Louis Phaethon Beach Hotel, Paphos

We stayed at the 4* Louis Phaethon Beach Hotel for one week, - 9th to 16th February this year (2005), and had a really good winter holiday.

We travelled with Portland Holidays Direct (part of the TUI group) as their price for this hotel for the week we travelled was the best we could find. They also offered sea view rooms with no added supplement.

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The Louis Phaethon ...
...www.louishotels.com

Louis Phaeton Beach
P.O. Box 61017
Paphos
Cyprus

Tel - 26964600
Fax - 26964666


Pauline 2005.


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We stayed at the 4* Louis Phaethon Beach Hotel for one week, - 9th to 16th February this year (2005), and had a really good winter holiday.

We travelled with Portland Holidays Direct (part of the TUI group) as their price for this hotel for the week we travelled was the best we could find. They also offered sea view rooms with no added supplement.

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The Louis Phaethon Beach hotel has 422 en suite rooms.

278 Sea View Rooms
144 Inland View Rooms
4 Function Rooms which can cater for up to 500 people
These rooms are supported by state of the art audio visual equipment as well as professional technical staff.

All public areas are accessible by wheelchair, suitable lifts and WC facilities are also available.

All the rooms have been recently refurbished and are very comfortable. Each room has the following -
Private Bathroom
Balcony
Air conditioning/Heating
Direct dial telephone
Radio
Satellite TV
Hair-dryer
Safety Deposit Box (extra charge for this)

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SITUATION

The hotel is located in the Yeroskipou area of Paphos, right on the beautiful sandy beach. It is about 3kms from the harbour area of Paphos.
There is a small selection of shops a few minutes walk from the hotel.
A ten minute walk takes you to an area with a reasonable selection of bars, restaurants and shops.
Paphos airport is about 10kms from the hotel.
There is a bus stop immediately outside the hotel. (service runs approximately every thirty minutes to and from Paphos harbour area, from early morning until about 22.30)

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THE RECEPTION

The reception area was always 'manned' by at least two members of staff, who were multi-lingual, very efficient and extremely friendly.

We were given a glass of fresh orange juice while we completed the check in procedure.
We hired a safety deposit box (CY£10.50) for our week's stay.
Once all the paperwork was completed we were given stickers with our room number on to attach to our cases, to allow the porters to identify which room to deliver them to, handed our room and safe keys, given directions to our room and politely told to enjoy our stay.

There is a currency exchange facility available at reception.

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GUEST ROOMS

The room we were allocated was number 1112, this was on the first floor (of three) of the hotel. We had a beautiful view of the Mediterranean sea, although it was too chilly in the February evenings to sit on the balcony and watch the sun setting. We did however watch it setting from inside the room.

The room was comfortably furnished with twin beds, bedside cabinets and lights, the telephone was on one bedside cabinet. There were two sofas (these convert to single beds) and a coffee table, which had three good sized drawers. There was a dressing table and chair, one of the drawers in this table housed the hairdryer. The television sat on top of a luggage storage cabinet. There were a couple of English speaking channels available on the TV.

The wardrobe accommodation was adequate for two people but there wouldn't really be enough clothes space for four adults. The safety deposit box was on the floor of the wardrobe.
All the room facilities detailed above were in our room. The room was fully carpeted.
There were sliding glass doors leading on to the balcony that was furnished with a table and two chairs.

The en suite bathroom was not particularly large but was clean and had all we needed. It was furnished with a WC, a bath with a shower and a unit with washbasin. Also here was an electric razor point. There was the normal supply of toiletries, fluffy towels and bath mat - these were all changed/replenished when required.

We could control the temperature in our room, which was good as the air temperature dropped considerably in the evenings.

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THE RESTAURANT

We stayed on an all inclusive basis at this hotel and were impressed by the standards in the Espirides buffet restaurant.

The restaurant was open from 8am until 10.30pm every day, with two short closures (about 30 minutes each), to allow the staff to clear and clean, before lunch and dinner.

