Almyra – Inland View Room

Some hotels boast outstanding interiors with great facilities for parents with pre-school children but the Almyra is outstanding on both counts. Their innovative ‘Baby Go Lightly’ service allows parents to pre-order anything and everything they might need from ensuring a babyseat in the airport transfer taxi to supplies of nappies (including non-disposable swim nappies), wipes, toiletries, organic baby food and even English language bedtime story books and DVDs. The nightly bedtime warm milk and biscuits service is typical of the attention to detail in the small things that really make the difference, more commonly found in BFB’s smaller privately run accommodation. As well as crèche, kids club and babysitting service, the Almyra also has a team of ‘Baby Concierges’ who can help source anything little darlings need.

As a Design Hotel, the Almyra is a cleverly renovated ‘70s hotel which now has a sleek contemporary design scheme. The ultra trendy entrance has long slate water features and a sleek boutique offering such delights as Paul & Joe, Prada and quintessential Havaiana flipflops for all ages. The hotel interior is a combination of minimalism with trendy tangerine leather chairs and deliberately overblown touches like elaborate chandeliers. The slate-lined pool with its bed-like sunloungers is sublime with an irresistible ice cream and sorbet bar. There’s a choice of the traditional taverna-style restaurant Ouzeri, Mosaics, Notios set on a sea view terrace under olive trees. All have a comprehensive kids menu that even includes a selection of purees for the youngest guests.

Almyra’s recently added Spa is a haven for parents when the offspring are enjoying the kids club/creche. This haven of glamour and tranquility has a stunning infinity pool, huge pool-side day beds, sea-view treatment rooms and the ‘Eauzone Deli’ bistro. All have been designed by Joelle Pleot, whose previous projects include a house for Karl Lagerfeld and the Coco Chanel apartment in Paris.

Inland Rooms are the Almyra’s entry level room, the smallest with the least fabulous view. These rooms a great value for money but probably not idea for young families in high season as they can suffer noise from the surrounding restaurants and bars. They boast floor to ceiling windows opening to a Juliette balcony enabling guests to sit on the room’s stylish leather chairs and watch Paphos go by from inside the room. The rooms have a king-sized double bed and space for either a cot or a child’s bed (not both). Total area 28m². Please note that children over 11 year old will incur a daily surcharge.

BFB Verdict: At €110-€220 per room per night these are a great option if money is tight, for those who can afford 20-30Euros a night more, BFB’s highly recommends the garden view rooms which are great value, much bigger, with terraces, a couple of steps down to safe gardens, and less likely to pick up street noise. Click here to view other room types.

Price Guide: From €110-€220 per room per night. Inland Rooms can be reserved via the ‘Prices’ tab or ‘Reserve Now’ button on this page.

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