The five-star Coral Beach Hotel & Resort is located on the seaside of the famous Cyprus resort with the best sandy beach in the Paphos region - Coral Bay. Coral Beach Paphos Hotel offers its guests an exclusive Coral Gold Club program among 5-star hotels in Paphos - an all-inclusive system, supplemented by hotel services. The hotel is perfect for families with children.

Coral Beach Hotel Territory

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Beach and pool near Coral Beach Hotel

Sun loungers on the lawn by the sea

The pier and embankment of the hotel, top view

Sunset at the hotel's main pool

Park area of ​​the hotel

Decorative fountain on site

Greenery and flowers on site

For the rest of romantic couples, newlyweds and those who want to spend their holidays in a quiet, calm atmosphere, there are VIP rooms "Coral Blue" with an age limit - over 18 years old.

Infrastructure

Coral Beach Hotel is decorated in a traditional Cypriot style and is surrounded by lush greenery. Surrounded by palms and garden trees, there are spacious lawns, which are prepared for relaxation. Coral Beach Paphos Hotel has its own sandy beach and marina. The beach is clean, comfortable, equipped with sun loungers and parasols. Beach equipment and towels are provided free of charge to hotel guests. The harbor has a diving center and a water sports center, a fish tavern.

Coastline Coral Beach Hotel

In the center of the hotel complex there is a large open pool... Near the pool there are places for relaxation with sun loungers and parasols, a bar. Some of the sun loungers are located on the spacious lawn sunbathing lawn. For relaxation and swimming, Coral Beach Hotel offers three more swimming pools: an indoor heated pool and a children's pool, an outdoor swimming pool, equipped according to Olympic standards.

Olympic swimming pool. Coral Beach Hotel

For sports activities, the Coral Beach Hotel has a professional gym“Arena Gym”, fitness center, 4 outdoor tennis courts with evening lighting (two courts with hard surface). Guests are offered mini golf, horse riding and cycling, beach volleyball, squash, table tennis, darts, billiards. The diving and water sports center offers scuba diving, snorkeling, windsurfing and fishing equipment rental. Guests are offered water skiing, paragliding and popular activities active rest on the water. For beginners in a particular sport, Coral Beach Hotel provides personal instructors and group lessons.

Tennis courts on the territory of the Coral Beach hotel

SPA-center "Esthisis Health and Beauty Spa" will take care of the health and beauty of hotel guests. The SPA center offers wellness body treatments, rejuvenating facial treatments, and massage treatments. In the SPA-center "Esthisis" there is a Turkish bath hammam, hydromassage, jacuzzi, steam room and sauna, hairdressing and beauty services. Center “Esthisis” has prepared service packages for women and men with comprehensive health programs. Guests are offered programs of various lengths and special gift certificates.

Jacuzzi of the Spa-center of the Coral Beach hotel

Coral Beach Hotel is careful and creative in organizing the leisure of its guests. An exclusive offer among the hotels in Paphos stands out, opened in the hotel Coral Beach "Center of the Arts". Guests of the hotel are invited to take lessons in popular and traditional Cyprus arts and crafts - painting, basket weaving, pottery, glass and silk painting, mosaics, ceramic and copper products.

Children's pool next to the main

A pleasant gift for gourmets will be culinary evenings held under open air on sites by the sea and restaurant terraces. Almost every evening, in good weather, the Coral Beach Hotel organizes one of the thematic programs dedicated to the cuisines and culture of the countries of the world. The hotel hosts Oriental evenings, Barbeque Night and Carvery meat evenings, French Evening, Cypriot Fiesta and Festival Night and the best Cypriot food evenings. , Greece and Italy “Mediterranean”. popular are evenings “Chef’s Night”, during which guests are served original signature dishes of the hotel's chefs in a buffet format.

Terrace tables

Coral Beach Hotel organizes excursions in the Akamas National Park for exploring the rich flora of Cyprus and bird watching, excursions to local wineries. Go to boat trip along the coast of Paphos by boat, guests can from the hotel's pier.

