Pafian Sun Holiday Village, Paphos, Cyprus
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Consisting of over 22 acres of land, the Pafian Sun Holiday village offers ample facilities and entertainment. Located only 3km from Coral Beach, 8km from Paphos and 100 metres from the bus stop. loading...
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Pafian Sun Holiday Village Reviews
" great fun "
Submitted By: eng
A bit worried about this holiday as first time abroad and reviews were mixed. Shouldn't have worried! Hotel was great, food excellent, staff were friendly and efficient. At times hotel was very busy but it didn't change the service. The entertainment team worked really hard but you do get fed up with it as time goes on. They need to vary it, excellent for families with young children, not for young couples. We hired a jeep for a couple of days and explored the island. Coral bay is 5 mins up the road, beautiful, but go prepared if staying a while. We found the shops very inexpensive but in Paphos more expensive. Be on the look-out for time share scammers giving out scratchcards!!!!!!! We had a great holiday and have booked again for next year for 2 weeks!!
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- Date of Holiday:Jul 2009
- Board Basis:All Inclusive
- Tour Operator:Airtours
" DO NOT BOOK THIS PLACE "
Submitted By: indorrbabe
If you are expecting a 4 star holiday complex..then do not book this shabby and tired holiday. We arrived early on Monday at 3am and were greeted by cochroaches in the bathroom, air con falling off the wall and leaking water on the floor, it was not the 4 star standard we were expecting, needless to say we kicked off with Terri the TC rep and had to pay $700 to move out that same day - offered an upgrade but declined - lets face it if the rooms are a shabby disgrace then the kitchen must be a filthy place too...
DO NOT BOOK - and if you have, go and demand a refund or a change , as Terri said the 4 star relates to the entertainment and not the room... basic and poor quality - we are still here in Cyprus, having paid $700 to move over to the Laura Beach Hotel - this is 4 star and very nice, clean rooms, clean lobby and super clean pools -
Im now hoping that TC will refund me the money! If you do end up there, get pictures before you leave, because you'll need them for the claim!!
AGAIN -DO NOT BOOK THIS DUMP!!!
DO NOT BOOK - and if you have, go and demand a refund or a change , as Terri said the 4 star relates to the entertainment and not the room... basic and poor quality - we are still here in Cyprus, having paid $700 to move over to the Laura Beach Hotel - this is 4 star and very nice, clean rooms, clean lobby and super clean pools -
Im now hoping that TC will refund me the money! If you do end up there, get pictures before you leave, because you'll need them for the claim!!
AGAIN -DO NOT BOOK THIS DUMP!!!
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- Date of Holiday:Aug 2009
- Board Basis:All Inclusive
- Tour Operator:Thomas Cook
" Good for famillies with young kids "
Submitted By: w griffiths
We went to the pafian sun 2 adults and 1 teenager, I think it depends on where abouts your room is as to what sort of noise you get if you are near the reception you are woken up at 9.45 every morning with a butlins sort of entertainment but if you want it quieter I suggest you ask to be at the front facing the sea near the 2nd pool that not a lot of people know about so everybody just stays by the one pool.
There are signs to say that you cannot reserve sunbeds but people do get up at all hours to put their towels down and then go back to bed maybe if they were thrown into the pool a few times this would solve the problem, or if everybody was given a specific sun bed number on arrival that would help.
The food is ok a different theme each night and never any night that we could not find anything to eat at all it was warm and varied, even though they think we like sprouts with every meal. lunch times were better than evening.ask at reception waht night your a la carte is it is worth going to even if it is just a change of room and it costs you nothing even though it has a price list outside so a lot of people were not taking advantage of it, but do as you get waiter service and food is laid out really nice.
The entertainment was good if you are 6 years old other than that it was the reps jumping up and down trying to sing and dance, Wednesday was the night that somebody came in to entertain that was the best night.
The staff are not very friendly which surprised me as I have always been told that Cypriot people are lovely but they are few and far between in the hotel majority of them are Hungarian or Russian and you feel that if they smiled then their faces would crack the exceptions are Kalina the cleaner she was a star that kept our room spotless and the blond lady that sits opp the reception name evades me.
