Akti Beach Tourist Village

me my sister and my mum went to the akti in august 2009.When we got there the staff were friendly and told us all about the akti and what time meals are served.as we stepped into our room it was clean and everything had been set out nice.we setteld in and then and went for an evening meal,which was a italian buffet,and the food was divine with many selections to choose from.throgh out the holiday it was paradise sun baving for hours swimming in that cool pool and then having lovely meals what a good choice of a holiday.There isnt many bad things about akti when we went but if you are alergic to cats dont go there,im not saying there are millions of cats there im just saying theres a few near the beach(not dangerous ones).we are going again and i hope it will be as good as the first one.8 out of 10 akti well done. helen wilkes.

4 readers found this review helpful

I only got back from cyprus yesterday night, i had a great stay me and my family did, we did not want to come back it was that good we enjoyed it very much and will visit there again. WE LOVED THE SATY THE APARTMENT WAS PLEASANT AND CLEAN AND WELCOMING.Also the food and prices were really good i think we found the shop that was there very usefull theres not many places were you feel at home and have a shop on the site but yes as i said just we will defently be visiting there again i can asure you that. i recomend if you are looking to stay in paphos cyprus i say you saty at Akti and you will feel comfy and at home there. Thank you. see you again akti.

2 readers found this review helpful

Just got back from Akti we found it a very clean peacefull and very good value for money.The shop on site is very expensive so do your shopping in the large supermarket opposite Debenhams in Paphos.Always barter with taxi drivers cheapest we got a taxi was 8 euros. Use the dusty path to the bus stop 5 min walk ( remember to take a tourch ). If you use the road its 20 mins. If you like walking walk along the coast towards Coral bay and follow the path it goes on forever past the St George hotel past Laura beach hotel past Azia beach and onward toward Coral bay.

25 readers found this review helpful

please stay away from this accomodation, on arrival all seemed well but oh were we in for a big suprise, only been at the akti for 22 hours when we decided to go in to pathos town to find a reasonable priced supermarket, when we came back someone had broke into our room 606 and had stolen 200 euros from my bag, we informed management and olympic rep and local police, local police dealt with the the awful experience fantastically, hasten to add the management and rep decided it was not there problem, Chris the rep dealt with the whole situation by choosing to ignore it and quickly ushered me away from reception so other guests could not here what was happening. i made a resonable request to move rooms as i did not feel safe staying in te same room, i was informed due to the cypriot holidays the hotel was fully booked and no other room was available. i then requested to move accomodation as my young child was so distressed at the thought of staying in the room which was broken into, again my request fell on deaf ears and i was pawned off. we had no alternative to return to the same room, during the same night my son woke up screaming saying he could hear noises, to my dismay our pattio doors has been wedged open and the bolt removed, again i reportd this to the rep/ management who again ushered me away. a different room was then found which we moved to i could not believe that the replacement roon had pattio doors which did not lock, this clearly showed that safetywas not paramount in this accomodation. i told the rep Chris i was going to inform all the english guests of my situation and the lack of empathy shown. i was then threatened to be evicted from the hotel from management and rep. i did find other accomodation in the pathos area even though the rep said none was available, i asked to be moved but was informed that i would incurr an addition cost of 1400 euros which was an option i could not fund. further to that we decided to grin and bare the remainder of our holiday at the akti, my husband found several pieces of glass in the pool which was also ignored, no pool drained or cleaned even though three children had cut their feet and needed first aid. supermarket on site was 350% more expensive than the supermarket in pathos town. please avoid this accomodation unless you want a dissapointing holiday. i am following my complaint up now i have returned to the uk.

8 readers found this review helpful

Have sadly just got back to uk having spent a week at the Akti.Having read the reviews the night before we left,i was a bit sceptical!The Akti is clean and peaceful.My partner and daughter loved it.George in the restaurant is a legend!Nothing is too much trouble for him and all the team there work tirelessly in the heat from morning til night.Thank you so much for the wonderful time.The trip to the Blue Lagoon is a must if yu can do it!We fed the stray cats,and ond in particular a little female tabby broke our hearts to leave.We can't wait to go back.The half board is a great deal!

