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Three stars. Whoever says that there are two - do not believe it. There were times when we thought all four. There are rooms with a kitchen, there are without. Those that are booked by tour operators like Zeus Travel - without.
Both successive girls at the reception speak Russian (Ruta from Eastern Europe, Yulia from Belarus). The girls are great, always friendly and ready to help.
The pool appears to be shallow and heavily chlorinated. Sunbeds and umbrellas around it, oddly enough, are free =)
At the beginning of May, birds sing amazingly outside the window (or rather, behind the balcony door), no one bothers with any extraneous sounds. At the entrance to the farthest building, it smells amazing of southern plants (in secret - lemons grow behind the fence).
The grass remains green only thanks to the unfortunate sprinklers.
Rooms
Spacious. All windows (balcony doors) to the courtyard. View from some directly to another building. Instead of one large bed - two small ones (no comment).
There is: a hair dryer, a refrigerator (3 euros per day), an ancient air conditioner (the remote control for it is a deposit of 20 euros), 6 rolls of toilet paper (to everyone's delight +), one small and one large white towel for each, many hangers, glasses and cups and saucers, a plastic table with chairs for the balcony, and everything else - as usual: a wardrobe, reading lamps, mirrors, a TV.
Soap, shampoos and other achievements of civilization are completely absent.
They clean the room and make the bed regularly, every day except Sunday. Once we even shook off sand-filled sneakers =) Towels are changed if they are put on the floor or in the bathroom. Once they gave some darkened, another time - smelling of tobacco smoke.
Food
We paid for breakfast and dinner. We strongly recommend that you take only breakfast with a ticket.
Directly opposite the hotel is a restaurant with a Russian flag. Nearby is a moped rental, a pharmacy, a travel agency where you can book inexpensive excursions and tickets to the water park (it will turn out for the same 30 euros, but without a queue and with a free shuttle to it).
To the monastery (and hence to the main streets with clubs) to go about the same. Those who live near Nissi Beach (for some reason it is considered the best in Ayia Napa), it takes about 20-30 minutes to walk to the center.
In general, an ideal economical option for not very fastidious party-goers.
Ayia Napa
On the first day, I recommend going around the entire nearest coast, testing sunbeds and umbrellas, estimating prices (usually 2.10 euros for a sunbed, the same for an umbrella for the whole day), the location of snack bars and toilets (only in restaurants), showers, inventory rentals, etc. e. It will be a shame to find something really worthwhile on the last day.
Closer to the cape from the pier (which is near the city center) is the five-star Grecian Bay Hotel.
They have good sun loungers and umbrellas in a fenced off area. In principle, you can try to get there.
A little further, where the rocks begin, you can swim with a mask and snorkel - there are beautiful algae and large colorful fish. Just be careful with the wind - it takes you to the rocks.
In general, it seems that the water is warmer in that direction (and the best place for kids is the bay near the pier itself. There is about 30 cm of water, but the sand is soft and warm).
At night it is nice to sit in the grottoes, look at the stars and listen to the sound of the surf.
Near the rescue tower there is a place for sunbeds, which say “Aya-Napa municipality”. Check - there is a chance that they are free. At least the quality is better than those rented by hotels. By the way, you can try to make friends with "money raisers". Perhaps something worthwhile will come out.
Be sure to write down the address of the hotel for yourself, find out what famous places are near it: until the representative of your travel agency gives you a map, you will get lost once you spit. True, the locals know everything. This is part of their responsibilities.
Throughout the city, at every step, there are tourist shops where you can find anything. There are especially many turntables with sunglasses costing from 5 to 15 euros with large “D & G” on the darlings. In principle, there is a possibility that they do not spoil vision, but that they do not protect against solar harm is guaranteed. In the center, at the very traffic light, there are two decent optical stores, but they have a relatively small selection of glasses and, it seems, too high prices. But they return Taxes (at the airport. Read about this, about the opening hours of stores and much more in the Dorling Kindersley "Cyprus" guide. I bought for 1000, I'll give it for 700! In excellent condition! Shortage! ). I think it's best to buy sunglasses in duty free.