To get your money changed go into Pathos harbour we were getting the best rate there with no commission charge either, just get off bus at Debenhams opp peacocks and walk along the front about 200 yds you will see sign.
We went on a boat trip along the coast it was a great day 6hours with lunch singing and dancing look for the lady in the venus advertising spot near the harbour and book with her 38e each but we felt it was worth it.
I would not go to Pathian again as it does not have a beach and is a little bit out albeit a bus is only 1.50 euro, if you have kids and like to stay in hotel all holiday then you will enjoy it they do quizzes volleyball etc, I beleive that they do rooms with adjoining rooms onto them but I did not find this out until right near the end of holiday so if you want a bit of peace ask for one of those.
If you go out of hotel and turn right and then first right again there is a nice bar there called Hollies sometimes I think its nice for a walk out for a change and they made you feel very welcome.
There are signs to say that you cannot reserve sunbeds but people do get up at all hours to put their towels down and then go back to bed maybe if they were thrown into the pool a few times this would solve the problem, or if everybody was given a specific sun bed number on arrival that would help.
The food is ok a different theme each night and never any night that we could not find anything to eat at all it was warm and varied, even though they think we like sprouts with every meal. lunch times were better than evening.ask at reception waht night your a la carte is it is worth going to even if it is just a change of room and it costs you nothing even though it has a price list outside so a lot of people were not taking advantage of it, but do as you get waiter service and food is laid out really nice.
The entertainment was good if you are 6 years old other than that it was the reps jumping up and down trying to sing and dance, Wednesday was the night that somebody came in to entertain that was the best night.
The staff are not very friendly which surprised me as I have always been told that Cypriot people are lovely but they are few and far between in the hotel majority of them are Hungarian or Russian and you feel that if they smiled then their faces would crack the exceptions are Kalina the cleaner she was a star that kept our room spotless and the blond lady that sits opp the reception name evades me.
To get your money changed go into Pathos harbour we were getting the best rate there with no commission charge either, just get off bus at Debenhams opp peacocks and walk along the front about 200 yds you will see sign.
We went on a boat trip along the coast it was a great day 6hours with lunch singing and dancing look for the lady in the venus advertising spot near the harbour and book with her 38e each but we felt it was worth it.
I would not go to Pathian again as it does not have a beach and is a little bit out albeit a bus is only 1.50 euro, if you have kids and like to stay in hotel all holiday then you will enjoy it they do quizzes volleyball etc, I beleive that they do rooms with adjoining rooms onto them but I did not find this out until right near the end of holiday so if you want a bit of peace ask for one of those.
If you go out of hotel and turn right and then first right again there is a nice bar there called Hollies sometimes I think its nice for a walk out for a change and they made you feel very welcome.
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- Date of Holiday:Jul 2009
- Board Basis:All Inclusive
- Tour Operator:Thomas Cook
" excellent "
Submitted By: mark hodgetts5
just returned after 1 week honey moon i was a bit worried because i had never been all inclusive before but i need not have worried. there was nothing to complain about rooms have been refurbished and are great, there is only 1 english tv channel but if that bothers you you shouldnt realy be abroad. the food was out of this world. the entertainment staff were great and so was the kids club. i will deffinatly be returning. one note men need to wear long trousers for the evening meal wich prompts everyone to dress smart wich is not a bad thing. very enjoyable holiday i think some of the bad reports must be from a different hotel
Advice: very beautifull
Activities: didnt need any hotel was good enough to stay in
Good for: Beach
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- Date of Holiday:Jun 2009
- Board Basis:All Inclusive
- Tour Operator:Thomas Cook
" excellent holiday "
Submitted By: stud 9
we have stayed at the pafian sun quite afew times and had a fabulous the staff are wonderful helpful and friendly,the thomas cook entertainment team work hard day/night to get all involved in the shows that they put on,the best thing I've seen was people been hypnotised it was brilliant would really recommend this for families'the food was nice plenty to choose from lots of puddings and jellies for the kids
Advice: what a wonderful place with lots to see an do
Activities: the harbour and our hotel
Good for: Beach
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- Date of Holiday:Aug 2008
- Board Basis:All Inclusive
- Tour Operator:Booked Independently
" wicked "
Submitted By: candyrain805
me and my boyfriend went out to cyprus to celebrate being together for a year and we were worried when were dropped off outside but as soon has we got to our apartment and saw the view we were in love with the place and it werent even daylight yet i found the people very polite the staff were wonderful and there was so much for you to do to daytime activites to evening entertainment plus they had different theme nights for dinner our favourite was the cyprus night we couldnt wait to get tucked up into some country home cooking and had about three plates each evening i loved coming here so much we booked our next holiday with them as soon as we got back wicked bag a chance to go there before someone else does.
