Golden Odyssey

So we've just returned from a week at the Golden Odyssey, overall it was a great holiday!! We read some bad reviews and was a bit sceptical about booking but I'm very glad we did as most of the reviews were obviously from stuck up snobs who expected 4 stars, I'd say it's more a 3 star as some bits are in need of repair especially the toddler pool where the floor is coming apart and my son cut his foot on it, there's a lot of wasps around so be mindful of that!! we had a family superior room which was lovely and spacious with fantastic air conditioning it was like walking into a fridge!! Great selection of pools but no umbrellas other than round the main pool, the food was ok but a bit repetitive but always hot and fresh, the drinks were decent but you have to wait till 5 to get the proper drinks and cocktails, it gets very slippy round all the pools but round the slide area there is a sort of green fabric that is stuck to the floor so stick to that!! The restaurant staff were all very friendly and welcoming, they work very hard and George who seems to always be there says hello every time which was lovely, there's 2 lifeguards, one round the main pool who just sits near the pool tables watching his phone all day and another one round the slides who sits in the shade most of the day smoking and I'm sure he was asleep one day and when he's stood up near the walkways he's looking at all the women trying to get there attention, not a nice person!! A lot of people say to upgrade your room but I guess we were lucky and got the family superior from the start! There's a minibus that takes you to and from the beach and I wouldn't recommend walking as it is quite far especially in the heat! The entertainment people are all amazing and work very hard!! Overall it's a great place with plenty to do and my 3 children loved it, would I return? No but I don't like to go to the same place but would defiantly recommend this great hotel!!!!

Myself and two kids stayed here during August 2019. When booking it back in January I was impressed with the pictures of the rooms and booked us up. Upon arriving at the hotel we were shown to our room which looked more like a cell with a fridge in it!! The bathroom was horrible with the shower head on the wall half hanging off, the bathroom mirror had light bulbs around it which were not covered so had to make sure my kids didn’t touch the bulbs. When we put the air on on one day there was a big purple flash from the switch. The third bed was a put up bed with a really thin mattress which we took turns to sleep on as it was so uncomfortable. There is only one bar during the day between 5 pools where you only get served a small plastic cup of drink. There wasn’t much variety in food in the restaurant so we had to eat our most nights. Definitely wouldn’t stay here again, plus it’s in the middle of nowhere. On a positive note, the staff were nice especially the two ladies on reception. This holiday has put me off going all inclusive ever again.