Summer rest

Written: 9 september 2006
Travel time: 26 august — 2 september 2006
Who does the author recommend the hotel to?: For a relaxing holiday; For families with children
Your rating of this hotel:
7.0
from 10
Hotel ratings by criteria:
Rooms: 9.0
Service: 8.0
Cleanliness: 9.0
Food: 9.0
Amenities: 8.0
The hotel belongs to the category of so-called "family holidays". Resting mainly Greeks, Germans, Arabs, Russians and a few Ukrainians. Mostly come with children.
Consists of two buildings - old and new. The old building has been renovated, so there is not much difference. There are 2 swimming pools on the territory, next to one of them there is a children's pool, where basically the children stay all day under the supervision of parents resting on sunbeds. In addition, the hotel has 3 bars (one near 2 pools and one in the hotel lobby) and 2 restaurants.
Your own beach. Various animation. Tennis courts.

Separately, I will tell about the restaurant where we ate: in addition to a spacious marble hall, in which live, mostly classical, music was played in the evenings, there were also tables outside on the veranda. Just under the veranda there was something like a pond - fish swam in schools, reeds grew, lamps were lit on the tables in the evenings... In general, there were much more people who wanted to sit outside than the offered places. Each day of the week has its own menu for dinner - Mexican, Cypriot, barbecue, Mediterranean, etc.
Every evening the bar hosts musical entertainment.
The easiest way to communicate with the staff is in English, in Russian you can only speak with the cleaners of the rooms. Upon entering the room, you can immediately take the key to the safe (the cost of using the safe is 30 USD per week). They clean well, but I will not say that it is perfect. There is one Russian channel.
The location of the hotel is quite convenient: 400 meters to the roadway with heavy traffic, so exhaust gases are not felt on the territory of the hotel.
A 10-minute drive from the hotel is one of the best water parks in Cyprus. It works from 10:00 to 18:00, while there are buses back to the city from there at 16:30.17:00 and 17:30. The easiest way to get there is by taxi, it costs about 8 pounds = 17 USD. By the way, it is in the water park, I advise you to buy only tickets, and get yourself.
Nuances:
- for Cyprus, Limassol is a big city (150 thousand inhabitants), therefore, in addition to an abundance of attractions (Limassol Castle, the archbishop's house, a zoo, a wine factory (where tastings are held on Tuesdays at 10:00), an archeology museum, an art gallery) there is still a mass residential buildings, and busy traffic makes the city quite dusty.
- the sand in the resorts of Limassol is gray and this spoils the color of sea water. The most popular golden beaches are in Ayia Napa. By the way, Ayia Napa and Paphos are the most popular among the youth resorts: there are beautiful embankments and the first 3 lines are literally crammed with restaurants, hotels, discos and bars (this is in Ayia Napa). Paphos is a small but very cozy town, with a beautiful embankment , a museum of mosaics and an ancient castle.
In addition, a wine festival is held in Limassol Park every year in the first week of September, winemakers from all over Cyprus come, wine is poured for free (the cost of entering the park is about 5 USD)

You should definitely go on at least 1 excursion and try meze (fish, meat or Cypriot) - a full meal for two from several courses.
Have a nice holiday.
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