My husband Demetrius and I stayed for 2 nights in mid March 2011 at the Capital Coast Resort in Paphos, Cyprus, booked through laterooms.com. It cost £70 a night for 2 guests in a one bedroom sea view apartment on half board. The hotel is situated on the outskirts of Paphos, close to the Tombs of the Kings.

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View of pools from our balcony at Capital Coast Resort

Our apartment was furnished and fitted to a very high standard and even had two bathrooms. The kitchen had a washing machine, dishwasher, microwave and full cooker.

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Living/kitchen area in our apartment at Capital Coast Resort

The double bed was very comfortable but there wasn’t enough wardrobe space.

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Our bedroom in the Capital Coast Resort apartment

There was wired internet in the room and wifi in the lobby which cost 2 Euro per day, 5 Euro for 3 days and 10 Euro for a week. However the internet was down for several hours one evening and not restored until around 10.30 the next evening.

I had a very relaxing session in the sauna, steam room, jacuzzi and indoor pool (free of charge for guests) during which I had all the facilities to myself. The outdoor infinity pool is lovely. The hotels is next to the coast but it’s too rocky to go swimming there. The coastal path to Paphos passes in front of the hotel.

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The indoor pool at Capital Coast Resort

The quality of the food at the breakfast and dinner buffets was very high but some of the dishes such as the baked fish were a bit bland. There’s not a great choice at the dinner buffet with 3 main courses.

There are a few restaurants and bars within walking distance of the resort and frequent buses into central Paphos.

I’d highly recommend the Capital Coast Resort as it offers superior accommodation at value for money prices. It’s ideal if you’re looking for a relaxing holiday.

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My husband Demetrius and I stayed for 2 nights in mid March 2011 at the 4 star Crown Resorts Horizon Hotel in Coral Bay, north of Paphos on the island of Cyprus, booked through hotels4u. We paid £50 per night for two guests in a sea view room on half board.

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Exterior of Crown Resorts Horizon

The lobby of the hotel has some interesting artwork and stained glass windows. There was free wifi with an excellent signal in the lobby. All the staff were very friendly, hard working and helpful.

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Lobby at Crown Resorts Horizon Hotel

The first room that we were allocated had a very strong smell of stale cigarette smoke. When we went back down to reception to ask for another room the receptionist said that room was supposedly non smoking. The next room we were offered still smelt a bit of cigarette smoke.

Our room was good size with space for a small table and two chairs in the room. The balcony was pretty small but had an 180 degree panoramic sea view. The bathroom had very attractive tiling. The beds weren’t very comfortable and you could hear the springs creaking every time you moved.

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Our room at Crown Resorts Horizon Hotel

The hotel grounds were large with a lot of grassed areas, a lagoon pool, a bowling green and a kids play area.

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View of Crown Horizon Resorts grounds from our balcony

The food at the breakfast and dinner buffets was very good with some very tasty vegetarian main dishes for dinner such as moussaka and lasagne. The desserts were a bit foamy. The tables were far too close together and you felt like you were sitting at the same table as your neighbours.

It’s a ten minute walk down to the sheltered Coral Bay beach, where we went swimming twice. There’s a fair selection of bars and restaurants close to the hotel.

In summary the Crown Resorts Horizon Hotel is more like a three star hotel than a four star as soon, as you move away from the lobby. It’s quite good value for money but the rooms are let down by the beds and lingering cigarette odour. Although the food is very good, the dining experience is rather marred by the cramped layout of the restaurant. The hotel has the potential to offer guests a much better experience if they ensured that no smoking bedrooms are maintained as such, invested in some new beds and arranged the restaurant tables to give guests more space.

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My husband Demetrius and I stayed for 3 nights in mid March 2011 at the 4 star Theo Sunset Bay Holiday Village near Paphos on the west coast of Cyprus, booked through hotels4u. The price was £45 per night for two guests in a one bedroom sea view apartment on half board.

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The pool at Theo Sunset Bay

The apartments were set in attractive gardens. Our apartment was the upper left in a block of four.

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The exterior of our apartment at Theo Sunset Bay

Our one bed apartment was a good size with a very comfortable double bed.  The kitchen was well enough equipped with 2 gas rings, a microwave oven/grill, fridge, toaster and kettle. As we were on half board, we only used the kettle and fridge.

The interior of the apartments was a little bit drab with the brown curtains and bedspread and dark wood furniture. Some lighter, more colourful soft furnishings would really cheer up the apartment. We found that the wardrobe was too small.

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Living area of our apartment at Theo Sunset Bay

It’s quite unusual to get a double bed as we often end up with two single beds pushed together on our travels.

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Our bedroom at Theo Sunset Bay

We paid extra for a sea view apartment. The balcony was a good size with three chairs and a small table.

The free wifi in the lobby had a very good signal. As wifi in the room cost 5 Euro for 90 minutes, I decided to stick to the free provision in the lobby.

The breakfast buffet was very good with plenty of choice of cereal, yoghurts, eggs, bacon, fried vegetables, pancakes, cheese, cold meats, salads, home-made jams and bread. The food at the dinner buffet varied in quality with one evening’s offering very good, one OK and another with pretty ropey main courses of very fatty lamb stew and tough pork.  But most of the food was pretty tasty, especially a couple of the desserts; a fruit flan and a walnut gateau.

There’s a small sandy beach at Queen’s Bay, a five minute walk from the hotel where Demetrius went swimming one morning. There isn’t much to do in the surrounding area but the bus between Paphos and Coral Bay stops close to the hotel.

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Queen’s Bay, the white buildings at top of cliff are part of Theo Sunset Bay

In summary, I’d recommend the Theo Sunset Bay Holiday Village as an excellent value for money option. But I’d classify it as a 3 star hotel and not 4 star. It was great to have the space and facilities of an apartment, even although we were on half board, as well as a sea view, at such a reasonable price. The free wifi in the lobby with a very good signal was a real bonus for me.

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