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The bridge that crosses to the island will bring you first to ACHILL SOUND . It's worth noting though, that on the left before crossing the bridge stands a fine new hotel , Ostan Oilean Acla (tel 098/45138, www.achillislandhotel.com ; GBP55-70/?69.84-88.88) which has an excellent seafood restaurant offering fine views of the bay, and a lively bar that often has traditional music in the evening. Also before the bridge, opposite the Garda Station, you'll find the Station House Hostel (tel 098/45187), with good rooms, two kitchens and an open fire. On crossing the bridge, faded beachballs and plastic buckets hang forlornly outside a cluster of souvenir shops; there's a post office and bike rental at Ostan gob A'choire , aka Achill Sound Hotel (tel 098/45245; GBP33-40/?41.90-50.79) which, like the souvenir shops, has seen better and busier days. Achill Sound really isn't the best base for exploring the island, but if you decide to go no further, it's worth pressing on a few hundred yards for an excellent independent hostel , the Wild Haven (tel 098/45392), which does offer the comforts of warm duvets and an open fire.
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