Such a lovely spot on earth. If you are going to visit the Aran Islands, this B&B is breathtaking. It is tucked up in the hill overlooking the untouched side of the main island, and also overlooks the harbor on the upper floor. There are even horses in the front pasture to meet you. We also had the best Irish breakfast here that we have had, meats, eggs, even a menu with options. The family room on the top floor was so quaint and peaceful. Lovely atmosphere. The family was welcoming but reserved and a bit private, certainly nice enough!

Lovely B & B on quiet street. Great pub next door. Immaculate room and bathroom. Very hospitable hosts. Only 10 minutes walk from ferry. Would recommend and stay again.

We stayed in Clai Ban (“cly bon”) three nights, having reserved the room by email. We took the ferry-bus and ferry from Galway to Inishmore, and from the ferry we walked up through the town center and to the edge of town—ten minutes in all, and just five minutes from the town center itself, easily pulling our luggage on the hardtop road to the slightly raised hillside where Clai Ban has a great view of the bay if you have a front room on either floor.
Our pleasant room was small but very clean and comfortable with a double bed, our own shower and toilet, a hot water kettle with teabags and instant coffee in the room, and a hair dryer. The full Irish breakfast in the morning is hearty and good with more variety than usual, served in a pleasantly large dining room with a beautiful wood floor and ceiling. Host, master carpenter, and cook Barkley is very friendly and helpful. His wife, Marion (a schoolteacher), helped us make our reservation by email and greeted us with much kindness. Guinness the famous Inishmore dog is a great greeter, as well.
And Guinness the beer is on a clean, well-maintained tap at the live music pub and restaurant just a two-minute walk away. A small grocery store and a number of good eating places from inexpensive to expensive and from fast food to traditional Irish dinners are a few minutes away. And the seafood chowder in particular in many places is very good to heavenly.
If you want to be neither “far from the madding crowd” nor in its middle—but rather on the edge of things—then Clai Ban is just right. It is in the country but very close to the town center with very nice people running an excellent operation. –Richard Jewell and Ann Ludlow, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.A.

We took advantage of the Aran Island Ferries' special which included RT transportation and one night in a B&B on Inishmore. One of the B&B's which is used for this promotion is Clai Ban and that's the B&B in which we were placed.
Clai Ban is a 10-minute walk from the ferry. (Look for a big yellow house to the left after you pass the Bank of Ireland). It's also conveniently located next to Joe Watty's Pub which served us a good meal.
Our room was good-sized with basic furniture--beds and a chiffarobe for clothes. The mattress on my bed was too soft for my preference, but others might like that. The bathroom was a good size and had plenty of hot water, but the towels were not very absorbent, so it took a bit of effort to get completely dry. There was also a TV and tea/coffee making.
Breakfast was decent, but basic as well--a choice of two cereals, a glass of juice, and Irish breakfast. There was no choice of pancakes or something else for those that don't eat cooked eggs (like me). I managed with cornflakes, toast and tea.
The host said that we could leave our bags in the breakfast room while we biked for the day, but also suggested that we might want to use the Tourist Office which offered a "Left Luggage" room for 1 euro per bag. We decided to do that and it worked out well as it was near the ferry and we could drop off our bikes, pick up our bags and easily be on the ferry.
While Clai Ban was basic, it was clean, comfortable and well-situated on the island. If I were to go to Inishmore again, I would have no qualms staying again at Clai Ban.