Amphora Hotel and Suites

If Shabby bohemian style is your thing then you may feel at home here otherwise I wouldn’t go. Where do we start! Just returned from 2 week holiday and shocked that Tui class this establishment with a 4T+ rating. Met by a TIU Rep at airport, handed an envelope containing a sheet on excursions and very little else. Reception shabby, ill fitting covers on sofas, old upright piano in a corner and a few leather seats and odd tables dotted around. No designated Tui Rep, no TUI English folder. ALL rooms/suites are classed as SUPERIOR - cracked and marked concrete slab for dressing table; very noisy Air Con; poorly designed/ tiny bathroom which wasn't cleaned in 2 weeks; Ants in the bedroom/bathroom; general decor in need of maintenance. More attention should be paid to cleaning the bathroom than to all the glass areas! The balcony small and we rarely saw any sun. Nextdoor room were smokers - intolerable to sit out on the balcony. The outside of the buildings were cracked with large areas of render missing and pieces of tiles broken off /missing. Pool - mosaic tiles missing in & out pool. The Pool Bar consisted of another large ugly slab of stained/cracked concrete. Several pool chairs broken. Dining Room like a cheap cafeteria/poor quality of food. Hotel bar very basic, no atmosphere. Outside bar furniture scruffy, Some furniture had cream cushions the remainder were a complete disgrace, no cushions and fabric all torn, totally unsightly for a so called 4T+ establishment.

Great hotel with such a friendly staff. Good breakfast at the hotel and good restaurants to go to. This island is not just a vacation for going to the pool or beach. You will be surprised how much there is to do here. I very much recommend visiting Paphos and staying at this hotel.

Having visited Paphos on a number of occasions previously I had always stayed at the Alexander The Great Hotel, located two properties away from the Amphora. However on this occasion owing to a last minute booking this property was the only one available in the same locality. On arrival I was greeted by a clean, spacious, well maintained room with excellent A/C to combat the fierce Cypriot temperatures. All of the properties are sea facing without additional supplements that the more prestigious properties charge. The hotel offers well maintained gardens where unlike neighbouring hotels you have plenty of space and are not on top of each other. With the choice of an outdoor or indoor pool you have options when wanting to cool down after a day in the sun. Special praise must go to Demetris who operates the pool bar, a customer focused man who can not do enough for you and never stops working (he is a clear asset to this hotel). The pool bar offers an outstanding choice of snacks and drinks, all very reasonably priced. Within walking distance of local restaurants and bars, and a short walk to Pafos harbour the Amphora is ideally positioned. The property offers a good buffet style breakfast with continental and American style options. I did not eat in the restaurant in the evenings so can not comment on the menu or experience. The hotel has a bar showing live football most evenings.