Nature Park Akamas

For children, the Coral Beach Hotel has two children's pools with water slides(one heated pool), animation programs, a room with slot machines and an outdoor playground. IN summer time there are children's clubs for children of three age groups. For children from 5 to 17 years old, the Coral Beach Hotel offers lessons at a professional tennis school. The hotel's restaurants provide a children's menu and high chairs. Babysitting services are available at an additional cost.

Work of animators with children in the pool

Rooms Fund

Coral Beach Hotel has 424 rooms. The snow-white and light pastel interiors of the rooms are combined with the colors of the marine palette, wood furniture, decor and interior items. In the main building of the Coral Beach Hotel there are rooms suitable for recreation of adults and families with children. Some of the hotel rooms are located in a separate VIP-wing "Coral Blue Executive Wing", designed only for adults 18 years and older. Some of these rooms are soundproofed. Guests of the Coral Blue wing have a VIP breakfast restaurant, a comfortable seating area for tea or coffee, and a library with the latest press. additional amenities: expedited check-in and check-out, free pre-dinner aperitif and afternoon tea with pastries, communication services.

The main building of the hotel

The main building of the Coral Beach Hotel contains:

• 280 standard rooms (40 sq.m.) with sea or mountain views. Rooms are designed for up to three people (2 adults and 1 child). The room has one double or two single beds, a sofa. Rooms are equipped with balconies.
• 67 rooms "Studio" and 7 Superior Studio rooms with an area of ​​44 sq.m. One-room rooms with sea and garden views. The spacious sleeping area of ​​the rooms has a double bed or two single beds; in the living area there is a sofa bed for two people. Studio rooms have a balcony. Superior Studio rooms are offered with a private veranda, additionally equipped with a Jacuzzi.
• 11 rooms superior comfort"Garden Studio"(98 sqm) with sea views and private garden. The garden leads to the hotel's beach. The spacious bathroom is equipped with a jacuzzi.
• one exclusive studio suite with a private pool on the balcony overlooking the sea.

Studio suite with pool on the balcony

• 4 two-room Executive Suite One Bedroom(113 sqm) with separate bedroom and living room, two bathrooms with Jacuzzi and two balconies overlooking the sea. Rooms are designed to accommodate two adults. Some rooms are equipped with a kitchen. To accommodate up to four adults, the Executive Suite One Bedroom is combined with a standard room with a sea view (Executive Suite Two Bedroom, 113 + 40 sqm).
• 11 two-storey suites "Duplex Studio"(75 sqm) with sea view for a family of up to five people (2 adults and 3 children). The first floor of the room is divided into a sleeping and living area by a sofa; on the second floor there is a bedroom. In the room, at the request of guests, two double beds or a double and two single beds are installed. Each floor has a private bathroom.

Rooms with sea view

IN wing "Coral Blue" situated:

• 14 standard superior rooms "Superior SV"(40 sq.m.). The balconies of the rooms offer panoramic sea views from the height of the eighth floor.
• 41 superior rooms "Junior Suite"(60 sq.m.) with a sea view. Two-level Junior Suites are also offered.
• 17 rooms " Beach Garden Suite ”(70 sqm) with sea views, comfortable private terrace, access to the garden and the beach.

Balconies of the Coral Blue Wing Suite

The Suites and Superior SV rooms can accommodate up to three adults. Coral Beach Hotel rooms have one double or two single beds. Spacious one-room suites have a sleeping and living area separated by a sofa.

Garden Rooms

Coral Beach Hotel offers two exclusive rooms of the highest comfort category. “The Presidential Suite (125 sq.m.) consists of two spacious rooms - a bedroom and a living room, a dining room, a comfortable terrace with panoramic sea views. The bathroom is equipped with a jacuzzi and a steam shower. Luxurious interior, excellent quality upholstered furniture and a decorative fireplace set you up for a pleasant stay. The Presidential Suite can accommodate two adults.

