Eleni Holiday Village
, Paphos
Eleni Holiday Village Reviews
- Advice: get pissed, and switch off
- Board Basis:half board
- Tour Operator:Booked Independently
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Room was clean but found a cockroach on our first night. Shower was brocken and we had a water shortage on our second day. Lifguard was absent of his place for a long time and when we needed extra umbrellas and sunbeds we had to wait for a long time until he was found. He didn't speak english nor greek and didn't know how to use the equipment . Staff does not speak greek ,not helpfull for us locals. Need more work to bring the hotel up to standard.
- Advice: Hire a proffessionally trained staff who can speak greek. You have cypriot customers too.
- Good For: City Breaks
- Board Basis:Room Only
- Tour Operator:Booked Independently
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if you want to be sadley dissappionted go to this hotel no beach just rocks cold food what entertainment there was, was done by the d.j we didnt know our flight times home until the day before we came home dinning room bleak staff scared stiff of older staff members we came home two weeks ago thsnk god I never want to see scramble egg again every thing covered in cheese never again
- Advice: tell the truth in the brochure/web
- Board Basis:All Inclusive
- Tour Operator:First Choice
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In 2004 My partner or son son and my-sel spent two weeks in the Eleni Holiday Village. Did not plan on going to Cyprus. But my partner's nephew was getting married in Saint Georgies church, which is a five minute walk away. Beautifull church, lovely place for a weeding. We had gone quite a lot of holidays and i can honestly say Eleni Holiday Village was one of the best holiday villages i have ever been to. Clean, staff very professional. Although the cleaning lady would come in when we were having breakfast and totaly ignore us. No conversation or attempt at one. Being Irish we found this very strange. I christened her MRS frindley. Said hello once and she bearly answered me back. We hired a car went up the mountains 15 minute drive away and looked down on the hustle and bustle of Paphos. Went to Nicosea. Went to Kernia in Northern Cyprus. Oh Kernia paradise. But sadly my Partner died in June of 2006. Oh yes found memories
- Advice: Hire a Car
- Good For: Beach
- Good For: City Breaks
- Board Basis:Room Only
- Tour Operator:First Choice
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Accommodation was in a good location between Paphos and Coral Bay. In the description of the accommodation I thought the hotel would be on the beach, there is however no beach there. The only 'beach' that is near (5 min walk awaay) is in a harbour and was not good at all. The best beach is at Coral Bay which is a 10 minute bus ride away, with buses running every 15 minutes. We stayed here on a room only basis, so can't really comment on the food. The entertainment is stuck in the 1980's, straight out of Butlins, so it's not for everyone. Reception were not always very helpful and there is no cash point in the hotel or near the hotel, which caused problems one day. The pool was great, but very overcrowded with families, so we tended to go to the beach. I would recommend this as a cheap base for a nice holiday, but wouldn't recommend the all inclusive option, as there isn't enough in the hotel to keep you occupied all day.
- Advice: Cheap good value accommodation with a nice pool
- Board Basis:Room Only
- Tour Operator:Booked Independently
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I Loved Eleni Holiday Village, The Staff was Great and very welcoming And Best of all the Night time Entertainment was Amazing it was very fun and made us want to stay down all night long.
One of the things that was poor was the area of the hotel it was quite isolated.
I will Definitely be going Back there in the future.
- Advice: Its Excellent
- Board Basis:Room Only
- Tour Operator:Booked Independently
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We had our honeymoon here and it was brilliant. The staff and entertainment day and night were great.
The accomodation was great and we met loads of great people who we still keep in touch with. We went self catering but we did use the hotel restaurant a few times and the food was brilliant. The town centre is a nice place to visit.
We went on December 2006 .
I have had to put 2008 for the date but it was 2006 we went
- Advice: good place to visit
- Good For: Beach
- Board Basis:self catering
- Tour Operator:Booked Independently
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We had the best time in paphos and the eleni woz gr8 it is very clean,nice size rooms,staff really friendly and the bar had really good entertainment in the evenings. The day time entertainment woz good as well there is always something on to keep you busy ie water polo,darts and pool competitons,table tennis and french balls. we loved being so near to the beautiful beach and loved our walks along the beach front there woz also water sports. Cant fault this holiday at all so we would def be going back.
- Board Basis:Self Catering
- Tour Operator:First Choice
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Hi
Just bk fa the Eleni village. The staff were top A+++. Harris cheers fa the wee tickle @ 12 midnite and 2 the lovely nite lady, Maria,Siomon,Anglea and the lovely lady @ Hectors bar for a wonderful holiday.
The place it's self was clean,food was gr8t different main meal everynite,lots 2 eat,pool was big but it was not busy(that was nice). Rite bside the sea as well.
