Lovely hotel - spacious rooms and comfortable beds. We had a studio with shared balcony - would have been nice to have a private one. The staff are amazing - we were greeted with such a warm welcome by George and Hanni. Joanna in the pool bar is the loveliest funniest lady - she is so friendly and teaches you Greek along the way when you order anything - she definitely helped to make our holiday a fun one. The hotel is a great base for anyone wanting to hire a car and explore the island , which is what most people during our stay seemed to be doing.|Cons - the evening food wasn’t great, we were disappointed as we thought that having the food in the taverna next door would mean that we would have traditional Greek food - sadly not the case. I would probably recommend staying here as Bed & Breakfast for that reason.|The local beach isn’t great either - if you’re not hiring a car then I recommend getting on the bus in Gournes and going to Analipsi which is only 15 mins away - such a beautiful beach with lovely beach clubs and traditional tavernas. We also got the bus into Heraklion, 20 mins in the other direction - it’s a lovely city and the bus is so cheap at €3 for 2 of us each way.|All in all a great relaxing holiday but if we came back we would hire a car to get out and about a bit more as not much in...
Read moreJust spent a relaxed and enjoyable week on a tight budget with family at Golden Bay Appartments.|We booked bed and breakfast in a family room and travelled from the UK with TUI.|It's a lovely place to visit, in a quiet part of the island, right on the sea front and not far from Heraklion.|We liked the fact that everythings moves at a gentle pace and is very relaxed. If your looking for night clubs and parties it won't be for you.|This was our second visit here and we noted lots of recent improvements with the rooms, bar and pool area.|There are plenty of holiday activities if you want them, we did a couple of excellent boat trips and a day out to Knossos.|There are a few restaurants in walking distance along the sea front but not much else going on.|If you want a relaxing break we recommend a few days by the family friendly pool, plenty of good sunbeds and the bar is open all day for food and drinks. |The management and staff are all very friendly and will do their very best to make sure you have good holiday. |Recommended.|We'll be back.|Thank you,|Chris,...
Read moreThe golden bay hotel in Malia is the perfect place for summer holiday. The area is very calm even though you are just minutes of walking away from the center of Malia and the views from the balcony and the pool are stunning, overlooking the hills of Crete. The walk to the beach is also something to be happy about, because is just few minutes away and the beach is clean with beautiful sea. The rooms were perfectly satisfactory, everything worked, the bed was comfortable and there were utensils and silverware you need. I would especially recommend paying few euro for the air conditioning, it worked perfectly and during the hot summer months it was a life saver. Another thing that was great was the breakfast, good selection of sweet and salty foods, but the drinks could be better, the juices were too sweet for me and there was no water, but other than that the breakfast was great. The staff is very friendly and willing to help if needed. In summary there was nothing wrong with our stay. I would highly recommend visiting if you’re planning a...
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