We went here in July 2009 for 1 week and were thoroughly disappointed after reading some of the great reviews on this site.
This hotel sucks so much that I can not understand how it can be a 3 star . The beds were hard as rock and the pillows were horrible. Me and my husband got two single beds smashed together with a big gap in between . The bathroom floor was constantly wet as there was no proper shower or shower curtains. They dont provide shampoo, body wash or soaps for any day except the first day. When we asked for soaps the next day we were told that they only provide welcoming shampoo of 10ml!
We have never been to a worse hotel than this. The breakfast menu sucked.
I can understand the nearby beach closing at 7pm everynight for turtle breeding but I fail to understand why they need to close the hotel swimming pool at 7pm as well .
And everything in Zante is over-priced to beyond ridiculous for tourists. So haggeling is necessary.
We wanted to rate it as zero but we give it a 3/10 because of great view and friendly staff.
This hotel is recommended for : no-one, if you can - get somewhere else.
My friend and I have just returned from a weeks stay at the hotel and it was great. The rooms were nice, very clean and had everything you need. The pool was very nice and the gardens surrounding the hotel are great. We had maid service in the rooms everyday and felt very well looked after. All of the staff at the hotel are very friendly and welcoming. Danny who works in the restuarant is very friendly, he makes the effort to talk to everyone and provides good service. The food at the hotel was quite good as well, there was not a huge choice but im very fussy and found something to eat everyday. They also have a pool bar which serves snacks throughout the day. The snacks were nice but a bit on the pricy side. If you walk in to the centre of the resort which takes about 10 minutes you can find a range of places offering snacks at half the price. The hotel is in a nice location about a 2 minute walk from the beach, 10 minute walk from the main resort area and about a 40 minute walk from Laganas by road and beach. There is a on site supermarket which is quite small but has a few things available but there is also another supermarket about a 3 minute walk away at the top of the road and that has a lot more on offer.
Also the hotel is at the end of the runway and very close to the airport so there is a lot of planes that go over the hotel. They only fly in the day time tho, there is no night time flights and it is not too noisy. After the first day you dont take any notice.
The only thing that we found crazy was the bath did not have a shower curtain and there was no hook to put the shower head on to so the bathroom got quite wet.
Apartfrom the shower issue I could not find anything wrong with the hotel and would defitnley go back again and would happily recommend it to friends.
Just returned from my second year running at the Golden Sun. I can't rate this hotel highly enough for helpfulness. I suffer from MS and my mobility is very dodgy at times. This hotel has lots of ramps and happily allocates ground floor accommodation or rooms near ramps when requested. I emailed well in advance on both holidays to arrange a fridge in my room for medication and it's always there waiting for me on arrival. The receptionist even took my suitcase to my room for me. The staff were brilliant even though they looked slightly confused on days where I could walk quite well. That's MS for you!
The breakfast was suitably varied on a continental theme, don't look for a full English here, enjoy the Ionian and tuck into some glorious fresh fruit and freshly baked rolls! The rooms are basic but comfortable, the grounds are beautifully landscaped and the pool area is really lovely. It's close to the beach and Kalamaki Taverna, close enough to the main street in Kalamaki for night time revelling. I understand that there will be a full refurb over the winter so who knows how great it will be next year. Thank you to all the staff at the Golden Sun for making our holiday so relaxing.
just back from 2 weeks spent at the golden sun. we had our 24 month old with us, following the previous comment we took a travel cot with us, but we need not have bothered as a cot was provided at no additional cost. we were please to get a large double bed too, but had to spend 2 weeks 3 in a bed in the end.
hotel is great for young families as it is pretty quiet and very close to the beach, which is excellent. the is a kids pool but it was a little too deep for our child to go in alone. there are also a few swings and slides, but again you need to sup**vise as they are not up to uk standards.
the main pool is quite quiet, and there is a relaxing atmosphere about the place. the rooms were what you would expect, although the bathrooms are small. you do get a bath and there is always plenty of hot water. the room was serviced every day and the whole place was clean and in a good state of repair from what we saw. the only slight problem we had was with tiny ants in the room, these we not too bad so long as you made sure there was nothing for them to eat around. if you forgot they soon told thier mates!
breakfast did become monotonous, but there was plenty of it and you could have as much as you liked.
the only extra we payed for was a safety deposit box which cost 30euro for 2 weeks. it costs 5euro for a taxi to anywhere in kalamaki and 8euro to laganas.
dont pay for a coach transfer from the airport as a taxi is only 10euro each way, it would have cost us £60 with thomas cook, from experiance we know they take you on a tour around other drop offs on the island so you dont feel so ripped off, so you pay a fortune for a journey you could walk quicker.
as for the jets coming past the windows, lets just say our 2 yr old could recognised 3 different airlines by the tiem we left.
Just returned from 2 weeks at the Golden Sun Hotel. Share the comments of others regarding the breakfast never changing and about the excellent service of Anastasia and Nevine (who is going back to Bulgaria next week to continue her University studies. Concerned though about hidden charges others should know about before going. Air conditioning only on twice a day at times not normally in the room. If you want it on longer you pay 6 Euros per day. No fridge but can rent - 6 Euros per day. Foam mattress for the sunbeds - 1.50 Euros per day. Met a London couple with a 14 month old baby andthey had put a spare bed in the room which is free. When they asked at the reception for a cot - 6 Euros per day. Besides these extra costs the hotel is comfortable, clean and the pool is excellent - providing there are no noisy Italians staying, they can get a bit loud.
Lovely hotel, very clean,rooms a bit on the small side but nothing too bad.Very close to airport so get used to the planes but airport shut at night so mostly aircraft noise during day.
