Golden Palace Hotel

Reports (26)

• taxi_meter (severity 2/5) — 2026-05: They doubled the price once the bill arrived — a classic tourist overcharge.
• other (severity 5/5) — 2026-04: Card skimmer suspected; my account was charged twice within the hour.
• other (severity 1/5) — 2026-03: Spa quoted a low rate, then billed per-minute extras we never agreed to.
• theft (severity 4/5) — 2026-04: My wallet went missing right after a staged distraction near the entrance.
• overcharge (severity 3/5) — 2026-01: Signed up for one service, then got upsold into something completely different.
• unsafe (severity 3/5) — 2026-03: Felt genuinely unsafe here after dark; aggressive touts followed us for blocks.
• theft (severity 2/5) — 2026-02: Spa quoted a low rate, then billed per-minute extras we never agreed to.
• taxi_meter (severity 4/5) — 2026-01: What was advertised online looked nothing like the room we actually got.
• fake_reviews (severity 4/5) — 2025-11: The glowing reviews are clearly fake — the reality is nothing like the photos.
• overcharge (severity 1/5) — 2025-09: Friendly at first, then locked the door and pressured us to buy a 'gift'.
• unsafe (severity 1/5) — 2025-09: Pickpocketed in the crush by the ticket counter — be extremely careful here.
• theft (severity 1/5) — 2025-08: Card skimmer suspected; my account was charged twice within the hour.
• theft (severity 3/5) — 2025-08: Signed up for one service, then got upsold into something completely different.
• bait_switch (severity 3/5) — 2025-08: Card skimmer suspected; my account was charged twice within the hour.
• taxi_meter (severity 4/5) — 2025-07: Aggressive commission scheme — the guide steered us only to shops paying kickbacks.
• taxi_meter (severity 2/5) — 2025-06: Menu had no prices; the final total was absurd and they got hostile when questioned.
• unsafe (severity 3/5) — 2025-03: Signed up for one service, then got upsold into something completely different.
• theft (severity 4/5) — 2025-04: The glowing reviews are clearly fake — the reality is nothing like the photos.
• harassment (severity 2/5) — 2025-01: Charged tourist prices double what locals paid two feet away in the same line.
• harassment (severity 4/5) — 2025-03: Taxi took a 40-minute detour on a 10-minute trip to run up the fare.
• unsafe (severity 2/5) — 2025-01: They add a mystery 'service charge' that isn't posted anywhere on the menu.
• fake_listing (severity 1/5) — 2025-02: Signed up for one service, then got upsold into something completely different.
• other (severity 4/5) — 2025-01: The ATM ate my card and the 'help desk' asked for my PIN. Obvious scam.
• harassment (severity 2/5) — 2024-12: Signed up for one service, then got upsold into something completely different.
• harassment (severity 1/5) — 2024-10: Room photos were of a different building entirely; total bait and switch.
• other (severity 3/5) — 2024-09: Quoted one price for the tour, charged another once we were already out at sea.