Cyprus, located in the warmest part of the Mediterranean, is considered a place where the swimming season lasts longer than in many prestigious neighboring Greek resorts - from May to November. Life here, however, is in full swing year-round, since all kinds of recreation are represented on the island: active, family with children, and youth.
Holidays in Cyprus
“All inclusive” - this is the concept that most tourists prefer to buy tours to this country. Many beaches of this island republic are awarded the Blue Flag, so vacationers will not be spoiled by the mud or the scarcity of the infrastructure of the bathing area. Moreover, they are environmentally friendly, which is no less relevant in our century.
For sunbathing, the best beaches are those located in the resorts of Ayia Napa and Protaras. There is a lot of entertainment for both young children and their parents - dolphinarium, water parks, water sports and active nightlife, which, however, is famous throughout Cyprus.
4 Star Hotels
Regardless of the level, almost all the hotels of this island state offer a very good service. Many of them have at least one Russian-speaking employee from the staff. As a rule, four-star hotels offer meals according to the “full board” concept. Animation programs for both adults and children are available in almost all hotels, starting with the cheapest.
Ayia Napa, or “Second Ibiza”, also has a large number of hotels with a comfort level of four “stars”. They, like everyone else around the island, offer different food concepts, buffet in restaurants are full of various dishes, the rooms have everything you need for a good vacation, and the infrastructure is quite rich. As a rule, in this resort there is no big difference between four and five “stars”. The difference mainly lies in the fact that the latter are built on the first line from the sea.
Russian tourists mainly choose when arriving in Ayia Napa (Cyprus), hotels Atlantis Holiday Village, Nissi Beach, Asterias Beach, etc. Vacationers are satisfied with not only high-class service, but also affordable prices, which, of course, are not so low, like in Egypt or Turkey, but Europe is Europe.
Atlantis Holiday Village
The hotel is located in the heart of the city, on the first line, near the Ayia Napa Monastery and Thalassa Museum. Nearby there are many shops and restaurants, ranging from Thai to Greek. A five minute walk is the beach. The hotel has its own large parking lot. It does not need to be reserved in advance. The territory on which the complex of two-story bungalows is located is quite large. It is perfectly equipped: everywhere there are lawns, green lawns, bushes, palm trees. There is where to take a walk and where to play for the children.
The bungalows, built in a Mediterranean style, are made so that tourists living on the first and second floors do not interfere with each other.
Infrastructure
Atlantis Holiday Village 4 *, built in 2000, is surrounded by the same four-star hotels and a small park. Guests are offered a fairly wide range of various services. There is a laundry, a left-luggage office. The hotel has a doctor’s office (consultation - paid). The hotel itself consists of a main building and cottages. You can rent a vehicle from the round-the-clock reception, most often a bicycle, which is one of the main means of transportation in Ayia Napa. There is also the opportunity to order a taxi, use the fax.
The last major renovation in Atlantis Holiday Village 4 * was carried out two years ago. Then the furniture was updated, new bedding was purchased, in particular, mattresses - the subject of discontent of many tourists, the plumbing was completely replaced. In the main building are located all the main areas of the hotel: restaurant, reception, luggage storage. From the nearest airport to the hotel - forty-five kilometers.
Housing stock
Atlantis Holiday Village 4 (Cyprus) consists of twenty separate cottages, in which there are one hundred nineteen rooms. In front of each mansion is a beautifully broken lawn, flowers and shrubs.
Room categories are One Bedroom and Studio. The apartments located on the first floors of the cottages have a cozy terrace, while in front of those on the second level there are large balconies.
The rooms, renovated in soothing colors, have everything that is needed for the comfort of tourists: comfortable furniture - a dressing table with a large mirror, a spacious wardrobe, bedside tables, a fridge, a radio and a TV, a paid safe, which fits a small laptop. In the Studio category, residents have at their disposal a kitchen area where there is everything for cooking, coffee or tea.
In the bathrooms there is a bathtub with a flexible shower, a hair dryer. The rooms have ceramic tiles on the floor and the windows open.
Nutrition
At Atlantis Holiday Village (Ayia Napa), meals are offered according to the following concepts: full board, half board, and continental breakfast. Buffets are served at the food court. Those who wish can pick up food and go to the restaurant's outdoor terrace. For children and the elderly, the menu includes vegetarian and diet dishes.
The hotel also has a restaurant, tables in which must be reserved in advance at the reception. In addition, there are three bars: by the pool, lobby and Okeanos. This cocktail bar is open from ten in the morning until midnight.
The menu has a lot of fruits and salads, every day the chef bakes cakes, the taste of which, judging by the reviews, tourists remember for a very long time.
Around the hotel there are about forty small cafes, pizzerias and restaurants. Here you can taste amazing Cretan dishes, seafood and much more.
Beach
The beach closest to Atlantis Holiday Village 4 * is its own. It is only five minutes walk. The road runs along the border with a neighboring hotel. It is completely landscaped, so that tourists with small children in wheelchairs overcome this small distance calmly. The hotel’s own beach is small, it has a steep entrance to the water, so many people prefer to visit one of the most beautiful beaches in Cyprus - Nisi Beach, which is awarded the Blue Flag for its infrastructure, cleanliness and environment. Here is a real expanse for those who like to dive.
Nisi Beach is a thirty-minute walk along the sea from the hotel. The only inconvenience is that here you need to pay for sunbeds, umbrellas and trestle beds.
For children
The hotel offers its small customers, which are quite a lot in Atlantis Holiday Village 4 * in any season, a convenient playground, around which there is a lot of free space. Here, on the green grass, the guys really like to run and play. In addition, in the main building there is a children's room, and near one of the pools there is a “paddling pool” - a favorite place for children.
If the parents are busy or they need to go away somewhere, specially trained nannies, including Russian-speaking ones, can take their kids. This service is paid.
The restaurant for the smallest provides a menu and a highchair.
Hotel Policies
Check-in at Atlantis Holiday Village 4 * starts at noon, and rooms must be vacated at fourteen. But this does not mean at all that tourists who arrive at other times will not be provided with room keys. If there are free apartments, then check-in is carried out without unnecessary delays. For fifteen minutes, the registrar draws up documents, gives out keys that are plastic in this hotel, provides a printout of all the services provided and a map of the territory.
No pets or guide dogs are allowed in this hotel.
Entertainment
The hotel has a huge territory where you can walk for hours. In addition, there are two swimming pools around which there are sun loungers, as well as excellent grass tennis courts. Equipment rental and night lighting - paid service.
Those who are interested in outdoor activities, on the beach of Nisi Beach can get a huge range of entertainment, ranging from catamarans and yachts to skydiving.
The situation is no less successful for lovers of noisy nightlife. The street on which the clubs, discos and cafes are located is located almost nearby.
Every evening, karaoke is organized on site. Many tourists rent a car from the reception and explore the island themselves, which has something to see. These are thermal springs, and magnificent beaches, and architectural monuments.
Reviews
The impressions shared by Russian tourists who visited this hotel are not very diverse. The vast majority of our compatriots were satisfied with their stay.
Atlantis Holiday Village 4 *, reviews of which are mostly positive, suits not only the number of rooms, but also the food. Tourists also say a lot of good words to the staff. In a word, this is a good family hotel in which price and quality correspond to each other. Therefore, many express a desire to return here again.