- Cyprus Holidays
- Paphos
- Queens Bay
This pleasant beachside hotel lies in impressive surrounds amidst banana plantations looking out over the fabulous sapphire-blue waters in a small bay. The hotel's sprawling gardens reach as far as the beach and provide an ideal location from whence to enjoy some impressive sunsets. This 4-storey hotel offers guests a wide range of facilities to ensure a comfortable stay. Start your morning with show-cooking buffet breakfast, where you can enjoy freshly prepared omelettes and pancakes. Guests will enjoy the outdoor complex that houses a swimming pool, a poolside snack bar and a sun terrace with sun loungers and parasols. In the evening the Cassiopia Restaurant offers a variety of fresh Mediterranean and international dishes. A selection of restaurants and bars are to be found within 250 metres from the hotel. Business travellers can take advantage of the fully-equipped conference room while those arriving by car can make use of the hotel car park. The tastefully decorated rooms each come with an en suite bathroom and modern amenities.
Due to the surrounding area and the number of steps around the hotel, it may not be suitable for those with mobility difficulties.
Exciting experience, excellent facilities, super friendly staff, great service, clean, tasty food with great selection. Highly recommend! And as a vegan, have to add that there are enough options, sometimes intended for vegans specifically (like vegetable dumplings for example).
I stayed at this Hotel 19th September to 29th September. My friend and I booked with Tui who did not describe this Hotel very good.
We could not fault the staff at this hotel,they were fantastic! Every one was so friendly, smiley, nothing was too much trouble. I have never come accross such lovely people in all the years I've had holidays.
The Hotel is built high up above aea level. Lovely views from the grounds of the sea. The pool looked very clean and it had different depths. Plenty of umbrellas and if you sit at the furthest from the pool you can have a view of the sea. The room was clean and comfortable though they don't have doors on the wardrobe. The food was always lukewarm but plenty of choice.
Seats inside or outside. The beach is just a scrap of compacted sand with a row of sunbeds and umbrellas about 5 minutes walk up steep slopes. To get in the sea you have to go down quite a few stone steps. I didn't do it but my friend did and told me the sea was fairly shallow. Tui did not describe this 'beach' accurately. The entertainment wasn't very good. There were a few singers and Greek dancers. Its best to book a sea view as we booked a standard room and had a view of the hotel car park. There are plenty of different areas to relax in the hotel grounds. Such as grassy areas.
Sadly we won't go back but if only they could put all the staff in the next hotel I stay at it would be great. We just prefer a larger beach at sea level.
There is a restaurant just across the road from the Hotel but it looks like they could be building around the area as there's work going on.
I would recommend this hotel if you're not bothered about the nearest beach which is a public beach. The larger Coral Beach is a short bus ride.
The hotel, facilities, staff, food and views were great and exceeded our expectations.
Our first time together in Cyprus. We thought we would book all inclusive and then tour the island. To seaward of the hotel the views are stunning. Rocky coastline, accessible beach, amazing sunsets. Usual scruffy road behind , type that springs up near hotels with shops, cafes, car hire , petrol stations etc. all hoping for a few crumbs from the hotels' tables. The hotel itself was absolutely incredible, So clean, so tidy, so well maintained. Maintenance teams, cleaners , gardeners etc. must work so hard and the place is surely redecorated inside and out at least annually and touched up where necessary throughout the season.
Yet nobody seems to rush which makes for a very calm and welcoming environment for guests for whom no ( reasonable) request .is too much trouble. Waiters glide about the restaurants and bars ensuring plates are cleared, drinks are quicky served. There are no queues at the bar. Take a seat and a waiter appears at your table. If you can't wait, go to the bar and a waiter with take your order, pass it to the barman and within 3 minutes your drink will be served at your table. Sooo civilised. A tip though if you are all-inc, stick to beer and wine, my wife said the cocktails are nice but the house spirits were really not to my taste. I suspect they were all just a spirit base with flavourings added. The so-called rum, gin and brandy were foul. Maybe that's just the norm in Cyprus, I don't know. However by sticking to the house beer and wine I was more than happy AND if you care to you can, and i did, buy branded spirits at a reduced price to all Inclusive guests.
Now the food. Delicious. The head chef is a genius. He and his team made a feast every evening from inexpensive ingredients, By that I give for example neck of lamb, cooked so well it almost dissolved as it fell off the bone. Anyone can cook a fillet steak but it takes real skill to turn a cheap cut into an epicurean delight There was great variety and something for everyone. The salads looked and tasted great and there was always fresh fruit and cheese and the puddings were very appetising Another touch that I really appreciated was that if food found it's way out of it's dish it was quickly cleaned from the worktop by a circulating member of staff. Breakfasts were pretty good too but we rarely took lunch as we hired a car and toured the island.
Like all the public areas our bedroom and bathroom were immaculate and the maid service was outstanding.
Overall this was probably the best hotel experience we have ever had where the staff understand how to make a customer feel like a guest. Not simply tolerated but valued and treated like a friend visiting your home.
Hotel was alright. First impressions when we arrived on a Saturday night was bingo. Could hardly speak to reception due to the bingo being called out. Not ideal as we were expecting a couples quiet romantic holiday. We were given two mid-looking polystyrene box full of cling film sandwiches, cling film cake, and an cling film apple. We arrived to the room which we upgraded - smelt a little smokey. Premium balcony was good, two sunbeds and an umbrella - not very private though, even getting changed, we needed to close the curtains. The food was good, breakfast and dinner had great options. Snack bar wasn't as good, only included room temp chips/pizza. The drinks were the real downfall for this hotel - it felt like every time we asked for a drink, we were told it wasn't included in the all-inclusive. Prosecco? Not on the list. Pina Colada? Not on the list. Mojito, long island, etc? Not on the list! The cocktails that were included were basic and mostly felt like a glass of fruit juice. Such a disappointment when we paid so much for all-inclusive. For this reason, we wouldn't come back.
