Golden Palace Hotel

Reports (26)

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