protaras, what can i say. its magical & can honestly say its the only country we've travelled to that we said we could live in & we've travelled all over the world.

The resort is very friendly. I preferred to be staying in Pernera rather than Protaras as Protaras was busy. I liked the fact you were within walking distance of Protaras but if you wanted a quieter time then Pernera has what you are looking for. I would point out Pernera still has loads of pubs and restaurants and entertainment and Protaras is only on a bigger scale.

The best pubs we found were the Western Star, Fools and Horses and Spectrum (out the back of the Isaac Apartments). You can go in these pubs for a drink without feeling you need to have food as some of the pubs at the other end (Knights Bar etc) you feel you are being rushed from your table for other people to dine.

The Western Star have karaoke and entertainment on most nights and the staff are very friendly.

The beaches and coves are lovely although it was very very hot when we were there and stayed by the pool most of the time.

This was my first time in Cyprus and won't be my last.

The resort was ok however, the hotel was much better. It was fairly clean with a few bars situated around the resort. The beach near the hotel was ok but not great. very rocky. However, there is a beach a 10 minute walk away which is fantastic. Overall, the resort was good and if the hotel is not enough, then the resory will be!

I liked Pernera.

Lots of restaurants and bars. Beaches good.

Resort excellent and something for all the family. Two play areas for children, great fun for 4-8 yers olds. Light show worth a visit. Lots of nice bars and restaurants,you must try a mezze. Beaches very clean and all within easy walking. Lots of water sports try.
Travel around the Island to the moutains and capital.

Quite area, beautiful beach ideal for a very relaxing hol

Beach clean and is brill entertainment limited to many Elvis s but thought lewis hill was the best by far.

Resort kept clean and tidy lovely place.

Protaras is great. The best beaches on the island especially Fig Tree Bay. It is based on the strip and has everything you will need. Too many Elvis acts. Would definetly stay there again.

Protaras has a main strip that is situated about 5 minutes walk from Rising Star, and this is perfect as you’re located away from the main area but within easy reach. And the road that leads up to it has supermarkets and other bars and tavernas anyway, so you don’t feel that you’re out in the middle of nowhere. The main strip is again quite English tourist focused but it does (just) still retain enough of the Cypriot nature to make you feel you’re abroad. Many of the restaurants (I struggle to call them tavernas) have kids play areas and are very welcoming of families. There’s more (karaoke) bars and theme pubs than I’d personally wish for but if you go somewhere aimed at the (slightly more discerning) package holiday crowd, I guess this is a necessary evil.

There’s a boat trip on the Coca-Cola boat from the Rising Star pier every day, that we went on and is a good morning / afternoon out. You get to see Famagusta from a distance, travel up the coast and also swim in Cape Greco caves, where we pushed the little one off the back of the boat in her ‘floatie’ inflatable cradle much to the amusement of everyone else. Just watch out for the jellyfish, myself and a girl I met on the boat got stung, not too bad at all in reality (just a really sharp pain across the top of my foot for 10 seconds and then slight itchiness for a week or so) but wouldn’t have wanted it to happen to anyone who might have been freaked by it.

We also hired a car from one of the places in Protaras. £60 for 3 days and we did what we weren’t supposed to and drove across the border at ‘Four Mile Crossing’. The hire car papers try and say that you’re not allowed to do this but the Rough Guide advised us that you can buy insurance at the border and this is what we did (£12CYP for 3 days). The hire car company would obviously prefer it if you didn’t do this but I believe you are legally allowed to, it’s just that if you do have an accident, they struggle to recoup the insurance claim as easily as if you were in Greek Cyprus. We drove to the Troodos, Nicosia and Famagusta and it made our holiday – just really great to escape the resort, nice as it was, for a few days striking out on our own.

In summary, fantastic accommodation with superb cleanliness (but without feeling like you’re in a environment without a soul), great resort where you can make of it what you will, and happy holidaymakers to share it with! Enjoy!

Protaras is an excellent resort, plenty of bars and restaurants. Although on the expensive side, I would definitely visit again. One of our favourite bars was Waves, very close to our hotel. Most of the bars are open until 3.00 a.m. There was also a good mix of ages, teens, to o.a.p's.