Beds and bathroom done everyday. Entertainment was good fa the kids(Mine r 15yrs,13yrs and 9yrs. With bingo. Not on a Sunday. 4 or 5 mile 2 walk in2 town,we did it 4 2 days the kids were not happy(got them fit fa beating). U can get a taxi in2 town fa 10euros if u walk 2 the bus stop.
If u can go on George's fun bus (he's of his nut).Laugh when u get on the bus until u get of it. Held a snake and turtle,jumped in2 freezing cold water, Art made out of old dishes, church and last a bbq @ the beach with a sing-a-long what a day that was but watch out fa the wild animals and the green grass.
Went 2 the water park (its a must). All an all it was a fab holiday an great staff. Cheer to all
The Grant Family
- Board Basis:All Inclusive
- Tour Operator:First Choice
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We yet again have been back to the eleni holiday village cyprus,we cannot fault the hotel and surrounding areas but it all depends on what you are looking for.every one is different we all like different things.Any way lets get back to the eleni,i think that the eleni is a brilliant resort we went 1st october till the 15th and found it no different since the last time which was 2006 and 2004.
They may be a slight change to the amount of nationalities but that should not worry anyone really. Reviews i read before we went was some what of a worry but i laughed it off and waited to find out for myself what the negative remarks was all about.I shall say this if i did not have a family to think about i would live there and easily find a job.Ok it is a bit out from town but thats ok its a shame that people dislike the eleni because of this but again your choice.There is beaches of easy reach lagoons cars to hire, to visit the island and loads of restaurants.I can name some restaurants that are not good but i wont.But i will give brilliant ones to you.
adalaide restaurant booking only pahos front keep on main road up the hill
about 10 min walk and its on the left.
tea for two paphos front side of macdonalds next right and its on the corner.
fat mamas tomb of the kings road.
angelikas top of the road at the bus stop from the eleni.
then you have KFC,MACDONALDS,PIZZA HUT,ETC.
All the rooms at the eleni are spacious clean and a good maid service.If ever there is a problem it will be sorted a.s.a.p.It makes me feel sad that you cannot please every one but thats life.However the eleni does have a cocktail lounge a restaurant and a club house but i must put my hand up we never used the facilities this time because we always went shopping for our own food and when we ate out we went to our best choices of restaurants,that does not mean that the elenis restaurant is bad it was our choice not to eat on site has we was self catering and we was not tide to the hotel amenties.We have ate there before alot but we had 20 other people there with us in 2006 and most of them was children so we decided to eat on site most of the time.
The staff on reception are very nice but sometimes certain ones looked fed up and tired but us brits are just the same when were are at work.Nothing is too much for the staff and management its a different life style out there and you have to adjust to the way they represent themselves,its not easy for them taking all the agro and to be critised about the way they do there job,its there job and they do it well.
There are reviews complaining pool is dirty,receptionist a ignorant,ants and flies every where,food is crap management dont care rooms are disgusting,those reviews are a load of garbage,if you want 4/5 star holiday pay thousands and go some where else,and may be you will see it does not pay to spend thousands on a holiday and to be tied to the resort,we have to get back for lunch supper finishes at 9oclock we cannot stay out to long we have to get back,you cannot go visiting the island because you wont get your food,readers do you understand what im getting at.Ok im a bit of a babbler but the thing is cyprus is very expensive to start with so stop and think BUDGET.you still get the same sun and sand just like every one else who has paid thousands to stay in a big posh hotel and still complain and being miserable.
I must say i would probably stay any where in cyprus but i choose eleni every time.I cannot understand most of the reviews of complaints just like the management said in his reviews most of the holiday makers who complained did so when they returned home not while on holiday at the eleni,thats wrong it should be said to the management not to the whole world it just gives the hotel a bad mark.Any one who wishes to go to the eleni or who have booked a holiday there it is a basic holiday village but its very clean and brilliant value for money and i love it.Make your holiday work for you financially and prepare for a brilliant holiday in hot sunny cyprusat the ELENI HOLIDAY VILLAGE.
- Board Basis:Self Catering
- Tour Operator:First Choice
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I booked 4 apartments for our family of 10 adults and 2 children on all inclusive package. Having read some poor reviews before we left we were all very aprehensive. What a pleasant surprise we had when we arrived. The complex was spotless. Fresh fruit and a bottle of wine was in each apartment. All apartments were close to each other. Most of the staff were very friendly. The restaurant manager arranged for us to have a large table to enable us to sit together in the evenings. He came to the table each evening to check everything was ok. The food was as good as expected for a 3/4 star, nicely presented and plentiful (Get there early if you want their delicious ribs and sticky puds).
Although we didn't book through First Choice, their resident rep Andy couldn't have been more helpful. We did not see any evidence of towels on poolside loungers, but can imagine this could be a problem at the height of the season.
We did encounter a drainage problem outside one apartment which took 4 days to resolve, partially due to lack of communication between reception staff.
