엘리시움

Elysium is the most hyped hotel in Paphos, and also touted as one of the best hotels in Cyprus, but we felt it lacking in quite a few areas. For full disclosure, we travelled in early Dec, which is low season in Cyprus, but we really struggled to understand why as it enjoyed sunny days with a few transient showers. We got one proper thunderstorm which only lasted a few hours and turned sunny again afterwards. Now back to the hotel. There are several pros: its a beautifully designed, waterfront hotel. Its close to the relevant attractions such as Kato Archaelogical Park, and Tombs of Kings. The staff are warm and always welcoming you with a big smile. They have beautiful outdoor pools but unfortunately it was too cold to use. Their indoor play area was a real gem and our daughter fell in love with Ms. Heather. Now the cons: one of the main reasons we chose to stay at the hotel was because of it having a beach. The pictures on Agoda showed a nice beach lined with palm trees. Those were grossly misleading. We found the beach to be extremely tiny and in a dilapidated state with dead seaweed all over and overturned tree pots. Elysium has an indoor pool, but we found the water quite cold. We were also quite bothered by one incident where we asked for complimentary water late on one evening, but were told that housekeeping is no longer available and were asked to pay $6 for a bottle of Aqua Panna from the bar!! We ended up cutting our stay short to just 2 nights, but must say that the reservation staff did all the work and I didnt have to worry about refund etc.