Protaras (Cyprus)

...separately (Capo Bay Hotel). Protaras is on the East side of Cyprus, near to Ayia Napa. It is in the Paralimni/Famagusta area. Protaras is purely a holiday spot, it closes from November to March and I mean CLOSES! But more of that later on. Protaras is next to Ayia Napa, but it is family orientated and does not attract the gangs of lads that Ayia Napa does. We were there for two weeks, one of which was half-term and the place was packed with families. ...
...bars are to be found. Protaras attracts families and couples wanting to enjoy the stunning beaches of the eastern coastline but without the frenetic nightlife of neighbouring Ayia Napa! The fine beaches shelve gently into the sea and so are particularly good for families with children. We travelled with Argo (who were useless and I would not travel with them again, we never saw our rep once!). We stayed at the Capo Bay Hotel which is near the lower ...

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...to a specific hotel in Protaras rather than an overall review of the resort. Seven nights HB at the 4* Tsokkos Gardens Hotel, Protaras, Cyprus October, 2002 Through Goldensun - booked over the internet. We paid £844 each for two adults + £292 for one child. Our first visit to Cyprus Flight We flew with Eurocypria on the 10.10pm out of Gatwick arriving at Larnaca in the small hours. There was no in flight entertainment at all so don't forget ...
...All along the beach at Protaras you can hire out things like jetskis, do parasailing etc. On the way back each night we stopped at Safiros Kiosk for drinks. Excellent cold beer at reasonable prices - we found the music a bit loud but our daughter liked the swing and slide in the garden. If you turn left instead and walk for about five minutes there is a lovely sandy cove. It's quite small and I imagine that peak season it would get very crowded. ...

michael_john_owen 03.11.2002 · Read full review
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...the local villages. Protaras is a purpose built resort with lots to offer in the summer season. The reason behind its development was the result of the main resort of Famagusta becoming inaccessible in 1974. There are some of the best beaches (outside of Northern Cyprus) to be found in this part of the island. Most beaches offer watersports including parascending, jetskis, waterskiing and pedaloes. BEACHES * Fig Tree Bay is the most famous with its ...
...that runs from Paralimni to Protaras to Ayia Napa from about 8am until 11.30pm during the summer season. All trips on the route cost around 55p (50 CY cents). This is the only form of public transport in the area aside from taxis. If you hire a car then they drive on the same side of the road as in the UK. SUMMARY All in all this is a great family resort and also ideal for couples. The heat can be a little overbearing in July and August. The best ...

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...We were based in Protaras 10km. from Ayia Napa. It reminded me of Las Americas without the time share touts. Purpose built it was lacking in character but had everything one needs for a seaside holiday. Every water sport was available on the nearby beaches plus boat trips to various local places including one to see the ghost town of Famagusta. The beaches were ideal for children and it only cost £3 per day to hire 2 sunloungers and an umbrella, ...
...but these were the one’s we preferred – 1 Mandarin Chinese Restaurant – under £14.00 for a meal for two. 2.Erato – super value 3 course meals plus free coffee or cocktails. Cheap and tasty steaks. 3.Il Basilico – next door to Erato & owned by the same people. Specialise in Italian food – not that authentic but again good value for money. 4.Georgias – Some Greek food as well as English dishes. Nearby Paralimni ...

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...airport to our resort of Protaras - we being my boyfriend and, of course, me. Protaras is 'the pearl of Cyprus with beautiful scenary', well that's what the brochure stated. As I looked out of the window in the early morning light all I could see was dust, rocks and barren land. It wasn't exactly an awe inspiring sight as we made our way the forty, or whatever, miles to our hotel. What a relief when we finally arrived, the hotel was fine and slap ...
...clear and blue. Maybe Protaras was going to be okay after all. Protaras, as far as UK Tour Operators are concerned, is a dot on the map on the south-east coast of Cyprus, just a few miles from the sector that is under Turkish occupation. What they describe as Protaras is a new(ish) purpose built concrete mixture of buildings especially created for the tourist industry - with restaurants, bars, hotels, apartment blocks, tavernas, souvenir shops and ...