On a bike, I recommend a ride along the Cycling Path, which is indicated on the map (given by a travel agency representative). It is easy to find on any other map - from Ayia Napa to Paralimni (do not even stop by the city, there is absolutely nothing to do), to Protaras, Kokos Bay, and further along the picturesque coast of the cape home. It's about 25 km over uneven terrain (be sure to bring mountain bikes! ). Kokos bay is a luxurious place, like from a fairy tale - a neat enclosed bay with the purest water and golden sand. It is convenient both by car and by bike. There is a restaurant upstairs and a snack bar downstairs. Everyone passes this place on the way to the ghost town of Famagusta
Famagusta has an interesting history: about 30 years ago, the Turks captured the best Cypriot resort and ordered everyone to leave the city within 24 hours. People took only the essentials. However, they have not been allowed there for more than thirty years. Boats can swim up to it only for 1.5 km.
The maximum you can do is to feel the cold, look at the collapsed walls of abandoned houses, imagine that only abandoned looted hotels and the ever-transparent sea are left of a luxurious place.
When we drove up there, it was dark over the city - clouds. We experienced quite unusual sensations. Greek Cypriots bitterly talk about the history of their resort and many more cities captured by the Turks. Happy residents of a sunny paradise in a matter of days turned into refugees on their own island. However, I did not have the opportunity to listen to the point of view of the Turks.
Along the way (Cycling Path) you will see watermelon fields (almost ripe watermelons in early May), orange and lemon trees along the road, vineyards (in the buds).
In the evenings and nights in the club district of the city, English teenagers pester young people who offer a “Free shot” (a dose of alcohol) for buying a cocktail (from 2.5 euros).
Pretty girls are also given flyers for free entry to clubs.
The Castle club is considered the largest and therefore the coolest club in Cyprus. Opens at 1 am, closes at 4 am in May. The entourage is impressive, cola (99% ice) - 3.5 euros, the audience is dubious.
There is also an AfterClub here, which is open until 8 am: Aqua club. Address: from Red square to the left and down. Failed to get in.
After a smelly club, it’s good to take a walk to the sea, but judging by the smell, there were Russian tourists there before us.
We got great pleasure from flying on a parachute tied to a boat - the views and impressions are amazing! To try it, go to the big stand on the quay where a Cypriot and his Russian wife (Katya, I think) work. For a 10-minute flight for two people, this pleasure costs 50 euros. For this money, you will also be photographed in the air and when landing on a boat, and then they will take you to the pier with a breeze.
And Katya can tell a lot of interesting things about Ayia Napa and in general about everything related to Cyprus.
It is likely that the local specialty "Meze" (a lot of all kinds of different food in one sitting) is better to eat in the oldest restaurants in the city - this is up the main street. We warn you - you need to be really very hungry! We were asked not to take mixed meze. We tried fish meze at a new place called Sea Food just to the right of the jetty. Thanks to Theklis, the owner of the Dolphinboatsafari business http://dolphinboatsafari. com/, we got free drinks there.
Theklis, a jovial, tanned, adventurous Cypriot, has bought a new boat, and you may not have such a great trip again. But we had a great time admiring the fish in the Blue Lagoon (Yaroslav even fed them from his hands - and then we ate them in a restaurant - and I hung from the side with a mask) and ...WE MANAGED TO SEE DOLPHINS!! ! It was so cool! Right under the boat - they were everywhere! On the way back, at 73 mph, on the back of the boat (“you like action?
”), we were soaked to the skin and frozen to the bone, but there is something to remember =) You can buy tickets at the pier, a little closer to the center. Look for a yellow van with blue dolphins.
So I didn't get to go scuba diving. They regretted that they had not completed the initial course in Moscow, so that they could already dive there like a human being (for example, to a sunken ship).
Aquapark
Highly recommend to go, even in early May. There are about 15 different slides in the water park, Kva-kva in Moscow is just baby talk compared to those.
Sunbeds with umbrellas are picturesquely arranged throughout the water park. First go around the entire territory - you can stumble upon very cozy quiet places.
Paying 5 euros for a locker in addition to 30 paid for admission is not at all necessary. The vast majority of people left their things right on the sunbeds.
I recommend that girls wear a one-piece swimsuit - on many attractions, individual parts are simply blown away.
From others, such as Kamikaze, then your butt and back will hurt for a long time - ask around those who have already moved out and then decide if you need it.
Come to the water park for the opening at 10.00, otherwise you risk not getting on half of the slides - they work according to a clear schedule.
We were warned not to bring water or food in, but we were not searched at the entrance. In general, it is advisable to smile everywhere, greet and thank people in Greek (do not forget that for Europeans a smile is a normal state, so your sour face may be taken as an insult).
