We loved the time we spent at the Golden bay, Food was the best in the area. Staff were friendly and couldn't do enough for you. Will be going back More

What a great holiday. We thoroughly enjoyed our stay. The staff were extremeley helpful and went out of their way to make our stay enjoyable. The bar staff were hillarious. The food was fantastic and very reasonable. I intend to go back next year! More

Just arrived back from the Golden Bay apts,and WoW! What a perfect holiday location. The staff are extremely helpful and friendly,nothing was too much trouble for them.They made us feel very welcome. We upgraded to half board while we were there at a cost of only 12 eur each per day,which saved us alot of money.Having said that i would... More

My friend and I wanted a relatively last minute, cheap week in the sun and travelled to the Golden Bay appts early in June. £360 each for s/c, including our hire car, flights from East Mids, etc. The appartments were very nice - basic as you'd expect in Crete - but plenty of space for two girls on holiday for... More

Overall , not a totally unpleasant stay - but then again , far from pleasant , between paper thin walls (so much so you could without straining here a kettle boil) ,a well used strip of air space overhead , fields of never-tiring animals , and the general hussle-bussle of a resort in the school holidays ; it is almost... More

Gounes is a small village, next to Gouves. The appts at the Golden Bay were clean and spacious. Gounes is very quiet, quieter than Gouves. Go to the taverna Ambrosia for excellent sea food, Greek salad. A taxi from the Golden bay will cost you 10Euro, ask the driver to drop you on the main st in Gouves. This will... More

Self Catering in Gournes- although we didn't cook much! My husband and I wanted a relaxing restful break. We could not fault the accommodation. The staff were friendly, the room was clean and roomy and the food excellent. The resort was quiet, which is what we were looking for, but it was only the first week of the season and... More