THE ISLAND BOUTIQUE HOTEL — Hotel in Larnaca

Pros: By the beach, with free chairs and umbrellas, and close to the airport. Walking distance (30 minutes) from the historical center. Spacious rooms.||Cons: The hotel advertises that all rooms have see views, but the 1st floor has a view that's mostly obstructed by the roof. If you are going to pay full-price for the view, request a room on the 2nd or 3rd floor, otherwise it's money thrown away. The beach is not as nice as in other nearby places (Ayia Napa, for instance), but the water looks clean. The problem is the sand: full of litter thrown by guests and not cleaned by the property or the municipality - disgusting to walk barefoot. Breakfast was OK, but the only drinks served were coffee and artificial juices (no water). You can only get one beach towel per guest, so you have to use the same one to sit on and to dry yourself. Shower was broken, drinking glass was chipped, air conditioning very noisy, sink was dirty, linen ragged/ripped/stained (some of these issues were fixed after I complained, but it was a very short vacation and I wasted a lot of time having to deal with issues that should be basic hospitality). Staff was rude and confrontational (except for a very nice young man who was working the breakfast salon). Free wifi worked on and off in my room. No bar service at the beach, even though it is 5 meters away (guests have to pick up drinks and food themselves at the counter to take to their beach chairs). Not a boutique hotel, and I believe there are better options for the price (which is not cheap, especially for a...

The hotel location is lovely as it’s at the beachfront. The airport and the centre of Larnaca are close. It’s nicely furnished and the breakfast is all right, staff is very friendly and helpful. But…. at night.. there is extremely loud music and we’ve ringed the bar and reception several times and they did not lower the sound as we’ve asked as it’s unreasonable to have it sooo mega loud. The law probably let’s them play by midnight. Avoid if you’ve booked a hotel where you want to sleep. Probably you book a certain hotel room because you want to sleep and especially if it’s called a boutique hotel and it’s not located in Ayia Napa and it’s actually not the cheapest. If we wanted a loud party music we would head there or in a hostel. Avoid. I’m writing this comment at 00.40 am, wide awake and the music is still on, people shouting.....

Stayed here last night- an amazing hotel- right on the beach at the western end of the beach - it has a great beach bar and restaurant and there are other bars/ restaurants just 1 minute walk away- it’s quiet. The room was perfect - clean, spacious and with an ocean view and balcony. Complimentary water and other drinks in the room. The breakfast was one of the best hotel breakfasts I’ve had- plenty of hot choices. We are from Australia and riding bicycles- Satvir was the staff member who met us at reception- he helped store the bikes safely inside and nothing was too much trouble for him- polite, professional and caring. It was a great stay- I would highly recommend this hotel- it’s in a great area which is at the end of the beach but still has plenty of restaurants- close to the airport but no noise. Thanks...