The beach is ok but you can't swim or sunbath as it is so dangerous it is not good for little children.
The entetainers (hannah and craig)are friendly and the games are good but be warned you might need a lot of energy.

The resort of Paphos is clean and have been visiting the area for 10 years. Unfortunately the whole area appears to be a building site with noise and disruption in many places. Bar street looks great with the precinct completed but the new motorway will run from the airport to coral bay and the noise is bound to affect many of the hotels as we found when we stayed at the Paphiessa, a beautiful hotel which used to be in QUIET LOCATION, deliberately chosen by myself because of this. To say I was upset to find a motorway being constructed behind the pool is an understatement. Obviously Paphos entering the EU means that the roads and areas have to be accessible and up to standard, but this does not help if you are in a wheelchair and have to stay on the road to get about. We love Paphos but have decided after this year that we will wait a few years before returning and maybe they will have completed many of the roads and building works.

Every where you go, the locals are friendly and speak good English. There is a wide selection of entertainment from clubs to local Greek dancing. There are also quiet places to drink.

It took about 15-20 minutes to walk down to the harbour and you can either walk along the beach or along the main street, either way it is a pleasant stroll although the rubbish lying around spoils the overall impression. Watch out for the uneven pavements (which seem to be the norm here).When you reach the harbour, stop and have a drink at Seagulls Restaurant, where there is always a warm welcome, and admire the view.

Paphos is much busier than I remembered from our last visit 4 years ago with a great deal of development going on. There are a great number of Estate Agents and Developers offices.

Walking down to the harbour you will be pestered with Ticket scratch card touts! THESE ARE REALLY SOMETHING TO AVOID! DO NOT BE TAKEN IN BY THEM. They are very convincing – but believe me you will always “Win a holiday” but this is only to get you to their offices, where you will be brainwashed for 3 hours+ in an effort to try and get you to part with the best part of £6.500 for a holiday share scheme! we had read about this and knew about these people and we still got caught! We are still trying to work out how they managed to get us? so you have been warned.!!!

The harbour is a really nice place to sit and watch the world go by. There are the Mosaics to visit (really cheap to get in about 50cents (60p)). A walk out around the headland at the end of the harbour is very pleasant (but not in the heat of the day- there is no shade at all) and it’s a long way to the little snack bar along the beach). We actually walked to the Tomb of the Kings this way and as the bus trip is only 50cents (60p) from the harbour if its hot, I would not attempt it again. Tomb of the Kings is a must for photo’s so don’t forget the camera!

There are many wonderful trips to do in Cyprus from the Troodos Mountains to Nicosia and Lefkara. There are jeep Safari’s and round the Island trips. Most of which we have done and are well worth the money, but shop around for the trips as they do differ a lot in cost. Do not book from the Travel Reps as they are usually more expensive this way. There are lots of Cars for hire, though some of these are more expensive than others, so again shop around.

Coral Bay is a bus ride away from Paphos (50c) and is about the best sandy beach in this area although it is small, so don’t expect too much. There is a small car park a snack bar and a toilet. There are sunbeds and parasols to hire.

Eating out – we found the best place to eat in the evening was Viva Cyprus along the main road just opposite Alexander the Great Hotel. You can get a three course evening meal for 5.95cp (about £7.20) and this includes Sirloin steak if you want it. You even get a complimentary drink with your bill. Always busy, but Chris on the door will always reserve a table for the evening if you ring or when you are passing by in the afternoon.

The other good places to eat in the day are Rose PUB, (just off Bar Street) www.therosepub.com(take a look). Nippies Tea Rooms (Opposite Almyra Hotel on the main road there is the “Tourist information booth” the road that runs along behind this – Nippies is the first right turn)

If like us you are not up to Bar Street and all that it has to offer then why not head for a drink in the evenings to Evis’s Bar and Billy’s Bar, down the second turning on the right just along the road from the Hotel. And there is Romantica Restaurant next to the hotel for that special meal or if you just want to watch big screen TV sport and have a beer in their terrace bar.

So pack the sunscreen, hat and sunglasses and head for the delightful Island of Cyprus.

Take a look at this useful information site.
www.kypros.org/Cyprus/tourist.html

cyprus we find to be a very pretty island with plenty of places to explore.there is also plenty of entertainment in the evening either sitting having a meal or sitting having a drink

The resort in paphos was ok but we found it an advantage to hire a car and go out and about. Places of interest are the Tombs of Kings, Coral bay, Paphos harbour.

Phapos harbour is fairly small but very pretty. There are several restaurants on the harbour front, all very good. The castle/fort is worth a visit.

Paphos was very clean, the people are the most friendly i have met anywhere abroad. Bar street and the harbour was great.
There is everything in Bar street for young and old.
We were at a wedding at st georges chapel, then went sailing on a boat at the harbour it was great.
There is lots of boat trips to go on ,you should really try one it s great. The beach at the hotel was good for teenagers , mine was 14,he went skydiving and on the banana boat and swam but its quite rocky.i have already booked to go back to paphos next year,it s great.

Pafos interesting for archaelogy and ancient history and well worth a visit once. Decent beaches require a bus ride out of town. Good choice of restaurants.
It all looks unfinished, development along the coastline haphazard so there is no waterside promenade to many of the hotels,with masses of expat housing and hotel building across the whole area.

Paphos town is asolutely stuffed with history jewellery shops and cafes.
The harbour is charming. It's only a short bus ride from the hotel. well worth a visit