The entertainment was very good. There was a large percentage of Polish holidaymakers at the resort but we didn't encounter any language problems. Eleni's entertainers, Eva & Mohammed remembers names very quickly which makes you feel you're not just a number. They encouraged participation in daytime activities and evening entertainment. I think the families' motto is now "shakey shakey!!"
Previous reviewers stated the drinks are watered down. We found no evidence of this, in fact the cocktails were strong!! The staff in the pool bar were fantastic and always served us with good humour.
The beach adjacent to the hotel is very rocky, although there is an area suitable for swimming and snorkeling a couple of minutes walk away.
We went to Protaras for a day. If you like bars, bars, bars this is the place to go. (not for us)
I would recommend anyone thinking of going to Cyprus to go all inclusive because food and drinks are very expensive. Car hire is also far more expensive than other med resorts. We used a local taxi firm (Chris taxis) It cost 10 euros to go to Paphos. A trip to the Troodos mountains is a must.
Would we book again? Definiately.
- Board Basis:All Inclusive
- Tour Operator:on the beach
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We've just come back from our honeymoon at the Eleni and can honestly say we loved it. I'm not quite sure what all the people who left negative comments were expecting but we found very little to complain about during our stay.
The hotel itself was well maintained and the room was always clean (the maid came 5 days a week as she was supposed to) and far larger than we were expecting. The pool was great, far bigger than we were expecting it to be (you know how they take normally the publicity pictures to make things look bigger) we used the loungers on the grass overlooking the sea near the bar so as to avoid the noise and splashing which may have been annoying if we'd sat around the pool. Unfortunately wherever you sat you were forced to leave your towels on the loungers 24/7 simply because everyone else did it so if you didn't as well your lounger would be pinched unless you were up at the crack of dawn. It didn't seem fair at first, but everyone did it so it kind of worked.
The staff were all wonderful, friendly and happy to help at all times. Actually that’s not quite true, there was one lady on reception (brown hair, tall and thin) who was very snotty and gave off the impression she had a million other things to do that were more important than talking to guests (she brushed off a complaint about ants from another guest in front of us in the queue one day with the fabulous comment 'well don't keep food in the room then' and didn't seem to care that the family in question were self catering...) . But as I said the rest of the staff were fantastic, I can't praise them enough as they worked tirelessly in the sweltering heat to make our stay as enjoyable as possible. The staff aren't robots and if you're rude to them then they'll probably be rude back and we did witness some poor treatment of the staff by some holiday makers who seemed to think they were there to be their own personal slaves. It made us wonder if these people will come home and write reviews moaning about the staff just because they didn't pander to their every beck and call.
The food was also great, I mean great in the sense of what did you expect from a Cypriot all inclusive at this kind of price. I wouldn't have been impressed if I had gone out to a restaurant and paid £40 for it but as self service holiday buffest go I thought it was fantastic, certainly much nicer than the food on our last trip to Cyprus and with loads of choice there was never any shortage of nice dishes even on the worst nights. The fact that you could always abandon the restaurant during the day and eat bar snacks from Hectors bar meant even if you didn't fancy the lunchtime buffet there was always something to eat. The breakfasts too are worth a mention, the full English was far nicer than you normally get abroad and there was plenty of other choice too.
Location wise people have complained because it's a bit in the middle of nowhere, which is a bit daft. They don't hide that fact and you only have to do a bit of research to see where it is in relation to Paphos. If you're going there wanting to be able to walk into town then you're going to the wrong hotel and it's not the Eleni's fault you booked without checking these things. There is a bus stop about a 5 min walk away that takes you into town and they run regularly throughout the day. We hired a car for our whole holiday so didn't find the location a pain at all, in fact we liked being away from the hustle and bustle of a town.
It looks to me that people are complaining because the Eleni doesn't match up to what a 4 star hotel in the UK would be, which is true. It doesn't. But to be honest going with such expectation is horrible naive, the star system isn't a worldwide standard and what's four star in Cyprus isn't what you'd expect from a similar stared hotel back home and any kind of research could tell you that. It's a cliché but, you get what you pay for, the Eleni isn't pretending to be a top end hotel and is priced as such when compared to other hotels in the same area, so it's a little unfair to criticise it for that when you come home.
- Board Basis:All Inclusive
- Tour Operator:Thomas Cook
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we have just returned 9.10.2001. from elini paphos. we have been cyprus 10 times before , but this place is 1 to stay away from. i.e. location . middle of nowhere, if you go out at night take a torch. 10mins unlit walk to anything. pools a joke, 1 side in shade all day. other side is only wide enough for 1 sunbed side by side . full length of pool. and all taken up by 7a.m. by the people that like to sit there all day long . forget the beach, just rocks, food is good only if you like everything cooked and swimming in grease and oil. and same crap every day. entertainment ? what ? worst ive ever seen. it makes the x factor rejects, look like pros. only good thing about this place is the airplane home. would advise anyone thinking of going to this area, to book the crown horizon hotel in coral bay, far better.