Galway Bay Is Calling: Why We’re Heading West This Season
By The Gloss
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE HAWTHORN BY GALWAY BAY
Explore these enticing autumn stays and Christmas experiences at The Hawthorn by Galway Bay …
Slowing down can look different for everyone. For some, it is a round of golf. For others, it is getting dressed for dinner. An autumn escape, dinner worth making a night of, and a Christmas with the hosting taken care of. There are plenty of reasons to head west this season.
Some places make it wonderfully easy to lose track of time. At The Hawthorn by Galway Bay, it might happen over a second cocktail while you watch the light change across the water. Or halfway through dinner, when you realise you are in no hurry for the evening to end.
Set on the shores of Galway Bay, The Hawthorn is made for the sort of break you keep promising yourself you will take – where the view has a habit of slowing things down. Settle into your room, look out towards the water and feel the pace of the day begin to change. Slow mornings might lead to spa afternoons with its restorative treatments and thermal experiences or an invigorating walk by the coast.
Afternoon Tea at The Aviary deserves space in the diary all to itself. Settle in with rare loose-leaf teas, savouries and handcrafted pastries, with Champagne there if the occasion calls for it. Bring someone you have been meaning to catch up with. There is no prize for being the first to leave.
No plans for dinner? The Skylark brings a sense of occasion worth dressing up for, while its live-fire cooking brings warmth and theatre to a menu shaped by the season. It is the place for a dinner you have been looking forward to all day, followed by another glass and a little more conversation. It is all rather easy to turn into an overnight stay. Or two.
This year brings The Hawthorn’s first Christmas by the Bay. Throughout the festive season, there are reasons to gather around the table, make an occasion of Afternoon Tea and enjoy a winter visit with the people who matter most.
And if you would happily leave the hosting to someone else, the hotel’s Christmas and New Year stays offer an especially appealing answer. All the anticipation of the occasion, with time to enjoy it yourself.
Come for the view. Stay for dinner, the spa or that extra morning with nowhere to be. Whatever brings you to The Hawthorn by Galway Bay, you may find yourself staying a little longer.
Explore stays and experiences at thehawthornhotel.ie, or discover Christmas by the Bay.