Poolside bar good but not that varied on the menu
Nice and quiet for families, couples singles or older people.
Lots of nationalities stay here so prepare to mix with Swedes, Germans, Swiss, Italians, Greeks,Arabs and many more.
Only downside was that breakfast needed a bit of improving with not much variety
The golden sun is a beautiful, clean hotel pretty much as close to the beach as you can get.
The rooms are superb, The pool lovely, The bar great for a nightcap.
Many thanks to the folks working here who made my stay brilliant. Anastasia, Athina, & Nevin on reception are just so friendly (And very beautiful !), Theo behind the bar mixes some superb drinks and keeps you amused.
We stopped here the begining of May for 2 weeks. We loved it. The pool and grounds were really well looked after. We didnt drink in the bar on the evening as although the bar area was lovely with big leather chairs it looked a little to not lived in. We were worried we might get it dirty. Not a problem though as we went to The Meralyn every night were there was always somthing going on.
The only one thing I would add was the American girl behind the food bar although very friendly was sometimes a bit over the top.Buy the end of lunch on the odd occasion we ate there our ears were ringing. We mostly went to Kalamaki Beach for lunch which was great.
Ive noticed a few moans on here about the breakfasts. We found them fine. Of course they a similar each day but there were lots of fresh bread etc so nothing to moan about
Well just come back from the golden sun Hotel, What a hotel, stayed In zanty 8 times now have many friends living and working there , This hotel Is clean and very nice for zanty, Very nice reception, leather seats , Big area Pool , Is cool and bless the girl on the food bar by the pool , Chorger, works 7 days a week, will look after you, food cheap and drinks very cheap for a hotel by the pool, £1 euro a bottle of coke cheap for a hotel , staff meet you and take you to your room in uniform, towel change all the time and cleaners in. We have stayed In 6 hotels In zanty and this was good. Go to Hot lips In Lagenas top of roed left in a taxi, 5 minutes, try YoYo,s at the end of kalamaki road, then right for the best english brecky, Mermaids do the best food but you will wait to get In, Go to shipwreck, go see the turtels near your own beach near golden sun, BEWARE have been to zanty many times, seams to be a lot of jelly fish at moment, wife got stung sliding in off the pedlows, HAVE A GOOD TIME
Hi we are booked into Golden Sun Hotel in Oct 2005, never been to Greece befor, looking forward to it. Just wondered if anyone knew how far Golden Sun is from Cavo D'oro, we have friends at the Cavo D'oro, but couldn't get booked in for 8 of us. Thanx to anyone who can help, Bev
The golden sun is perfect. It's quiet, clean, and right next to the beach. Ava behind the bar in the evenings is lovely, she brings the guests together and you'll have a wonderful time. Anastasia & Athina at reception are very beautiful, very friendly and always helpful. They helped to make my holdiay amazing. I'll be coming back as soon as I can as I miss them all already
The Hotel was disapointing in some areas, breakfast was nearly the same everyday, only the type of egg changed! pool etc was great, rooms cleaned everyday & did have the air con on (aug), bar was a waste of time & expensive, we got use to the planes landing, tue & thur the worst. No evening entertainment which was odd as all the other Hotels around did have, but your more than welcome to use them. Big plus was the local restaurants, great, never had a bad meal. ave £25 for two 3 course meals with drinks & tips. Try the Dias, Paolo, Pandesia all excellent, cocktails ave £1.50, wine £2.50 a bottle. Never had to test the Hotel for sorting out a problem, but maybe thats a sign that they got things right. You'll enjoy it, just remember its a greek hotel & treat it accordingly. David & Karen
We stayed at the, 'annex' ,which is the Golden Beach Hotel, but it is really just another block of the Golden Sun, where we used all the facilities i.e. breakfast pool reception bar etc.We found the hotel very clean and well finished and the breakfast was nice but boring. We did think that the Hotel could have made an effort to put on some sort of entertainment in the evenings, all they have is 1 pol table, 1 TV ( showing Greek tv ), and 1 bar (with expensive drinks). I dont want to sound like a grouch here, the Hotel is well situated (2 min from beach)and very comfortable, it would just take a little more effort from the owners to make it a 'great' Hotel. Please go, you'll enjoy...................D
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. The beds were hard as rock and the pillows were horrible. Me and my husband got two single beds smashed together with a big gap in between 
. The bathroom floor was constantly wet as there was no proper shower or shower curtains. They dont provide shampoo, body wash or soaps for any day except the first day. When we asked for soaps the next day we were told that they only provide welcoming shampoo of 10ml! 
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My friend and I have just returned from a weeks stay at the hotel and it was great. The rooms were nice, very clean and had everything you need. The pool was very nice and the gardens surrounding the hotel are great. We had maid service in the rooms everyday and felt very well looked after. All of the staff at the hotel are very friendly and welcoming. Danny who works in the restuarant is very friendly, he makes the effort to talk to everyone and provides good service. The food at the hotel was quite good as well, there was not a huge choice but im very fussy and found something to eat everyday. They also have a pool bar which serves snacks throughout the day. The snacks were nice but a bit on the pricy side. If you walk in to the centre of the resort which takes about 10 minutes you can find a range of places offering snacks at half the price. The hotel is in a nice location about a 2 minute walk from the beach, 10 minute walk from the main resort area and about a 40 minute walk from Laganas by road and beach. There is a on site supermarket which is quite small but has a few things available but there is also another supermarket about a 3 minute walk away at the top of the road and that has a lot more on offer.
!), Theo behind the bar mixes some superb drinks and keeps you amused.
