Amavi

Second choice when booking but very pleasantly surprised when met by a smart bell boy for the luggage. The front desk went into overdrive to shoe me into the ambience of the hotel. Being an elderly person they put in the internet password into all our devices(no charge) quick welcome drink and up to our room were the bell boy pointed out and explained all the gadgets in the room. From then on it went smoothly. The next morning the Holliday started with an egg benedict full English breakfast with champagne and HP brown sauce super start

I have visited Paphos many times at Christmas but had not been for at least ten years. The weather was terrible for most of Christmas week but choosing the Amavi made it much better. The location is great and the walk round the coast was fun, especially when trying to avoid the spray! Our room was perfect and there is not one complaint we could make. The view was certainly impressive and we sat watching the storms on several occasions which was just as special as sunshine and sunsets. The room was clean and well thought out, with a well-stocked mini bar and coffee facilities. The food was great. Fussy hubby found something every night to eat but the complimentary Taverna in town was disappointing and he ate very little. New Year's Eve was a wonderful experience and the hotel had gone to considerable effort to make it special. A big thank you to Nicoletta who looked after our table extremely well. However, it would have been good to have been told about it prior to arriving in Cyprus rather than it being explained just a few days before the event. My only criticism was the lobby bar. The hotel promotes the 'perfect for couples' slogan everywhere, however, the lobby bar was set up in 4s and many times it was busy with locals so there was nowhere to sit. One one occasion we were asked to accommodate 4 locals to join us at our seats. It felt like staff prioritised them over the guests. The staff member did not seem to understand that we were enjoying our own company (couples) and did not want to be disturbed. We left the bar as we did not feel valued. This would not be an issue in sunnier weather I am sure as there was outdoor seating available if it wasn't blowing a gale and bucketfuls of water weren't falling from the sky. Overall, we loved the whole experience and would recommend the hotel to anyone wanting a proper 5 star holiday.

This is a wonderful hotel especially for couples with all rooms having a sea view,air conditioning and balcony. The only thing I have to criticise is the use of scent diffusers around the hotel, spa and indoor pool. I had previously emailed the hotel to say i had allergies to fragrances and chemicals and to ensure that there was nothing left in the room that would cause me to have a reaction. I had to ask several times for the scent diffusers to be turned off because they were causing me to have reaction and feel ill. There is no need to have these as the hotel is kept very clean and the artificial fragrance was spoiling the fresh smell. I also felt very uncomfortable at being told by one of the spa staff that I should phone them everytime I visited the spa or pool, to ask for the diffusers to be turned off. Her manner and attitude was not conducive to good customer relations.I explained that i had already told guest liason staff and she didn't seem to believe me and said she would check up on that! Overall,l I felt that they should take health issues more seriously as it would have been much more relaxing without having to use my antihistamine spray so much when venturing out of the room.