Riviera Beach Bungalows — Hotel in Girne Belediyesi

It's not for everybody's taste. If you want a relaxed, chill-out-on-the-beach type of holidays, with simple food and lots of tranquility, this is a great choice. If you want to party, or want a posh hotel, you'd better search in the town centre.||Rooms, or bungalows, are cleaned daily. Hot water runs well. Air conditioning works fine too. The pool is in good condition too. ||About the animals: some cats roam free around the property and they are clean, quite well behaved, they won't bother you too much during meal times. Once I saw a cock walking past the bushes that surround the pool. It minded its business and didn't bother any guest. There are also a couple of cages with hens, ducks and rabbits within the property.||The private beach is the main asset of this hotel. Plenty of sun beds around the beach, many of them under the shadow of trees and big bushes. Water was beautifully transparent, and the temperature was perfect. The bottom of the beach is rocky so this means two things: 1) it's a good idea to put on diving socks or underwater shoes to enter it, and 2) there are plenty of fishes to keep you or your kids entertained whilst snorkeling. Occasionally you will see a plastic bag or an ice lolly wrap, unfortunately. I picked them up when I saw them and binned them. ||Breakfast buffet and meals in general: there's a limited menu. Prices are quite reasonable. I recommend: the esme, the yoghurt, cheese pastry rolls, a Cypriot yoghurt and rice soup, and the spaghetti bolognese - they use a local cheese instead of the traditional parmigiano but it's still nice, and quite fulfilling. ||Cons of this hotel: |1) you are not allowed to bring in food or drinks into your room. Truth is they keep prices as low as possible (a beer will cost you in the hotel only 0.5 Turkish lira more than in a shop). Still, it was an inconvenience. |2) coffee is not included in the breakfast buffet. Well, there's soluble coffee, but I don't consider it proper coffee. You'll have to order it and it will cost you around 2.5 £.|3) it's a bit far from the center (a good one hour walking), and the restaurants along the way to the center look quite average. You'll have to use the local buses or taxis. A trip to the center will cost you between 30 and 40 Turkish lira. The majority of the drivers asked for 30. ||Staff are all very nice and friendly. All of us were very happy with them.||Last piece of advice: when you do the booking, get some confirmation you'll get the type of room you're booking. Somehow the "double bed" request got lost in the process - this piece of info wasn't passed on to the hotel - and we ended up with twin beds. However, the manager sorted this out quickly and efficiently - we were very...

Bungalow 55 is lovely. The balcony is upstairs off the mezzanine bedroom and you can view the sea to your right and the swimming pool to your left. Very short distance to everything; Reception; car park; swimming pool; beach; road access for a short walk to the main road (for buses, shops, cafeterias, restaurants etc) No road noise at all as the property is tucked a short way from the hustle and bustle of the high street and through traffic. ||||Bed comfortable, balcony upstairs with good views, patio downstairs, clean. Daily shopping service delivered to your bungalow. Everyone helpful and polite and smiley.||||TV channels in room not good but there is a large screen tv with many more channels just by the dining area and reception. This area also has comfortable chairs and shelves with loads of paperback, in various languages, which residents can borrow.||||For dining the breakfast selection, included in the cost of my room, was excellent. Home made lemonade, Turkish tea, selection of other teas and coffees. Selection of lovely local bread with a toaster to be able to DIY, so your toasting is how you like it. Further selection of cereal, cheeses, tomato, cucumber etc. Then a further selection of fruit: melon; grapes; oranges etc. Certainly a feast to set you up for the day. This can be eaten inside or on the terrace.||||The terrace is a paved area which overlooks the sea, exotic gardens, and along the bay. Beautiful views and it has an overhanging canopy of grapevines. Lovely fresh air and sunshine. This is also a great area to watch the sunset in the evening while having dinner or a drink.||||Evening dinner was lovely. I can recommend the calamari and I had delicious chicken, Turkish ravioli etc every meal was vey enjoyable. On some nights there is an option to join the set menu buffet style evening meal. The food offered was good, with a selection of salad, soup, main and pudding. All enjoyable and an extra choice to the menu or if you are on a fixed budget.||||The extensive gardens, pool and beach are private to the hotel, with non-residents registering at reception and paying a fee to use them. These areas were not too busy when I stayed.||||Certainly an excellent stay for a get-away-from-it-all holiday.||||Only two downside comments:||The whole of my August week the weather was a constant 38 degrees. So I would advise to go in spring or autumn.||||I was charged over £100 as a single person surcharge but as I went through holiday company, I do not know whether this was a property charge or a holiday...

First of all a huge thank you to the staff- Mr O, Mrs O, Mr O's dad and Ali!||||I travelled here with my dad and my brother a few weeks ago for a 2 week stay. It was absolute paradise. The apartments are in the most beautiful grounds, with plants and flowers everywhere you look. Of course being in natural surroundings, this does come with bugs but luckily I had two bug exterminator men with me! This really did not hinder our stay. Since there is a no food policy in the rooms, most bugs did not really venture in. The food here is basic turkish-cypriot but was always absolutely delicious. But Ali - you have to get more chocolate milk in! Princesses do indeed drink chocolate milk!!! Ha ha. The rooms were spacious and pristine, the maids were excellent and I wouldn't worry about valuables in the rooms, though you can use the safe at Reception for a fee I believe. Gorgeous cats wander around the complex which I absolutely loved! It's not too far from Kyrenia or Girne as the Cypriots call it - just walk to the top of the road and jump on a dolmas (mini vans that operate like buses) or call a taxi to the hotel as they are incredibly cheap with the £ being so strong against the Lira. I could not recommend the hotel enough. If you are looking for somewhere quiet to go as a couple or a quiet family holiday away, I would 100,000% recommend here. This is not a location for an action packed holiday, but if you are looking for a patch of paradise then look no further. We had a wonderful holiday, though as a busy body I found 2 weeks a little long. It is simplicity at it's finest here. Mr and Mrs O were very friendly and informative about the local area and the history of the island which both my father and myself found fascinating. Doughnut Box up the road serve tasty doughnuts and The Chinese House up the road is DELICIOUS and has sushi equal to upper London Standard (coming from my dad who is an ex chef so it's high praise) but that's another review entirely.||||Oh the pool and beach also - GORGEOUS.||||HIGHLY...