Louis St. Elias Resort & Waterpark

Excellent hotel. Rooms are modern and furnished well, with good air conditioning. Pools were well managed and clean. When we went, not overly busy - and very much a multinational customers. This is not just a “Brits” hotel. Food in buffet was one of the best I have experienced at an all inclusive. A very wide range every meal - with on occasions theming “an Italian night” and “a Chinese night”. For a family with a couple of fussy teens - never an issue. All staff very welcoming - helpful where they can. Note the hotel is a little away from any local beach - but there is an hourly bus service put on by the hotel. But if you are a family that wants to set roots and avoid the hassle - perfectly possible to stay there for a whole week. My only 2 minor quibbles - the restaurant area could potentially get a little chaotic when busy - found myself accidentally tripping up over very small children. There needs a more logical layout and flow. Secondly - smoking and vaping appears to be permitted everywhere. I would prefer when lying on a subbed not to inhale the latest (bizarre) vape flavour. There needs to be designated smoking/vape areas within the site. If those 2 points were resolved - this would be 5 stars!

Returned for our 6th visit Shout out to the fabulous team, Bar & Restaurant Team, Chefs, Lifeguards, Housekeeping and of course the wonderful Entertainers! We’ve had the best 12 days Amazing cocktails from Mohamed and the team, Fantastic food, so much variety. So much fun with the entertainers. Always felt so welcomed and looked after and nothing is ever too much trouble. Thank you Flouris and all your team

Unbelievable hotel! Staff super friendly, rooms and grounds so, so clean. AI food was excellent, and the Greek meze was out of this world. A MUST do! Snack bar by pool with slides, with some great food! Pools great, although preferred the quieter pool down by the entrance. Nice walk to beach from hotel, about 20 mins, or alternatively a free shuttle run by hotel. Also, not far from st Elias church where at the top you will get a great view of protaras! Day trip on the yellow boat to see the dolphins and turtles on protaras beach. Great price and great few hours. You may get lucky and see the dolphins like us!

Louis St. Elias provided a perfect break away for an end of April / Early May escape. The hotel was clean, well maintained and the experience was made all the better for the friendly and helpful staff. The all inclusive package was superb; we could not fault the food (which offered a different "themed" night per seven nights (i.e. Cypriot, Fusion, Mexican, etc) as well as a variety of options for breakfast and lunch. Personal favourite was the salad bar which offered varieties of fresh produce, combined with their freshly cooked meat dishes and freshly baked baguettes were excellent. From a drinks front, options of Keo and Estrella was welcome as well as premium spirits (where I enjoyed a number of rum and cokes and nightcaps of Baileys!). Given we were all adults, we didn't use the waterpark facilities at the other side of the hotel but mainly focussed onthe more tranquil side. Both the pool and jacuzzi there were clean and well maintained, and whilst the water wasn't exactly warm (note: very cold early season!) it was still nice to cool off in the warm temparatures. I used the gym daily which offered more cardio based options, so a small area to tweak might be to add some free-weights later on in the season. There was a daily shuttle running from 09:00 - 18:00 from the hotel into town which was very useful for my Dad who struggles with mobility, but the walk into town is merely 15 mins at a slow walk (downhill, uphill on the way back may take some more time). Given we had come early season and post Easter weekend, it was naturally a "quieter" time and there were less children, so we probably had the luxury of less noise and less people, but the staff could not have been more helpful. From ensuring clean rooms and fresh towels, to being attentive at dinner for clearing plates, and for just having general chit chat around the hotel it was brilliant. A huge shout out to Flouris who provided great advice and a friendly face (and provided us with a genuine souvenier, his local teams football shirt!), and to Hazel from the entertainment team who also spent the time to catch up with us - I hope you have an amazing season! Thoroughly enjoyed the stay and am already looking at returning for the same time period next year!

We spent the week over Easter in a one bedroom apartment. Very spacious with real beds for the kids. We had requested a quiet room which is exactly what we received. There were 2 main pools, all of which had plenty of sun beds available. We spent the week at the upper pool with the water slides which were great fun for all. Pool bar had drinks and snack always available which were great. Good variety of food and drink with different theme nights. Every single member of staff was friendly and helpful, going above and beyond to make our stay special. There was entertainment to suit everybody. Although the entertainment team only started the week before, they were all really engaging. Special shout out for Ryan who spent time learning everyone’s name and always interacted brilliantly. Can’t recommend this hotel enough.

Late review / never got round to posting! Our family of four (kids age 4 and 9) visited St Elias in mid-October for 1 week and it was everything we had read in the reviews and more. Upon arrival we were nervous as were given a ground floor room but had asked for first floor as our youngest tends to wander off. The manager Flouris was there to greet us and assured me I would be happy with the room. Another staff manager then showed us to our 1 bedroom suite, carried our bags and gave us a quick tour of the site. The rooms were huge, clean, and had everything we needed - fridge was stocked with water which is a nice touch after a lot of travelling. The balcony was the biggest I have ever seen and was fully enclosed - it could also be accessed from the bedroom . As we were settling in Floris came and checked we were happy. We had one problem with the room - one evening the shower tray wouldn’t empty. We called reception and someone came round in 5 mins and it was fixed less than ten. So all good! There are two pool areas, a quieter one and a family area. With splash pool and waterslides so both kids were happy! There was entertainment all day round the pool such as water polo, quiz’s, darts etc. It’s the first holiday I’ve been on in years where there were no sunbed wars and there were enough to go round. The kids also loved the pool snack bar so much that we only went to the restaurant for lunch a couple of times. They ate nuggets, fries and ice cream on repeat! The on to the buffet restaurant - it’s hands down the best all inclusive food we’ve ever had. It was a bit hectic at peak times but it was worth it and it’s lovely that they serve you drinks rather than have to collect them and food for you and the kids. Breakfast had everything you could think of and was lovely and then there was a theme every night like Italian, or Mexican etc and there was just so much choice. Even the fussy 9 year old never went hungry. We also booked and visited the Al Carte restaurant Meze one evening and this was one of the best meals we’ve ever had! It’s a traditional Greek tasting menu and it’s a lovely change of pace from the buffet spending the evening being wined and dined. On to the evening entertainment - the kids loved it and so did we. It’s not what you get in some huge hotels that bring in outside acts but the girls work so hard to put on an amazing show every night. Annabelle’s voice is amazing and Jess and Hazel, Anna, Ellie went out of their way every day to involve the kids and chat with us. Other little things to mention the hourly shuttle bus to town and beach was a god send and we used it most days! There is a beautiful church on the hill right next to the hotel. Bit of a walk up the steps but well worth it for the golden hour views! All in all we had a wonderful time and will be back!