Exit from the rooms to the terrace

"Royal suite"(Royal Suite, 203 sqm) - the most luxurious room in the Coral Beach Hotel with elegant furnishings and rich interiors. A two-room suite with a bedroom, a living room, a dining room, a kitchen, two bathrooms with a jacuzzi and a steam bath can accommodate up to three people (2 adults and 1 child). This room has a spacious veranda with a private pool and garden. The room is located on the 8th floor of the Coral Beach Hotel and offers a breathtaking panoramic landscape overlooking the sea and the nature reserve park of the Akamas Peninsula.
On request, the Presidential and Royal Suites can be expanded to a three-room suite by being combined with the adjacent Superior SV (+ 20 sqm) suite.

Royal Suite at Coral Beach Hotel

Coral Beach Hotel rooms are equipped with air conditioning and heating systems with climate control, minibar, satellite TV and 31 ″ LCD panels, radio and telephone, safe (free), tea and coffee making facilities, ironing facilities, blackout curtains ... Bathrooms with combined shower and bath are provided with bathrobes and slippers, bathroom accessories, hairdryer. Free Wi-Fi is available in rooms and throughout the hotel. Rooms are cleaned and sheets are changed daily.

Bathroom of rooms with sea view

All inclusive system

Coral Beach Hotel offers its guests a holiday according to its own program “Coral Gold Club”, which combines the “all inclusive” food system and additional hotel services. Breakfasts are served from 07:00 to 10:00 at the Coral and Calypso restaurants. Lunches are served at the Coral Restaurant from 13:00 to 15:00. Dinners are served at the Coral and Calypso restaurants from 19:00 to 21:30. Breakfast, lunch and dinner are served buffet style and include local and international cuisine.

Coral Restaurant Poolside Tables

Sweets, hot and cold Cypriot and international cuisine, cocktails are served at the Dionysos Bar from 10:30 to 12:30, from 15:30 to 18:30, from 22:00 to 24:00. Hot and cold drinks, soft drinks, cocktails and alcohol are served at Dionysos Bar from 10:00 to 13:00, and Coral Beach Hotel Odyssey Nightclub from 21:30 to 01:00. The assortment includes local spirits and some imported brands.

Poseidon Bar

Additionally, the Coral Gold Club program includes a visit to the gym, indoor pool, disco show, tennis court and squash. For children 4 - 17 years old, access to the entertaining mini-club is included. For guests over 16 years old - relaxation in the jacuzzi, steam room and sauna.

Children's entertainment mini-club

In addition to the Coral Gold Club program, Coral Beach Hotel offers a choice of BB (bed & breakfast) - breakfast only, or HB (half board) - half board, including breakfast and dinner.

Food, restaurants, bars, cafes

The Coral Beach Hotel has 6 restaurants, 3 bars and a nightclub. Decorated in a light Mediterranean style, the Coral and Calypso restaurants offer international cuisine with outdoor terraces and sea views. The Italian restaurant “Romanzzino” with an elegant hall and a stylized open-air terrace invites you for dinner. The elegant French restaurant “La Rotisserie” invites you to dine in a light romantic atmosphere and taste excellent wines. Located by the private harbor of the Coral Beach Hotel and the sandy beach, Limani Tavern Restaurant specializes in fish and seafood dishes; the menu includes meat and vegetarian dishes. The Limani Restaurant's spacious terrace and waterfront plaza hosts evening theme shows and live entertainment. The Deck Restaurant invites you to enjoy international fish dishes on the poolside terrace. Banquet restaurant with a spacious terrace “Armonia” seats 600 people and is used for celebrations. During summer season an open-air restaurant “Molos” is located near the harbor. The restaurant serves fresh fish for dinner.

