Stayed in a studio apartment, Golden Sands 3, for a week in June. It was fantastic! Expedia didnt tell me which apartment block it was (i didnt know there was more than 1...but the transfer driver knew anyway).
Room was fab - clean, spacious, view wasnt spectacular...looked out over the carpark; but to be fair we didnt spend any time in the room!
Staff were all pleasant..some difficult to understand, but was ok!

We arrived at 5am, but they wouldnt let us check in until 11! Annoying. They said leave our bags, but there wasnt a lock up room to put them in, it was just in the reception area. We left our bags there, and they were still there with everything in when we came back! So, if youre planning on staying at the GS, then try to arrive after 11am!

Definately recommend this place. There are a number of little shops nearby, not even 5 mins away, to get food and other supplies needed for a self catering apartment. The airport transfers are great. There is a beach transfer, but it only goes at 9.40am (you need to book the day before) and picks you up from the beach at 4pm (no other times). But the taxis are really cheap anyway, so doesnt matter.

Locationwise, the GS was in a great place. Near to everything. There is also a place to book trips, and they are great.

FABULOUS. GO THERE!!!

Not sure how the Golden Snads get a 4 star rating as it really only deserves 2. Had booked for 5 nights but checked out after 3 to go to another hotel. Air con was noisy, tumble drier was broken, bathroom could have had a cleaner bath and tiles. Towels were changed daily and rooms done to good standard but the whole place was a bit 'tired'. Be aware, if you book with Expedia, find out which Golden Sands you are staying at- the picture only shows one pool view on Expedia and its certainly not Golden Sands 3, where we ended up. The whole area belongs to Golden Sands apartments and there are GS3,4,5,9 and 10 so make sure you know where you are heading; take their phone number so the taxi driver can get directions.
Pool area was so disapponting as the sun disappears after lunch time so you can sit in heat, but you can't sunbathe. Not too keen on the fact Muslim women get in the pool fully dressed- full long sleeved top and leggings. Whole families fully clothed in the pool when sign clearly states correct swimwear. Good points were the free intenet access, though it was busy and you had to queue for one of the three computers. Restaurant meal was ok but breakfast was disappointing so we changed our minds and left.However, it was clean and the staff were very attentive. Its a good location to get around from, but there are better in Dubai. My concern is, having been to Dubai twice now, if this was your first experience of the place, you wouldn't want to go back.

Stayed here for 4 nights, booked with trust through an agent without seeing any info on the hotel whatsoever.

However, I don't think I could've wished for a better hotel (for the price). A free shuttle bus was waiting for us at the airport at 1am, and on arrival the staff were friendly and helpful, taking our luggage straight to our room.

The apartment itself was fairly spacious, with good air-con (obviously - Dubai was unbelievably humid, even at night!), fridge and nice shower. Our rooms were cleaned and towels changed every day, with an English language newspaper hung on our door every morning.

In the lobbie, there was free internet although there was only 3 computers which were in constant use and were either painfully slow when you could get on them or just weren't working. There is WI-FI access in the restaurant, but it wasn't working when I was there.

A huge plus point though is the phone in the lobbie which you could use for free. Definately useful when booking activities / reservations! There's also a car hire and Desert Safari company based adjacent to the reception desk. We booked a safari with them and would totally recommend it above the other safari companies - seemed to get a lot more for your money, even if we did have an insane Russian driver who almost killed us on the freeway a couple of times!

It's location is also better than some of the more expensive hotels as its pretty central and a 15 minute walk from a couple of malls, 24 hour supermarket, Starbucks & internet cafes and a burning hot 30 minute walk to the Bur Dubai and Deira districts.

The only complaint I had was when I asked at reception if there were any Internet Cafes nearby and they said no, despite there being at least two about 15 minutes walk away!

Generally though, would definately recommend this to anyone staying in Dubai and will definately be booking here again when I return.

I have been going to Dubai for the last 10 years tha placew is great 360 days of sunshine now thats what I call a holiday we stayed at the golden sands app 10 it was cheap I must say that it was very clean and the people were nice the rooms are cleaned each day so if u are looking for cheap clean holiday I would recomend these appartments it may not be the Jumeirah Beach Hotel but if u want money in your pocket and a place that is near everything just a taxi away these appartments are ok.... there are plenty of places to eat people say Dubai is expensive well were can u get a big mac meal for £1.70 or eat and drink as much as u like for around £25.00 all this in dubai drinks are expensive but when u go on these eat and drink they are not and the food is fresh check out SPICE ISLAND DERIA go to the KARAMA bags shoes jeans etc vey nice also cjheck out the fruit cocktails (non alcoholic ) but very nice they also do very nice curry....................