Galleon Hotels Review

Stayed here a few years ago and when we revisited in March time, it felt like it needed some upkeep. The rooms are quite spartan and there are a few niggly things that made the room seem less attractive - like an ugly ironing board left out (with nowhere to hide it away). Few people I know ever need an ironing board - feels to me like they could leave them out of the rooms and say they re available on request, rather than make the room uglier. Our room lacked convenient power sockets which meant I had to put the kettle on the tiny bedside cabinet to use it (it s cable was too short to plug it into the one behind the cabinet on which it was stored!) The place could do with a bit of a refurb, as it seems tired now.

Location is good with plenty of parking. Service was good.

Room was clean, bed comfy. We stayed in one of the cheaper rooms so I imagine the better rooms are bigger. No complaints though.

Had breakfast once which was average. Option of cooked or continental but for the price you may as well go for the cooked. The bar was well stocked as well with some local beers from Marlow.

Car park is large and free. Garden out back would be great in warmer weather. The countryside Hurley's set in is beautiful and, in my opinion, makes the hotel.

I'd recommend using a car here as it's in the middle of nowhere. Henley and Oxford are easy to get to for day trips.

Stunning building steeped in history, wonderful food and great location.

Tables positioned in such a way that your experience is dependant on other customers. Were looking for a nice meal and a bit of privacy but that was spoiled.

Came here for lunch and thought the garden was lovely. Ordered food from there summer menu which was a barbecue. Food took 55minutes to come and was really terrible. For 15 pounds a main we expected decent and generous food. I had a measly bit of chicken with uncooked skin and two soggy tiny piles of warm, wilted salad on the side. My wife s salmon was just as bad. Such a shame as it s a lovely setting

Mega cozy inn / Inn
The place was established in the 12th century, and exudes history.
Located a few minutes walk from the Thames, where it is most beautiful and cozy!

A bit too noisy on a friday night, but awesome place with incredible history. Very nice breakfast

Nice Olde building, lots of character. However, the meeting room was freezing cold.

Very old hotel great location serve food and drinks

Idilic location for you, your dog and your hungry tummy!

Great outdoor BBQ on Sunday. Good choice of food and drink.

Nice place old fashioned. Service is good, if going make sure u bring cash as back up. Time I went would not accept card. Food was lovely.

Beautifully cooked steak, lovely rustic restaurant and good countryside prices.

Good food but very shabby service. Scruffy garden with dirty tables not cleared or cleaned. Staff poorly coordinated with no one seeming to know where they're supposed to be. Shame, because the kitchen deserves better front of house.

Great upscale pub food, served in a bar, restaurant or garden setting. Can get very busy on weekends and bank holidays. Well located for walks to the River Thames and the village of Hurley.

A pleasant experience. Went in for a coffee and a warm up after a good walk by the river. Good staff behind the bar. History is interesting. Would certainly go again.

Really good burger, warm on a cold night oh and nice clean toilets too.

Went here for a wedding in the Tithed Barn. They messed up the room booking sent us to the wrong room. Then they tried to charge twice for the room. No receipts given. Had the disabled room which was nice but the curtain/blinds were terrible there was no soap in the bathroom to wash our hands. Breakfast was a buffet which was average. Also at the evening reception they forgot to bring out 2 special cakes. NOT A VERY PROFESSIONAL VENUE.

Lovely building, good rooms helpful staff, and great location but the weddings on Friday and Saturday really impacted on sleep, service etc.

Excellent sharing platers in the garden. Good food nice surroundings and excellent company. A real treat!

Food awesome, bar needs better selection and service

Lovely room and location let down by un-professional and rude staff, terrible food and shocking food hygiene standards. We went here for a nice weekend away as a couple, we got the full package including champagne and dinner. At the dinner More

A bit too old fashioned for me and a little difficult to find your way around.

A really lively olde worlde (1200c.) building with a peaceful and pleasant large garden. A tasteful food and drinks serving portal in the garden making it very convenient to order light refreshments. Excellent venue.

Worst hotel experience ever. Cold room at ground floor. Toilet not cleaned. Trucks and cars passing by room window all night. Really bad wifi. Filed a complaint but never heard back :((

Had a great experience on Saturday night, good service, good meal, easy parking, will be going back

Visited the Olde Bell after a lovely walk along the river.
The only beer we had a choice of was Theakstons Best or IPA in a bar-top Keg. I ordered a theakstons, but sadly my choice was then limited to lager or IPA since the theakstons and Guinness had run out.
The staff member behind the bar was terrible - He struggled to understand the concept of a tab, and i have honestly never seen anyone take so much time contemplating how to pour a glass of wine or beer, let alone work the till, which was obviously black magic to him.

