Evalena Beach Hotel

Such a disappointment, arrived just after 2pm, checked in ok, reception staff efficient. Asked if we had missed lunch (we had) but were told snacks were available at the pool bar. Went up to our sea view rooms but in the whole of the hotel our rooms were the only ones to have trees mostly blocking our sea view. Quick unpack and down to the pool bar for drinks and snacks, sadly the snacks were a choice of a prepacked salad, a prepacked sandwich,a prepacked bowl of fruits, this was everyday throughout our stay, none of it looked appetising and it just sat in a cooler all day. The pool area was overcrowded, not enough loungers to go round and despite 'the rules' many had towels on them way before 08.30am the allowed time. No entry into the pool until 10.00am, and everyone had to get out by 6.00pm (the lifeguards hours) which in principle is sensible but the lifeguard sat at the back of the area and didn't seem to be aware of pool activity anyway. Dinner unfortunately wasn't very hot, there was variety in the mains and salads but the desserts consisted of mousses and a couple of small cakes, there was some cheeses and salami but for the first few days no crackers. The waiting staff were efficient, not particularly friendly other than the maitre'd who was welcoming and helpful. There was absolutely nothing for children to do and the 'entertainment' very much for adults, a violinist at the pool,a pianist in the bar etc. As for the bar, one of the staff would be our main reason for not returning to this hotel. Hostile and rude he managed to make us feel totally unwelcome, pouring drinks just seemed like too much trouble. Other guests were also commenting about this man particularly as he seemed to look down on the AI guests. We have stayed in Protaras several times and should we return we would opt for tried and tested rather than break the budget on the unknown.

I have found this hotel to be excellent, staff very friendly and attentive. Especially the spa staff, I had three deep tissue massages with jacuzzi and sauna included. Very reasonably priced and excellent massage. The food was lovely and well presented. There was always a good selection to choose from, and the service staff were very attentive. One thing I would definitely recommend is their sweet selections that can vary from day to day. Only had two that I was not keen on. The room was very good and the facilities were very good, the only gripe I had was very little on the tv that was in English. Would benefit from having a service such as YouTube available on tv to use to help pass any time needed. Sunbeds availability was good, although some guests still reserved the sunbeds, although this was not allowed as per hotel policy. Shop on site with a good selection of goods for sale although older lady who was serving on the day I went was quite snappy as i asked about a price that i did not see as price was quite feint, i found this was a bit off putting. This hotel is in an excellent location on the beach front, and you can walk and explore the coas, going leftbor right and a lot of restaurants, shops, and massage tents all the way down the *****. And a bonus is plenty of welcome conveniences available if required. Overall, I would recommend this hotel and will be going back.

The hotel itself was very nice. Kept very clean and very convenient for the town centre. We had a room on the top floor with a sea views ( fabulous). Now for the not so fabulous we found the beds to be little hard, the entertainment wasn’t brilliant but that could be because it was coming towards the end of the season. But my biggest gripe was with the food I know we are bit fussy when it comes to food but there wasn’t a very good selection on offer but my main gripe was it wasn’t very hot in fact some items were almost cold. So for this fact alone I don’t think we will return.

A half term break to do some scuba diving, we found the hotel very accommodating they made use a packed lunch for our dive days. Elias at the pool bar was great all the staff are very friendly. The food was delicious a varied selection and clean.