Though I appreciate the quality of Audi interiors it's simply not what I want in a car - I personally prefer it more funky and less of a luxury caccoon detaching you from the road.
I'd agree with detachment from the outright experience in an Audi, the over-cossetting tends to make you feel once step removed.
I'm not going to post the nub of what my wife said about the Golf's interior as I'm on a Golf specific forum
(plus it was too rude to type on a public forum!). She enjoyed the car drive wise but was less than complimentary about the internal finish. The polite bit implied you'd expect an interior like this in a SEAT or a Skoda, not in a Golf at this price point.