Pegia (Peyia) holiday villa

Our family (3 adults, 3 teenagers) stayed at this villa for 2 weeks from the 5 July. The villa was beautifully clean on arrival and there was a welcome pack awaiting us in the well equiped kitchen. The villa is the last one in a row of about 5 and isn't overlooked at all. The bedrooms are all lovely, particularly the two upstairs bedrooms that both open onto a large balcony that is perfect for that last drink before you go to bed. You can easily see the sea and the moon's reflection in it from the balcony - very romantic! The whole villa is well fitted out, right down to a big box of toys and inflatables by the pool - and it wasn't the teenagers who got the most fun and use out of these either! As the villa is brand new taxi drivers weren't always too sure of where to pick us up but arranging to be picked up at the Peyia sports stadium (2 minute walk) solved that. The village of Peyia has everything you could need (except maybe a beach!) - two or three supermarkets, plenty of tavernas, two butchers, a pharmacy, banks etc. etc. If you feel energetic Coral Bay is a 40-45 minute walk - nearly all downhill. We hired two cars in Coral Bay -a nice air conditioned car and a jeep. From Peyia it is easy to get to Latchi where there is a really, really nice beach. It is not crowded at all and is lined with tavernas - what more could you ask for? An absolute MUST DO is a visit to the Troodos mountains. They are spectacular. No matter how hot it is at the coast it seems much fresher in the mountains - still hot, but just fresh. Another MUST is a visit to Far Mama's. You just turn up and wait in their bar until a table is free. The food is good (and there's lots of it) and their floor show, although cheesy, is really good fun. All in all, we had a wonderful holiday and we were very sorry to leave. The villa felt like a home from home and we have no hesitation in recommending it to others. Be warned though, you do need a car.