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The room went with a sea view (paid without), spacious enough, there was a little lack of furniture for clothes (only a closet at the entrance for her). It is very close to the sea and a good beach, sunbeds do not even have to be taken aside, since there is a shadow from the trees anyway, there are always few people on the beach in front of the hotel. Sea is warm. there is a meter of pebbles at the entrance, not critical. Yes, in Limassol it seems that the beaches are not the best, but living in a good hotel it does not matter when a normal beach and good accommodation are so close. The pool is small, in August it was very hot and very warm, so we hardly used it. The water in the shower and the shower itself is quite good, the minus is the lack of shelves in it.
Nutrition:
Good enough, breakfasts are about the same, dinners are quite varied and interesting. Of the minuses: at dinner there are no drinks for free, even water, only for money. Watermelon and melon were every day. Friendly staff, the kitchen is clean, you put it yourself, there are no queues.
Vacationers in the hotel were all quite cultured, many Europeans and locals, the atmosphere was calm and pleasant.
Near the hotel there is also a lawn with sunbeds, where you can also spend time.
Cleaning:
Not quite ideal, but we applied a lot of sand every day, although we tried to avoid it, the sand is definitely cleaned normally) Of the minuses: they threw a blanket on a dirty suitcase when making the bed, asked not to do this, whether this happened again - it is not known, it is better to leave the chairs empty and a table to avoid this if possible (the blankets are kept separately in the closet, so upon arrival I generally advise you to check whether they are clean, it seems to me they may not be changed). Also, duvet covers were not replaced when changing the bed. The towels are already tired. Tipping does not affect the quality of cleaning, but knowing that this is one of the low-paid jobs in Cyprus, 1-2 euros is worth leaving. The staff is mostly from the African continent.
The door to the bath was also broken, it didn’t close, but we didn’t raise this topic because we didn’t want to get a room without the sea)
Once the air conditioner did not turn on, the problem was calmly solved.
I recommend this hotel, quite a good four.
Check-in went smoothly, although we had to hang out at the counter for an hour while waiting for check-in. But as the administrator said, our room is still being cleaned. We asked if we could have lunch before check-in, received confirmation that yes, we can, left our things in the lobby and went for lunch.
Definitely liked the location of the hotel - the sea is close by, really a minute walk to the beach. Beach with fine dark sand (they say volcanic), clean. Umbrellas and sun loungers are paid - 2.5 euros per item per day. But you can sunbathe nearby if you take a beach blanket with you. It's as you wish - no one will say a word to you. The water is clear, the sea is beautiful.
In general, the location of the hotel is very convenient - you can take a walk to the city (in any direction), visit the Embankment, go to the zoo, go shopping, again, a large Papas supermarket is a five-minute walk away, there is a 30 bus stop and a lot of delicious establishments not far from the hotel catering.
Very friendly, welcoming and helpful staff. Everyone greets you, smiles at you - it feels like I'm not here for the first time, but I came to old friends. Very nice people! Although who knows - maybe it's because I myself was on the positive and all the time I enjoyed being on a beautiful island : -)
Each room has either a balcony or a terrace - cool! I liked the eucalyptus trees on the way to the beach - their aroma is indescribably beautiful.
The hotel has delicious food in sufficient quantities (who criticized this diet - I don’t know what you expected from a 3 * hotel and what you used to eat) For this category of hotel, everything was fine, except perhaps for coffee from a vending machine. There are dishes/products that can be found on the menu every day, but something new is added daily for lunch and dinner - something that was not there yesterday. There was enough of everything - a lot of vegetables, herbs, meat and fish in several variations, fruits, olives of several varieties, local cheese, various salads. There were squid rings and a salad with shrimp, which is even strange for a "troika".
Our family had no complaints about food at all. We took full board, as we were resting with a child, but it would be more interesting for adults to take breakfast and dinner. And for lunch you could eat in local restaurants - I like the cuisine in Cyprus. In the hotel, lunch and dinner could be interchanged, and people did this when they left on excursions.
And yes, even though we had the FB type of food, we still went to restaurants because of the desire to plunge into the culinary traditions of the country.
And drinks for lunch and dinner were not included, although this did not cause us any particular inconvenience. Water was bought in a supermarket in packs of 6x1.5 liters. Three of these packs were enough for 10 days for the three of us, in terms of money, the total amount is 6 euros. We were without bracelets, in this hotel they were worn only by those who had "all inclusive".
I liked that the room in which we were settled is spacious and freshly renovated, everything is new! Cleaning every day, towels are changed every three days. The room had a mini-fridge and a small safe, all at no extra charge. Surprisingly, our tip, which we left for the maid the next morning, was ignored. They came from the beach - the bed was neatly remade, everything was clean, and the money was still on the bed. I don't know the reason.
Disadvantages of the hotel: at least on the one hand and the sea, on the other - a noisy street.
So if the windows overlook it - then fuck your rest, guys. The road does not stop for a minute and at night the locals like to drive around the city on sports bikes, all the special effects are included. Soundproofing in the hotel leaves much to be desired - this is perhaps the only significant minus.
Another minus is connected with the mentality of some vacationers - I mean the habit of taking a sun lounger by the pool in the morning, hanging it with your shorts or a towel, but appearing there, for example, in the late afternoon. Or dive into the pool next to the "No diving" sign. Or jumping into the pool sweaty, ignoring the sign asking you to pre-rinse in the shower. Or rake at breakfast with a dozen oranges and a manual juicer brought from home to squeeze the juice for your children. Or pile mountains of food on your plates at the hotel restaurant, eat up and quit. It's all fu, that's the truth.
In conclusion, I will say that this hotel feels quite drawn to the "four".
This review is written in gratitude to the tourists whose reviews I read in preparation for the trip. They helped me a lot. Maybe my impressions will be useful to someone.
We were greeted at the reception by a nice girl, the room was ready for our arrival
A lot of greenery, everything is neat
Room in pleasant colors, cleaning was frequent
We had breakfast and dinner, in the first days everything was delicious, then a little tired. Sometimes they even missed it. We went to the cafe "Tsimes" which is next to the hotel on the main street. It's delicious and very inexpensive.
There is nothing in particular that I didn't like.
The service is friendly, the people are all pleasant, but no one will especially bend in front of you, serve you. If you want to feel like a "white master" - this is not the place. There are also no places for parties on the territory of the hotel, lovers of noisy rest will not appreciate it.
Room cleaning could have been more thorough. There were a couple of healthy scratches on the wall - traces of the rest of the predecessors. The batteries in the remote control are dead.
There are no special services such as breakfast in the room / animator / car / bicycle / scooter rental at the hotel. The food is hearty, although without frills, from the dishes on offer you can always find something edible for yourself, you don’t just have to rake everything in a row - the tastes of the Cypriots may not coincide with yours, they make the Olivier salad in a completely different way : ) Yes, You can easily walk to the city center in 30 minutes.
In general - democratic, inexpensive, without luxury, without stiffness and gloss, as in more expensive hotels.