Princessa Vera

We stayed here at the end of June for a couple of weeks as two couples and we all had a very similar view of our stay, we had looked at the Princessa Vera in detail before we booked and compared to other hotels of similar budget and location this hotel stood out for Modern appearance and amenities, we arrived about midnight from a jet2 flight to be greeted not by welcome to the Princessa Vera but rather the guy behind the reception saying with an amount of amusement one of you is going to be happy and one of you is going to be disappointed??? we got a room at the back of the Hotel and my Brother in Law got one overlooking the main road, they were both one bed apartments and both had pro's and con's they had road noise but a pleasant lay out to their apartment, we had a lovely sea view very quiet with a sitting room that looked like a jail cell, no windows, no pictures, sofa bed faced the toilet door and table and chairs randomly stuck in middle of floor but as stated the Bedroom was lovely the view great so it's all about the swings and roundabouts so on the whole happy people, Breakfast next morning good plentiful typical buffet arrangement if you wanted it , staff pleasant and attentive there will always be things you would like that weren't there. The pool was of an average size and unlike other reviews it was scrupously cleaned each morning and the vinyl finish was a lot better than some of the broken tiled hotel pools I have been in before, but again one of the little things that a good maintenance would resolve the water features don't work and according to the staff haven't worked for months kind a sum up the not quite there view I hold on this hotel. Harley's bar again good modern décor we had a number of drinks here but felt it a bit flat and and always quieter than all the bars round it, but good quality drinks and again nice staff, The other areas that seems to feature very highly in the polarised points of view is Reception and we can understand why, they are not rude they are not bad people and they do their job which for most departments should be enough but not reception, I have always felt that reception are the people who try and go above and Beyond from getting you more towels to trying to overcome more serious problems, here there seemed to be a great reluctance to deal with anything above toilet rolls and towels unless you continuously reported it and i am not being a Victor Meldrew here I do not go out of my way to pick or look for faults but if the light is out in the bathroom for three days and the safe that you pay for packs up and they don’t come back to fix then hhhmmm. This for me is a good solid Three star hotel and with a little bit of attention to detail a really good one that i would return to. My last part of the review is aimed at Jet2 and the Hotel if you are going to book people on late night flights with no alternatives then come to some kind of arrangement with the hotel to at least make a couple of rooms available not the shower in the Gym which is totally viewable from the Jacuzzi or cop out and say you have a luggage room, i've heard all the blurb oh it gives you an opportunity to have a last full day etc yes it does but it is still a good eight to nine hours before you go to the aiport!!!, we asked for a late check out this is always a lottery but this is were some receptions are better than others we just got a flat NO we offered to pay a fee and were told that the only way we could do this was to take the flat rate on a room at 110 euos this is the kind of silliness no-one wants but made even more galling when you know that the jet2 rooms are not going to be used before midnight that night as that is when Jet2 Glasgow and Manchester arrive, We would have been more thn happy to pay a nominal sum that went straight to a duty housekeeper to make up any rooms we used but good old beurocracy and a no can do attitude are what triggers this type of gripe, so to reiterate good solid three star some great members of staff but no more. Sent from Mail for Windows 10

We have just returned from a week in Paphos. Firstly, the hotel is extremely clean, our room was cleaned and fresh towels were provided everyday. However, you need to put the do not disturb sign on your room door if you don’t want cleaning before 8.30am. We stayed on a B&B basis. Breakfast was very good, lots of choice both hot and cold. Pool area was also lovely. However, the staff are not friendly. Do not go to this hotel if you are expecting a good bar with decent nightlife. There is nothing personal about this hotel especially in the bar area. It seemed to be a hassle to pay using €50 notes. It is extremely apparent that the hotel is not family run. Overall I would not return as I felt that the lack of personal touches far outweighed any positives. Also the heat was extremely unbearable, nothing I have ever experienced in any sun holiday.