Very boring

Written: 14 july 2009
Travel time: 1 — 7 june 2009
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Very, very, very boring… This hotel is not worth the money paid.
Rest in a hotel is quite expensive, but in order to have a normal rest you will need additional investments: for transport, for dinner / lunch in a restaurant, if you decide to go somewhere, for other entertainment... You should not actively respond to beautiful photos and reviews « a quiet hotel for a relaxing holiday”, it is better to look for something in Ayia Napa or Limassol - this is where a Russian tourist should go. You can arrange a relaxing holiday for yourself anywhere, but finding communication is not everywhere... It will just be a pity for the money and time spent.
The service is excellent, the staff is very friendly, but! no one speaks Russian. If you do not speak languages, it is very difficult to communicate, you are expected to know English, it seems that no one is going to learn Russian, although the hotel has been working for Russia for a long time.

The evenings are terribly boring. The main contingent of tourists are elderly Germans and British. All entertainment is designed specifically for them: songs under -1 (in advertising it is presented as "live music"), Cypriot national evenings, that's all. Larnaca is far away, you can only get to the city in the evening by taxi. Near the hotel there are small roadside restaurants, where truckers usually stop in Russia. You will be lucky if you rent a car and entertain yourself.
The food is delicious, although the menu is monotonous. Breakfasts were just annoying: scrambled eggs, bacon, sausages, porridge - everything, and so every morning. Lunches and dinners are more fun: meat, fish, pasta, boiled potatoes, salads are offered to be made by yourself, from the ingredients presented. Wine, water, coffee is ordered from the waiter. Dinners are quite pretentious, be sure to change clothes.
Larnaca is 20 minutes away by bus/car. Shops are not encouraging, a standard set of resort towns. Lots of cafes, restaurants. You can go to Ayia Napa on your own for 30-40 minutes (I didn’t notice exactly), the bus runs - 7 euros, you can take a taxi 20-25 euros (as agreed). The beaches there are amazing! White sand, blue water! The only drawback is that the sea is very shallow, so you have to walk for a long time to swim.
The hotel has a typical beach for Cyprus: grey, trampled sand. Sun loungers, umbrellas - free of charge. The sea is wonderful, everyone swims with pleasure. Good entry: no algae or rocks.
The rooms are clean and everything works. The maids try very hard, they are interested in the quality of cleaning, they will always give you an extra towel without any problems. The view from the rooms is not particularly inspiring, but not depressing either…
If we talk about the possibility of having a romance, then no problem. The Greeks resting here are always at your service, the guys are prominent, they reminded me of the Turks with their behavior...
I will not stay in this hotel again and do not recommend it. Although in 60-70 years it may be...
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