Outdoor pool, pool loungers

Reviews of Golden Sand Hotel

4 out of 5
Golden Sand Hotel
Karfas, Chios, Chios Island

Reviews

7.6

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 29 out of 97 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 36 out of 97 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 17 out of 97 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 9 out of 97 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 6 out of 97 reviews" "

7.8/10

Cleanliness

8.2/10

Staff & service

4.6/10

Amenities

7.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

6.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good value, good staff
Perfect for effort-free ad worry-free sun& sea holiday.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Murat

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hotel is in a perfect location. Close to airport and town situated on the beach. Limited parking is available but when they have events like weddings etc the parking is non existent.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2023

6/10 Okay

Mithat

Travelled with group
Disliked: Staff & service
Our room is so old furniture bed and the bathroom is so bad room number 127 view is good room is terrible like 1974 but we are 2023
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Aspasia

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Beach is on property. Numerous lounge chairs were broken and needed replaced.
Stayed 11 nights in Sep 2022

6/10 Okay

Nikoleta

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
It was nice. It needs updating.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2022

4/10 Poor

Huaigu

Travelled with family
Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Oh it’s not good.Bathroom is dirty,breakfast is poor.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

2/10 Terrible

john

Travelled with family and small children, Travelled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Old dirty needs major renovation
Stayed 9 nights in Aug 2022

2/10 Terrible

john

Travelled with family and small children, Travelled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Old dirty AC almost not existed The worst place sorry I gave my money to them
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

2/10 Terrible

john

Travelled with family and small children, Travelled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Dirty old needs to be redone from top to bottom Everything is very old and dirty AC is controlled by the main office and it’s almost not existent. Waist of money! Never again in that hotel.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2022

8/10 Good

peter

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great location. Terrible old hard matresses. College dorm beds. A little investment would go a long way. Great grounds keepers. Great staff ar front desk. Great breakfast . Rooms needs painting and furniture upgrade. Excellent laundry service. Parking a nightmare. If they put decent beds and pillows and some paint in the rooms it would be much better. i would still reccomend the hotel for the location , great staff and great breakfast
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Selim

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Classic 80s style hotel on a perfect location and friendly staff but limiter parking
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2021

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
If you like to have the experience of living 20-25 years ago in a sort of tradition, this Hotel is fine. If you miss some modern life comfort, you might have some hard time. Suit yourself!
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2019

6/10 Okay

Recep

Liked: Staff & service
Karfas Golden Sand
The room was very basic. There was a half curtain which does not darken the room at all. Breakfast was plenty of variety but not tasty.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019

4/10 Poor

Dennis, uk

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Not for the English
The staff are very unprofessional. The breakfast is mediocre. When items run out Eggs, drinks ect they are not refurbished until you tell the staff,even though they have seen that they are empty.The maintenance on the building and especially the gardens are in some areas non existent. our terrace outside was one feet high of weeds,the table had paint flaking off. The hotel catered mainly for polish and dutch personnel. I do not think it would be suitable for the English.
Stayed 9 nights in Sep 2018

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

So many missings
When I arrived, they could find my name because Hotels.com didn’t inform them about my stay. The room has a damaged couch, the bed wasn’t queen bed, it was combined of two single bed, the bed was so uncomfortable, there was no hair conditioner. Also, the hotel can not provide me towels for beach in the first day, they said it run out.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018

6/10 Okay

Angela

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Going back to Karfas but not to golden sand!
We booked this hotel a- for Karfas beach And b- because this hotel offered all inclusive. The location is indeed really nice with a great for the kids beach and my toddler had a lot of fun. The food, lunch , dinner and what the all inclusive offers on the other hand it is extremely poor and cannot be compared with any other all inclusive I have ever been. I can only assume they offer all inclusive to attract people but they don't really offer much and what they offer is so poor quality that you dot want to drink it. First Of, they tried to convince me that all inclusive is full board and I am not entitled any free drinks, refreshments or snacks. After i insisted and made them read the meaning of all inclusive from expedia that was my booking, they changed their mind to offer me that. BUT ! what I was offered was, free DRAFT fizzy drinks and DRAFT wine, beer and oh so ONLY at the 2 hours that lunch and dinner lasted. Not any other time of the day and not anything else apart from these drafts. The draft wine was so cheap that was impossible to drink!!!! The snack that the all inclusive offered was also specific time juice and cake. No fruit, no ice cream, not even water to an island that tap water is not safe!!!! Of course , nothing from the pool bar or anything else. We ended up buying 6 water bottles, milk for my girl and wine from the mini market!!!! In an all inclusive holiday! Ridiculous and embarrassing golden sand!!!!!
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2018

