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

Reviews of Galton House

Wildlife sightings and reviews

165 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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Ms R
N. Yorkshire

"Galton House review"

1 night Arrived 13 Jan 2024
"A really lovely peaceful place to arrive at after a long journey. Amazing food, beautifully presented.

We opted to eat dinner there as we were too tired to go out - so glad we did. Staff were helpful.

Nice to have the self-service/ honesty box fridge." See all these reviews: 13n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Mr & Mrs A
Kent

"Galton House review"

1 night Arrived 27 Aug 2023
"We had a warm welcome from the staff. The food was absolutely excellent, as was the packed lunch for our onward trip, which lasted us for several days." See all these reviews: 18n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Good
Service:
Good
Facilities:
Good
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Excellent
Explorer
Dan Brownlee

"Galton House review"

2 nights Arrived 17 Jul 2023
"Stayed 2 nights in prep for travel back tot eh USA thru Johannesburg.
Same great service as on the way in." See all these reviews: 22n in Namibia; 3n in South Africa
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Explorer
Dan Brownlee

"Galton House review"

1 night Arrived 27 Jun 2023
"Great location. Quiet, great service, great food and beverage. Very clean, comfortable rooms." See all these reviews: 22n in Namibia; 3n in South Africa
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Tammy H
Redmond

"First Stop Galton House"

1 night Arrived 22 May 2023
"Three couples. Stayed just one night in Windhoek before taking off for Sesriem.

The manager was worried about us and called the Wilderness Safaris person at the airport to make sure we had arrived. Just took forever getting the car rentals and MTC cards. But, very sweet of her to check on us.

The rooms are a nice size with a large restroom, hot shower. Excellent breakfast with made to order eggs, toast, sausage, bacon, etc. They accommodate our early breakfast and departure, as we wanted to get on the road not knowing exactly how long the drive would take.

Gated and secure parking area. Nice neighborhood of more upscale homes. There are some random dogs barking at night. But, other than that, very quiet area.

Honor system with the beer and wine in the kitchen, which is nice, so you don't have to find anyone to assist you. Just grab a beer and write it down.

Had we stayed more than one night we would have stayed in for dinner, but had to do the obligatory trip to Joe's Beerhouse. The kitchen smelled really good.

Friendly and attentive staff. Would definitely stay here again." See all these reviews: 14n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Mr & Mrs QS
Wiltshire

"Galton House review"

1 night Arrived 10 Mar 2023
"food expensive compared to good local restaurants, staff did not listen to requests" See all these reviews: 14n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Average

Location:
Poor
Service:
Average
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Average
HarlowJones
Oxted

"Galton House review"

1 night Arrived 4 Feb 2023
"We were the only guests at Galton so got very good service including advice on where to go for dinner and a taxi booking.

Clean, simple, friendly and with secure parking - ideal for a one night stay and to give you time to freshen up after the long flight." See all these reviews: 14n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Facilities:
Good
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Excellent
Boghall birder
Roslin

"Galton House review"

1 night Arrived 7 Nov 2022
"Friendly, relaxed, quiet and just lovely." See all these reviews: 10n in Namibia; 2n in Zimbabwe
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Good
Service:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Mr & Mrs B
Fortrose

"Galton House review "

1 night Arrived 20 Oct 2022
"Galton House is a great place to start your holiday.

We were greeted by the owner/manager with a welcome drink of cold tea. The guest house is in a residential area so very quiet surroundings.

The room is lovely and all the staff were friendly but professional. Good breakfast to set up for our drive for the day." See all these reviews: 15n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Good
Dr. L & wife
Denmark

"Galton House review"

1 night Arrived 11 Oct 2022
"When we arrived at Galton House, we received a warm welcome by the manager.

We got the nice room 1 facing the pool area. Everything was spotless clean and beautiful and tastefully decorated. During our stay, we got lunch and a lovely evening dinner on the spot with good South African wines by glass.

The day after, a nice breakfast. All in all, a great place to start the trip, we would happily visit again." See all these reviews: 35n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Good
Service:
Good
Facilities:
Good
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Good
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