Armonia RestaurantWeddings at Coral Beach Hotel restaurants

The Coral Beach Hotel “Odyssey” night club invites you to have fun and dance, relax in a pleasant atmosphere. The club is open from 21:30 to 01:30. Relaxation in a more relaxed atmosphere is offered by the bar "Dionysos". The bar is located on the fifth floor of the hotel building and has panoramic windows overlooking the sea. On weekdays, the bar is open until 23:00; on weekends - until 01:00. Poseidon Bar is located by the hotel's main pool, serving drinks and light snacks. The hotel has a beach bar with a terrace and sun canopies. The bar plays calm music, offers hot and cold drinks, lunches.

Services

Services include: concierge services and a 24-hour front desk, luggage storage, currency exchange, ticket office, laundry, dry cleaning and ironing services, delivery of food, drinks and newspapers to the room, car, motorcycle and bicycle rental, free parking, tour desk , transfer from / to Paphos airport.

Indoor pool at Coral Beach Hotel

Coral Beach Hotel also provides business services: a multifunctional conference hall for 1000 seats with full technical equipment, a business center, 12 meeting rooms, 20 universal meeting rooms.

Conference room at Coral Beach Hotel

Location

Coral Beach Hotel is located on the coast resort village Coral Bay is 15 kilometers north of Paphos. It takes about 15 minutes by bus 615 from the nearest stop to the hotel to Paphos. Within walking distance of the Coral Beach Hotel are Coral Bay Beach and Coral Bay Avenue, along which the entertainment facilities of the village are located - clubs, restaurants, bars and shops.

Coast of the Coral Bay Hotel

Note:

- the nearest airport to Coral Beach Hotel -, taxi transfer takes approximately 30 minutes;
- children under 6 years old stay at the hotel free of charge, provided that the children stay in the same room with their parents, without providing an extra bed;
- For children 7 - 12 years old, a fee for half board or all inclusive meals is required.

Paphos, Cyprus

Hotel Ascos Coral Beach

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Ascos Coral Beach is a luxurious four star hotel in Paphos, located in the enchanting Coral Bay on the coast. Ascos Coral Beach provides everything you need for unforgettable vacation... The newly refurbished Ascos Coral Beach Hotel offers stunning views of the Mediterranean Sea. The hotel has 203 rooms, a swimming pool, a gym, 2 restaurants and 2 bars. For you, a team of active animators will organize daytime activities and evening entertainment shows. Enjoy complete relaxation by visiting health Center hotel, which includes a sauna, steam bath, jacuzzi and much more. For younger visitors, the hotel provides a children's pool and various entertainment.

Ascos Coral Beach on map

Ascos Coral Beach is conveniently located near the center of Paphos resort, in the pedestrian zone - numerous colorful attractions. Ascos Coral Beach is located right in the golden sandy beaches of the famous Coral Bay.

Ascos Coral Beach Hotel Rooms

For vacationers, refurbished spacious rooms located on 4 floors of the hotel are provided. Modernly designed and stylishly decorated, the rooms are equipped with high quality and comfortable furniture. Most of the rooms have a delightful sea view with crystal clear waters Mediterranean Sea... Each room is equipped with a private bathroom. Additional amenities and services: air conditioning, satellite TV, radio, hair dryer, telephone, digital safe, mini fridge with minibar. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Restaurants, bars

The hotel is located on the territory of 3 cozy bars offering a variety of wines, cocktails, soft drinks.

Athina Restaurant offers panoramic views of the sea, pool and hotel gardens, serving a freshly prepared buffet. Many special themed nights are held here. An extensive wine list as well as a vegetarian menu are also available.

Apollon Restaurant & Bar by the pool. Here you can enjoy a sumptuous breakfast or lunch and quench your thirst with a refreshing cocktail.

Pools

It offers vacationers an outdoor pool, an indoor pool, aqua aerobics, a sauna, gym, fitness, jacuzzi, bath.

