Golden Mare Barbati

lubo m

Disappointing experience. The only positives are the view and the pool, however: 1) Cleanliness: our room was only cleaned ONCE (we booked it for 4 nights / 5 days). It was just utterly disappointing for the price that we paid. No towel replacement, no new sheets or at least taking out the garbage, we are not asking for much here. 2) Bathroom: hot water was almost Non-existent! We had hot water only one day out of the 5 days that we stayed there... Oh, and do not expect to have water all the time either... water pressure comes and goes, once my girlfriend had to finish her shower with mineral water.. 3) Accommodation: we booked the more expensive Double Standard Double Sea View, yes there is a great view, you are up the hill though so expect a bit of climbing (with and without your luggage). 4) Food & Drinks: since the tap water in the hotel tasted a bit salty, I am pretty sure that the coffee machine in the restaurant uses salty water .. my girlfriend was quite disappointed as she enjoys a cup of coffee every morning (as do I). Also, we sometimes skipped meals and instead went to the nearby restaurant (not something you should be doing when staying at a 4-star all inclusive hotel to be honest). 5) Other: expect occasional power cuts (we experienced 3 of those during our stay, although they do get resolved rather quickly).

anna robertson

We got really lucky with our room and had a lovely balcony. Facilities were ok, leaky showers, and rooms were only cleaned 3 times over a 7 day stay. The food wasn’t the best and we found a lot of the time wanting to eat out at other bars. The all inclusive bar was ok but there are constantly wasps swarming around the syrup bottles and sun loungers. Bring bug spray!

Lewis Aspinall

Me and my girlfriend stayed here 4 nights at the start of May. As we arrived were greeted and shown are room being told we had been upgraded to the new builds. The new builds are a 5 minute walk all up hill (very very steep) away from the hotel, we were offered to be driven up and driven down at our disposal however when we had asked reception there were many excuses about transport to the room being unavailable meaning when we left the hotel we had to drag our luggage down the hill. The new build rooms our nice however nothing like the pictures shown. The double bed is singles pushed together so sometimes the bed creates a big gap in the middle. The bathroom was nice however looked very run down for a new build and our shower had stopped working one morning. The balcony however is lovely and gives beautiful views which is great for a late night drink on the balcony! Room overall was probably a 2/5. House keeping cleaned our room 2 out of the 4 days we were there. The sheets smelt damp and the towels had a funny smell so could have done with housekeeping actually cleaning the room every morning. All inclusive drinks were very good, lots to choose from and the bar staff very friendly, there is a lovely place to sit outside sheltered and not sheltered, there is also entertainment that happens every night. Drinks/entertainment 5/5 Pool has a lovely view and was very clean, lots of sun beds to choose from with and without shade, so no fighting over sun beds, pool area 4.5/5. The food was very hit and miss however even for the pickiest eaters there is something. Lots of traditional dishes to choose from which was nice to try, including a gyro night. Food 4/5 Overall reception staff could have been more helpful but bar staff and waiters were very good. Would recommend this hotel if you want to go out exploring, transport links to popular places is very good and easy. Overall stay at golden mare 2.5/5

Rebecca McCreanor

Currently very poor stay at the hotel - come back after 8 hours exploring and room hasn’t been cleaned and no toilet roll provided. The “all inclusive” bar, had flies swarming inside drink bottles and resting on top - staff continued to use these bottles to make drinks despite flies being inside them. You have to pay €10 a day for towels - whereas every other four star hotel these are provided. First day of the holiday and unfortunately very disappointed

Shane Donkin

Came on a package deal through Expedia. Staff are really friendly. Pool area is lovely. Food a little disappointing at times. Sometimes a few nice mains and other days not so great. Our room was lovely, but the bed was really soft and gave me backache. I asked reception if they could change the mattress, and they said they would speak to the housekeeping, but nothing came of it, so I just endured it. Our room was above the bar and had drunk people laughing and talking loudly till 1am in the morning. I eventually had to ask them to please be quiet. Far from the beach but they do offer a taxi service to the beach . The entertainment they put on every night was really good. Traditional Greek dancing one night , a guy on a keyboard who was really good and a small band who were great too. All in all it was a great stay for the price we paid and I probably would go back there.