From the city center to the water park by public transport - about 1.5 euros per person (by the way, we had a discount on the ticket from the bus to the water park). Taxi will cost 10 euros. Trade is appropriate.
Both successive girls at the reception speak Russian (Ruta from Eastern Europe, Yulia from Belarus). The girls are great, always friendly and ready to help.
The pool appears to be shallow and heavily chlorinated. Sunbeds and umbrellas around it, oddly enough, are free =)
At the beginning of May, birds sing amazingly outside the window (or rather, behind the balcony door), no one bothers with any extraneous sounds. At the entrance to the farthest building, it smells amazing of southern plants (in secret - lemons grow behind the fence).
The grass remains green only thanks to the unfortunate sprinklers.
Rooms
Spacious. All windows (balcony doors) to the courtyard. View from some directly to another building. Instead of one large bed - two small ones (no comment).
There is: a hair dryer, a refrigerator (3 euros per day), an ancient air conditioner (the remote control for it is a deposit of 20 euros), 6 rolls of toilet paper (to everyone's delight +), one small and one large white towel for each, many hangers, glasses and cups and saucers, a plastic table with chairs for the balcony, and everything else - as usual: a wardrobe, reading lamps, mirrors, a TV.
Soap, shampoos and other achievements of civilization are completely absent.
They clean the room and make the bed regularly, every day except Sunday. Once we even shook off sand-filled sneakers =) Towels are changed if they are put on the floor or in the bathroom. Once they gave some darkened, another time - smelling of tobacco smoke.
Food
We paid for breakfast and dinner. We strongly recommend that you take only breakfast with a ticket.
Directly opposite the hotel is a restaurant with a Russian flag. Nearby is a moped rental, a pharmacy, a travel agency where you can book inexpensive excursions and tickets to the water park (it will turn out for the same 30 euros, but without a queue and with a free shuttle to it).
To the monastery (and hence to the main streets with clubs) to go about the same. Those who live near Nissi Beach (for some reason it is considered the best in Ayia Napa), it takes about 20-30 minutes to walk to the center.
In general, an ideal economical option for not very fastidious party-goers.
Ayia Napa
On the first day, I recommend going around the entire nearest coast, testing sunbeds and umbrellas, estimating prices (usually 2.10 euros for a sunbed, the same for an umbrella for the whole day), the location of snack bars and toilets (only in restaurants), showers, inventory rentals, etc. e. It will be a shame to find something really worthwhile on the last day.
Closer to the cape from the pier (which is near the city center) is the five-star Grecian Bay Hotel.
They have good sun loungers and umbrellas in a fenced off area. In principle, you can try to get there.
A little further, where the rocks begin, you can swim with a mask and snorkel - there are beautiful algae and large colorful fish. Just be careful with the wind - it takes you to the rocks.
In general, it seems that the water is warmer in that direction (and the best place for kids is the bay near the pier itself. There is about 30 cm of water, but the sand is soft and warm).
At night it is nice to sit in the grottoes, look at the stars and listen to the sound of the surf.
Near the rescue tower there is a place for sunbeds, which say “Aya-Napa municipality”. Check - there is a chance that they are free. At least the quality is better than those rented by hotels. By the way, you can try to make friends with "money raisers". Perhaps something worthwhile will come out.
Be sure to write down the address of the hotel for yourself, find out what famous places are near it: until the representative of your travel agency gives you a map, you will get lost once you spit. True, the locals know everything. This is part of their responsibilities.
Throughout the city, at every step, there are tourist shops where you can find anything. There are especially many turntables with sunglasses costing from 5 to 15 euros with large “D & G” on the darlings. In principle, there is a possibility that they do not spoil vision, but that they do not protect against solar harm is guaranteed. In the center, at the very traffic light, there are two decent optical stores, but they have a relatively small selection of glasses and, it seems, too high prices. But they return Taxes (at the airport. Read about this, about the opening hours of stores and much more in the Dorling Kindersley "Cyprus" guide. I bought for 1000, I'll give it for 700! In excellent condition! Shortage! ). I think it's best to buy sunglasses in duty free.
On a bike, I recommend a ride along the Cycling Path, which is indicated on the map (given by a travel agency representative). It is easy to find on any other map - from Ayia Napa to Paralimni (do not even stop by the city, there is absolutely nothing to do), to Protaras, Kokos Bay, and further along the picturesque coast of the cape home. It's about 25 km over uneven terrain (be sure to bring mountain bikes! ). Kokos bay is a luxurious place, like from a fairy tale - a neat enclosed bay with the purest water and golden sand. It is convenient both by car and by bike. There is a restaurant upstairs and a snack bar downstairs. Everyone passes this place on the way to the ghost town of Famagusta
Famagusta has an interesting history: about 30 years ago, the Turks captured the best Cypriot resort and ordered everyone to leave the city within 24 hours. People took only the essentials. However, they have not been allowed there for more than thirty years. Boats can swim up to it only for 1.5 km.