Hotel services

• laundry
• dry cleaning
• shop
• currency exchange

In the room

• butler services
• radio
• television
• plasma or LCD TV
• satellite or cable TV
• paid minibar
• refrigerator
• paid safe in the room
• individual air conditioner

Entertainment

• animation
• disco
• live music
• billiards

For children

• animation for children
• Children's swimming pool
• children's menu in the restaurant

Sport

• sports / gym
• aerobics
• non-motorized water sports

health and beauty

• fitness center
• jacuzzi
• massage
• sauna
• Turkish bath, hammam

The recreation complex Ascos Coral Beach Hotel 4 * is located not far from the beautiful city of Paphos in Cyprus, right on the sea coast. There are a lot of exotic greenery and beautiful flowers on the territory, tourists are happy to take photos near the pool. The famous Coral Bay beach is very close. Many Englishmen and Russian tourists come here with children. The little ones breathe in the fresh sea air, and they also enjoy visiting the nearby play park.

The area is not very large, but well appointed. There is a beautiful swimming pool with entertainment for children and their parents every evening. You can quickly get to the city by local minibus, and mothers often walk along the promenade with strollers. Almost all the windows of one of the buildings overlook the sea.

If you can see a patio from the windows, families with children should be asked to relocate them, as the room will be noisy in the evenings.

Rooms Fund

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All rooms are very modern, interiors are decorated in modern style. Towels are changed daily, cleaning is regular. For the safety of things, it is advised to rent a safe (2 EUR per day). Internet is paid, you need to pay 24 EUR per week for 2 smartphones, but in 2020 the price of the package may change. There is free Wi-Fi near local cafes.

Guests arriving in the morning, subject to the availability of rooms, can check in even earlier than 14.00. Some operators do not take into account the problem of overbooking at certain times, so sometimes guests are asked to spend one or more nights at other hotels of the same line.

The rooms are all clean and spacious, with large windows overlooking the sea and the coast. Each room has:

• refrigerator;
• air conditioner;
• Electric kettle;

A bottle of water is left in the minibar only on the day of arrival. Shower accessories are constantly being replenished. Adapters can be taken from the administrator, leaving a small deposit. Plumbing and furniture are fairly new, there is a large balcony.

The building near the sea is new, recently renovated. Russian tourists are often settled there.

The only inconvenience is that you have to go uphill to the main building, but this is compensated for by a calmer environment. A folding bed is placed as an additional place for children. There is one Russian channel on TV.

Food

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For four stars, the menu is very good. Every day, the Ascos Coral Beach restaurant prepares meat and fish dishes (4-5 varieties), and in the evenings, guests are introduced to the cuisines of different nations and regions (Russian, Greek, Mediterranean). Kids will love the fresh fruit, delicious local sweets and syrup-filled ice cream any time of the day. They are also constantly treated to juices by the pool.

According to tourists, seafood is rare, but you can try it in one of the restaurants nearby. There is always a large selection of good cheeses and vegetables.

Even parents with children from 1 to 4 years old find suitable meals.

There are:

• porridge and cereals with milk;
• yoghurts;
• soups (for lunch and dinner).

You can take food for children with you to your room. Snacks are available throughout the day, so no one gets hungry. Drinking water can be bottled and taken with you. There is no separate children's table in the hall, although there are usually a lot of kids. In the evenings, there is a dress code in the restaurant, but sometimes tourists are calmly admitted in ordinary clothes.

Staff

All the staff are very friendly, there will always be someone Russian speaking nearby. Service is at a high level, waiters offer drinks to everyone by the pool, quickly change dishes in the restaurant and refill glasses. Guests celebrate the smile of bartenders, administrators and maids. Children are treated very attentively, they are always asked about comments and wishes. The manager at the reception will advise on where to go and how to get to a particular place.

Entertainment and animation

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The entertainment program at Askos Coral Beach is better than many other hotels in Cyprus. Basically, it is in English, but everyone will like it. They often arrange musical performances, show dance shows. Lovers of old-fashioned entertainment can play bingo. There is also:

• water aerobics;
• volleyball;
• boccia;
• darts.

