We (family of 6) stayed in Villa 3, consisting of 3 separate bedrooms, a TV bungalow and a kitchen with 2 outdoor dining areas and a small lower area with a picnic table. Great view of the beach and sea yet secluded by lush tropical vegetation. Great rustic style using natural materials. Walls at the edge were rather low for the safety of young children, so we did have to be on our guard to keep the children away from the edges as there is a significant drop to the water. The food was superb. Simple but with great flavour. Served at our villa or we had it in the treehouse style restaurant.
The water was crystal clear and warm. The kids collected loads of hermit crabs (yuk) and did art and beading with 2 local artists, all arranged straightaway on request. Loads of activities and tours available to book. The staff were really helpful and obliged with a tour of the Fleming House, which was conveniently vacant at the time. Plenty of mosquitos at night so I would recommend taking creams & lotions. Fireflies as well if you look carefully. You do feel as if you are in a rustling jungle at night (hens, frogs etc.!) but the experience was wonderful and we want to go back!

If you want total switch off and relaxation this is the place to be.
My stay at Goldeneye was one of the most memorable times I have had.

I was able to completely relax and not worry about anything. Everything was cared for to the finest detail by staff who were exceptional.

My hut was luxurious with stunning views to the sea. I had an outside shower which was fantastic. Quite an experience with the feeling of being open to the elements - but ofcourse I was completely hidden from view!

The food was gorgeous and it was lovely to taste some authentic Caribbean cuisine set in a truely romantic setting.

Too there's plenty to do if you are feeling energetic around the property as well as excursions beyond Goldeneye. One day I took a trip to the magical Firefly, Noel Coward's old house. You really got the feeling of being transported back to 1930's as the house has been very carefully restored and houses many of Coward's personal possessions. All was needed was a glass of Pimms and a rendition of "Mad Dog's an Englishman".

Small, personal touches I found stood out and made all the difference between a good holiday and a great one.

Will be returning back to the Jamaican Paradise of Goldeneye just as soon as I can.

We stayed here for the second week of our honeymoon in January 2006. Our agent had spent considerable time on the phone to the hotel to ensure they understood it was our honeymoon and to make sure that everything would be in order - this is a really expensive place...

We were terribly disappointed. Our honeychile villa was lovely on the surface but rife with problems. The outdoor shower was quaint but only if you want to slip and bathe with the mosquitos. The bath was extremely old with a very rough surface and there wasn't any hot water - you are only going to get a cold dip at best.

The place was absolutely infested with insects. We had to burn mosquito coils permanently in our room & despite copious quantities of mosquito repellant I counted over 40 bites on my after day 1. This was partly because the mosquito net was absolutely inadequate & full of holes.

We also didn't appreciate the chicken droppings in our room from the chickens that roam throughout or the resident cockroaches.

When we complained we were told by the european manager 'what do you expect - this is Jamaica'.

They don't spray the resort or control the livestock & more to the point they don't care ...

As my husband is Jamaican he found this grossly insulting & as seasoned international travellers having visited the 3rd world including remote african islands without running water we considered this to be ridiculous.

Security is also an issue - the villas cannot be secured & we found on more than one occasion that somebody was regularly helping themselves to our drinks etc while we were at dinner. We complained & were told that it must be 'security' - who has ever heard of security guards entering guest rooms & helping themselves to items out of the fridge? Again we were told 'this is Jamaica' which we found insulting. To be fair this did stop after we complained.

All fixtures and fittings are old, tired and decidedly past their best. Everything is really shabby and on its last legs.

The local staff were very pleasant but very keen to get home. Dinner is supposed to be until 10pm but if we hadn't arrived by 8pm we were received a telephone call - this interrupted our privacy every evening. We weren't encouraged to have a drink after dinner and were instead directed to the mini bar in our room....

The food was good, particularly lunches where local food is served.

Don't expect service - nobody will remember anything the way you like it and we found that we had to traipse back from the beach to the bar to get a drink during the day - that involves a water boat trip across the lagoon ...

In our view this resort is vastly over priced with extremely shabby poor quality accommodation and amenities. Worst of all it has an owner / management team who don't care.

We did formally complain to Chris Blackwell / Island Outposts and received an unsatisfactory response from his PA which we forwarded to our agent purely for information Our travel agent was so appalled at this that they voluntarily refunded our entire accommodation cost without our even asking or suggesting it - very unusual in the UK and in our opinion a clear indicator of how dreadful this truly was.

Truly amazing. The wedding of a lifetime. Jenny the manager anticipated our every need. Every detail was thought through and taken care of... from the fluffy towels to the fresh Goldeneye Punch (the house specialty made to order ). And the staff ... Clayton, Nicholas, all the girls... they made us feel right at home.The food was fresh and delicious. Especially the Jerk Chicken. The view from our room was perfect. From yoga with Ora to massage with Megan... to jet skiing with Anthony... Niko is the fitness guru. While our days were very active for some and others just chose to hang on the beach with a book in one hand and a rum punch on the other, our nights were spent watching James Bond movies and sipping cocktails. Our "rehersal dinner" was a barbecue at Low Cay beach with a DJ and a bonfire.
Goldeneye is timeless and our expectations were exceeded at every level.You feel at home the minute you arrive.