Sexy-Kay 02.12.2002 · Read full review
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Protaras was our first choice of wedding venue. Mainly because there was a guarantee of beautiful sunshine, a rarity in Scotland. We chose the hotel Grecian Park, situated just outside Protaras, at Cape Greco. The hotel was located on a cliff top and the views were spectacular. As we were getting married whilst staying at the hotel, we were given a free upgrade to the honeymoon suite and it was beautiful. The rooms were huge and we had 2 balconies ...
...of the time walking to Protaras as that was where the best beaches were. There was a beach near the hotel, but it was a long walk up and down the hill. Our daughter was 2 at the time and it was a bit of a trek with a buggy. It was a nice walk to Protaras, about 20 minutes from the hotel, there was always a nice breeze to cool you down whilst walking. We went to Fig Tree Bay beach a couple of times and this was very popular with families as the water ...

wardenblw431 01.04.2003 · Read full review
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...the beautiful island of Cyprus Protaras is famous for its beautiful coastline especially for its renowned beach- Fig Tree Bay, it really is beautiful, and conveniently it is 5/10 minutes from Ayia Napa! This picturesque resort is very popular with divers with a plethora of diving clubs available. The sea is sparklingly clear and clean making it a real pleasure for swimming and snorkelling as well.The resort is an attractive one with a good choice ...
...It is not an expensive resort - restaurant prices represent good value for money,there is often free wine with meals in restaurants, entry to the clubs is cheap (and rather nicely includes free drinks all night!)the cocktail prices are about £1 each (watch out these are large and deceptively strong)food is available all day, there are good snack bars lining the main beach. I recommend scooter hire here which is cheap,and the roads are built to a ...

whitewiner 21.05.2002 · Read full review
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Due to a last minute mess-up by Thomsons (again), resulting in a cancellation of a long term holiday booking, we found ourselves struggling to find a holiday, during the busiest period of the holiday season, Whitsun Bank Holiday. The travel agent found us a last minute deal with JMC to Cyprus staying at the Tropical Dream apartments. The price was excellent at £169 per person. (normal price - family of 4 £1300) Our arrival at Larnaca Airport was ...
...major international airport. However, our disappointment was short lived. The apartments were based in a quiet side road about 100 yards from the main resort. The area was quiet, yet central, and about 150 yards from the beach. The apartments were simply furnished, but clean, with a reasonable size swimming pool, cafe bar and restaurant. In addition, we could use the facilities of two sister hotels across the road. The resort itself was bustling ...

sue.51 22.03.2001 · Read full review
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...the Pernera Beach area of Protaras about 5 years ago. Then it was the quieter neighbour of the more well known area of Fig Tree Bay, so it may not be as quiet now. Pernera Beach area and Fig Tree Bay are the places to go for families really but for the most gorgeous beaches squash on the bus and go to Ayia Napa's Grecian Bay or Nissi Beach for the day, but get the early bus, you might just about be able to get on that one. When its time to come home ...
...before its due so you can hold your ground against all the German's and other nationalities who are excellent at queue jumping. I know it sounds xenophonbic but its true, you do find that the other British people will also help out with the queuing part as well, its only this bad because the bus seems to run every hour and every two hours on Sundays. Taxi's weren't that expensive from memory, they were all Mercedes as well. Places to go:- Troodos ...

Bevdav 05.02.2001 · Read full review
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...minutes travel from Larnaca to Protaras and we were all dropped off to our designated hotels. The Alva hotel they gave us was fantastic, where you can have a great view of sunset and the Mediterranean sea! Just don't be surprised of the welcome grocery pack for about £8 and the safety depost box for £20 :-( Beaches Fig Tree Bay is the nearest beach near our apartment and it's the most famous in Protaras. The water is crystal clear, though so cold ...
...The fare is fix from Protaras to Paralimni or Protaras to Ayia Napa which is 50 cents. You have to be patient to wait for the next bus if you'll miss one and they are not that on time. If you're travelling in a group it might be good if you hire a taxi. If you're staying longer, you may hire a car or a scooter. It's good to have a taxi, car, or scooter if you'll go to Cape Greco as it's quite far from the highway. Supermarket / Shopping There are ...

