Hotel Androthea Hotel Apartments 3 * (Cyprus / Ayia Napa): reviews

"Holy Forest" - roughly translated from the ancient Greek name of one of the most popular in the world of youth resorts. Ayia Napa is on the west coast of the island of Cyprus. Its many bars, discos, rock concerts, dance floors, foam parties today are worthy of competition to the resort number 1 of the same profile (the Spanish island of Ibiza).

The bulk of tourists in this famous Cypriot resort are Europeans aged 17 to 25 years. Accordingly, even tourists "after thirty" will feel here a bit "not at ease." For this age, the international spa business has created other resorts, for example, Lloret del Mar (Spain) or Marmaris (Turkey), where young people are more perceived by people in 30-35 years.

The climate and features of the resort

Ayia Napa on climate and ecology is considered one of the best Mediterranean resorts (all its beaches are awarded with "blue flags"). The "Holy Forest" is characterized by summer hot and unpleasant weather. The holiday season here usually lasts from the end of April to the end of November. However, the very peak of it, the so-called high season, falls on the summer months. Therefore, tours to hotels at this time are bought up for 3-4 months, like hot cakes. It is worth hesitating, and the long-awaited vacation will be ripped off.

Such a high level of demand is not accidental: Cyprus beaches with white sand and sloping palm trees look very exotic. By the way, this is one of them (later received the name) removed masterpiece advertising for the "Bounty".

Location of the hotel

This article tells about one of the budget options for recreation in one of the hotels in Ayia Napa, affordable for young people. The price of daily living (in hotels it is called "fee per night") in its standard room varies, depending on the additional services, from 2 677 rubles. Up to 6 128 rubles.

So, visitors to the Androthea Hotel Apartments (Cyprus) first land at the airport of Larnaca, and then they are waiting for a 53-kilometer shuttle to the place of settlement. The mentioned small (for 32 rooms) hotel complex is located in the city district of Ayia Napa, called Famagusta, at the address: Avenue Makarios, house 31.

From it, 5-6 minutes walk to the beach, and very close to it begins the nearest youth entertainment infrastructure. From the hotel only 100 meters to a large and modern amusement park. Also very close is the McDonald's restaurant.

In walking distance from the hotel stands a picturesque ancient monastery, in fact, gave the name of the city.

The hotel complex Androthea Hotel Apartments (Ayia-Napa) was built exceptionally well, in the very center of the city. The street where it is located is considered one of the main shopping in Ayia Napa. Not far from the hotel there are popular brand stores Emporio Kids, Lacoste, Calvin Klein, Timins.

About the hotel

Even at the first acquaintance, there is a noticeable design for the development of the territory and the hotel Androthea Hotel Apartments itself. Guest reviews of this hotel indicate its aesthetics. They leave no doubt that for the tourists here really created decent living conditions.

Its building looks nice from the facade, where a comfortable, rising steps to the entrance doors are preceded by a terrace, a swimming pool and, of course, the landscape design of its small territory.

The building of the hotel is based on a sufficiently high basement. With the help of this successful design move, the hotel designers have the opportunity to experiment with shapes and volumes. At the same time, the hotel complex looks holistically.

Ground floor Androthea Hotel Apartments has a one and a half height ceiling, which is justified for the equipment of common areas: reception, service. Those who entered the hotel are struck by the fact that the interior design of the reception area is originally resolved by using a multilevel ceiling panel design. It harmoniously repeats the extremely simple geometric pattern. (Architects use this technique when they want to visually increase the volume.)

The color scheme of hotel common areas and apartments (after all it is an apartment hotel) is not bright, pastel warm colors. The floor is almost everywhere in the hotel lined with tiles, mostly light. Furniture, located in common areas, belongs to the representative class, it is expensive, classical. The apartments are furnished in a budgetary style, but stylish, and the furnishings are made of natural wood.

Apartments

Hotel staff are kept clean and serviceable apartments Androthea Hotel Apartments (Ayia Napa). They are designed as studios, with a completely modern functional zoning of useful living space: living room, kitchen, dining room. Judging by the reviews, the hotel guests are comfortable in them.

Under the bedroom there is a separate room. In accordance with the functional purpose of the zones, each of them is provided with appropriate household appliances and equipment: air conditioning, TV, refrigerator, electric stove, electric kettle, microwave. Good renovation of the bathroom, quality sanitary.

In the bathroom, the residents of the apartments can use either a shower or a bathtub to their taste. For their leisure, the balcony is furnished with light chairs and a table.

Infrastructure

Presented on the sites of leading tour operators, the Androthea Hotel Apartments (Cyprus) really provides its guests with three-star resort services. Comfortable accommodation was provided. Meals are served by a restaurant and a bar working in the outdoor pool area. With a 24-hour reception, there is a tour desk, car rental, free parking, laundry.

