Golden Coast Beach Hotel in Protaras

I am here now and have been woken up at 0730 once again by the unbearable noise generating from the building work at the marina directly next to the hotel. There are major woks going on including pile driving which is very loud and subsequent noise from the many heavy plant vehicles. The pre travel notifications from jet2, stating this work would not affect our holidays are nonsense.

Fly with tui from Manchester all went well picked up and dropped off at hotel first impression ok a little work going on outside hotel but tui did inform us before we fly and asked if we wanted to change hotel but it was not bad and did not hear it at the pool ect reception was what you would expect from a 4 star hotel 2 lovely ladies very polite she did forget our wristbands but was soon rectified and very apologetic lifts small but adequate room was very modern touch pad for lights aircon ect tried to put aircon on but it was blowing hot air went to reception but was told aircon was not turned on yet it’s only heating but after about 5 days aircon started working but heard a few more guest around the pool saying they could not sleep it was to warm so maybe management decide to turn it on ? Pool area was clean but it is only small and I guess if the hotel was full you will struggle for sunbeds but as the beach is so close just down some steps you would probably go the the beach onsite shop very good spa looked ok and guests was having massages ect The hotel is 2.5 miles from fig tree bay and protaras shops and bars along the sea front you can walk it as there is a walk way all the way about 45 to 50 mins there is nothing else around this hotel 1 shop and 1 restaurant up the road Bus stops outside hotel bus 102 to go to Ayia Napa and bus 101 to get back every 15 mins 2 euros each cash only no cards ect The servers in the hotel and restaurant was excellent but one of the head seaters was to hands on with the servers grabbing there arms and giving them orders you should not put your hands on anyone in that way you could tell the difference when he was not on it was more relaxed and enjoyable than when he was on we once got up to get our pudding and they had cleared our table inc drinks he was on The pool guy kept every nice and tidy sunbeds back in Line and everything tidy NOW FOR THE BAD BITS Cats inside the restaurant there is 4 resident cats that come into the restaurant every meal time sit on chairs ect and people feeding them at the tables I don’t know about you but any animal inside the restaurant unless it’s a guide dog or anything of that nature is unacceptable for a 4 star hotel The food is not the best my wife will eat and try anything she is not fussy eater but she was struggling to find something there is always chips and chicken nuggets which I had most days it was ok but it is poor for a 4 star some fruit was put out mouldy for breakfast one day the food was at best warm but scrambled eggs and things like that was cold The fence around the pool looks like it’s been painted by kids from the local pre school The view out of our room was onto someone allotment with chickens and cockerels so was woken up early hrs with cockerel doing its thing The waste from the hotel to the waste bins was on trailer and golf buggie driving past or balcony around midnight most nights and it’s not a quite trailer Protaras is a nice area and