The maximum you can do is to feel the cold, look at the collapsed walls of abandoned houses, imagine that only abandoned looted hotels and the ever-transparent sea are left of a luxurious place.
When we drove up there, it was dark over the city - clouds. We experienced quite unusual sensations. Greek Cypriots bitterly talk about the history of their resort and many more cities captured by the Turks. Happy residents of a sunny paradise in a matter of days turned into refugees on their own island. However, I did not have the opportunity to listen to the point of view of the Turks.
Along the way (Cycling Path) you will see watermelon fields (almost ripe watermelons in early May), orange and lemon trees along the road, vineyards (in the buds).
In the evenings and nights in the club district of the city, English teenagers pester young people who offer a “Free shot” (a dose of alcohol) for buying a cocktail (from 2.5 euros).
Pretty girls are also given flyers for free entry to clubs.
The Castle club is considered the largest and therefore the coolest club in Cyprus. Opens at 1 am, closes at 4 am in May. The entourage is impressive, cola (99% ice) - 3.5 euros, the audience is dubious.
There is also an AfterClub here, which is open until 8 am: Aqua club. Address: from Red square to the left and down. Failed to get in.
After a smelly club, it’s good to take a walk to the sea, but judging by the smell, there were Russian tourists there before us.
We got great pleasure from flying on a parachute tied to a boat - the views and impressions are amazing! To try it, go to the big stand on the quay where a Cypriot and his Russian wife (Katya, I think) work. For a 10-minute flight for two people, this pleasure costs 50 euros. For this money, you will also be photographed in the air and when landing on a boat, and then they will take you to the pier with a breeze.
And Katya can tell a lot of interesting things about Ayia Napa and in general about everything related to Cyprus.
It is likely that the local specialty "Meze" (a lot of all kinds of different food in one sitting) is better to eat in the oldest restaurants in the city - this is up the main street. We warn you - you need to be really very hungry! We were asked not to take mixed meze. We tried fish meze at a new place called Sea Food just to the right of the jetty. Thanks to Theklis, the owner of the Dolphinboatsafari business http://dolphinboatsafari. com/, we got free drinks there.
Theklis, a jovial, tanned, adventurous Cypriot, has bought a new boat, and you may not have such a great trip again. But we had a great time admiring the fish in the Blue Lagoon (Yaroslav even fed them from his hands - and then we ate them in a restaurant - and I hung from the side with a mask) and ...WE MANAGED TO SEE DOLPHINS!! ! It was so cool! Right under the boat - they were everywhere! On the way back, at 73 mph, on the back of the boat (“you like action?
”), we were soaked to the skin and frozen to the bone, but there is something to remember =) You can buy tickets at the pier, a little closer to the center. Look for a yellow van with blue dolphins.
So I didn't get to go scuba diving. They regretted that they had not completed the initial course in Moscow, so that they could already dive there like a human being (for example, to a sunken ship).
Aquapark
Highly recommend to go, even in early May. There are about 15 different slides in the water park, Kva-kva in Moscow is just baby talk compared to those.
Sunbeds with umbrellas are picturesquely arranged throughout the water park. First go around the entire territory - you can stumble upon very cozy quiet places.
Paying 5 euros for a locker in addition to 30 paid for admission is not at all necessary. The vast majority of people left their things right on the sunbeds.
I recommend that girls wear a one-piece swimsuit - on many attractions, individual parts are simply blown away.
From others, such as Kamikaze, then your butt and back will hurt for a long time - ask around those who have already moved out and then decide if you need it.
Come to the water park for the opening at 10.00, otherwise you risk not getting on half of the slides - they work according to a clear schedule.
We were warned not to bring water or food in, but we were not searched at the entrance. In general, it is advisable to smile everywhere, greet and thank people in Greek (do not forget that for Europeans a smile is a normal state, so your sour face may be taken as an insult).
From the city center to the water park by public transport - about 1.5 euros per person (by the way, we had a discount on the ticket from the bus to the water park). Taxi will cost 10 euros. Trade is appropriate.
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