Advice: fun place to be and so much to do absolutely wicked place
Activities: we loved the other restaurants there were but we loved the sightseeing of the town and museums
Good for: Beach
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- Date of Holiday:Mar 2009
- Board Basis:All Inclusive
- Tour Operator:Thomas Cook
" what did we expect "
Submitted By: anniegetyourgun53
What did we expect? our first visit to cyprus our first all inclusive we were a bit apprehensive we hadn't paid the earth so we didn't expect too much. We couldn't have been more wrong. The place was spotless the apartment had every thing we needed, the beds were comfortable, we had housekeeping every day, beds were changed twice in one week towels changed three times. The staff could not do enough for you nothing was too much trouble. Food!!!!! where shall i start the choice was endless even the children were catered for there was food from 8 in the morning till 10 at night and we tried it all, every night was a different theme the standard was outstanding. Our stay at the Pafian Sun Village was fantastic and we would not hesitate to recommend the resort to any one. Wonderful people wonderful place.
Advice: lovely lively harbour loved it
Activities: we hired a car so saw quite a bit loved the villages in the mountains
Good for: Beach
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- Date of Holiday:Apr 2009
- Board Basis:All Inclusive
- Tour Operator:Thomas Cook
" ALL INCLUSIVE FUN FUN FUN!!! "
Submitted By: budgieart
I went there with 5 girlfiends to celebrate 60th birthday, and had a really good time.I knew we were in thre right place when check in was so smooth and speedy.
As an All Inc virgin...expected food to sitting out for hours and watered down drinks. Definately not the case here. Food was very good, well cooked ,presented, and it just kept coming. Stomachs were too small to eat what was on offer!!!
And drinks well ......easy to get and plenty of variety if you like cocktails....limited beers etc.
Entertainment was made by ourselves playing games every night but we did try to win £220.0 up for grabs every night.
Indoor pool was heated and nearly empty all the time so it became our territory.
Best thing about this holiday were the people that were holidaying at same time. We were lucky to meet so many friendly people and got to know several by name!!! The nights were filled with laughter from various groups and was quite infectious. Greatime of year to go....shame it is closed over Christmas otherwise I would have re booked. Would go back again but not in high season....I should imagine it would be too popular.
As an All Inc virgin...expected food to sitting out for hours and watered down drinks. Definately not the case here. Food was very good, well cooked ,presented, and it just kept coming. Stomachs were too small to eat what was on offer!!!
And drinks well ......easy to get and plenty of variety if you like cocktails....limited beers etc.
Entertainment was made by ourselves playing games every night but we did try to win £220.0 up for grabs every night.
Indoor pool was heated and nearly empty all the time so it became our territory.
Best thing about this holiday were the people that were holidaying at same time. We were lucky to meet so many friendly people and got to know several by name!!! The nights were filled with laughter from various groups and was quite infectious. Greatime of year to go....shame it is closed over Christmas otherwise I would have re booked. Would go back again but not in high season....I should imagine it would be too popular.
Advice: get up early to go the the large markets, plenty to buy ..not enought room to take home!!!
Activities: Ocean Flyer luxury cruiser trip was brilliant we met Michael Aspel doing the same
Good for: Beach
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- Date of Holiday:Nov 2008
- Board Basis:All Inclusive
- Tour Operator:Thomas Cook
" IMPRESSED! "
Submitted By: Jim77
I have just returned from a weeks holiday staying at the Pafian Sun Village in Paphos.
