GOLDEN ALEXANDROS HOTEL

Horrible food. No salt No flavour No NOTHING The rooms are mid quality and for a hotel of 4 stars I give it a 2 (cause I’m trying to be nice) The service is amazing (as in the receptionists are very welcoming) but I feel like the poor employees are being that nice because they need to hide the fact that everything else is hell.

We arrived to this hotel around midnight and the man behind reception was very welcoming. We went up to the room and found a sandwich, apple and bottle of water each left in the fridge which was a nice touch. The room seemed a bit dated but the longer the week went on, the more I liked its simplistic style. There was a fridge, double bed, little single bed, a TV, hairdryer, wardrobe with safe in (no need to pay for) and a nice balcony. I've stayed in nicer rooms but this was more than acceptable and did the job. The only downsides were how loud you could hear other people slam their doors in the corridor. Also, the shower head wouldn't stay on unless you held it whilst showering but this was no real bother. The rest of the hotel was nice. A good bar area/outdoor terrace and the swimming pool had a lovely lay out- no issues getting a sunbed, for me the hotel was a really good size. There is a gift shop In the hotel as well as the supermarket just down the road. The restaurant was a really nice lay out and felt pleasant to go in to however it was a bit quiet during meals, some music would've been good. The food was alright, not a huge selection but, again, did the job! The staff were all so welcoming and friendly at this hotel. The area outside the hotel was a little bit run down but we did find a hidden beach just down the road where we found it to be a good spot for snorkeling - loads of fish! The hotel also put on a free shuttle bus to the nearby village Benitses which was nice and had a beach. I would recommend for anyone staying to take a look at the bus timetables/routes, we didn't bother and found taxis to be more expensive than we anticipated. All in all, a very good week in sunny Corfu, thank you to the hotel staff for making it so enjoyable

English family of 4 (2 Adults / 2 children) We had a good holiday and loved our time in Corfu The hotel has positive and negatives but overall is ok for what we needed. We have a daughter who doesn’t like loud noises or doesn’t like places that are too big or busy so this was ok for us. If you want somewhere that has entertainment every night then this is not the place for you, this suited us as sometimes we just like to sit with the kids play our own games and have family time with a drink or too The pools are perfect size and not cold and are clean and there was always a sun bed available. There is only 1 bar open throughout the day and night but that’s was ok for us and the drink selection was ok (beers, few cocktails, warm drinks) it would have been nice for a few named mocktails for the kids but I accept not everywhere does this The staff were all very nice and positive especially Spiros who was great with my kids. The rooms were good sizes bunk beds for kids and double bed for us (2 single beds put together) wardrobe size adequate and bathroom was an ok size all very clean. I would say it would have been nice for a bath plug for the kids to have a bath but we coped with the shower nethertheless My only negative would be the food served here, the selection is not extensive but there was at least 1 thing for most adults. It was a bit hit and miss but not really catered for the kids. My kids just ate pasta and chips for tea most days we did end up just going out for tea (the local restaurants are soooo nice!!! Turn left out of the hotel and there are 2 on the left) The beach bus (about 10 mins away and great service from the hotel) was great and the driver was very funny and very accommodating although I’d say beach is not really for kids but great for adults to relax It’s not somewhere I would return but we enjoyed most of our stay our , it is very popular with the French I would say it’s not for everyone but I would take most reviews on here with a pinch of salt and it’s not as bad as some make out although I do think with a few changes as noted above it would be a little better. Thank you to all staff for having us

Staff was friendly & nice but the room was not great. We thought we had booked a room with a balcony but it turns out we didn’t. We stayed on the ground floor with a green house as a garden. The rooms in the photos are NOTHING like the rooms on the first floor at all. The bath taps was on the wrong way round ,stains on the bathroom mirror and there was no plug for the bath also there was always a funny smell coming from our room. Air con was good and the food and drinks was good. However there isn’t much around the hotel to do.

I was really worried about going after reading the reviews, however we had a wonderful holiday. Went here with my partner for our first holiday to Corfu, we are in our 40’s. I paid extra for a lateral side sea view, the view was so beautiful, a mix of mountains and sea, was so happy with this. The room was well air conditioned which was definitely needed. The hotel and rooms are not brand new, however they were very very clean and comfortable and the rooms were cleaned every day with fresh towels. The food was lovely, very tasty, plenty to choose from. Plenty of salads, meat dishes, fish and vegetarian dishes. They were also different at every meal time so tried plenty of different foods. There was also Greek dishes. The pool snacks weren’t amazing and maybe could have been made fresh so didn’t dry out, also I’m vegetarian and like healthy food so would have liked fresh fruit, however nothing to moan about as I was really full from x3 buffet meals per day. The pool was lovely, lovely temperature and clean. Sunbeds not always available as people would hog them for the day but we didn’t go early morning, in the afternoon, there was still plenty of seating area. English music played by the pool. Everyone happy and seemed to be enjoying their holiday, was a good vibe there. There was a shuttle bus x4 times a day to Benitses and back again, easy to book, beach was absolutely gorgeous and had restaurants and shops there. The sea was 5 mins away, lovely for swimming and snorkelling, no beach there. There was a bus stop on main road 2 mins from hotel to Corfu Town and to Benitses. Easy to catch the bus into Corfu town, had a swim there too. There was a shop in the hotel and next to the bus stop. Also a travel shop where we booked an excursion to Paleokastritsa, coach picked us up for 4 hours, really enjoyed that and very reasonable, £42 for two of us. We walked up the hill to Achilleon Palace, took about 45 minutes. Recommend going early morning before it gets too hot as it is steep. Views there was heaven! Only 5euros each to look around gardens, the palace is being renovated. Lovely cafe with gorgeous views. All in all this was amazing value for money and to think how worried I was, I wanted to share my review to anyone else worrying like I did. People are quick to give bad reviews but don’t always give reviews when good. I’m not sure why there were so many bad reviews. If you want 4+ stars I would expect to pay a lot more money. This was good value for money and positive experience. Everyone else there seemed to be happy too!