Kiniras Traditional Hotel & Restaurant

The address was in English but that address did not come up on the sat-nav and using the zip code gave you a selection of approx 6 streets so you needed the cypriot name not the english name The town centre is undergoing a make over and have been for two years. Plus streets do not have name plates I asked in a garage for the hotel which was 200yards away from the hotel and no-one knew were it was. I went into a tea shop in a side street and the man walked me into the next street and showed me where it was. The sign was dark and on the facade with no illumination and as it was dark I felt i would be sleeping in the car. They have lowered the street by a foot so you cannot drive a car down it. The manager took me round some side streets to some rough land to park the car, which a short walk through a lane brought you to the front of the hotel I put that in the sat nav as favorite so I wouldnt get lost again. Half the shops in this development have closed down and the rest have got 50% discount so are also closing down making this area derilect

An excellent six days and nights in a hotel I have visited for sixty years and which I love because it retains its feeling of the peaceful old Cyprus before the island was divided. My room overlooking the charming court-yard with its trees, shrubs and classic nude statues was simple but adequate with a shower, wash-basin, lavatory, comfortable bed and ample wardrobe space. The buffet breakfast was excellent (and substantial); Anthea's beef "stefado" (spelling?) dinner, served in an earthenware pot with vegetables and risotto, was the best I've ever eaten, with beautifully hot and tender beef. It was a good start to any day to be greeted with a daily handshake and smile, as I got down the stairs into the court-yard, either from the hotel owner, George; his son, Michael (who also drove me comfortably and swiftly to the airport); or one of the staff like Nicholas (all names are given in the English version rather than their native spelling). The room was looked after daily by the cheerful and polite chamber-maids. I warmly recommend the hotel and I was pleased to see that quite a few people many years younger that my own 88 years were staying there and were apparently enjoying the old-world Cypriot charm of the Kiniras.

The hotel is housed in a nice building which was really impressing to see, unfortunately the interior of the rooms (furniture, bathroom) really need some refurb. Sometimes it was disturbing to hear the noise of the restaurant situated in the patio, right under your window. What was more shocking was when I arrived with an existing booking, one of the waiters filling in for the receptionist told me that the payment hadn't gone through and made me pay again, though this time a slightly smaller amount. Both payments existed on my credit card so I could finally have the second payment refunded by Hotels.com. Be always sure to check if the payment has gone through on your side and do not pay till you are sure it has been declined. This is horrible behaviour towards customers in an attempt to bypass the agent (hotels.com this time) to avoid paying commission I presume.

The Kiniras Hotel was the perfect hotel choice for my trip Paphos! Location benefits: – 2 minutes from the tourist core of the city centre by vehicle transportation. Short 15 minute walk. – City centre location – Near taxi/central bus station – Super central location making everything super accessible. Situated between the tourist core of city centre and the famous beaches – (High profile/class) Restaurants along the same road (within 100m walking) – Quiet at night allowing for relaxing and easy sleep after a busy day/night out Hotel benefits: – Outstanding value – Reservations easily amenable if you wish to stay longer – No strict rules or policies – Friendly, understanding experienced, professional, knowledgeable and personable host – Clean room, cleaned everyday. Towels/soaps refreshed everyday. – Highly responsive to any requests (e.g. towels/toilet paper/soap) – Breakfast included (great food/huge buffet - fruits/eggs/bread/jams/honey/cereal/meat/milk/cheese/desserts) – Also a restaurant with tasty/healthy/quality Greek cuisine (prices vary between dishes, because quality varies between dishes – i.e. some are very high quality. The rest is high quality. It is all worth it.) – Room has powerful air conditioning All in all, the room was everything I needed in terms of services and location. The hotel services, and location benefits were supreme for the price I paid. I am going to stay here again when I return to Paphos.

Travelled with my son booked two nights here .... could not find the hotel room over an hour so was not happy when we got there .... woman came to us could not find our booking evenually she gave us some keys told us our room number and pointed to where it was ... walked through the restaurant to it ... eventually opened the door no lights couldn’t see lock opened door couldn’t find light switch opened the bathroom door and put bathroom light on ... the room was small had a double bed I had booked twin beds had a very small window was stifling hot ... looked old and dated ... didn’t stay booked in else where