Annabelle

I think I'll start by concurring with many traveler comments. This is not a 5* hotel. I'm sorry, even though the hotel has many lovely features (food, pool area and location are all excellent), the rooms are a let-down and I'm not sure there has been much upgrade since it's opening in 1985 (touch-ups, sure)? The "basic" room (Inland view) is around £284 p/n with just breakfast. Not cheap. Yet, to be termed as "an entry room" by the Annabelle is rude. The room was indeed "basic" and whilst Booking.com say all rooms are "soundproofed", that is a joke as you can hear everything, from every room .... in the entire block! (old rooms just NOT built to soundproofing levels). Also, an Inland (basic) room has a view of the next door hotel (Almyra), in particular the delivery area where you are woken up around 6:30am every morning by vehicles (might as well leave the French doors open as they shut off almost no sound even when shut). You can of course upgrade to "another 26 types of rooms!" paying big monies but not sure you would guarantee a level of silence? When I travel abroad (I do a lot), I focus-in on traveler reviews around room comfort and a sense of well being. Hence, why I've elaborated here.

Still here currently, my stay is from 24th April till 1st May and can honestly recommend this hotel to anyone. Rooms are very clean and spacious, staff are incredibly friendly, plenty of sun beds and pool space for everyone and with a beach right behind the hotel too! Loving my stay so far and look forward to definitely coming back here. Thanks to the hospitality and staff at Annabelle for making this a great holiday

We had a truly wonderful stay at the Annabelle Hotel in Cyprus. From the moment we arrived, we felt warmly welcomed—especially thanks to Fatima at the front desk, who greeted us with such kindness and a lovely smile. She really set the tone for a great holiday. The service throughout the hotel was top-notch. Every team member we encountered went above and beyond to ensure guests were well taken care of. The rooms were on the simpler side and a little bit tired in decor, but they were always spotlessly clean and very comfortable. A big thank you to the hardworking housekeeping team—your efforts did not go unnoticed. The food across all the restaurants was plentiful, delicious, and of excellent quality. We especially enjoyed the Buffet restaurant and the Italian one—both became our favorites! A very special shout-out to Eva, who came to our rescue on our final day when things got a little bit hectic. Thank you, Eva, for your help and calm approach. Also, many thanks to Narcis, who impressed us with his professionalism and warm hospitality, and to Elini, who works like a machine and never stops smiling—what a gem! And last but not least, the amazing chefs who made our eggs and omelettes every morning—apologies for not catching your names, but you truly made our breakfasts a highlight! To the entire team at Annabelle Hotel—thank you for working like busy bees to make sure your guests are happy. Your efforts are appreciated, and we’re leaving with lovely memories of our stay. We hope to return again!

We had a slight mix-up on check-in as were a late booking but the help in resolving from Marios, Ania & all the team on Reception was 1st Class. Hotel service, food & location were all first class and we really enjoyed our Easter holiday in Paphos and Hotel Annabelle.

We stayed at the Annabelle for our honeymoon over Easter. From as soon as you arrive you know you’re getting 5* service- assistance with the bags, attentive staff on the reception, wonderful hosts at the restaurants/breakfast buffet and attention to detail in the rooms. You only need to phone reception for anything you need and it’s done instantly! It still appears quiet for the area/the hotel as not all the facilities were open but this didn’t take away from our experience. The main outdoor pool is heated, with another inside as part of the spa (and adult only at certain times of day).Pool towels are provided. There are restaurants to choose from during the week (you do need to book, one night we were disappointed) with a buffet certain nights. Highly recommend the Mediterraneo and Amorosa; there is also Ouranos, which although had nice food, always seemed a little chaotic in terms of service and one night we did have to complain which was swiftly resolved. Food/drink is expensive however there are many lovely restaurants in Old Town should you choose to eat elsewhere, and for the quality of the cocktail I don’t think you could compare to elsewhere, and prices are the same as a standard cocktail “at home”. Beer choice is small- only one local beer, and in comparison to local supermarkets, the increase on the base price of some wines was rather steep. Water was also over €5! I personally feel that the hotel would be better suited to being adult only- there is a kids club in the hotel next door but otherwise no specific children’s pool or activities (perhaps altered in height of the season?) ,and having one of the restaurants be adults only. We did find on occasion some communication issues- a few times we had questions which reception would state that they would leave us a message in our room which never materialised meaning we needed to go and chase, but quite a small thing. We also asked them to book us a taxi to a local winery and the driver was very apologetic when we realised we hadn’t brought cash nor been told the price by reception, which he stated they normally do, but he was very kind and took us there and back to the hotel so we could pay in cash (be warned, not many use card machines, cash is still a priority on the island.) We had a deluxe sea view room which was lovely- good size with bath and shower, sofa area and good size balcony. We did find however that we were below the indoor pool and found it rather noisy/lots of echos but unless you’re in your room all day, you aren’t going to notice. The walls are paper thin and for us liking complete darkness at night would appreciate curtains over the sliding shutter doors. I had a massage and facial at the spa which was lovely also on the final day- be prepared to book in advance as I had to wait a few days, but although again not the cheapest, it certainly added to my holiday experience, and a treat that I normally wouldn’t indulge in. They did have special offers on other treatments. Overall however, we had an absolutely wonderful time. Paphos is seeing a lot of regeneration and in a few years time would likely be a wonderful place to visit again, and we wouldn’t hesitate to come back.