
Glenlo Abbey Hotel is a hotel destination wedding venue in Galway, Ireland, hosting 170 at dinner.
Glenlo Abbey Hotel
Glenlo Abbey Hotel is a historic lakefront property in Galway with 73 guest rooms, gardens and an on-site chapel licensed for legal ceremonies.
Glenlo Abbey Hotel
- Guests
- 170 at dinner
- Rooms
- 73 rooms
- Ceremony
- Legal ceremony on site
- Getting there
- FNI
About the venue
Glenlo Abbey Hotel is a historic lakefront property in Galway with 73 guest rooms, gardens and an on-site chapel licensed for legal ceremonies.
Couples can marry outdoors with an indoor backup plan, then move to the ballroom or banquet hall for a seated dinner for up to 170 guests, with in-house catering, a bar and a dedicated dance space.
A wedding coordinator is on site, and full buyout of the hotel is available though never required.
Accommodation runs from Classic Double and Superior Twin rooms to Junior, Traditional, Grand and Presidential Suites, including lake-view Deluxe Doubles, plus Lodge bedrooms a two-minute walk from the main building.
- Seated dining for up to 170 guests across ballroom and banquet hall spaces
- On-site chapel licensed for legal ceremonies, with outdoor ceremony options and indoor backup
- 73 bedrooms on site, including Junior, Traditional, Grand and Presidential Suites
- Lakefront setting with gardens and a historic building
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Capacity, rooms and facilities
Capacity
- Seated dinner
- 170 guests
Staying over
- Rooms
- 73 rooms
- Room types
- 12 listed
- Whole property to yourselves
- Yes
- Whole property must be taken with the wedding
- No
House rules
- Exclusive use required
- No
- Pets
- No
- Children
- Yes
Services
- Coordinator on the day
- Yes
The ceremony
- Legal ceremony on site
- Yes
- Chapel on site
- Yes
- Outdoor ceremony
- Yes
- Indoor option if it rains
- Yes
The place
- On a lake
- Yes
- Gardens
- Yes
- Historic building
- Yes
The spaces
- Event spaces
- Conference space, ballroom and banquet hall
- Reception indoors
- Yes
- Space for dancing
- Yes
Food and drink
- In-house catering
- Yes
- Bar on site
- Yes
Getting there
- FNI
- Yes
Reviews of Glenlo Abbey Hotel
“We stayed at Glenlo Abbey from July 30 - August 1, 2026. From the moment we arrived, the five-star experience began.”
4.5out of 5, from 1,151 Google reviews
Questions about the venue
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