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

Reviews of Galton House

Wildlife sightings and reviews

166 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

Showing 31-40 of 166
Duration
Arrival date
Mr & Mrs S
Halifax

"Good overnight stay"

1 night Arrived 22 Oct 2018
"Very nice people.

We stayed just one night and arrived late due to flight delays and thus late pick-up of hire car so only meal was breakfast. Arrived in the dark and very difficult to find Galton House despite being in the correct street as unable to see any prominent sign to indicate its location.

Easy to get to from the airport." See all these reviews: 9n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Average
Service:
Good
Rooms:
Average
Food:
Good
Mr & Mrs R
Northum

"Good dropping off point"

1 night Arrived 14 Oct 2018
"We stayed at this guest house on two occasions. One night on arrival in Namibia and one night before we left. All the staff were friendly and helpful and they booked Joe’s Beerhouse for us and arrange a taxi to take and bring us back. The first room we stayed in was near the parking area and the second near the pool. The rooms we stayed in were quiet, clean, light and spacious. Galton House is in a very quiet residential area and it felt very safe, especially with the locked gate. We were however told not to walk around after dark, hence the taxi to Joe’s.

Breakfast was good with a choice of ordered cooked or continental buffet. We didn’t eat at Galton in the evening so we cannot comment on that but the breakfast was good. There are a couple of supermarkets and liquor stores about 5 minutes away, where you can pick up everything you might need for your trip. However you can always find places to stop off for a drink and something to eat, wherever you are going. I would still advise getting some water to keep in the car, more in case of breakdown than anything else. I used the pool, be warned it is unheated, like most pools in Namibia but nice and refreshing if it is a hot day. We also used the honesty bar, which was good value for money. The wifi is good, although you need to keep reactivating it with a new code every 2 hours.

We went into the centre of Windhoek by taxi on the Sunday when we got back to Galton. I don’t think there would be any benefit staying in the centre as the area where Galton is much quieter and is easily accessible to the main roads, whether you are travelling north or south. I would recommend Galton House as a stopping off place." See all these reviews: 18n in Namibia; 5n in Botswana; 2n in Zimbabwe
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Good
Service:
Excellent
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Good
Facilities:
Good
Mr & Mrs L
Norwich

"clean well ordered guest house"

1 night Arrived 9 Oct 2018
"Decent place to overnight every facility worked .Service v good" See all these reviews: 11n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Good
Service:
Good
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Good
Mr & Mrs E
Hereford

"Galton House review"

1 night Arrived 5 Oct 2018
"as before [Ed: see below]" See all these reviews: 17n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Mr and Mrs RB
Bristol

"Comfortable GH"

1 night Arrived 3 Oct 2018
"A comfortable place to stay for a night in Windhoek.

No view though." See all these reviews: 16n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Good
Service:
Excellent
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Excellent
Mrs E.
Exeter

"Beautifully designed guesthouse"

1 night Arrived 1 Oct 2018
"While the fabric of this guest house is lovely, we did not enjoy the stay as much as the other guesthouse we stayed at in Windhoek.

We felt that the service was pleasant enough but a bit indifferent, and slightly chaotic compared with other places. The lock on our door was “faulty” and when we comments that we had difficulty getting in, locking it, and getting out in the morning, we just had the advice to wiggle the key a bit.

The breakfast was very average.

While it was a lovely house, if I was ever to travel that way again, I’d stay elsewhere." See all these reviews: 12n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Average

Location:
Good
Service:
Average
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Average
Mr & Mrs R
Northum

"Good dropping off point"

1 night Arrived 27 Sep 2018
"We stayed at this guest house on two occasions. One night on arrival in Namibia and one night before we left. All the staff were friendly and helpful and they booked Joe’s Beerhouse for us and arrange for a taxi to take and bring us back. The first room we stayed in was near the parking area and the second near the pool. The rooms we stayed in were quiet, clean, light and spacious. Galton House is located in very quiet residential area and it felt very safe, especially with the locked gate. We were however told not to walk around after dark, hence the taxi to Joe’s.

Breakfast was good with a choice of cooked to order or continental buffet. We didn’t eat at the Galton in the evening so we cannot comment on that. There are a couple of supermarkets and liquor stores about 5 minutes away, where you can pick up everything you might need for your trip. However you can always find places to stop off for a drink and something to eat, wherever you are going. I would still advise getting some water to keep in the car, more in case of breakdown than anything else.

I used the pool, be warned it is unheated, like most pools in Namibia but nice and refreshing if it is a hot day. We also used the honesty bar, which was good value for money. The wifi is good, although you need to keep reactivating it with a code.

We did go into the centre of Windhoek by taxi on the Sunday when we got back to Galton. I don’t think there would be any befit staying in the centre as the area where Galton is much quieter and is easily accessible to the main roads, whether you are travelling north or south. I would recommend Galton House as a stopping off place." See all these reviews: 18n in Namibia; 5n in Botswana; 2n in Zimbabwe
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Good
Service:
Excellent
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Good
Facilities:
Good
Mr & Mrs E
Hereford

"Galton House review"

1 night Arrived 19 Sep 2018
"Perfect place to overnight on the start and finish of the trip. Lovely staff.

After the trip David said it was like an oasis in the desert!" See all these reviews: 17n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Good
Service:
Excellent
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Good
Facilities:
Good
Dr A & Mrs E
Berks

"A lovely welcome to Namibia"

1 night Arrived 16 Sep 2018
"A lovely welcome.

Although not near the centre of town it was convenient for both airports. The room was very good, with the pool outside, although the air-conditioning unit over the bed dripped and at one point dropped ice on us!" See all these reviews: 14n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Average
Service:
Good
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Average
Facilities:
Good
Mr S.
Northampton

"ideal stop over - intro to shower buckets"

1 night Arrived 14 Sep 2018
"brief stay. A little far from the airport" See all these reviews: 12n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Average
Service:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Good
Facilities:
Good
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