4/10 Poor

Haluk, Izmır

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Rooms were dirty and poorly equiped. Bed and sheets were also dirty.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2018

10/10 Excellent

Koral

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2018

6/10 Okay

Migrant, New York, NY

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
We liked the location. Karfas has a nice sandy beach, ideal for families with kids. Breakfast and dinner were fair. The rooms are all facing the sea and ours looked simple inside. Reception is quick and helpful. There are many bars and restaurants in walking distance. We recommend Taberna Stratos. Overall we were OK with the choice of this hotel especially due to location and beach area.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2018

8/10 Good

EMMANOUIL

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Business - vacations combination
Old Facilities but excellent position for swimming and young children
Stayed 6 nights in Jun 2018
Response from Petros Fegoudakis on 27 Jun 2018
Kalimera Mr Emmanoyil We are running renovation and you were able to see them. I am mentioning some. New air condition, wifi at all rooms. Rooms repainted and by a local artist covering one wall with local themes. Flat tvn renovated bathroom, New curtains are on the way and as you mentioned we have the best position on Karfas bay having waterfront 150m and lovely gardens. best regards Petros Fegoudakis

10/10 Excellent

Ahmed

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 6 nights in Jun 2018
Response from Petros Fegoudakis on 27 Jun 2018
thank you

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in May 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
One of the best place in Chios .
Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2017

10/10 Excellent

ALEXIS

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Great hotel on the beach in quiet part of Chios
I have stayed here many times over the years. Half of the rooms are okay and need renovation and do not have very good air-conditioning. The other rooms are slightly more modern with good air-conditioning. All the rooms have excellent views over The pool, the beach and the sea. You usually get a little balcony and access to the garden. The breakfast is very generous and with lots of choice. The staff are all very obliging and friendly especially by the pool bar area. parking can be a little tricky at times. The beach is lovely and clean although there are not too many sun lounges and umbrellas so you have to be quick. The sea is clean and warm and excellent for children and couples because it is very shallow water with nice soft sand. The food at the hotel is also very good in the restaurant but if you want to eat somewhere else there is an excellent local Taverna less than three minutes walk away along the same beach front.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2017

10/10 Excellent

Gino, Boston ma

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place to stay
Stayed here for a wedding in Chios with my family. Staff was great. Great buffet for both breakfast lunch and dinner. I think they were all free. Tiki bar was great. Staff was great. Front desk was very helpful. My son likes bed the pool. Ocean water was warm. Great view of Turkey. Very inexpensive. Rustic but clean. Beach has leaves in the water that at first are intimidating but are not intrusive in the least. I will go back. Just a long plane ride.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2017

8/10 Good

J, Cairo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hotel on an excellent stretch of beach
The hotel is basic but comfortable. My room was clean and spacious. The staff was helpful in arranging a tour, calling for taxis, sharing general locations of things, etc. The breakfast provided was delicious. There is a dive shop on premises that was fantastic! There was little information provided upon check-in, but I arrived at 1:00am so probably was not awake enough to understand anything, anyways! There is only basic soap provided as far as toiletries are concerned, and beach towels were hard to come by. I would absolutely return to this hotel for another stay. As a matter of fact I am planning my next trip now!
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2017

10/10 Excellent

muge

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2017

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Poor Services, Broken AC never fixed
We arrived and the AC was broken and we couldn't get an iron. The front desk was of no help and told us nothing could be done until the next day and had no other room they could give us. They made no concession (comp room night, free meal, etc.) and didn't even provide a fan. The next day came and they were supposedly going to fix the AC, but despite a technician coming and telling us it was fixed, nothing was. In total we let them know 3 times that the AC wasn't fixed and still we slept in a room that was hotter than it was outdoors. My wife and I landed up getting up at 4am to complain further and after a very firm conversation we finally were given a different room. Not one concession or even an apology. This was the most terrible service we encountered on out whole trip which affected our entire stay in Chios.

6/10 Okay

Couple, LDN

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Not very nice.
Good location but some of the rooms are tired. Short of staff. Even pool bar cannot be opened until 11:00-12:00 in the mornings. The towels, that are supposed to be white, are grey. We made our booking for double bedroom 6 months ago, but got twin room. Then they changed the room but it was very tired and was not very clean. Pool is very dirty, filthy..

8/10 Good

Guy, USA

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Room comfort
Great hotel, except the bed.
Terrific location, great beach access and nice pool. The room was clean, A/C worked well, nice shower. The TV was a few snowy channels on a 12-inch screen, and the bed was like sleeping on a gym mat. Great breakfast too.

