Thalassa Boutique Hotel & Spa

Wonderful hotel, very clean, great gym , sauna & Jacuzzi. Food very simple.

Driving in from Larnaca we were thinking about the positive experience last year at this hotel to which we'd returned after it'd been closed for some time post-Covid wondering "Will it be the as good?" Pleased to report it was, and in some respects improved. As always, we had a second-floor corner suite, and as it'd always been, it was fabulous. Wonderful big comfortable bed, good enough air conditioning (though could probably use an overhaul to make it excellent) and a super spacious area, all kept pristine by an excellent housekeeping staff. Hotel and grounds were, as always, fantastic, the pool lovely and never overcrowded, the excellent Coral Bay beach a short walk downstairs. Dining was good to excellent - we opted for Half Board (HB) most nights and the dinner buffet was was perfectly fine - some nights (Asian, BBQ, Mediterranean) really good, others not quite so much to my taste, but always well cooked, deserts, though, a little samey day-on-day. Breakfasts were fantastic, a lot of good fresh fruit and other cooked options which were very good. In addition to the terrific value HB, an All-Inclusive (AI) offer exists which we did not take up this time, but still seems to be good value for money if you enjoy an alcoholic drink or several during the course of a day. I can attest that they do a lovely Pina Colada. Past experience, for us at least, is that one of the things that has always made the hotel is the staff and they were, as usual, excellent. Particular shout outs go to: Navi, Sumitra and the newly recruited gentleman on Reception; Aristos (maybe the only 'old' Thalassa staff member still in situ) - an engaging and charming guy who's top notch at what he does and runs the Psari (the upmarket restaurant) superbly; the Nepalese waiting staff especially Dipendra (smiley), always upbeat and can't do enough for you and Enna from Hosekeeping. Last, but definitely not least, Andri, the General Manager. I said it last year, and I'll say again... the Thalassa is in good hands. I don't mind admitting that I'm a sucker for cats, and the hotel has a number of them. Much ongoing respect to Aristos and the staff who do look after them. Compassion and humanity like this deserves singling out for due praise. Really pleased to see that things have gone well enough that the hotel no longer closes at the end of this month and will stay open through the winter. I hope this change works out. We'll definitely be back next year.

Had a wonderful, relaxing holiday at this fabulous hotel. Stunning location & 5 star service from check in to departure. Lovely sea view from the sunset side of the hotel (room 604). Booked B&B only but ended up eating in the hotel most nights as the food was so good. Plenty of choice for me as a vegetarian, a different theme to the buffet every evening & great wine list. Ate at Psari a-la-carte restaurant one night, lovely meal with excellent service from Tharistos & Prandip (a lovely young man who also attended us at breakfast/evening buffet - always smiling & very helpful). My only negative from this was that there was little choice for a vegetarian, however what I had was delicious. The pool area is fantastic plenty of sunbeds & umbrellas, fresh towels available all day from the helpful pool attendants and drinks delivered when needed. There are also private sunbeds on the beautiful beach for hotel guests. Was pleased, after the first day, to discover there the lift available which takes you down to the beach bar - great for those of us with restricted movement. Food at the beach bar is great for lunch What makes this hotel stand out, apart from the location, are the staff - everyone was great, super friendly and nothing was too much trouble. Special mention & thanks to Jyoti in the Captains Bar, Prandip, Bikal and Diphendra in the restaurant. We also hired a car during our stay, organised by reception for us. Had a great 2 days exploring more of this beautiful island. Bonus that they drive on the left! We rarely return to a hotel given there is so much to see in the world, however we will definitely return here soon

I checked my calendar. This was our ninth stay at the Thalassa. Would have been more but for the pandemic. We even managed to get out after our flight and holiday was lost due to Thomas Cook collapsing in 2019. So. This time. We stayed for three weeks. Twentieth of August to tenth of September. Quick mention of the flights. Birmingham to Paphos with TUI. Got to Paphos at lunchtime which is a lovely difference. We normally arrive after ten PM. Time to unpack and get ready for dinner. The aircraft was a 787-8 which was huge. I’ve never had so much legroom! (I’m 6’7”). Very very comfortable…. The Thalassa Just gets better and better. A huge amount of work was done to reopen the place for last year and it’s lovely. The hotel sits along the Maas peninsula so all the rooms have a sea view. We prefer “Sunset” so we looked out over Coralia bay (“Sunrise” looks over the pool, gardens and Coral bay) The basic rooms are a large bedroom with a balcony window. The window has net curtains as well as sun block curtains. Wardrobe corridor with safe and kettle then en suite. All quite modern with a timber floor and rough cast finish walls. The en suites have a tiled floor. Our room had a large bath as well as a shower. Theres a control for the air conditioning on the bedroom wall. Our double bed was huge. Something like eight foot wide! Dressing table with hair dryer in the top drawer. Lots of storage space with around ten coat hangers in the wardrobe. Minibar beneath the kettle shelves. There’s a modern flatscreen TV too. The room was very very nice. The balcony is quite large and has a couple of chairs and a table. We sat out there and enjoyed the sunset a few times. The ground floor has Reception, The Ambrosia dining room and the Captains bar as well as a large lounge area. The food in the Ambrosia is marvellous with a different nationality theme each evening. There are large outside terraces with tables chairs and outdoor sofas all along the sunrise side. We had lunch most days in the Ippokampos beach bar. Set in a bowl beneath the Psari wing of the hotel it overlooks Coral Bay and has really great staff and chefs. For A La Carte dining we went to Psari once a week. Psari is overseen by Aristos. Superb food and service with a fantastic view looking over Coral bay again. Gym and Spa on the next floor down. The gym is full of very modern commercial standard equipment. A couple of treadmills, cross trainer, exercise bike plus weights. The inside pool is on the lowest level. Visible through the glass wall of the Gym. The outside pool on the sunrise side is very nice. Surrounded on all sides by sunbeds there’s a member of staff on hand to issue towels and assist with moving sun beds and umbrellas. There are steps down to Coral bay and the beach bar. The three weeks was excellent. As I’ve said before the staff really are all extremely good! We’re looking forward to our next visit. Couple of tips We used the Sea Caves taxi firm for our air

Amazing hospitality! I had a very pleasant stay at the boutique hotel! Very nice facilities and very delicious food! Very nice and large swimming pool! I would highly recommend this hotel to anyone wanting to enjoy their holidays! I would definitely come back again very soon!