The Galaxie

We had an excellent stay here. The decoration in the hotel and the rooms is quite quirky and very instagrammable. The breakfast included in the price was great with a range of hot food and fresh fruit. The room was very comfortable. If I could make two minor suggestions for improvement, the breakfast tea was a bit weak. I’m not sure if the brand of teabags is no good or if the water wasn’t hot enough. I also heard someone else ask to have a second teabag in the pot so I wasn’t the only one disappointed by this. Secondly, the hotel has bicycles which you can borrow, but when we got them they were in a bit of a sorry state. We only knew about the bikes because the bike shop next door told us about them. I think it would be great if the hotel paid more attention to the bikes and let the guests know about them because the hotel is just outside of a reasonable walking distance to the city centre. Oxford seems to be well known for cycling and it would be an excellent way to get to the centre and back.

Nice hotel. The decoration, the environment of the hotel are gorgeous. In addition, the room is tiny but decent and comfortable. The only thing is, when we booked the room, the staff said that there will have bottle water in the room. However, we didn’t get any. Anyway, it is nice with reasonable price. Highly recommended.

What a great hotel! This might be one of the coolest hotels I’ve ever stayed in. You may feel like you are a character in a mystery novel. This place emits charm and mystery. Interesting art, decor, and ambience. Inside and out this hotel has a great vibe. Andrew showed us around-checked us in-great service. After a day of doing your thing in Oxford come back and relax at the bar area and have a drink. We met and made new friends there. You won’t want to stay in your room you will want to walk around and check out the artwork and the fish pool and the patio. Delicious breakfast. Lots of fruit, meat, eggs-whatever you like. Would come back in a minute. You are about a mile walking distance from the Oxford colleges, and the historic sites of the second oldest university-with its bars and restaurants.

I wouldn’t really call this a hotel, it’s more of a B&B. We only stayed for one night, the room was clean, bed and pillows comfy, very noisy in the morning so no lay in. We stayed in a standard double, no wardrobe, no ironing facilities, the bathroom door is glass and doesn’t lock, no privacy! We found the hotel quite strange, we only saw one member of staff and a cleaner, the staff member was doing everything. There is nowhere within the hotel to sit comfortably and have a drink, no bar or anything , just a cupboard that staff unlock and pour a drink if u want one, thankfully there are a few places close by, we enjoyed The Old Vine. We walked to the city centre, was about 25 mins and a straight road, so location is perfect, we wouldn’t stay again but if you are not worriedabout the atmosphere or service at the hotel , if it’s purely for location then it’s absolutely perfect

We reserved a so called "superior double room including breakfast and free parking". On Arrival we were asked to pay extra for breakfast and parking. Entering the "superior double room" the room was as hot as 40°C and the bed 147cmx 180cm which comes closer to a single room than a double room. We could get some sleep when the room had cooled down at about 1 am and till 5:33 when the sunshine was entering straight through the window. We survived. Today we returend to our room at 9:10 pm and unfortunately nobody had cleaned the room and no towels could be found. We are really p.o. with this hotel even if we never expected anything great in neither the UK nor Oxford we would have like a clean cool and quiet room with a bed that fits two grown-ups but children. This is a mees. We stayed at the hotel one year ago and the cleaning was below average but this year the hotel has even declined. We hope to survive the next two nights as hotel in Oxford seem to be overbooked.

Such a nice and service minded receptionist. Clean stylish room. Fresh breakfast. Close to the city with bus or a nice walk. Close to supermarkets and restaurants.

Absolutely beautiful hotel and the staff were friendly and went out of their way to help us. Sunday breakfast was the most fresh and delicious food we've had our whole trip, and the back gardens were gorgeous. What an unexpected delight!

Stayed for two nights and found it clean and comfortable. Friendly staff and an excellent breakfast. Will recommend to friends and book again. :)

So unassuming from the outside. Walking in, you're surrounded by art and lovely furnishings. Andrew is a wonderful host. Great room, very clean and welcoming. Wonderful beds. Good breakfast with excellent service. We really enjoyed our stay here. Enjoy!

We thoroughly enjoyed our stay here during my 2-week study at Oxford. The entire staff is very helpful and friendly. The rooms are well-appointed and clean. The daily breakfast is fantastic

Good location in Summertown part of Oxford, about 15-20 walk to center city .Bus stop is right at front door if you prefer. There is also a bank , chemist , pub and few more restaurants /shops within 2-5 minute walk. Greenhouse breakfast room adjacent to beautiful well tended garden. Buffet breakfast was excellent with great selection of breads , fruit , eggs , ham ,bacon and even smoked salmon. Accommodating sever was there to take care if drinks. Overall cleanliness was very good. Our room showed a bit of wear here and there but not to detriment of our stay. Bed and bedding were clean and very comfortable. The walk in shower could have used a safety grab bar and a soap dish. Care had to be taken not to get shower spray all over the place since there was no closure in the back. A great value and would stay again.

Perhaps I'm being a bit harsh with this rating. I've put quite a few visitors in here over the years and the main point to report here is that it is hugely overpriced even by the stratospheric standards of Oxford. It had a major refurb a few years ago and the conservatory at the back is quite cosy. The quality of the nearby eateries has improved which is just as well because the in-house menu seemed a bit desultory and didn't get favourable reports

We stayed at the Galaxie Hotel for a weekend to visit Oxford & I must say that we had a very pleasant visit. The rooms were very comfortable with fantastic bed linen, food was excellent & the staff made us feel very welcome. The owners have to be some of the nicest genuine people that I have met! It is situated well within walking distance to the city centre & we will defiantly visit The Galaxie Hotel again when we return to Oxford. Thank you for making our visit even better.

The Galaxie is a nice and cosy hotel. The rooms and bathrooms are modern and clean, the staff is friendly and the breakfast is rich. Bus station in front of the door, it takes some ten minutes to get to the Centre.

Really convenient location - easy bus routes to Oxford centre, towards the railway station, to Oxford hospitals, or an easy taxi ride. Within 400m are 7 restaurants, a pub, a wine café, soon a coctail bar, also M&S and supermarkets opening 06:00 to 23:00 ... and if you want to go punting, that is 15 minutes walk or 5 minutes by bus. There is a guest car park, and the place is nicely decorated; a sort of hotel styled bed and breakfast. The staff are friendly and the atmosphere is informal. Nice to get back from a business day or sight seeing, change clothes and walk out for a nice dinner and drink. The hotel permits use of microwave cookers for heating ready meals as required, and the breakfast room is really nice, based around a conservatory -- so lots of light and warmth, probably hot in summer -- looking out on the pretty secluded garden.