I had read many of the reviews after booking the holliday and was starting to get a bit worried about what i'd booked as quite a few of them wernt that positive.
However on arrival I was impressed straight away. The staff were very polite and promt.
The rooms are very spacious. With seperate bedroom with a double bed. The bathroom was small but had a bath and shower.
The pool area was very nice with the 'infinty pool' looking out to sea. (this looked amazing at sunset).
Because its November and out of peak season I didnt realy expect good entertainment and I wasnt far wrong. We wernt too botherd about it, but there wasnt your usaul full on family entertainment. (skeleton staff comes to mind!) Curtis and Laura did an ace job though!!
Being all inclusive ment we could eat and drink pretty much all the time. What can I say . The food was amazing!! Loads of choice with a different theme each night. There were no corners cut here I can assure you.
The beer was served in a plastic cup (unless in the resturant). Your would probably need to have 3 or 4 of these to equal a pint.
I had read that the lager was watered down. It certainly wasn't while we were there!
There isnt a beach by the hotel (there is a small cove as we descovered but you have to walk across rocks to get to it. Not good in flip flops!).
Corel bay is the nearest beach. Its only 10 mins on the bus. The bus stop is right outside the hotel.
All in all we realy enjoyed our stay. I think we had picked the time of year spot on as the weather was hot but not unbearable (25 degs every day).
We have been to cyprus before, in August and it was nearly 40 every day - Unbearable!
Apprently there was about 200 peaple staying there while we were and that was nice as we wanted a relaxing holiday but in peak season there can be 800 staying there. To be honest I think that would be far too busy. There certainly wouldnt be enough sun beds!and we didnt have to que at the bar.
So we definatly recomend staying here but we would only return at this time of year.
I had read many of the reviews after booking the holliday and was starting to get a bit worried about what i'd booked as quite a few of them wernt that positive.
However on arrival I was impressed straight away. The staff were very polite and promt.
The rooms are very spacious. With seperate bedroom with a double bed. The bathroom was small but had a bath and shower.
The pool area was very nice with the 'infinty pool' looking out to sea. (this looked amazing at sunset).
Because its November and out of peak season I didnt realy expect good entertainment and I wasnt far wrong. We wernt too botherd about it, but there wasnt your usaul full on family entertainment. (skeleton staff comes to mind!) Curtis and Laura did an ace job though!!
Being all inclusive ment we could eat and drink pretty much all the time. What can I say . The food was amazing!! Loads of choice with a different theme each night. There were no corners cut here I can assure you.
The beer was served in a plastic cup (unless in the resturant). Your would probably need to have 3 or 4 of these to equal a pint.
I had read that the lager was watered down. It certainly wasn't while we were there!
There isnt a beach by the hotel (there is a small cove as we descovered but you have to walk across rocks to get to it. Not good in flip flops!).
Corel bay is the nearest beach. Its only 10 mins on the bus. The bus stop is right outside the hotel.
All in all we realy enjoyed our stay. I think we had picked the time of year spot on as the weather was hot but not unbearable (25 degs every day).
We have been to cyprus before, in August and it was nearly 40 every day - Unbearable!
Apprently there was about 200 peaple staying there while we were and that was nice as we wanted a relaxing holiday but in peak season there can be 800 staying there. To be honest I think that would be far too busy. There certainly wouldnt be enough sun beds!and we didnt have to que at the bar.
So we definatly recomend staying here but we would only return at this time of year.
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- Date of Holiday:Nov 2008
- Board Basis:All Inclusive
- Tour Operator:Thomas Cook
" Best way to go on holiday "
Submitted By: Leonard8410
4 of us old'uns, just returned from 7 nights holiday at pafian Sun Holiday Village, and cannot rate it high enough from start to finish. On arrival, reception very good, one bedroom apartment for 4 basic but clean, and maid most days, made beds etc.Restaurant and food, Excellent, staff excellent, Bar, again excellent,with free drinks etc. on the whole we could not fault it and would reccomend it highly, to anyone wishing to go. Transport to Coral Bay and Pathos very essy by local bus right outside the site.Can' wait to go back.
