Galiano Oceanfront Inn & Spa

Très bon restaurant, personnel très agréable

We stayed in a first floor villa and it was lovely!☀️ I cried with happiness seeing this beauty! greeting sunrises on the terrace with a cup of tea and sunsets by the fireplace! It's an incredibly beautiful place! The Villa has absolutely everything and more! We cooked our meals on the barbecue on the terrace! I loved this place with all my heart and dream to come back to this hotel and this villa!🙏

This place has great potential but lacking on some key things. Pros: -Beautiful views, peaceful space. -Loved having a fireplace on the patio -great patio with a soaker tub Cons: -No firewood supplied to your room and you don’t know this until after we arrived. You can have it for $25 for about 5-6 pieces. But problem is if you arrive after 5pm there is no one at the desk to help with this. -No one is at the Front desk after 5pm so you can’t even get assistance till the next day at 9am. Check in isn’t until 4pm but the ferry doesn’t even arrive till 5:05… you see the issue with this. -Restaurant at the Inn wasn’t even available for us as they had a fundraiser night but didn’t know till we were there. This was a Birthday weekend so super disappointed on that. -great kitchen but the frying pans all the non-stick was coming off. Health hazard -carpets dirty in bedroom -Bathroom shower head was super nasty and needed a descaling badly. -Bed wasn’t very comfortable and pillows were flat. - Hot tub was out of service when we were there, again didn’t know this until we arrived. Just felt for the price these things should have been SO much better. It is a beautiful area and place but all the little things really added up to review this place with just an average review.

All the glowing reviews are from some years ago before the previous owners sold the property to people that, reportedly, don’t even live in Canada. They are trying to sell off the property room by room, villa by villa. The property is not being maintained, rooms are not cleaned properly, and the staff are demotivated. The hot-tube hasn’t been available to guests for more than three years. The restaurant is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays as is just about every other eatery on the Island. Your only choices are the bakery or the pub 6km away. The Sunday Prime-Rib special is mediocre at best. Housekeeping is only once a week and needs to be asked for. As are robes. Faded glory and not worth the price.

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Galiano Island is a beautiful island and this Inn is a gem inside. Stunning Waterfront view with beautiful garden in the backyard. Friendly staff and nice room. Nice and clean facility and jacuzzi hot tub. Enjoy everything here! Will definitely come back!