Lantiana Gardens Apart Hotel — Hotel in Paralimni

About the hotel: Pool area is nice, bar & food not expensive, hearty breakfast. The location is very good, local bus stops close by, walk towards Ayia Napa on both streets (101 and 102 buses cost 1.50 Euros pp anywhere, nothing much to see in Paralimni). From the pool area some steps take you to the back of the hotel, this is the shortest way to the Fig Tree Bay beach. ATM machines are numerous along the beachside road.

The room location (1-br standard) was a disappointment, ground floor with car park in front, will not use the very small balcony. The hotel let us know that we can change the room after a week, but we were away in Nicosia all that day so couldn't. Air con 40 Euros per week / PER ROOM, so in a 1-br apt one should pay 160 Euros for 2 weeks for both rooms - in cash. This should be mentioned in the brochure / website. I paid nearly 2000 Euros for 2 persons for the 2-weeks trip to Tjäreborg Finland...

Superior rooms are higher up, I recommend those.

Very low water pressure seems to be a general problem here on Cyprus - the water is scarce in the summer, cannot get the conditioner properly out of my long hair. Good mattresses, sheets not 100% cotton..

Kitchen utensils are very basic, there's no dish washer liquid or towels, dishrags or anything. Luckily there's a Lidl very near. (to the right from car park entrance, same side of the road).

Bring scissors and anything you might need, like spices etc unless you wish to go shopping immediately. I miss proper large tea mugs... Bought one from a local supermarket. Everything has "Cyprus" written on them... Oh: There is no Earl Grey tea in Lidl.

You can also take a bus from the "back road" (from car park entrance walk left, cross the street and in about 100 m you'll see a bus stop.) towards Paralimni to the big Metro supermarket: Cheaper prices and bigger selection.

All in all: A very nice hotel with attentive and helpful staff in a great location. Only 8 minutes walk to Fig Tree beach which is very clean and has soft sandy bottom. Lots of Scandinavian guests so there is no rowdiness. Great...

Our recent stay at Lantiana was overall a very pleasant experience, with some truly memorable moments thanks to the staff.

The biggest highlight of our visit was without doubt the people who looked after us. Mr. Doros, the restaurant manager, was absolutely wonderful. He treated us with such patience and kindness, especially with our two young children. He never once made us feel uncomfortable, even when the kids got a bit noisy. His friendly approach, constant smile, and warm attitude made our dinners so much more enjoyable. It really felt like he went above and beyond to make sure we had a good time, and we will always remember how joyful he made our evenings.

We also want to mention Despo, who worked at the bar. She always greeted us with a smile and had a way of making everyone around her feel nice. She was so sweet with our little one, who completely adored her — and the feeling seemed mutual. Seeing her every day felt like meeting a friend, and it truly gave our stay a “home away from home” feeling. ❤️

As for the hotel itself, while the staff made our experience special, there are a couple of areas that could be improved. The rooms, particularly the bathrooms, could benefit from some updating as they felt a bit old-fashioned. In terms of food, the selection was generally very nice and varied, with themed dinners every night that kept things interesting. The only thing we found less enjoyable was the chicken, which was often dry and not easy to eat — but given all the other options available, we always had plenty of good choices to enjoy.

Overall, the genuine kindness and friendliness of the staff — especially Mr. Doros and Despo — turned our holiday into something much more personal and heartwarming. For that reason, we left with beautiful memories, and we are truly grateful to them for making our stay...

Great experience in overall. PROS: I'd like to say special thanks to Angela and Doros from the staff, they were amazing throughout our 3 weeks stay. The pool is great, both the big and small and there are movable umbrellas on wheels so if you need to stay on the poolside with a little one you can do it under shelter from the sun. The cleaners were also doing their best for our kid by forming different animal figures from the towels every day. We were on full board meal plan. It's well worth it in terms of price, you will not eat cheaper anywhere near and the portions are huge. Breakfast is always buffet style and an english and continental mix. Lunch and dinner is either buffet or a la carte depending on number of guest. When a la carte you have 3 choices of starter and 3 choices of dessert and about 10 choices of main. The air-con in the room is very quick and effective, it cools the room down very quickly. There is a laundry room with a washer and a dryer, the washer cost €3 and the dryer is €2. There is a small gym on floor -1 - it's never busy. Main street is just 3 mins walk through a rough surfuce shortcut and Fig Tree Bay is about 7 mins.

CONS: Nothing major but a few minor things: Pool could stay open a little longer. It's open from 8am to 6pm. It'd be great if it was open till say 7pm or at least as long as there is daylight. The A la carte menu gets a bit boring after like 2 weeks, but for 'normal' 7-14 nights stay it's ok. The washer in the laundry room is ancient. You have to open it's door half way through the cycle to add the fabric conditioner. I think there was no air-con in the gym. The shortcut to the main street and beach is rough and not suitable for pushchair, also it;s totally dark...