In the hotel complex there is a rental of bicycles, for leisure of residents it is available for free fully stocked billiard tables.

For tourists, having a rest with children, it is important that the hotel has its own children's infrastructure:

• A playground;
• Separate safe pool, specially equipped for small holidaymakers;
• Comfortable children's places in the restaurant.

Settling in the apartment, the family can additionally and free of charge get a baby cot.

Beach holidays

Judging by the reviews of the Androthea Hotel Apartments 3 *, a good and good beach holiday is initially guaranteed to all holidaymakers in Ayia Napa. Agree, the world-class entertainment infrastructure and some of the best beaches in the world are a good guarantee. Therefore, tourists of Ayia Napa try not only to relax on the nearest beach awarded with the "blue flag", but to taste something special.

Perhaps that's why they recommend: "Be sure to visit Nissi Beach at least once!" And they are right, because Nissi is not just a beach, it's a cheerful, bright, sparkling holiday with crystal clear turquoise sea and white sand, alleys of chic royal palms . The food in the nearby cafes is inexpensive and tasty, umbrellas, deck chairs, inflatable mattresses are enough for everyone. There are many attractions, showers, locker rooms. Here the animators will not leave bored, and the best DJs show everything they can do.

Note that for older siblings, Makronissos beach is more suitable (near the Asterias Beach hotel). Here the rest is more calm, more measured.

Food

The restaurant of the Androthea Hotel Apartments is quite small, it is located in the next building with the main hotel. The hotel is small, respectively, and its restaurant is more like a cafe (by the way, so its tourists are called by mistake). The facade of the hotel restaurant opens with doors and windows to the pool area. This is convenient: holidaymakers (their meals mostly half board) often order food to enjoy it simply on the terrace.

The food in a small hotel is adjusted in a different way. A resting person is free to choose for himself any of them according to the waiter's menu provided to him. Portions, judging by the reviews, are large and hearty. The atmosphere in the restaurant is pleasant. Waiters are quick and friendly, they understand Russian. The order is delivered in 5-15 minutes.

Tell you more about nutrition. Breakfast is offered to guests in five versions, and dinner at seven.

Of the main dishes for dinner guests call 3 fish, 1 from seafood, 2 from chicken. Garnish is trivarian: a potato dish (one of several practiced), rice, stewed vegetables. Of course, the chefs also prepare several kinds of salads. The menu has a lot of soft drinks, juices.

Excursions

Tour Desk Androthea Hotel Apartments offers a choice of hotel guests with a comprehensive list of excursions. However, some of the tourists still choose "option B": they rent a car and with its help implement their own excursion program.

Of course, the guests of Cyprus traditionally visit the coast at the rock Petra tou Romiu - the legendary place from which "from the foam of the sea" came to light Aphrodite (the ancient goddess of beauty). This fantastic place is at the beginning of the old road from Protaras to Limassol, it is only 25 km to get there.

Guests of Androthea Hotel invariably with admiration speak about visiting of an oceanic aquarium in Protaras. By the way, this tour ends very romantic: a dinner on the embankment with contemplation of the "Show of dancing fountains."

Often, excursions to Ayia Napa are aimed at visiting remote, steep beaches. No exception are families with children who prefer to visit the coast of the Blue Lagoon and relax here, then to get acquainted with the primordial peasant life of Cyprus, impressed by the color of the villages of Lania and Plotres.

Night life

Where do the young people usually go in search of acquaintances and impressions in the evening, leaving the hospitable Androthea Hotel Apartments? It's like a kind of ritual. First they go for a walk in the bars. The last ones in Ayia Napa open at 21 ⁰⁰ . At the same time, tourists use the unwritten rule: do not overdo with the hot one at once, because they have all the night ahead (and in Ayia Napa at night, it seems, very few people sleep)! Tourists tell in detail in their reviews about the bars of the city-resort, which are considered the most popular among youth. Here is their incomplete list:

• British Bar The Stumble Inn.
• Sportbar Carina.
• Bar Square.
• Bar Jagermeister Barcode.
• Heaven Rock Garden Bar.

Well, after 24 ⁰⁰ , judging by the opinions of the guests of Androthea Hotel, when the bars are closed, the youth migrates from them to nightclubs (NK), where they already settle thoroughly and hang out all night long until the morning. Among nightclubs are popular:

• NC Senior Frog's.
• NC "The Castle".
• NC Opera Club.
• NC Black N 'White.
• NC Castle Club.

Conclusion

A good place to stay in Ayia Napa is the small budget hotel Androthea Hotel Apartments (Cyprus). Reviews about him are positive. The guests write about its successful location, just in the center of the resort. In addition, the team of chefs of the hotel complex deserves respect, tasty and diversely feeding the tourists. The reputation of local beaches is irreproachable (it is not even discussed). And finally, chic bars, nightclubs, foam parties are the dream of young people.