Amy Adejokun
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The Dionysos is a small hotel similar to a family pension located in the heart of Paphos port. This place will satisfy those seeking a simple and smaller hotel complex offering more privacy and a good level of comfort.
The Dionysos is located on a small street leading toward Paphos port. An ideal location to discover the small city on foot, which has been preserved despite tourist crowds. To reach the hotel from Larnaca airport (located 77 miles away), you will need 1 hour and 50 minutes (20 minutes from Paphos).
The decor in the rooms is not really new but the furniture is simple and of a good quality. All the rooms are comfortable, equipped with satellite TV, direct telephone line for international calls, adjustable air-conditioning, a mini-bar, a small balcony and a bathroom with a bathtub.
This ''small'' 100-room hotel looks like a large house and surprises you with its friendly and welcoming atmosphere. The stone and wooden decor (kind of kitch), the sundeck, lots of green plants and a delightful warm welcome. Don't come here to do sports: the pool (quite large, with a kids pool), aquagym, billiards, video games and a few society games represent most of the on-site activities. But the interest is elsewhere: wake up every morning in the heart of the small charming port. The hotel offers you an accompanied visit around the city or a walk in the surrounding area.
The meals are served buffet-style only (local and international cuisine) in a nice room leading to a barrel vault in the garden. A Cypriot cafeteria serves simple dishes and offers drinks, ice creams and desserts during the day. An Italian tavern serves generous buffets for an extra fee. Like the rest of the hotel, the simplicity and the small size of the building are the best advantages. 2 bars complete the services offered.
The closest public beach (165 ft) is not the best: you can access the water only through a concrete pier or over flat rocks. You will find sand only on the sundecks arrayed above the rocks where there is a pleasant view of the port, palm trees and massive bay trees. You have to walk for 5 to 10 minutes along the sea (turn left from the street where the hotel is located), to find a nicer beach, indicated by a blue flag (quality norm representing clean sand and clear water). Contrary to the first beach, here you will find beach chairs and sunshades (for a fee) and you can do water sports.
Dinners are usually accompanied by live background music.
beauty salon, sauna, spa
gym, aqua gym, aerobics, golf, water-polo, fitness, sports
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Here you have a modern hotel, but with a family clientele - an establishment where you can choose accommodations according to the size you require - (there are so many different types); the rooms of this seaside hotel do not all have a balcony. The Almyra hotel is unclassified; you should try it to get an idea of what that really means.
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The Alexander the Great Beach Hotel stands on the coast in Paphos and belongs to the Kanika hotel group, owner to several other hotels in Cyprus: Limassol and Ayia Napa in particular. It is 'reasonably' luxurious, blending together traditional Greek art and a more contemporary style, which caters for all age groups, especially since it was entirely renovated in 2010. Children are also welcome here, the hotel even having a leisure club available just for them.
It is not the best hotel of this class in Paphos, but its location on the sea and near downtown allows you to walk around in high season enjoying the legendary Cypriot sun, without any concern for transportation once you are in the area.
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