Modern eco-guestrooms near Galway in Ireland

Rental description

Let’s go on a holiday where eco-friendly meets comfort. Esther and Merel’s 4-star guesthouse in the rugged west of Ireland combines a holiday in nature with fine organic dining.

The Eco House has 9 en suite bedrooms, 6 double/twins, a triple room, a family room and the bridal suite, all with a cot option. The rooms have Moroccan influences, each different with unique hand-painted furnishings, cosy beds, most boasting balconies overlooking the grounds. There are no televisions or coffee/tea stations in the rooms to encourage guests to relax and explore the outdoors.

Stop by the Organic Kitchen, a certified organic restaurant, which serves 3 meals each day and offers a cafe menu throughout the day on weekends and holidays. The bar operates on an honour system. You can enjoy the company of others while trying the organic wines, beers, spirits and a selection of non-alcoholic beverages.

Finally, the two eco-lodges, also with a cot option, offer simple comfort with wood burning stoves and an open floor plan kitchen and living area. The Birds n Bees lodge has one bedroom and an inviting timber deck, while the Chalet de Florence has an upstairs loft bedroom and a main floor bedroom with a set of bunk beds.

Esther and Merel also have a glamping cabin for you to check out.

Sustainability criteria

Owners Esther and Merel Zyderlaan are eco-conscious without sacrificing comfort.
The centre began in the 1980’s with the vision of becoming a place where people could immerse themselves in nature and live sustainably.

The building maintains the highest energy efficient standards, with eco-foam insulation, low energy lighting and sanitary facilities. For instance, wastewater is treated on site in a natural puraflo peat moss treatment system. The land and cleaning on the estate is chemical free. The original materials of the building were used to restore the structure and build the restaurant.

The restaurant is one of only 2 in all of Ireland to have earned organic certification. Two acres of ground is also certified organic garden – all of the harvest is used in the restaurant. Try the delicious organic pizza and homemade, oven, baked breads. Newly-weds will savour organic salmon from the clay oven.

Nothing goes to waste here! Guests will find re-useable drinking bottles in their room. Food scraps either feed Eileen’s pot-bellied pigs diet or the compost heap. Compost stuff and horse manure is mixed to fertilise the grazing fields and gardens. Broken tiles become artistic facets if they are not recycled. Rainwater is harvested for use in the garden and stables.
The centre is proud to support CELT (the Centre for Environmental Living and Teaching). This organization holds 2 weekends of traditional skills workshops each year hosted by the centre.

CO₂ emissions and CO₂ Emissions calculation of Atmosfair

compensate CO₂ footprint

• CO₂ emissions per night / per person 30 kg
• CO₂ emissions at full capacity 930 kg
• Amount of compensation per night / person 1,69 €
• Amount of compensation at full capacity 22,39 €