8/10 Good

Matthew, Australia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect spot
The location is awesome with wonderful views. Great restaurants only a short walk away. Very good breakfast and table service. Perfect spot in Karfas.

10/10 Excellent

Leon, McMurray PA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Golden Sand - WOW
The Golden Sand was a delightful surprise with the room, the friendly staff and the ambience of the rooms. Everybody did their best to make us feel at home and make our stay a memorable one. If I were to give it one minus, it would be the poor placement of the elevators.

10/10 Excellent

John, Boston MA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice Place to Stay
Visiting relatives in area but staying at the Golden Sands makes the visit more pleasant because of its resort features.

4/10 Poor

Susana, Cincinnati

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
great potential but badly kept
If you do not care about the furniture, confort or looks, then this is a OK hotel. It is one of the few hotels in Chios with a sand beach and the staff is kind. My problem with it is that it is obvious that they have not invested a penny more than the absolutely necessary to keep it going. No invested has been made in updating faded photos, flimsy bed covers and towels, providing some soaps and other bathroom amenities, providing a blowdryer that does not burn your hands, etc.

4/10 Poor

Stella, NJ

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Location is lovely, hotel not so much!
Karfa beach is beautiful and right there. The hotel needs updating. There is no shampoo, conditioner, hand soap, a dispenser with liquid stuff covers all. Not cool! Wifi in the room was not there only in pool area. The hair dryer was from the 1970s. My 16 year old daughter was given a cot to sleep in. Did not understand that from the description of the rooms on Expedia.

8/10 Good

altunay, Istanbul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
seafront
Clean, in a good location on Thé seaside 6 km away form chios city. Rooms a little bit oldstyle furnised but social activities (like wedding etc) was attractive.

10/10 Excellent

NUR KAREN

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Sade, dingin bir tatil için mükemmel!
Çok temiz ve sade bir otel. Eğer benim gibi gösterişli ortamları sevmiyorsanız, sade ve kültür içeren 80'lerin dekorasyonu ile döşenmiş bu oteli seversiniz. Otelde her şey yeteri kadar var. Odamız çok güzel ve temizdi, bahçeye bakan oda olarak almıştım, hem denizi hem de bahçeyi görüyordu. Havuzu güzel. Denizi ise harika. Altın kumu var denizin dibinde ve sahilde. Çabuk derinleşmiyor, bu yüzden bir yürüyüş oluyor denizin içinde, dalgaların kumun üzerinde bıraktığı kabartılar, ayaklarınızın altına refleksoloji yapıyor. Harikaydı. Su çok güzel. Sakin ve kaliteli bir tatil için çok güzel. Merkeze 8 km uzaklıkta, taksi 15 euro tutuyor.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

MEHMET

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Sami

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2023

6/10 Okay

Serdar Erim

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

6/10 Okay

Constance

Travelled with family
Het hotel is verouderd, douchen in het bad bijv is niet meer van deze tijd. Hotel heeft echter nog steeds wel allure.
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

ilker

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Buradaki yorumlardan sonra beklentiyi düşük tutup gittik. Tamam otel eski ama gayet temiz. Havlular günlük değiştirildi. Oda temizlendi. Sahil gayet temiz, deniz çocuklar için birebir, şezlong sayısı yeterli değil. Havuz güzel gözüküyordu ama hiç girmedik. Sabah kahvaltısı şaşırtıcı derecede zengindi. Türkler için çay makinesi bile konmuş. Domates, peynir, zeytin, reçel, yumurta vb. yanında kendilerine özel kahvaltılıklar da bulmak mümkün. Merkezden taksi ile 14 Euro tutuyor. Otopark var. WiFi her odaya konmuş olan cihazdan yayın yapıyor. Otelin deniz tarafından Türk Telekom ve Vodafone hatlar çekiyor. Turkcell denemedim. Bu fiyata güzel ve temiz hizmet aldık. Beklenti yüksek tutulmazsa güzel bir otel
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Cüneyt

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

MELTEM

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The location of the hotel was so nice however as many other hotels or buildings in island the building was so old. However the rooms and the hotel in general was clean. The breakfast was poor. We did not have the chance to swim in sea or pool due to poor weather conditions. The staff was so kind and friendly.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

BURAK

Travelled with family, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Eray

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2022

6/10 Okay

ETHEM OGUZHAN

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Fiyat performans iyi bir otel
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2022

8/10 Good

Evin, Winnenden

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Es ist Renovierungsbedürftig.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022