We spent a glorious week in the Aphrodite Hills from 28th May to 4th June 2008. We upgraded to the Club Class which gave us a separate breakfast in the Club lounge away from the rest of the guests and all day canapes, afternoon tea and all day coffees etc. In the evening between 6 and 8pm alcohol was free and there was a very small hot buffet. We felt it was well worth the upgrade and for 4 of the 7 evenings we didn't even eat out apart from what was offered with the Club Class Service. The Club Lounge was in the lower part of the complex away from the pool and was very peaceful. We had a lovely room overlooking the 9th hole of the golf course and sea beyond and it was very well appointed, great quiet air conditioning and exptremely good comfortable beds. It is well worth taking the shuttle bus to the beach - we did three times. The hotel has a sectioned off area with towels, loungers, a bar, nice clean loos, and there is often a lovely cooling sea breeze. The journey is only around 15 minutes and is offered every hour too and from the hotel but you need to book with the Concierge. The Retreat Spa is world class and we had Thermo treatments for 2 days which were superb. No alcohol at the Spa though. When we were there the hotel was only around 40% full and I imagine it might be a bit different if the hotel was at capacity. The pools were pleasant but quite busy and there were quite alot of children about so beware if you want a more adult environment. Kids had a really good play area. The restaurants were better and cheaper in the Village Square rather than in the hotel restaurants which were lacking in atmosphere and customers. The hotel is only 15 mins drive from Paphos Airport which was very convenient. We found all of the staff very helpful and professional and overall we had an excellent holiday. Another reviewer spoke of the barren landscape. What else did they expect in Cyprus????!! Top marks to this hotel from us.

Stayed on business, it was ok, not as grand as its made out to be...didnt help the fact that I dont play golf and this looked like the only thing to do...
Food was fantastic, both in the local area outside the hotel and within.
Rooms, stayed in apartments, not that special...have seen much better in 3 star resorts.
Staff were, well not miserable or rude, just surly if you know what I mean..
Nice pool areas, not very deep where we were.
Been to Cyprus many many times and there are better resorts.
My advice stay somewhere else.

We visited Cyprus for our wedding on 20th May 2008 for 2 weeks.

We split our visit in 2 staying in a rented apartment on the complex for the 1st week and in the interconinental for our second week whcih was the week of our wedding.

The hotel is very clean and luxurious and we were given a club suite on our wedding night with private pool and champagne breakfast which was amazing but I dread to think how much it would have cost if we were paying for it!!!

The buffet breakfast had everything you could wish for and the service from the staff throughout the hotel was excellent, they couldnt do enough for you.

However, we wish we had stayed in the rented apartment for the whole 2 weeks as we have a 6 month old and we were rather cramped in the standard hotel room.

We had 60 guests staying at Aphtrodite Hills for our wedding, most of which stayed in rented villas which were absolutely amazing and very good value.

We hired a car for the 2 weeks which was absolutely essential as we had to go into Paphos quite alot to make the final arrangements for our wedding day.

Our wedding day was perfect, such a beautiful setting and would reccomend this to anybody looking for a wedding location abroad.

I would definately go back but the rented apartments and villas are just as luxurious as the hotel but without the room service.

Just got back from a week at the IC. We arrived in the early hours and were delighted to be informed that we had been given an upgrade to a Club Deluxe Jacuzzi Suite (as IC Royal Ambassador) and were whisked off on a buggy to the room Upon entry it all looked very appealing until my wife noticed a "motorway" of ants travelling the length of the entire suite from front door to balcony via the bedroom! I called reception and recieved a very swift response - we were then back on the buggy and off to another room for the night which was fine as we were all (especially my 4 y/o) very tired.

Situation was resolved next day with us moving back to our original room but we never did completely get rid of the ants but the hot tub on the balcony made us reluctant to let them spoil things as there are (from what I can gather) only two rooms with this facility.

The rooms, buildings and grounds of the hotel are in first class condition as it is quite new and we immediately felt comfortable. There is a large split level pool with the lower tier more geared towards smaller children as there is a shallow entry with soft tiling underfoot which is something I've never seen before. There are two pool bars with one being part of "Ifestos" Brasserie which serves lunch and snacks all day.

We had room 4202 which is a Club room adjacent to the very pleasant "Club Intercontinental". The room was a generous suite with two TV's, aforementioned hot tub and a large, well appointed bathroom.

The Club lounge is a really nice facility serving a light breakfast (including hot items), afternoon nibbles and from 1800-2000 a free bar is available along with canapes and hors d'ouvers. This is a really convivial place where we met and chatted to some interesting and very lovely people over the 7 days.

There are (I think) 4 hotel restaurants ranging from buffet to fine dining. We used the Eleonas (buffet) on only one night as we felt paying £105 for a regular quality buffet meal with one bottle of Kununga Hill, a bottle of sparkling water and an OJ for our 4 year old to be, frankly, outrageous - 5 star resort or not.

For a more reasonable and tatsy food option try some of the Village Square places as they afford the best views over the sea and some pretty nice food. We tried "ZILI" Italian which was nice but with a pretty small menu. "Anoi" Pub & Bar on the first floor proved to be nice, simple and tasty with a great view of the sunset. We also tried room service during the stay and found it to be fast and efficient - delivering the food in heated trolleys that were unfolded into a dining table which found pretty smart!


To round off the week we used the "Retreat" Spa after a strong recommendation from some fellow guests we were chatting to in the Club Lounge. Mrs had a facial and I had the "Full Hamman Ritual" which had the ability to put my brain in neutral for the first time in many years!

Now, this place is NOT cheap - fine detail - you'll pay £4 for a small beer at the pool and about £30 for two coffees two baguettes AND you will be isolated if you don't have a car. Consider this before you book but if you do decide to go - get a Club room with a view and thoroughly enjoy a top class resort with top class staff and facilities.