At 60euro per night, if you do not find another hotel in Galaxidi, do NOT stay here. This place should be condemned and burned to the ground. It offers no old world charm but rather an overpriced cheap imitation of old. It is nowhere near the town center that they say, especially in the heat of summer, you need to drive, in which case, you will not be able to park again. Just stay somewhere else and if you don't find anywhere else, it's still worth it to stay in Itea and drive to Galaxidi

We stayed at this hotel only for one night, on our way home. We were expecting a 1st class hotel (as stated on their web site) but ended up being very disappointed.

I made a reservation for 4 adults but got a double room with two additional beds in it. Also, our room did not have any sea view. The street our window was facing was extremely noisy even after midnight. The bathroom is probably the worst one I have ever been in (not very clean, only the remnants of the shelf on the wall, nowhere to hang the clothing, the water from the sink hardly flows...). Add the mosquitoes to all this to get the complete picture.

The Hotel Galaxa is a converted captain's house with a beautiful (and "beautiful" might be an understatement) view across a small harbor to the town.

Galaxidi itself is a charming, friendly town and was one of the highlights of our trip to Greece. The hotel manager, rightly, called it "an island you can drive to." January was a perfect time to visit. It was cool, pleasant weather and almost deserted (there were only a small handful of tourists in town, and as far as we could tell we were the only native English speakers around).

The town is a great place to walk around. There is a line of restaurants along the port road. Fishing boats drop by in the evening to drop off fresh fish directly into the hands of restaurant owners. Some restaurants are better than others-- be sure to look at the menus and go to the ones that advertise fresh fish. At one, sorry but I didn't write down the name, they allowed you to pick your own fish and shellfish, and we ended up having one of the best meals of our trip-- simply prepared, moist, tender, and generally excellent.

Galaxidi is known more as a tourist destination for Athenians rather than for foreigners, although this will inevitably change as more people find out what a nice place it is. I am sorry to contribute to the sad process of spoiling an unspoiled town. We used the town as our base for exploring nearby Delphi.

Back at the Galaxa, rooms 4 and 5 have balconies and a five-star, 180 degree panorama view of the town and harbor. The other rooms also have nice views, but not quite as good, I think. There is a very nice outdoor patio and bar (the bar is closed in the winter) with fresh fruit, including oranges and tangerines, left out for you to take.

The room was large and comfortable, with good cross-ventilation. There was a small refrigerator and tea/coffee making facilities, which meant a lot to us.

As a converted house, the guest rooms are close together, and wooden stairs can mean noise at night as people return. One night was noisy, the next two were very quiet, so it depends on how quiet and polite other people want to be. There was no street noise at all.

Breakfast was very good. The food was fresh and tasty, including special New Years cookies. The breakfast room was smoky, although (thankfully) no one smoked while we were eating breakfast. The manager and staff were nice, and spoke fluent English (he also spoke French and Italian, I think). Most of the shopowners and restaurateurs also spoke at least a little English, so no problems getting by.

We loved Galaxidi and enjoyed the Galaxa.

We wanted to go to Delphi, but did not want to stay in the town. Galaxidi sounded like the perfect alternative. After reading the reviews, we reluctantly booked this hotel, realizing what it would be like. Now, I will admit that I like comfortable accommodations and don't mind paying for them, but this hotel did not provide my number one requirement - cleanliness. The owner is charming, and we got one of the balcony rooms with a view over the harbor. The room looked as though it was longing for a bucket of water and some strong soap. Some of the walls in the bathroom/shower had strange brown marks, and I started to clean, but then realized it would take days to clean it. The bed was basically on the floor, and the blanket had some spots encrusted on top. The sheets, which looked freshly ironed, turned out to be made of a rubberized material - never needing to be ironed and always looking fresh. (Let me point out that as a student in Europe, I did a lot of backpacking and staying at iffy places, but the cost for this hotel put it above the typical student range.) Having read the review about the mosquitoes, we closed the windows and used the wicks while we went out to dinner. (Good thing - there were about 10 dead mosquitoes on our return.) Going in the bathroom after dinner, I found we were not alone, and after killing two cockroaches, we decided to leave the next day. As we left we noticed a supply of clean towels had been delivered, but no sheets. How often might they be changed?