We went in Feb and had a fantastic time, everything everyone has said about the staff and the cleanliness is true, food always hot and good choice, bit isolatedbut we had car, well recommend this we saw all of the island, it isamazing. This was our first package holiday nd chose to go with Thompson for a few reasons, the main one beingth choice of flights, 5 in total, we chose a flght that arrived back in uk at 9.10pm as it was a Sunday and we had work on Monday, we were hen advised to rserve seats or we would not be together, we did ths, at a charge of £7.50pp each way! we chose seats with extra leg room, also at a cost. We booked this in December, 2 weeks before we went we recieved 5 different sets of tickets, each wth diferent fligt times! none our chosen fight! I tried to contact Thompson, you cannot e-mail them, only phone at acost of 10p per min! the first time i was on hold for 40mins! I went to my local Thompson shop to be told it was nothing to do with them as we hd booked on line, however they did let me use their phone. The woman on the line basically said hard luck they have the right to change flights, we were now lading at 1.15am on Monday! she suggested we return a day early to an airport 200 miles away from home! We could not cancel without losing everything, the flight out had the rudest staff i have ever met, one woman aged about 30 with short dark hair, made very rude comments about a passenger within earshot of others and raise her eyes at me and refusd my request when i asked for water!!! We did not get our rserved seats and am still waiting t hear fom Thompson! They may as well said just give us your money and we'll tell you when you fly! THOMPSON BUILT WITH YOU IN MIND, NOT!!!

This is sold as a Thomson Gold hotel which means adults only and only sold to Thomson in the UK, but during our stay there were children staying at the hotel and guests from other holiday companies (Jetair - TUI's Belgian operator). There were many French and German speaking guests during the time we were there.
The hotel itself is very good, staff are always friendly and helpful, food in the restaurant was always enjoyable with a wide choice and a request to the chef for a lactose free choice was fulfilled. We were all-inclusive which included a wide range of good quality local drinks, including excellent house wines which could be ordered by the bottle at lunch and dinner. Unlike most all inclusive hotels it was also ok to take drinks, including bottles of water and wine back to the rooms.
The rooms were well furnished (Hotel was fully re-furbished in December 2009, we had a superior room upgrade which gave a few extras, room had a fridge and tea/coffee making facilities, bathrobes and slippers. Some rooms had small private pools which Thomson now offer. Room comfort is ruined by the beds which have plastic covers on the pillows and mattress, we were so hot that most nights we were unable to sleep and this was April!! Entertainment at the hotel was not as good as I have seen in other Gold hotels, the team try hard but I would guess they are on a very limited budget and the "Star" guest acts were a joke, many people walked out of the ballroom within minutes of the headline acts starting. The chairs in the ballroom were very uncomfortable, much like dining chairs, and did not encourage guests to stay. Many guests at the hotel complained that it was a long way from the town, which is true, but we knew where is was before we booked as we have visited Paphos many times before. However there is a very good bus service to Paphos and Coral Bay from right outside the hotel. I would suggest renting a car to see the best of Cyprus, we always have a car pre-booked to collect from the airport on arrival and keep for the length of our stay.
Would we stay at the Atlantica Golden Beach again? Very definitely yes, but Thomson need to ensure they comply with the Thomson Gold brand and fix a few of the minor niggles that can ruin a holiday..