Live music sounds in the evenings. There is a small animation program for children, it takes about half an hour. Daytime animation is rare, the quality depends on the employee working. The main entertainment is located outside the hotel. You can walk along the streets, where there are many restaurants and cafes, or go on an excursion.

Beach

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Just a 5-minute walk away there is a wild beach with a rocky entry into the sea, but a little further tourists have cleared a convenient area. There is a bar nearby with soft drinks. Vacationers from Great Britain prefer to spend time by the pool, there are always free sun loungers there.

It is better to bring special bathing slippers for children with you from home; if necessary, you can buy them in local shops for 7-10 EUR.

The road to Coral Bay Beach takes about 15 minutes (1 km). Sandy entry into the sea is especially convenient for children. Many tourists come there and local residents from the city. Sun beds and showers are paid, as elsewhere on the island. In 5 minutes by minibus you can get to Coralia beach, there are much fewer people, and 2 sun loungers and a beach umbrella will cost 7.5 EUR.

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We stayed with a friend at the Ascos Coral Beach 4 * hotel from June 25 to July 3. We were accommodated in a small building overlooking the sea, which we were initially very happy about. 2 days before departure, while we were at dinner, someone entered the room, cut open my suitcase and stole jewelry and money. We could not even imagine such a situation, otherwise, of course, we would have taken a safe. With rich travel experience, we have never encountered such situations. The receptionists called the police, they arrived quickly enough, issued papers, however, they did not take any prints, although they constantly repeated that we did not touch anything. A friend has a suitcase - a completely plastic box (without a zipper), the thieves could not open, she checked that the suitcase was closed and the money was in place. The police asked her for documents, she took out her passport from the suitcase and left the suitcase open, after the police left, there was no money in her open suitcase. While one of them was filling out the documents, the other two went to the number and, probably, grabbed the surviving money.

The next day we contacted the manager of the hotel, Mr. Takis. Instead of the expected apology, we heard accusations that we ourselves had staged everything (we cut a suitcase for 30 thousand rubles !!! - which is absurd in itself), with the words: “We should have taken the safe! It's not my problem!" - he turned and left. And only after another conversation with the reception staff, the hotel gave us 1 lunch (we had half board), canceled the bill for WiFi and 2 glasses of wine, and agreed on a late check-out (the generosity is overwhelming ...). Naturally, all the pleasant emotions from the rest disappeared at the moment from the theft itself, theft by the police officers, plus the outright rudeness of the management

The bottom line is:

As we later learned, thefts have been occurring regularly in this building for over 10 years (sorry we didn't read the TripAdvisor reviews before ...). In the same week with us, 2 more Russian girls were robbed in the same way

Only Russian tourists are accommodated in this building (apparently, they do not dare to rob foreigners), such is the attitude towards Russians in this hotel

There is a sharply aggressive attitude towards girls traveling without men in a conflict situation (I am sure if my husband was with me on this trip, the attitude would be different). I have never experienced greater rudeness and humiliation in my life, and this despite the fact that we are clients who paid for the rest in this hotel

Thefts are committed by hotel employees or with the complicity of employees, since only those who do not use the paid safe are affected (the reception owns this information). All thefts occur during dinner and 1-2 days before departure, so that tourists do not have the opportunity to do something (departure dates are also known by the reception). I do not exclude the fact that the manager Mr. Takis has his own percentage of thefts, otherwise he would have taken measures to stop the theft in the hotel, and he is absolutely satisfied with everything.

All employees are aware of what is happening at the hotel, but they do not want to rent anyone

The reception staff gave me threads with a needle, a film so that I could sew up and wrap my suitcase and return home with it (everything is at the customer's service ...)

Tour operator Biblioglobus did not help us either, he only sympathized ... So we had to rely only on ourselves