At breakfast time there was a good selection of fresh fruit, fruit juices, cereals, dried fruits, bread, rolls, croissants, yoghurts etc. There was also a selection of cooked items, bacon, sausage, tomato, boiled and scrambled eggs, (fried eggs cooked for you, while you waited) etc., in fact for those that enjoy a full 'British' the makings were there.
Pots of tea and coffee were brought to the table by the staff, who were quick to replace these when required.

Lunch and dinner saw a selection of soups, pastas, meats, fish etc. along with fresh vegetables, salads and potatoes cooked in a variety of ways. There was also always a selection of puddings - fresh fruit was available here.
At lunch and dinner time wine, beer and soft drinks were available by the glass.
Vegetarian options were available at all times.
Chefs worked at cooking stations in the restaurant continually replenishing the buffet displays, ensuring that food was always fresh.

For those who felt peckish in between meals there was a small area of the restaurant open serving snacks, not a wide choice but ample, sandwiches, soup, tea, coffee and fruit juice. There were also, usually, toasted sandwiches, burgers and the inevitable chips. Bowls of salad were here to accompany all this.

The outdoor pool restaurant is open in the summer season.

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LOUNGE BARS

There are three in this hotel - only two are open in winter - Café Vienna and the Atrium Bar.
Both of these are within the vast lobby area of the hotel and both serve a good selection of alcoholic and non alcoholic drinks. There are at least six cocktails available on the all inclusive menu.
Tea and coffee are also available in these bars.
Bottled water, by the glass, is available on the all inclusive menu but, if a bottle is requested you will have to pay for this.
The all inclusive bar facility closes at midnight, however the bar does remain open and you can pay for drinks after this time.

The pool bar is open in the summer season.

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FACILITIES

Small shopping arcade
One indoor and two outdoor swimming pools (one outdoor pool is a children's pool)
Loungers and sunshades around the outdoor pool and on the beach (free of charge)
Children's play park (Pirate ship)
Two floodlit tennis courts
Basketball court
Beach/Garden volleyball courts
Archery
Air Rifle Shooting
Bowling
Shuffle Board
Sauna and Steam Bath
Jacuzzi
Massage (by appointment and payable)
Fully equipped Gym
Bridge card room
Internet café/electronic games
Chariots Night Club (In-house animation team host discos, cabaret shows etc here)
The in-house animation team provide entertainment for all ages throughout the day and evening.

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WATER SPORTS (summer season)

Canoeing (free of charge)
Pedaloes (free of charge)
Banana Boat (extra charge for this)
Water Skiing (extra charge for this)
Jet Skiing (extra charge for this)
Paragliding (extra charge for this)

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THE RESORT

The resort of Paphos, in winter, is fairly sedate.
However, although some tourist facilities close for the winter season, most remain open and if you decide not to venture out of Paphos at all there is ample at hand to keep you occupied.

There are also plenty of archaeological sites to explore in and around Paphos, there are some beautiful old mosaics on display within a few minutes walk of the harbour area.

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SUMMARY

This was the first time that we have stayed at this hotel and we would return, as we enjoyed our visit very much.

St Valentine's Day was during our week in Paphos and probably because of the Aphrodite connection with Cyprus, the local people really got into the spirit of 14th February with hearts and flowers appearing in the most unexpected places on this day.
The hotel's Espirides restaurant put on a special gala dinner on this night and every lady guest was presented with a red rose on leaving the restaurant. We didn't eat in the hotel's restaurant on this particular night so I can't comment on the gala meal.

The only disappointment we had during our stay was that on Sundays the staff does not 'service' the guest rooms. We found this really peculiar for a four star hotel. We actually thought our room had been missed by accident and contacted reception, who arranged for our towels to be changed, the beds made and bins emptied, but also informed us that this was not normally done for guests.

This hotel is very popular with the Cypriot people and it becomes very busy at weekends, we found this quite nice as it added to the atmosphere of the hotel.

There is a large car park in the grounds of the hotel, none of the bays appeared to be shaded.

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CONTACT DETAILS

Email - phaeton@louishotels.com
Web - www.louishotels.com

Louis Phaeton Beach
P.O. Box 61017
Paphos
Cyprus

Tel - 26964600
Fax - 26964666

Pauline 2005.

 

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