The cozy three-star Blue Crane Hotel APTS is located fifty kilometers from Larnaca Airport, almost in the very center of Limassol. It is a six-story building near the beach (those who wish to bask in the gentle sand will need to overcome no more than one hundred and fifty meters).
Rooms
The hotel has a total of forty-nine rooms, divided into three types:
- Standard room - apartments with a balcony with a total area of twenty-five square meters. It offers guests - two single beds. In addition to standard amenities such as bathtub, shower, toilet, hairdryer, satellite TV, electric kettle, iron, air conditioning, residents have a kitchenette, a seating area and a safe.
- One-Bedroom Apartment - This room has a balcony, two single beds and a sofa bed. On a total area of thirty-seven square meters, in addition to the above set of tourist goods, tourists will find a kitchen with a large dining table, stove and toaster. As well as cozy garden furniture on the balcony.
- Family apartments - a room with a total area of thirty-seven square meters, designed for two adults and two children. The berth is represented by one double bed, cots are provided additionally if necessary.
Nutrition
In the Blue Crane Hotel APTS 3 * hotel there are various types of food.
Room only - a system without food, suitable for tourists who prefer to independently discover the flavor of Cypriot cuisine in local restaurants. Tourists who choose such a system should look into the restaurant located on the hotel territory, offering their visitors refreshments on the basis of the "buffet", a very plentiful snack will cost about five to ten euros. Those who are not too lazy to leave the hotel and take a walk along Limansol should take a peek at six hundred meters from the hotel PUESTA Oyster Bar & Grill - restaurant-bar with sea view. Here visitors are invited to:
- A mix of Eastern European cuisine, generously seasoned with an abundance of seafood dishes.
- Bed breakfast - breakfast in the room. The set of dishes does not differ in abundance: guests are offered an omelet with bacon or fried sausages, cereals and instant coffee.
- Half board, also known as half board, - two meals a day: breakfast plus dinner. Breakfast will not differ from that proposed in the bed breakfast system, but dinner is much more diverse: meat, several types of fish, a couple of desserts to choose from and always fresh fruit.
Another option is to cook yourself, all the conditions for this are created in the kitchenette in the room.
Services
The list of services that guests of the Blue Crane Hotel APTS 3 * (Limassol) can use is quite wide for a three-star hotel. First of all, the hotel has its own medical office, which allows vacationers to use medical care if necessary, without leaving the room. Wi-Fi is free, but only by the pool and in the hotel lobby. If necessary, you can use the left-luggage office and currency exchange.
Room service consists of regular cleaning and changing of bed linen and towels approximately every three days. In addition, the wake up call service operates.
Umbrellas and sun loungers are free at the pool.
Infrastructure
Within the hotel there is free parking, dry cleaning laundry, a tour desk where you can book an excursion accompanied by a Russian-speaking guide, a restaurant, a cafe and a poolside bar. The pool at the Blue Crane APTS 3 * hotel is not only adult, but also for children, for tourists from nine months to three years, in addition to water procedures and even tanning of this category of holidaymakers, there is a games room and specially equipped places in a local restaurant.
Lovers of relaxation can actively rent a tennis court, it works both day and night. Active tourists also enjoy water skiing and water aerobics. Among all the positive aspects, guests also note that, without leaving the hotel, you can rent a car or bicycle.
The hotel Blue Crane APTS 3 * (Limassol) also has a business center that allows for business conferences.
Entertainment
There are not so many entertainments on the territory of the hotel, you can sunbathe, play billiards or beach volleyball, ride a “banana” or visit a cinema hall, that’s probably all. But at a local travel agency, without leaving the hotel, tourists can buy tickets to almost any entertainment center in Limassol and visit it, subsequently avoiding the need to wait in line for a ticket directly on the spot, which is very convenient, especially for those traveling with children.
The convenient location of the hotel makes available a sufficient number of shops, souvenir shops and discos outside. One of the most popular places for tourists and locals is the Hamlet sports bar, located on the central city promenade, less than a hundred meters from the Blue Crane APTS 3 *. This place will be interesting not only for fans who can enjoy watching the match with a glass of beer of local varieties (and not only local ones), but also for tourists who want to try local dishes, which the restaurant offers in variety. Also, as guests note in their positive feedback, themed parties with real musicians and colorful entertainment programs are held at the sports bar. And here you can have a personal party, for example, on the occasion of a birthday or any other occasion. The staff will gladly help those who wish with a choice of menus, selection of an entertainment program for guests, and even decoration of the hall.
Attractions near the hotel. Amathus
Two and a half kilometers from the Blue Crane APTS 3 *, reviews of the rest in which we will consider below, is the ancient Amatus - a city-state, founded around 1100 BC and named for the founder's mother - Amatei.
In the early stages of “life,” Amathus was a prosperous city, wealthy due to maritime trade with Greece and Lebanon. At present, thanks to the efforts of archaeologists, an acropolis with the ruins of the temple of the patroness of the city of Aphrodite, a port, a trading area and part of the city wall will appear before the eyes of tourists traveling through Amathus.
Four times a year in the Acropolis of Amathus, the celebrations of the equinox take place, this happens on March 21, June 21 and September 23 and September 22.
Agios Tihanos
Near the ruins of ancient Amathus is located the much less ancient Agios Tihanos, once a small village named after Bishop Limassol - St. Tikhon, now a full-fledged resort town with sandy beaches, hotels and the most famous diving club in Cyprus.
One of the main attractions of the city is Agios Nikolaos - a church in the name of St. Nicholas, located in the oldest part of the village. It was built relatively recently, in two thousand and seven, by the efforts of local fishermen and, in addition to its direct purpose, serves as a kind of lighthouse for those who are from the sea. Icons are stored here, the writing of which dates back to the 19th century. Every Sunday in Agios Nikolaos there are services in Russian.
Tourists who find themselves in Agios Tihanos, are also eager to visit the ruins of the temple of St. Tikhon, which, according to legend, contains healing power.
Tourists reviews
Blue Crane Hotel APTS 3 * (Limassol) gets rather conflicting reviews, as if it was a question of different hotels: some say that this place is just perfect for a good budget vacation with family, others say that they will never come back here. The benefit of such units. In general, it turns out that Blue Crane APTS is a good budget hotel, not particularly touched by modernization, but the price in it fully corresponds to the level of accommodation.
Blue Crane Hotel APTS 3 * (Limassol) receives positive reviews for the fact that there is a friendly and helpful staff. Tourists declare this unanimously. Here, we are always ready to meet the challenges in resolving any issues. The hotel aims to provide coziness and comfort for each of its guests. Room cleaning, according to the reviews of the vast majority of tourists, is carried out in a timely manner and efficiently. Towels and bed linen are changed without a reminder.
Rating
Blue Crane Hotel APTS 3 * reviews earned mostly positive. According to the general opinion of tourists, among three-star hotels, he deserved a solid four. Unanimously positive emotions are caused by the hotel staff (most of which is fluent in Russian) and its location. The work of Wi-Fi and air conditioning caused great complaints among tourists, as well as monotonous breakfasts when choosing accommodation systems that include food. Otherwise, vacationers speak of Blue Crane Hotel APTS 3 * (Limassol) as a standard hotel in this category.