First timers to The Golden...Arriving April 6th for seven nights

You will have a fantastic time. Usually, the party is there if you wish. The beach is fantastic. In our experiences, with a little help the tiki bar can get very fun, as well as the hot tub. Much different than TTR, which is what we believe you are seeking. The service and food are very good compared to most all-inclusives.

 

Hey St.Louis, we stayed at SSS for a few days 2 years ago. We liked it except, the beach suck. GP beach is great. Love having the GP beach bar right there too. Yes the rooms are not the greatest. We don't spend anytime in the room, that's us.

 

Is gp topless optional

 

Yes............

 

Great Vacation at Golden

My wife and I just returned from a week vacation at the GP. First time at this resort. There was no bumming to the Great.
This resort is an older resort but did not affect our vacation.

Cons of Resort
The lighting over the sink could be brighter.
Only one favor of beer. XX (Last day I did see cans of Bud Light)

Pros of Resort
We had a great experience with everyone there.

Restaurants
We ate at every restaurant except the Sumo. All of the food was really good. The coconut shrimp and lasagna at Pier 12 was my favorite. Old Barn had a great fillet Mignon and BBQ smoked ribs. Shanghai restaurant has a special romantic feel. Grilled salmon was very good as well. The breakfast and lunch buffets at the Paradise was good also. Lots of made to order options. The Breeze had nachos, burgers, hot dogs, several different sandwich types also.

Bars
The bars were all fun. We spent a lot of time at the Tiki and Sixties bars. The Tiki bar was always busy every night. Jose and Carlos are awesome bartenders which never lets your drink glass get empty. Enjoys to encourage girls to do body shoots which are fun. This happened one night. There was no topless girls all week. Charly is a great bartender in the Sixities bar, Also never allows your drink to get low.

Pool
Beautiful pools. The pool was cold the first day but warmed up as the week went along. The hot tub was pretty warm but not hopping. Only one set of steps to get into pool in the deeper water. We witnessed several times managers of the resort removed towels from chairs saved around the pool if not used within a hour or so. People were asking for extra chairs and managers were which chairs had not been used for a length of time. We watched these chairs and managers made the right choice to remove towels.
The pool waitresses Gaby and Carmon are hard working girls. Always remembers your drink and stops by often.

Entertainment Staff
WOW. The entertainment staff. Always some type of activity to do or watch all day long. Usually there is at least two different activities going on at a time. They do a great job.

Weather
It rained several times during the week. Hard rain several times were drove people under cover. Some rain showers lasted 10 minutes and sun came out.
Temperature was around 85 to 88 during the day and 70's at night. Was very windy most days. Red flag was always flying.

Grounds
Yes, there are things that obvious needs to be updated but it does not slow anything down. There were three different remodeling projects going on to improve appearance but did not interfere with anyone. There is a older gentlemen who continues to keep the pool area clean. Also helps setting up umbrellas around the pool chairs.
Overall, we really enjoyed our stay and will return again the the GP.

 

thanks for the trip report. Sounds like you had a great time. Like any other place I guess it depends on the people there if it is more laid back or rockin... I hope when we go it is somewhere in the middle to rockin! Thanks again for the report!

 

No ......not at all!


Set the trend for the week! Lots of folks will follow your lead.

Go fo it

 

So, I noticed about a week ago, the price for this week increased. Yesterday, GP wasn't even available through Apple or Fun Jet. I'm assuming that means the resort is either filled or near full for 4/6 - 4/13?

 

first time going to TTR

Any suggestions anyone? What about attire at night - I'm used to Desire Peal and Hidden Beach - so how wild is this place?

 

I have found the cheapest prices for GP are at vacationexpress.com. I booked March 25-29 and paid just over $100 per person double occupancy a night. I checked every site imaginable and this was noticeable the cheapest. Also, the prices can change often, I waited it out until the price dropped.