4 readers found this review helpful

please , please , save your money and book elsewhere. this is not 4 star as sold in the uk - we had ants , cockroaches and on one night a mouse , and if you like the smell of blocked drains in your apartment book this dive. the rep will be after your money as well , but did nothing for us when needed . read again this report and regret it if you go on too book

5 readers found this review helpful

I came and stayed last week and it was so beautiful, i didn't want to go anywhere outside the hotel. the people so sweet and kind. It,s clean. The food delicious, anything you want you will find it. next year it's definitely sure that i go there again. It is so beautiful. Bravo to the people who work there.

6 readers found this review helpful

having read mixed reviews on akti resort i was quite anxious before arriving there. apart from the extremely uncomfortable beds, our studio was very nice and spacious. we got the odd ant but nothing to worry about. our maid, Anna, was lovely and came every day apart from wed and sun. pools were clean and tidy as were sunbeds, with a magnificent view of the sea. no beach but shingle coves. the restaurant had a different theme every night. the food was excellent and great value for money. george the waiter was so welcoming. id heard bad reviews for chris the rep but i found him very helpful and sorted out any problems we had. the bad part for akti resort is the location. you have to travel by bus or taxi to see or eat elsewhere.there is a dirt track to the bus stop but dont wear best shoes. they will be ruined. buses are good value 1.50eu anywhere. always barter with the taxis. i found them to drop their prices easily. definitely eat at fat mamas. big portions and entertainment. i found eating out in cyprus very expensive since joining the eu, so be warned and take lots of spends. i loved akti resort but hated location.

5 readers found this review helpful

my holiday at Akti Beach
where do i start..well im 14 and at the time i was 13, some people are saying that this holiday is not for kids my age, but it is. I really enjoyed this holiday and would deffinatly go back. The only down side i must say is the ammount of bugs you find in your room, but it didnt bother me. Also it was quite a long distance walk from the town and and nice quality beach, allthough there was a bus so this made it easier:) I thought that the tombs were great fun and worth visiting if you are bored. The food i really nice and yummy! There are 3 pools, 2 bars, 1 pool table, kids club, sort of beach but no sand which rather dissapointing but we just went to coral beach which was amazing! the staff were great and funny, rooms were big. I loved every thing appart from the location, which isnt that bad but OK xxxx hope you have as good a time as i did xxxx

6 readers found this review helpful

Where do I start. I was very apprehensive as I trawled through the internet to get as much information as possible as it was just myself and my 8 year old daughter holidaying. Came upon a lot of mixed reviews but it turned out to be the best holiday I have ever had. I must admit we didn't travel far from the hotel and spent most of the time in the pool, but that was just the holiday I wanted.
The hotel was really well spread out and easy to find your way around. Our Studio was very spacious, clean but could have been cleaner, adequate for what we used it for. Had an inland view from the balcony, but we could see the sea to the left and the mountains to the right. Food was fantastic, upgraded to half board on site as it worked out 90 Euros for 4 days. It was worth payng extra for the air conditioning if you go at this time of year as it was very very hot. Great choice of food and plenty to eat. The kids entertainment was great, not too much but enough to keep them amused. The pool bar was expensive as far as buying drinks and ice cream go (but I have since heard that Cyprus is expensive anyway). Food at the pool bar was reasonable in the day for snacks (large snacks) but The Taverna in the evening was expensive but you do get a lot of food. The Cocktail bar was also reasonable as far as food goes. The Mini Market catered for basic needs, water was reasonably priced her but not much else. Yes there were a lot of ants but they are half the size of what we get in this country and I only had a few in my room. You just need to remember that they will carry any goodies away that are left on the floor. Lots of lizards, but they are very friendly. Most nights me and my daughter spent searching for wild cats and lizards, she thoroughly enjoyed it. I never saw one gnat all holiday, I took loads of insect spray but didn't use it once.
Evening entertainment was ok(apart from Robbie Williams he was fab). The reception was comfortable if you just want to get away from it for a while and the reception staff bent over backwards to help. George the Restaurant Manager was a fantastic host, made my daughter feel really special. Chris - The Rep, can't say that I had much to do with him but everything was so straight forward I never really had to see him about anything. Becky was great with the entertainment, very helpful and approachable.
The walk to the bus, yes it was dry and hot but it took 10 minutes, so not a big deal. The beach is very rocky, but behind the Pool bar there is a little cove where you can paddle or even swim in the sea. Plenty of sunbeds beside the pool. I felt safe with my daughter not being by my side all the time, it was nice to be able to give her some freedom.
I didn't venture far as it was my first holiday abroad with my daughter, so as far as I am concerned I have been spoilt by this holiday. Just hope that my future holidays can compare.