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Galton House
Galton House
Galton House
Galton House
Galton House
Galton House
Galton House

Reviews of Galton House

Wildlife sightings and reviews

188 independent comments and wildlife information from our travellers who have visited Galton House and kindly agreed to share their thoughts. They do not necessarily represent the views of Expert Africa

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N & R
Essex

"Very helpful"

1 night Arrived 18 Apr 2017
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Good
Mr H
Portsmouth

"Quiet, clean and peaceful hotel"

1 night Arrived 16 Apr 2017
"It was a great place to get our bearings at the start of the holiday. Although it is a city hotel and doesn't have the stunning views of some of the lodges in Namibia, the location was quiet and felt safe. Rooms were spacious and clean with good showers. There were nice touches such as a tradiitional story and homemade sweets left in the room in the evening.

The small pool was a nice place to cool down.

Breakfast good and staff were very friendly and helpful. We didn't eat here in the evening as we wanted to go to Joe's Beerhourse but the staff were happy to book a table for us there. Helen (I think this was her name) was very welcoming.

The hotel was easy to find and just a short drive from the city centre." See all these reviews: 9n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Good
Service:
Excellent
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Good
Facilities:
Good
Mr & Miss S
UK

"Good"

1 night Arrived 15 Apr 2017
"Comfy guesthouse.

If i went to Namibia gain i would skip this stay and drive a couple of hours out of windhoek personally." See all these reviews: 14n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Average
Service:
Good
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Good
Mr and Mrs B
Chiswick

"Galton House review"

1 night Arrived 1 Apr 2017
"Perfect start to the trip. The rooms were modern and extremely comfortable, the pool was lovely and the staff could not have been more helpful. We did not have dinner but we had a delicious light lunch and a lovely breakfast." See all these reviews: 12n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
raedrian
Canada

"Galton House review"

1 night Arrived 31 Mar 2017
"This was a great one night stop after our flights from Canada. The facilities. rooms and staff were great and the location was convenient.

We would surely go back if spending any time in Windhoek." See all these reviews: 22n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Mr & Mrs P
Seattle

"Great little place in Windhoek!"

1 night Arrived 27 Mar 2017
"We had a great one night stay in Windhoek after a very long trip to Namibia. Helen was an excellent host and made us reservations at Joe's Beerhouse along with a taxi to take us to and from. The rooms were clean and comfortable, with a straight-forward, yet tasty breakfast the next morning to start our trip." See all these reviews: 12n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Good
Service:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
A&A
Portland

"Galton House"

1 night Arrived 19 Mar 2017
"Quiet residential and scenic area of Windhoek.

Perfect for us being in transit from our photography tour to our private northern Namibia tour since we only needed a one night stay.

However, if someone wanted to be nearer to downtown activities, it's too far away, a 10-15 minute drive." See all these reviews: 8n in Namibia; 5n in South Africa
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Good
Service:
Excellent
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Good
Mrs CH
Guildford

"overnight stay on arrival in Windhoek"

1 night Arrived 18 Mar 2017
"Galton House is a clean and compact hotel ideal for an overnight stay on arrival or before flying out of Windhoek.

The welcome was warm, and the food was pleasant. The bread at breakfast was fabulous." See all these reviews: 26n in Namibia; 2n in Botswana
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Average
Service:
Good
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Average
Ms & Mr KF
London

"Galton House review"

1 night Arrived 11 Mar 2017
"Very friendly staff and well put together rooms. Lovely place to arrive at after an overnight flight." See all these reviews: 14n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Good
Service:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Mr & Mrs T
Cardiff

"Lovely guest house & very helpful staff"

2 nights Arrived 28 Feb 2017
"Because of issues with missing driving licences & car hire we stayed 2 rather than one night at Galton House. The guest house is beautifully appointed - spacious rooms, indoor seating area, dining room, honesty bar/tea & coffee facilities, pool & outside seating. Breakfast was good and we had a very nice meal on the first evening - we also appreciated the complimentary tea & cake offered mid afternoon.

But the really outstanding feature was the help and encouragement we received from Helen and her staff at the point where it looked as though our whole trip might fall apart because of the car hire problem.

They kept us feeling positive, gave us access to their computer and printer, fielded calls from Expert Africa and Bidvest, suggested contacting the British Consulate, collected faxes, advised on contacting the Namibian police and organised taxis to the police station and later for us to eat out. They could not have done more for us.

We hope one day to go back and enjoy the guest house and see Windhoek properly - without the distraction of travel problems." See all these reviews: 15n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
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