The Twelve Hotel sits in Barna, a seaside village on Ireland’s western coast at the edge of Connemara. Barna Pier is a five-minute walk away, with nearby beaches and Barna Woods in the surroundings; Galway is about a ten-minute drive. The setting has a local history: Barna was home to the original Twelve Pins Hotel, dating to the nineteenth century, and a description cited on the hotel website says a pub once stood on the site. Meeting rooms and event suites are used for company meetings, conferences and product launches, with natural light, blackout blinds, air conditioning and audiovisual equipment. At Blackthorn, food is cooked over a charcoal grill, while Pins Gastro Bar serves meals, pizza and drinks. The hotel also hosts weddings and civil ceremonies, and has an underground car park.