Golden Corner Hotel
hotel — 127 Market Street
Trap score: 75/100 (red)
Golden Corner Hotel is a Hotel popular with visitors; check recent reports before you go.
Location: Phuket
Reports (13)
- bait_switch (severity 3/5) — 2026-04: Fake police approached asking for ID and then a 'fine' paid in cash.
- unsafe (severity 5/5) — 2026-03: Advertised as authentic; sold mass-produced fakes at luxury prices.
- fake_listing (severity 4/5) — 2025-09: My wallet went missing right after a staged distraction near the entrance.
- other (severity 3/5) — 2025-09: Friendly at first, then locked the door and pressured us to buy a 'gift'.
- other (severity 2/5) — 2025-09: The ATM ate my card and the 'help desk' asked for my PIN. Obvious scam.
- taxi_meter (severity 2/5) — 2025-04: Felt genuinely unsafe here after dark; aggressive touts followed us for blocks.
- bait_switch (severity 4/5) — 2025-02: The driver refused to use the meter and demanded a flat fare triple the normal rate.
- unsafe (severity 4/5) — 2025-03: Friendly at first, then locked the door and pressured us to buy a 'gift'.
- unsafe (severity 5/5) — 2025-04: Pickpocketed in the crush by the ticket counter — be extremely careful here.
- overcharge (severity 4/5) — 2025-03: The driver refused to use the meter and demanded a flat fare triple the normal rate.
- taxi_meter (severity 2/5) — 2024-11: Quoted one price for the tour, charged another once we were already out at sea.
- other (severity 4/5) — 2024-09: Quoted one price for the tour, charged another once we were already out at sea.
- bait_switch (severity 4/5) — 2024-04: Quoted one price for the tour, charged another once we were already out at sea.