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- Date of Holiday:Oct 2008
- Board Basis:All Inclusive
- Tour Operator:Thomas Cook
" great place to stay "
Submitted By: michelle77
Ok. When i looked at the reviews of this hotel i was a little worried i was going to be met with a rubbish holiday, but needless to say it was fantastic!!!
the food was fantastic the room was clean (cleaned 5 out of 7 days of my stay)
the entertainment wasn't that great for adults (although the entertainment team work really hard) don't get me wrong great for the kids!!! (they were always occupied)
i will recommend you hire a car if you want to investigate the island, the hotel is a fair way from town... taxi costs 15 Euros
all in all the hotel was lovely and the staff were brilliant... so don't listen to the biggots i had a fantastic time, so did other people i met there
have fun and enjoy your holiday x
the food was fantastic the room was clean (cleaned 5 out of 7 days of my stay)
the entertainment wasn't that great for adults (although the entertainment team work really hard) don't get me wrong great for the kids!!! (they were always occupied)
i will recommend you hire a car if you want to investigate the island, the hotel is a fair way from town... taxi costs 15 Euros
all in all the hotel was lovely and the staff were brilliant... so don't listen to the biggots i had a fantastic time, so did other people i met there
have fun and enjoy your holiday x
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- Date of Holiday:Oct 2008
- Board Basis:All Inclusive
- Tour Operator:Booked Independently
" would go again "
Submitted By: zacjosh
just got back from the pafian stayed one week arrived at 4am the reception staff was realy friendly no probs checking in got to the room basic but clean got up the next morning for breakfast food was lovely and with the dinners and evening meal it just got better i cant say a bad word about the food what so ever the whole complex was really good the only downside to the holiday was the entertainment it was poor but i would return as i had a brill holiday
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- Date of Holiday:Oct 2008
- Board Basis:All Inclusive
- Tour Operator:Thomas Cook
" Don't listen to the wingers "
Submitted By: c lewis
Well where shall I start. After reading the reviews before going (and wishing I had not done this) I was expecting Fawlty Towers or something much worst.
Yes it is true that it is not a 4* hotel (more like a 3) but I was told that they had this rating because they had air conditioning (also you did not have to pay for this which we didn't find out until 2 days before leaving - another reason why I shouldn't have listened to the reviews).
First the bad points (but these were not serious and only 3):-
The TV only had 1 english channel - news but then who goes to Cyprus to watch tv!!!! But we did watch knight rider one night with Cypriot subtitles.
Towels were only changed twice but the room was cleaned every day except on the Friday and the day we left (we all have to think about the environment on this point)
The position was too far away from anything so when you are there you tend to stay there and could not walk to anywhere
Now the many many good points:-
The staff were very friendly, helpfull and nothing was too much for them (especially the reception staff and bar staff).
The food was fantastic with plenty of choice even for the picky people. You have to be used to butler service and a la carte eating if you thought otherwise. When we arrived after mid night there were sandwiches, cake and juice left in the fridge (yes the bread is dry but all the bread we encountered on the island was the same)
The pool was good - but we did go out of the high season so it could get crowded in summer.
The hotel looked a bit dated but what do you expect if you only pay £1300 for a family of 4 All inclusive (all other hotels in the area were at least £2k)
The entertainment staff were great and yes we had childrens disco/games etc and bingo every night but it was all enjoyable and you have to join in to get the most out of the place. They did a different thing for adults and kids every night at 10 o'clock - from a magician or singers etc.
Well I think I have gone on long enough now and would consider going back again. So I would like to thank (NOT) the people that left negative comments on the hotel as they almost made me cancel it and loose a lot of money.
PS I also heard that they are going to close the hotel down this winter to refurbish the place and put another pool there so next summer should be even better.
Yes it is true that it is not a 4* hotel (more like a 3) but I was told that they had this rating because they had air conditioning (also you did not have to pay for this which we didn't find out until 2 days before leaving - another reason why I shouldn't have listened to the reviews).
First the bad points (but these were not serious and only 3):-
The TV only had 1 english channel - news but then who goes to Cyprus to watch tv!!!! But we did watch knight rider one night with Cypriot subtitles.
