Golden Mare Barbati

Aneta Stofanova

The hotel is very pretty, well looked after, super clean. Staff work really hard. The views are majestic! A couple of 2-10 min walk beaches. Some good bars around. The only down fall is the drinks from the all inclusive bar and restaurant. They’re all cordial watered down with tap water. Which makes them taste odd. Apart from that a wonderful place!

Paul Perry

A great family hotel with friendly staff and lots of activities to do nearby. Traveled with my wife and our 12 year-old twin boys, and we all loved our stay here. We didn't stay around the hotel, as we're not "by the pool" kind of people and we're out around the island most days. It was great to come back to decent accommodation and good food everyday. For what we paid, and for the efforts the hotel staff go to, I really can't fault any of it. We love Corfu and would happily come back to this hotel again and again.

Melly B

I got back on Monday after a 5 day stay at this lovely resort. The room was lovely, with room service daily-the cleaners were so patient as we were never ready when they came, telling us not to rush and to stop apologising. I did struggle walking up the hills and stairs to our room as I have arthritis in my back, but other than that, I have no complaints.. I'm a fussy eater, so was a bit fussy with what I ate- breakfast was the best meal of the day IMO.. Big shout out to Kosta he went above and beyond to make sure we were okay at all times- such an amazing guy, friendly and always smiling..Thank you for making our stay enjoyable 👌🏾😘 Also the view from our room was beautiful 😍

Brian Bell

A Nice hotel with friendly staff. We spend a week here in later October, weather was great all week and we really enjoyed our time away. The hotel is graded 4 star and the building lives up to this however there are some simple things I felt were not provided which was disappointing and would really make customers stays that bit more special On check in we only had 1 staff member at reception so it was a little disorganised and people hanging about for a long time, we also had to pay 10 euros each for a pool towel which is refunded but it's a bit pricey to ask for that on check in when most other places just have a card system in place. Entertainment was not on during the day despite it being noted on the website as frequent and there is no kids clubs or kid friendly activities, there was no music around the pool unless the staff played it on their phones through the speakers, evening entertainment was on 4 times during the week which was ok and the greek night was fantastic. Restaurant experience was pleasant however this is the first hotel I've been in where nobody is at the door to welcome guests and assist them in selecting a table / offering a drink etc. food on offer was repetitive and lacked any real finesse although what was on offer was fresh and plenty of it, poor offering for kids just nuggets and Bolognese pretty much Roof top bar is lovely in the evening however is not included in the all inclusive although relatively low cost 4 euros for a bottle of beer etc, the area is on level 3 and is large with comfy seats however is empty all the time and has no toilet so you need to travel down to ground to use the toilet. Lobby bar staff were great, usual local drinks included in all inclusive and tea / coffee, all inclusive finishes at 11.30 and shortly after the night porter turns the lights off which is annoying and actually quite dangerous, people don't go to bed any quicker so stop doing this is really not ok and should somebody fall the blame would be on the hotel. Pool area is nice and plenty of comfy loungers, during the day the lounge bar staff do a great job collecting empty glasses etc however nobody does and cleaning around the pool during the day so the area can get quite dirty from people walking on and off the grass areas with wet feet creating muddy areas and the surface appears to have areas where the floor dips so water pools which can be slippy. In the evening the lighting externally needs to be improved as it's quite dark. Spa was closed so we can't say if it was good or bad. Special mention to the friendly guy why drives the shuttle bus, he is very helpful and speaks to the guests and always says hello. Overall a decent holiday, just needs a few small touches to make it more customer friendly.

Bradley Huntington

We stayed at the golden mare for a week all inclusive and although it may say it is a 4 star it doesn’t feel like one! We appreciated and loved the view from our room but if you struggle going up and down hills I wouldn’t advise you to stay there as our room was right at the top (probably the last room) and it was a struggle going up and down all the time. We were meant to get daily room service where they use fresh linen and change bins. However for the first 4 days of our stay we noticed that they just made up the bed with the same dirty linen and for the first couple of days they didn’t change our overflowing bathroom bin (as you cannot flush tissue), to the point we physically had to put our own bin bags in it. The restaurant food was very repetitive and the glasses\ cups were in a state where we were unable to enjoy a drink out of them as they stunk and had stains. This was also the same with most cutlery and some plates. Most tables were infested with ants which the staff (when asked to do so) just brushed off onto the side or floor. Staff are lovely however they don’t tend to listen much when you ask something about your room and we had to repeatedly come down to reception to ask the same task to be done. Pool bar cups are the same with the smell etc. there was most days a wrenching sewer smell all in the rooms and all in the lobby and kitchen area which made many guests feel sickly, although this may not be helped, they could’ve sprayed something to be able to have the hotel at a decent attraction. Although there are some bad things to this hotel, the room itself was lovely (although for us and many others struggled to go up especially with heavy suitcases). Room was spacious and had beautiful views of the ocean. Our shower had lots of space but it kept leaking so it flooded the bathroom. If you like entertainment there is not much of it! Out of the whole week we must’ve seen only about 4 (all being singers). The place/area the hotel is based on, doesn’t have ,much around it to see unless you catch a bus (that apparently comes every 2 hours) or rent a quad (which is so fun defo recommend to get to other places of the island). Some positives: there is a hotel van with lots of times that will take you and pick you up from the beach. Staff is nice and their is a cute small shop onsite.