Nimmos Hostel Reviews

It's pretty much a complete dump.

Although we had a good location, the inside was not as nice. The rooms did not seem to be the safest as people could get in and out fairly easily. The bathrooms were the worst part due to the fact that they were very dirty, both the showers and the bathroom areas in general were pretty sketchy. There was also not even an option to rent a towel which was annoying.

It was the most terrible experience of my life!!! The place was dirty, desorgnise, dangerous e there wasn't staff.

dirty, no service, no staff, dusty

We had a fantastic weekend. Really nice guy running the hostel. Its not your normal shiny hostel but we had a great time staying here

The place didn't look good, except the kitchen. Just two showers were working and the bathrooms were dirty. The person that attend us didn't know that we were coming, so he had to look for a room in that moment. Finally the room that he gave us was not too bad, but we had no key, so it was always opened. I wouldn't recommend that place, the only good thing is that is close to the center.

Some signage would be good around the hostel. It was unclear when we arrived where to go so we left. Called on the phone and returned later. We didn't get much sleep but that was to be expected in a dorm in Galway on a Saturday night. It was satisfactory.

When I arrived there was no one at reception. We waited for a while but after traveling all day we needed to eat other guests just told us to pick a room to put our stuff in and just try again later. Literally walked in put our stuff down and left anyone could have just walked in and done that. The hot water stopped working and the place was pretty dirty. The pictures on here are very misleading.

Its right above all the bars, so If your there for a night out its great. the kitchen is good, the bathrooms are a disgrace, 2 half working showers between all the guests. the guy running the place was great, really helpful and friendly

Nimmos is one of those hostels that will get over looked due to bad ratings and negative feed back, and it does have it's flaws, but it shouldn't be written off. If you want a cheap place to stay in an excellent location and your not fussy about the look of a place then this is for you. If you want nice and fancy, clean and new, etc etc, then find somewhere else. The place is a bit rough but John who runs the place was lovely and very helpful, it was cheap we had a great time here.

the place was so ancient, and dirty , the bathrooms were dirty and in bad conditions as well just two showers for all the building, 4 wc some of them were broken and mustiness and cracks everywhere,there were no clean sheets, nothing was clean there, there wasn´t a proper reception and no facilities. the beds was so uncomfortable i was nailing the docks all the night,,, I will never recommend that place.

Had a brilliant night at Nimmo's last month, we were two girls and one boy staying in a mixed dorm where we met some lovely people. Owner was very nice, Kitchen and lounge were fab. My bed was comfy and clean and we had no problem leaving our things unattended.

Is an old building, with lots of problems noisy (many pubs around), windows don't close properly, mattress really old and uncomfortable. Need a lot of work inside, specially if you pay 19e for a night. The good points, location, breakfast, and atmosphere.

When first arrived there we were treated by an old man who did not even know where the booking book was. The rugs were broken and some of the lamps were too. The room was cold and gave an image of uncleaniness. Then, when returning after checking in, we had no keys and when ringing the bell no one came. We were ringing for 20 minutes and no one appeared. WON'T EVER RETURN HERE. CHOOSE A DIFFERENT OPTION.

such a nice Staff. Jim is probably the nicest and open mindest person I´ve ever met as a hostelmanager. Funny, sociable, good stories. We really enjoyed our trip there. Good fun! Definetly I´ll come back to you guys!!

Basic hostel but for the price you pay it's worth it, Jim is lovely

Excellent.Great atmosphere,easygoing,peacefull,perfect location. Isnt the tidiest place if your fussy but will be under refurbishment shortly. The guy working there "Jimmy" is an absolute gentleman.No bother with him.One of the most welcoming place I have ever stayed.Will be back for sure.

Nimmos was dirty and noisy, but we heard from the staff that it had changed ownership and the new owner is redoing everything. The kitchen was huge and beautiful but our room didn't lock and the noise level was high. However, with a pair of earplugs and an eyemask, we got a decent nights sleep and were pretty satisfied with the value for what we paid.

Liked the place and it was very nice and clean. Talked with the manager and "complained" on the shortage of power outlets close to the beds. But that was something that they was working with. So the place will be better loading phones, tablets, computers what ever during the night.

Great location, Craic was great, jim the man who runs it and was so nice and helpful