ccindy_24 27.05.2004 · Read full review
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I didn't know quite where to place this review for this hotel so I thought this was as good a place as any. With a possibility of a larger audience to read. What we booked with First Choice was a Fourteen Night All Inclusive Package at the Hotel Papantonia, Protaras, Cyprus in October 2004. The cost was £679 each for two adults and one free child place - if we flew out from Stansted but we couldn't have a free child place if we flew from Gatwick. ...
...road - willing to try something different - afterall a plane is a plane doesn't matter which airport you fly from. This was our first visit to Cyprus as a family unit. We flew into Larnaca from Stansted with Thomas Cook at 09.20am arriving in Cyprus during the heat of the day and boy was it hot, a cool 31 degrees when you consider the UK was a cloudy day with a temperature barely just touching 15 degrees. As for the inflight entertainment they do ...

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...town about 1 mile from Protaras centre, called Penera. It is a lovely town, which is quiet and relaxing. There is a long road with all the bars and restaurants on it, then from our hotel it took about 5 minutes to get to Penera Beach. The beach is clean and not as busy as the main beaches nearby, such as Fig Tree Bay, although very nice, when we went, we couldn't find any space! The weather is absolutely beautiful and very warm. It is a perfect location, ...
...doesn't take long to get around, because it's quite a small island. I'd have to warn people about the scooters, because a lot of people find this way fun to travel, so they can come speeding from any direction. I would say it is quite a safe place to be and people there are really friendly. It's mostly British and Germans. There is a water park in Agia Napa, which has a Greek theme to it, it is very enjoyable, although, because you walk around with ...

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...many other resorts in Cyprus, Protaras is blessed with beautiful beaches, friendly people, lots to do, and of course, superb weather. Older people, or parents, depending how you look at it, are also catered for with a whole host of great restaurants and more relaxed bars offering fun for the family. I would truly recommend visiting Protaras at least once, and don't be suprised if you are ready to go back for more as soon as you return from your ...
...kids with great beaches, plenty of places to eat, watersports and amusement parks all within easy reach. There is great night life at some of the resorts, for example Ayia Napa in the south eastern corner. A shortage of holiday spending money is no real handicap in Cyprus. Most of my spending went on postcards! Food is of excellent freshness, variety, and value for money is an understatement! If you've never been to Cyprus, GO NOW! If you have ...

DerekReed 13.07.2000 · Read full review
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...The only other down-point in Protaras is a nightclub called Boogie Nights which is open until around 6am. It isn't a place I would recommend, by 5am there is usually sick on the floor and the bar staff decide they will serve people when they can be bothered as they re usually as drunk as the customers. The service isn't very good, and the prices are a bit much too. If its nightclubs till dawn your looking for taxis are fairly cheap and Ayia napa ...
...I would say Protaras is a very safe place, my sister and I went just before our 17th birthday with our parents, most nights we went out on our own and didn't feel intimidated by any grubby men or anything. Our parents felt o.k about us going out as they didn't see anything to worry about (nothing other than us being in a strange place) but they found the people friendly too. I was lucky to meet a group of 20+ people when I first arrived, who had ...

sarahl2002 03.08.2004 (18.02.2005) · Read full review
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...conclusion that the area arounf Protaras was bar far the nicest. Firstly, Fig-Tree Bay is without question the best beach on the island - and one of the best beaches I've ever been on in the Med. The sand is clean and golden, and the water is warm. There are no stones or seaweed to contend with in the water either. If you like watersports all sorts are catered for - boating, skiing, jet-skiing, scuba-diving and we even tried the para-sailing (and ...
...well suited for those who don't want the "Ayia Napia" style resort. The town has few clubs, preferring to accomodate small friendly pubs and restaurants. There are plently of shops open each evening, although after a while you do get the impression if you've seen one you've seen them all. We really enjoyed our two weeks in Protaras, and would without doubt love to return to it again in the future. ...

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