Where to stay
Hotels we would book again: sea-view resorts, restored mountain villages and quiet city addresses. Every stay links straight to availability.
Stay · City hotel · Nicosia
The capital's grand hotel, ten minutes' walk from the old town, with a large pool for the summer heat and a rooftop that looks toward the Pentadaktylos range.
Stay · Beach resort · Limassol
A classic five-star on its own stretch of beach east of the city, with gardens, a sea-water pool and a calm, grown-up atmosphere. Kourion and the wine villages are an easy drive.
Stay · Luxury hotel · Paphos
On a quiet bay near Polis, built like a Byzantine village with a private beach and one of the best spas in the Mediterranean. For a slow week, it is hard to beat.
Stay · Boutique village hotel · Troodos Mountains
A whole hillside village in Kalopanayiotis restored into a hotel, with rooms spread through old stone houses, a spa built over the sulphur springs and a Michelin-listed restaurant.
Stay · Beach hotel · Ayia Napa
Stay at the Nissi end for the sand and a walk home from the water, or at Makronissos for the same beach with far fewer people on it. The town centre is cheaper and louder, and in July that matters more than the ten minutes it saves.
Stay · Family hotel · Protaras
Protaras is built for this: most of the hotels are a few minutes' walk from Fig Tree Bay, with pools for the hours when the beach is too hot. Book the bay end for the shortest walk with a pushchair.