Customer service excellent, treated my young son like a VIP.
Indoor pool was like getting into a bath, lovely and warm, which was great considering it was too cold to use the outdoor pool. The outdoor pools were excellent, it was a shame it wasn't warm enough to use them.
Located right on the beach was great too, as you easily walked onto the beach from the Hotel. There was a great selection of food.
I would strongly recommend this hotel to families with young children.
I am looking to book a holiday to Kyrenia at the end of November, and have a very reasonable quote from the "Villa Club Holiday Village". It looks great from the website, but does anyone have any first hand experience? Also, are there plenty of good restaurants in the vicinity (we're very keen eaters when we're on holiday!). Any advice would be appreciated. Many thanks
Re: Any advice?
by janetb
Hi, We have been to Nth Cyprus 4 times - I dont think anyone goes just once!! We have stayed at the Riverside - Kings Court (run by an Irish woman and her Turkish husband, very clean) -then we stayed at the Palm Beach at Famagusta which we loved. If you look in your brochure and see these hotels are near to the place you mentioned then you will be OK for eating out - although we have always gone july/august time. The only meal we didnt enjoy was at the local chinese opposite the Ship hotel!! Just check if the Villa Club is built on the side of a hill or not, as you may need a taxi down to the main area. If you go into the travel agents and ask for the Cyprus Paradise and the President brochures for Nth Cyprus you will have a clearer picture of the hotels available. Wherever you stay I am sure you will enjoy it.
Jan
Travel Tips for Kyrenia
Rather lovely trees
by leics
Easy to wander by these trees, on the western harbourside nearly opposite the Tourist information Office.
But they are special enough to have a written notice almost hidden underneath their shade.
They are 'the loving trees', 150-200 years old exampls of Bella Solarius.
They originate in Africa, and always grow in a groupl with male and female trees entangled and entwined (hence their common name).
The branches are almost hollow inside, and were used for boatbuilding.
Nice to see them, and even nicer to see a sign explaining a little about them.
A little bit of orange madness
by ranger49
Getting up early and dashing about to see all there is to see can be a bit tiring for wrinklies so we build in a couple of "do nothing very much days" as well.
Relaxing one day in the garden, looking at the pounds & pounds of oranges and lemons which fell every day from the trees -far more than we could ever eat - spurred us into action. A search of the kitchen cupboards for any old jars, then to the corner shop to buy sugar. The shopkeeper was puzzled as to why we were buying so much but when we explained he produced more empty jars with a kindly look that suggested he thought the English were possibly a little mad. Then back to the garden to set up the Marmalade Factory. Our kids laughed when they saw the picture but happily scoffed the produce!
Kyrenia in North Cyprus
by kyreniachap
"Great to visit, lovely to live"
Kyrenia (or Girne, as the locals call it) is a fascinating place full of history, life, bustle, laughter, great food and cheap beer! No wonder I moved here to escape the UK's overcrowded roads and horrible weather! I'll share some of my top tips on VT when I find time to post them, around doing my job, scuba-diving, lazing on golden sands, walking in the mountains, watching sea turtles hatch, dancing on a moolit beach, eating fresh fish by the sea, etc, all within a 30 minute drive (or even a five minute walk) of where I live. Jealous yet?!
Customer service excellent, treated my young son like a VIP.
Indoor pool was like getting into a bath, lovely and warm, which was great considering it was too cold to use the outdoor pool. The outdoor pools were excellent, it was a shame it wasn't warm enough to use them.
Located right on the beach was great too, as you easily walked onto the beach from the Hotel. There was a great selection of food.
I would strongly recommend this hotel to families with young children.
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Evening harbour looking north
Graceful Gothic arches
Kyrenia Harbour
Bellapais
