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Paphiessa Hotel
For my holidays this year me and my family decided to go to cyprus. We did a last minute deal with Thomsons so we didn't know where we would be going and which hotel we would be staying at. We got told at paphos airport that we would be staying in the Paphiessa Hotel, paphos. Time difference= 2 hours ahead of england.
We went in and thought it looked fine. It wasnt fancy or anything but suited us fine. Our rooms were an average size but the balcony was rather small. We had air conditioning which worked very well in mine and my sister's room but not so well in my parents room. Our room was cleaned nearly every day of the week by the maids but if you wanted privacy, a sign could be put out on the door to let them know.
Faciltiies in the hotel were: a small bar with tv and music, good sized outdoor pool with plenty of sunbeds, an indoor pool, gym, games room with pool table, lounge area by reception and a large dining area.
The staff were great! They are not english but speak it very well. They were very helpful and friendly and we all got on really well with them. They were very good with my younger brother who was 6 and always pleased him and us. They made sure that we had a great holiday! The 2 best waiters there were Mohammed and Moslee, i got on especially well with moslee so we swapped phone numbers and gave each other our addresses. We are still in touch now. We will be seeing each other again soon.
Ok enough of the staff now. The meals weren't anything special and the food always came up on the menu more than once while we were there for 2weeks. There were plenty of restaurants in town and around Bar street. We only went to one of them though which was 'The Windmill' restaurant. It was very quiet when we went there and only one other family was eating there, but the meals were great! I recommend this restaurant to anyone. There is also a small supermarket shop across the road from the hotel which was fine but did close for about 3 hours at 1:00pm.
The entertainment at the hotel wasnt very good. We had Bingo once a week, a strange woman called 'Lizzy' who sang the same songs over again for 3 days a week, dancing nights, cocktail nights, a man called Dave played the keyboard a couple of times and kareoke was once a week.
Overall though we had a fab holiday and would deffinately go back there again in the future. I recommend this hotel to anybody really but maybe not to people who are used to the luxury 5 star hotels as this is a 3 star.
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I hope that helped if you are planning to stay there for your holidays!
Shopping in Paphos
Locally produced items, which are popular to visitors, include leather goods, woven goods, (curtains and tablecloths), ceramics, copperware, silverware (especially filigree), baskets and the famous traditional hand-made Lefkaritika lace. These can be purchased from the many souvenir shops found throughout the island and the Cyprus Handicraft Centres.
Cyprus wines and spirits, which have been famous for centuries, are also high on visitors’ shopping lists and can be purchased from supermarkets or grocery shops.
Shoes, shirts, imported textiles and spectacles are good value for money.
In most of the tourist areas, both souvenir shops and supermarkets remain open until late in the evenings, and all day on Sunday.
In towns, shops close at 19.00hrs during the Winter period (November-March) and at 20:30 hrs during the Summer period (April-October). As from 15th of June till 31st of August shops in towns close between 14:00 and 17:00 hrs for the summer afternoon break.
On Sundays, shops in towns are closed. On Wednesday and Saturday shops close at 14:00 hrs.
Just before Christmas and Easter, shops usually remain open until late in the evening.
Supermarkets close one hour later on Friday evening.
CHEMISTS PHARMACIES / DRUG STORES
They stay open during shopping hours. Names, addresses and telephone numbers of chemists which stay open until late at night, on Public Holidays and on Sundays are listed in the daily papers. They can also be traced through the following automatic telephones: Lefkosia: 1412, Lemesos: 1415, Larnaka 1414, Pafos: 1416, Ammochostos: 1413.
Paphos beaches
One of the most popular beaches in Paphos is Coral Bay, well its not far from paphos anyway- about a 15 minute drive from central Paphos. There is a regular bus going to and from Paphos which costs just 50cents to get anywhere in Paphos and on the outskirts.
Coral Bay is famous for having beautiful sand and many sporting activities. The pristine sandy cove will surely impress you and it is very popular with the locals and tourists.
Also an excellent tourist complex has been built in Coral Bay between the beach and the main road, with appartments,shops,supermarkets and retaurants.
A must visit whilst on your holiday in Paphos!