Oh, and the bottom bun of the burger was absolutely dripping with grease - So much so it stuck to my fingers and I ended up using a knife and fork (not easy when having to rest the plate on your lap due to table size)
"Excuse me is anyone serving, we've been waiting here for 10 minutes!" comes a cry from the bar area as we're eating. Oh dear.
The table opposite from us had ordered coffee, but had no milk with it as they had no milk jugs (?!)
The best part of the entire visit was the mens washroom. Very neat and tidy. Unfortunately, the same could not be said for the ladies room, which I was reliably informed by my better half had one toilet blocked and the other filthy.
There appeared during our visit, someone who looked remarkably like a surveyor with camera and clipboard. Good. Hopefully we might get some decent management and turn this dive into a good eatery again.
Overall VERY unimpressed. I will give it another chance in 12 months time, maybe.

Stayed 2 nights, the room was exactly how I imagine the bedrooms in a convent would be; cramped, bland and pokey featuring an uncomfortable Ikea-esque bed. The only redeeming feature was the fantastic gardens in the grounds, but get in quick - in was clear these hadn't been properly tended in around a year so chances are it'll be wilderness soon.

Attended a wedding here. Food, staff, setting all excellent.

Friendly, efficient service. Warm and relaxing atmosphere in a wonderfully historic setting. Breakfast is gargantuan!!!! Will definitely return.

Location and the garden are great but terribly understaffed and disorganized.
We sat there for 40 minutes struggling to make an order while the menus were still
not printedd out after 12. The food arrived quickly after the order, but was presented terribly and as a cherry on the cake I got served with a last night colesaw, sitting on my plate looking "tired"
Guys, you can do better than that!..

After waiting on 3 occasions for the phone to be answered I was assured the garden bbq would be operational after 12.30 on this particular day the 4th July(my birthday), 5 of us arrived at 2o/clock but no bbq was available.Reception apologised saying the wedding taking place had taken priority.We were pointed in the direction of the bar to order food...oh dear a single member of staff was trying to cope with food orders and drinks.He openly admitted that he could not cope but I still managed to place a make do food order,far from the promised cavery originally planned.After a considerable wait our food arrived in various stages .Is that everthing I was asked..you guessed it one meal was forgotten.

What has happened to this once very good pub/hotel?I will keep very clear in future. Peter Thomas

Lovely place for a drink and some food, great big child/dog friendly garden

Fantastic venu for a special day, my daughter's wedding. Highly recommended

Called in for a drink on our walk along the Thames. Staff really friendly. The large garden is fantastic, with outdoor chess set. Food looked great. Well worth a visit.

Reallt friendly staff all very helpful
Could have perhaps had a headboard on our bed in the Tythe Barn as lost pilliws in the night .We found the green light above the bed disturbing and also the light from the outside crept over the top of the curtains which also made the room very bright during the night but saying this we would stay there again .thankyou

Terrible experience for a birthday lunch. Food order was incomplete and food itself was poor. Chips were so greasy they were inedible

Nice hotel, packed with character, with friendly staff and good beer.

Overpriced for what they served for dinner. The service took 2 hours (!) for a single diner with no explanation as to what the problem was. I had planned for a stroll around the village but didn't have time. Stayed overnight in a huge room that was so minimalist it didn't have a wardrobe. Instead there were 4 coathangers strategically placed on what looked like a picture rail. There was 1 chair and a rocking chair, which seemed a bit odd. A fan was provided because of the hot weather. Thank goodness breakfast was self service, though I had to ask for coffee, which wasn't too bad for Full English, but the Continental breakfast looked a bit spartan. There was fruit, yoghurt, a selection of pastries, and the smallest portions of plastic wrapped cheese I've seen (no ham or Bratwurst or similar)

Visited here three years ago and the lunch was great. But this time what a change the sandwiches with the so
called salad was wilted and slimy
When I complained the waiter didn t care very over priced to . Won t be going again

Charming establishment, with real history and yummy breakfast... Love the back garden..

Great location and a lovely garden but!!!... very poor service and the food was absolutely atrocious !poor management !!!!!sort it out as you must be losing customers .

The place has a very unique charm as it's a 12th century pub with a number of buildings adjacent which hold the hotel rooms. The rooms are very large and have all the essentials, tv kettle etc but the rooms do lack charm (a few picture frames and other furniture etc would really help otherwise it's a big empty room!)
Was slightly put off on arrival by reception staff member who looked more miserable than the drizzle outside.

Lovely old pub with a huge garden. Was quiet on the day we visited but can imagine it gets very busy. Food was tasty and service was great.

What a fab last minute little find. 50 odd minutes walk from Marlow 2 hours from Henley. Peaceful and relaxing. Beutiful grounds great breakfast and really comfortable bed. Highly recommend for a great escape

Lovely building, great food, enormous garden. Dog friendly. Affordable accommodation. We had a fantastic time here.

We arrived at 6pm on a Wednesday and the bar was extremely small. There was no Ale on tap or in bottles for that matter which for an English 12th century pub was astounding so had to drink Guinness. We had a Bar meal but the bar lady didn't know how to use the till for ordering food so we had to wait for restaurant staff to help. On top of that there were key elements of the dish missing from that described on the menu. It took 40 minutes to be served, by that time we just wanted to leave. Had pudding and coffees back on our Canal barge.

Great food we had the summer menu. Chunky chips fantastic BBQ burger. Thoroughly recommend. Room is a little basic but great place for short stay.

