Mike V.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Wonderful Property

Great property. Good location. Great Waterview from the house. The house is nice and large. Siobhan was very helpful with any questions we had.
Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2021
Verified

10/10 Excellent

colin F.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Upland Paradise

The online booking is slick and the property was well appointed. A welcome pack of bread, milk, butter, tea, coffee was good. The property with three bedrooms, open plan kitchen diner and separate lounge is spacious and comfortable. Enjoyed sunrise from dining room at breakfast. Great stay thank you. Colin and Chris September 2021
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2021
Response from VrboOwner on 4 Oct 2021
Hi Colin, Thank you for your lovely review, we are delighted to hear you enjoyed your stay and look forward to welcoming you again in the near future. Kind regards, Yvonne
From a partner site

8/10 Good

Glen K.

Spiddel stay

Really good house in great location Highly recommend this house No fuss with anything Owner very helpful
Response from VrboOwner on 26 May 2022
Hi, thank you for your lovely review, we are delighted to hear that you enjoyed your stay and look forward to welcoming you again in the near future. Kind regards, Yvonne

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