Hotel Family-friendly a Yeroskipou

Siamo stati in vacanza presso questo Hotel nel mese di agosto per due settimane. Ottima struttura posizionata direttamente sul mare. All-inclusive limitato perché ci sono dei pacchetti (silver e gold) che ad un prezzo esoso offrono molti più vantaggi. Tranquillità assoluta perché è una struttura che ospita solo adulti. Cibo prettamente per inglesi. Noi italiani per questo siamo un pochino in sofferenza. Pulizia non proprio all'altezza di un 4 stelle. Disponibilità di ombrelloni e lettini (inclusi nel prezzo) nella zona piscina in gran quantità. Pochissimi invece sulla piccola spiaggia che è molto sporca. Non viene mai pulita. Loro dicono che le spiaggette a Cipro sono pubbliche e che quindi loro se ne astengono... Però poi ci piazzano i loro ombrelloni e i loro lettini. Bah,che strano ragionamento! Nota dolente è che al nostro arrivo ci assegnano la camera vista mare che avevamo prenotato, ma il condizionatore non andava. Dopo mille peripezie e dopo ben 5 ore di attesa, troviamo un accordo che ci permetteva di avere un'altra camera più grande, ma senza vista mare. Purtroppo questa camera affacciava sul lato della strada e sotto esalavano di continuo gli odori della cucina e dei cibi che venivano preparati. Per evitare il peggio, vista la situazione, abbiamo accettato. Nota positiva palestra ben attrezzata e ottima animazione.

Last day today. It’s been fantastic. The whole staff have been friendly, polite and courteous and that makes a big difference. The hotel is big but not massive, so there never seemed to be a rush for food at meal times or sun loungers in a morning, life lived at a much slower pace whilst here and we were able to fully switch off and relax. The hotel inside was clean and well kept, the room for us, was perfectly adequate and clean and remained so throughout our stay, but the look is a tad dated if you want to split hairs. Outside is beautiful, 3 lovely pools of a decent size, sun loungers well spaced out, dotted around the pool area and extensive gardens overlooking the sea, leading to a public path that you can easily access and walk down as far as you like. We made it in to paphos harbour (about 2.5k) but this is better done in the evening when it’s not as hot. The food some of the best we’ve had abroad and it punches above its 4 star hotel rating for us and we have stayed at higher rated hotels which were not as good. Breakfast has everything you could want from cereals to full breakfast, pastries to fruit, yoghurts to omelettes. The guy on the egg station was the happiest man Ive seen cooking eggs for that long, ever. I watched him cook fried eggs in particular and it was clear it mattered to him that it look appetising before he served. Lunch we had at one of the cafes outside under the olive trees. Again choice was large and everything we had was cooked fresh and was lovely. Dinner was much the same. Lots of choice, between 2 and 4 cooked meats, veg, different kinds of potatoes, pastas, and some other dishes to suit all tastes. The cheese selection was the largest I’ve seen too and as a cheese lover o was very happy with it. The weather was glorious every day. The type where you open your curtains at the start and go ‘wow it’s already beautiful and sunny’ and it stayed like that all day until the sun went down. There really was nothing we didn’t like about this place and will definitely return. Finally a special mention for Andreas, the assistant hotel manager, who can be seen gliding through the hotel inside and out and who came to speak to us by the pool bar for a few minutes. He was so polite so friendly and it’s not often I have seen that with guests and I thought it worth a mention. On our last night we dined in one of the special restaurants (which was excellent) and he happened to come in again and we spent a further 15 or 20 mins chatting about all sorts of things. A true gentleman and we wish him well. No surprise that we have decided we will return again next year. Keep up the hard work everyone it is worth it and appreciated.

Ivi Mare 5* hotel........ Pro's: - immaculately clean hotel around poolside and rooms and all dining areas - friendly staff - front desk staff very helpful - booking our fav restaurants around Paphos for us and asking if we needed anything else. - Veronica from housekeeping was superb and always greeted us with a smile and a joke each time we saw her. - sunbeds the BEST EVER in all the years we have been coming to Paphos - beats the Asimina and Amavi sunbeds hands down! - food was good - plentiful breakfast, we didn't dine in that much in the evening - as we know so many local Taverna's to eat at. Cons: Not many but key ones: - Pool itself looks very inviting, sadly not accessible to all (my opinion only) as we travelled with someone with a bad knee. There are no gradual steps into the pool like in the Asimina and Amavi (other 5* hotels). The issue my wife had was she couldn't use the pool ladders as the ladders are too narrow to place feet on for her and each step was quite far apart for her so it was difficult getting in the pool - no such issues in other mentioned hotels. In fairness to the Guest Relations staff (who was brilliant) we gave feedback and she said it was on a list of items the hotel are looking to do for improvements - there was a shallower end to use but the steps issue was still the same. Unfortunately due to the pool accessibility itself we feel we cannot return - however I noticed it wasn't an issue for others and there were plenty of people happily using the pool. - return taxi to airport - driver was able to literally walk in - shout our names out incorrectly - which meant he nearly left us there until I thought I had better check with him what was written on his piece of paper - turns out it was US!! luckily I checked. Advice to hotel - I think staff on the front ought to be able to liaise at this stage - they do in other 5* hotels. - we collected our own luggage from the room and left it with reception but then had to collect it from the room behind reception - as did others. Personally I would expect a 5* hotel to go the extra mile - like they do in the Asimina and Amavi. I suppose we could have asked them to do this for us but just feels a bit like the service ought to have been offered. - no poolside staff (apart from bar staff and lifeguards) to help with umbrella's - even just one additional person to assist for those less able to move the shade around - imagine the tips they would get! I note they do this at other 5* hotels. Overall we did enjoy our stay at the hotel and we just feel compared to other hotels of the same star rating the Ivi Mare just needs a few tweaks for this to be a 5* review and for the hotel to be perfect! I don't blame the staff for the negatives - the feedback is for the hotel owners only to consider. Special mention to the lifeguards - superb! always making sure rules were followed - and were friendly.

The Aliathon Resort is an ideal spot for travelers wanting to discover the city. Visitors to Yeroskipou will find that the Aliathon Resort is a fantastic accommodation choice.Paphos International Airport is located approximately 14km away from this hotel. There is no shortage of things to see in the area, with the SODAP Beach, Vrisoudia ΙΙ Beach and Geroskipou Municipal Stadium "Michalis Christofi Kyprianou" by Internetivo all nearby.When guests have some time on their hands they can make use of the onsite facilities.There's never a dull moment at this hotel, our guests indicate that the facilities are excellent.