Coral Bay Village holiday villa

My husband and I and our 5 year old son visited Coral Bay late August 09. It was the first time we've hired a villa in Cyprus and based on our stay at Coral Retreat, will not be going back to hotel holidays. I was really pleased with my choice when we arrived and I'd recommend it to my friends.

Coral Retreat is a bright and modern villa with ample open plan living space downstairs and three good sized rooms upstairs so we had ample space to spread out even when my friend and her family visited, it felt large enough to house us all comfortably.

All the rooms are spotlessly clean and stylishly decorated. Pristine white sheets and plenty of lovely fluffy cream towels. If you get chilly with the air con there are bed covers in most rooms. The pool was superb - sunny in the morning till the mid afternoon and then shady by about 5pm - which believe me you are grateful for.

When you arrive there will be a welcome pack of essential items such as bread milk and butter to list a few. This of course means when you get in from that long day of traveling you can make your self a lovely cup of tea, relax on the comfy leather sofa and make yourself at home (that's what I did anyway, I think the boys just jumped straight into the pool!)

Coral Retreat is maintained by a great team of expats - they are really friendly, helpful and unobtrusive. They have a good knowledge of the area and can give you helpful advice and recommendations. They cleaned the pool twice a week and this, they say, helps prevent problems such as ear infections - very important when you have small children.

The location is also a bonus. Coral Mews is a quiet residential area - just far enough away from the main strip for the noise not to be bothersome but only 5 mins walk away from it all when you need it. The villa is so quiet during the day - perfect for families with children of all ages.

All in all a great holiday!

This was our fourth trip to Cyprus but our first holiday at this Villa.
Clean, modern and bright. Well furnished with all the facilities you could need.
The pool was a huge hit with us and we used it every day.
The location is excellent with restaurants a short walk away and an internet cafe at the end of the mews.
The restaurants and large supermarkets of Paphos are a 10 minute car drive away.
An ideal villa for couples or families who want excellent facilities, clean and modern furniture and their own pool.
We have rented many times all over the world and this was one of the very nicest that we have visited. We would certainly use it again when we re-visit. The owners were very helpful and friendly and the management company were also excellent.

Well what can I say – but what a fabulous Villa Coral Retreat is we have just returned home after a 2 week stay from July 21st – August 4th 2009.
The Villa is very well kept and the garden area is very spacious with ample room for the kids to play. The pool was a god send as temperature averaged 38 and even hit 44 on 2 of the days we were there, so a dip in the pool was essential !!

The Villas location was spot on - 2 minute stroll and you were on the main strip of Coral Bay with an abundance of Restaurants, Supermarkets and Souvenir shops.
We would recommend Seriani Restaurant, The Elephant Bar and Restaurant, Samisen (Japanese Teppanyaki) and Rio Grande to name but a few. One other well worth a visit but a little further away is Jade Palace, Corallia (Chinese Restaurant).

Katherine and Mike arranged for us to be picked up from the airport which was very helpful, we then arranged with the taxis firm to collect us from the Villa on the day of our departure.

Although not essential we hired a car from Nestor car hire, turn right at the end of the road, 30 Euros per day and well worth it as it allowed us to explore more of Cyprus ie Paphos, Limasol, Lara Beach, Coral Bay Beach and the Bird Park to name a few - all worth a visit.

Coral Bay Beach offers a variety of water sport and can be very busy where Lara Beach was very quiet and relaxing.

We would highly recommend Villa Coral Retreat to anyone who is thinking of holidaying in Cyprus and will definitely be looking to stay there again.

Thanks to Katherine and Mike for giving us the opportunity to stay in their beautiful villa.