Towels were only changed twice but the room was cleaned every day except on the Friday and the day we left (we all have to think about the environment on this point)
The position was too far away from anything so when you are there you tend to stay there and could not walk to anywhere
Now the many many good points:-
The staff were very friendly, helpfull and nothing was too much for them (especially the reception staff and bar staff).
The food was fantastic with plenty of choice even for the picky people. You have to be used to butler service and a la carte eating if you thought otherwise. When we arrived after mid night there were sandwiches, cake and juice left in the fridge (yes the bread is dry but all the bread we encountered on the island was the same)
The pool was good - but we did go out of the high season so it could get crowded in summer.
The hotel looked a bit dated but what do you expect if you only pay £1300 for a family of 4 All inclusive (all other hotels in the area were at least £2k)
The entertainment staff were great and yes we had childrens disco/games etc and bingo every night but it was all enjoyable and you have to join in to get the most out of the place. They did a different thing for adults and kids every night at 10 o'clock - from a magician or singers etc.
Well I think I have gone on long enough now and would consider going back again. So I would like to thank (NOT) the people that left negative comments on the hotel as they almost made me cancel it and loose a lot of money.
PS I also heard that they are going to close the hotel down this winter to refurbish the place and put another pool there so next summer should be even better.
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- Date of Holiday:Oct 2008
- Board Basis:All Inclusive
- Tour Operator:Direct Holidays
" We checked into this hotel at 4am in... "
Submitted By: Miss L Sharpe
We checked into this hotel at 4am in the morning, the guy on reception was friendly and at this time we had no problem. We went to our room which was a pool view, we found it to look very dated and certainly not 4* standard. We didn't bother unpacking as we were so tired so decided to go straight to bed. We pulled the covers off the bed to discover a couple of beetles, we brushed them off and thought as we were in Cyprus a few bugs were to be expected. Once we got into bed, we had to switch the light back on after 10 minutes as we felt itchy to discover that our beds were crawling with beetles and red spiders - some on my pillow and some were squashed where we had lay on them! As you can imagine we were horrified! We got dressed and went back to reception where we explained the problem and were told that he would give us some spray to kill the bugs! I couldn't believe what i was hearing, i am pregnant and we were expected to spray our beds with pesticide then sleep in them! We made it clear that this was not an option and could not stay in the room but were told that we would have to wait until the following day to speak to the reservation manager, he would not offer us another room and when we insisted we did not have a choice but to stay in the room we had and if we didn't like it we could leave. His attitude was disgraceful. We asked him to call another hotel to find us a room and he refused. He even made us wait before he called a taxi for us. We were stranded outside the hotel at 4:30am with nowhere to go! Quite frightening especially being pregnant. The taxi driver was very helpful and found us somewhere to stay - 'St George Gardens' a few minutes down the road. This was also a 4* apartment complex but was a world ahead of the Paphian Sun. We had a great holiday there in the end and i would recommend 'St George Gardens' to anyone. To anyone on here who has written reviews saying that anyone who has a bad word to say about this hotel would find fault with anywhere should try sleeping in a bed infested with bugs and being treated like dirt by the reception staff. We paid good money to stay in a 4* hotel and i don't think it is unreasonable to expect 4* standard. If i wanted to stay 2* i would have booked a 2* and paid a lot less money. Do not go to this hotel - we wanted to come straight home after we arrived which is a shame when a holiday is something you look forward to all year. If you have booked this hotel - change it!!
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- Date of Holiday:Sep 2008
- Board Basis:All Inclusive
- Tour Operator:Med Hotels
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We went on a trip to Egypt for the day. It was quite expensive, but well worth the money. I would recommend the trip to anyone who has an interest ancient Egypt.
The location of the Pafian Sun was really good. Coral Bay was just a short journey on the bus, as was Paphos. both really nice places. Very good places to eat out if you like that kind of thing.
I can honestly say, it was the best holiday I have ever had. I would go back to the Pafian Sun, and I would recommend it to everyone.
Advice: Its a lovely place to visit, whith lots of little shops and fantastic restaurants
Activities: going on a day cruise is really good, and going to Egypt is a must!
Good for: Beach