Lovely hotel and event venue. We had our Christmas party there and the venue was great.

Excellent hotel for the price. I wish there was even more information about the history of the hotel. Food is a bit steep for the quality when compared to top restaurants in the area. learned more reading the Wikipedia page. There are nice walks to the river nearby and plenty to do a few minutes drive away.

This place has character and serves great food, breakfast not as good as it used to be hence only 4 stars, they used to cook to order but now average quality breakfast buffet, no toast and staff not as good at breakfast

Spacious rooms and friendly staff, this was a comfortable place to stay. Breakfast was included in the rate and was freshly cooked and tasty. If we had one complaint it would be that the drinks prices were on the high side.

Old coaching inn with historic, but stylish features. Does have a lot of rooms outside in pretty humdrum blocks. Big difference between best and worst rooms, so ask to change if not happy... Good fresh breakfast

I've both dined at The Olde Bell with family and have had the pleasure of photographing two weddings there over the past few years and each time I visit, the service, staff and food get better and better. There is beautiful space outdoors for summer and cosy room inside for winter and the wedding venue space is exceptional, run by the most polite and efficient staff.

Great place for a wedding, probably not a great venue for a good nights sleep.

Ok venue, nice garden just needs some tlc. Ohh and drinks are expensive. Food is ok. Ordered sausage and mash for my daughter and that's just what you get. No veg just sausage and mash. Disappointed with that.

Lovely venue, great food and wonderful gardens. Drinks are a tad expensive.

The bomb shelter is the place to visit!
Ask Liz for a tour!

Love this place - the garden is great

Not far from walks along the Thames

This used to be one of our favorites, but this trip was disappointing.

Staff were friendly and polite, although disorganised, slow & inexperienced. 3 people really should be able to serve 2x pints + 1 bottle of wine and a few glasses of water in under 5 minutes.

Cannot fault the quality of the restaurant food, The steak & chips were spot on, although felt the menu was a bit limited.

Our waiter had problems using the 'waiters friend' corkscrew, we had to ask for steak knives and extra plates for the sharing starter, things that really should have been second nature for a seasoned server.

There is a lot of black surfaces throughout the hotel, including handrails, floors and tables and they all felt slightly sticky.

The floorboards in our room were so creaky that if you sneezed in bed, the glasses on a table the other side of the room rattled and getting out of bed to go to the toilet in the middle of the night made so much noise it woke the other partner up.

The shower temperature had a mind of its own, the head was too heavy for the bracket and kept falling down.

The Buffet Breakfast was ordinary, nothing specifically wrong, just not really worthy of somewhere that used to known for great food.

Checkout was interesting, trying to hear the receptionist over the cleaner vacuuming around our feet while trying to pay the bill.

There were a couple of other niggly points, but I realised that I was actively looking for faults, so unfair to comment on those.

Normally, one or two annoying things wouldnt be enough for me to comment, and other than the very squeaky floorboards, there wasnt a a single thing to really complain about. We were really looking forward to the visit and a combination of all these things one after another, probably not helped by a large private event during our stay, made it a disappointing visit.

Like I said, it WAS a favourite. In order for us to rebook in the future, the owners will need to make some changes, we will book a room thats not in the main building, and the online reviews improve.

18th February 2018 - Room 2 - Very nice room but when you look closely it was very grotty, actually here's some picture of the shower which I did not use as so dirty, especially the shower floor (pictures do not do it justice!). Does not live up to their statement of "will not disappoint"..

Very quiet bar. Nice coffee but cake far too sweet !

Lovely hotel, great food and fantastic customer service

Food in summer bbq awful garden all untidy
Staff disorganised. Sent my fish back way overcooked just awful they did send me another fish which was perfect but why send out rubbish in the first place won't rush back.

Nice historical place no 5 stars because of the attitude of the personal food was good room tidy and good but no 5 star hotel

Definitely a hotel, not a pub. Little choice in drinks

Absolutely splendid - the day was about Hurley Village which was OSS secret radio station during WW2 - exhibits of the equipment & linking with other like villages around England - ending in unveiling of a blue plaque on Manor House Entrance.
The pub & community welcomed all of the visitors & the Olde Bell's hospitality with food & drinks was par excellence. Well done all residents of village a really good day out.

Such potential, just a shame that none of the lovely staff were trained properly. They need good management and attention to detail and it would be great.

We got married here and had the most wonderful autumn wedding. There are two venues you can hire, the Tithe Barn and the Malthouse. We hired the Malthouse as you can hire out the whole building and gardens giving you a very private wedding.

We've also stayed at the pub a number of times since and always had a wonderful experience. The rooms are very minimal scandi style design with big beds and roll top baths. The restaurant serves very good a la carte seasonal menus, using locally sourced food - they grow a lot of their veg in the gardens. The pub itself is a lovely old Tudor style building with dark beams and comfy chairs by the fireplace. There are also lots of good walks to the river Thames and it's a good base for visiting Marlow and Oxford - though you need a car to get there.

The staff are always very friendly and helpful, if you book online you can get some good deals too.