Top 10 Ayia Thekla Beach Hotels

Positive: Great location and nice hotel Negative: I was not expecting to write anything negative about this hotel based on all the reviews I read but unfortunately, I am having to. I had to check in late because of late hotel transfer from the airport. My booking was half board and since the dinner time was already up, I was not expecting to have dinner at the hotel anyway. However, to my surprise the hotel had already fixed me sandwich and provided me with a free lunch voucher for the next day as per their policy. I was really impressed by this. On the next day I used my lunch voucher and then when I went to have my dinner, I was challenged by one of their staff name ”APARNA” that I swapped my dinner with a lunch voucher and the voucher was not for a free lunch which means I cannot have dinner. I tried to explain her and showed her that it was in fact in the hotel policy that late checked in guest (half-board) will receive a free lunch voucher. But she was so adamant and did not even want to listen to me. I politely asked her to speak to her manager and she just came back saying there was no manager available. She then took my name down as if I am some sort of criminal! She then gathered some of her fellow colleagues shouting at me and create a very embarrassing situation in front of hundreds of guests as if I was trying to have a free meal. She then told me to have my dinner (in a very unprofessional way) and asked her fellow colleagues to not to talk to me. I quote “no one will talk to you; you have your dinner”. Then one of her colleagues (looks like Turkish/Pakistani-very dark and heavily gelled hair) literally threatened me saying that, he will call security on me and get me out of the hotel without even feeling the need to investigate the situation. This whole situation severely turned me off to continue with my dinner. I then left the dinner and went to the reception. The lady at the reception also didn’t seem to be very bothered to investigate this issue. However, another staff member, he anticipated that I might have been given the wrong voucher and he said he would investigate this matter. I left that matter and went out to find a restaurant to have dinner (during winter everything is closed, and it was a nightmare to find a restaurant outside). On the following day I spoke the very person (ANGELLINA) who issued me the lunch voucher and she said I was issued the wrong voucher and she apologised for it. However, since Aparna is an experienced staff therefore, she could have handled this matter in more professional manner instead of shutting me down, making me feel uncomfortable and kept insisting that I was not allowed to have my dinner. She didn’t simply stop there. I spent rest of the week having my dinner without being asked for any drinks order. I then realised it was because of that threat Aparna made at the beginning and I am sure she asked her fellow colleagues to not to come to me and take any drinks order from me. On

We have been coming here for the last 30 years and have never been disappointed. The food is out of this world and my compliments to the chef. The staff from the receptionists to the bar staff to the dining and maids, always accommodate your needs. Coming back in June for 2 weeks and august for 5 weeks. Already looking forward to it.

We came to the Sunrise Beach Hotel in April 2022 looking for our wedding destination and was blown away with the stunning views and spectacular service provided at the beautiful hotel. We flew with 14 family members who stayed at the hotel and Anca our wedding planner made all of our family feel accommodated and went above and beyond. Even ensuring all of our family were close together by the pool which was perfect for the ones with children. We married on the 23.10.23 and the day couldn't have gone more perfect. Anca was so reassuring throughout the whole entire process from the moment we booked our wedding with the sunrise to the day we left Cyprus. Anca arranged many video calls with us, being located in the UK planning a wedding can be rather nerve wracking but with Ancas support and reassurance she put all the anxiety I had at ease. She really was amazing. The day itself went so smoothly and not only the best day for myself and now Husband but for all of our family and friends including the ones who were not staying at the hotel.we had 32 guests in total and the day was honestly the wedding of dreams! the service was excellent, we opted for the BBQ option which accommodated everyone and was delicious. the waiter service was great and the staff are so lovely, happy and friendly they really go the extra mile which we are so grateful! the hotel itself is perfect for families or for couples, the location is amazing, so very clean and the housekeeping ladies are cheerful, friendly and make your rooms look brand new each day! the bar staff are great, remembered are usual drinks which is lovely the staff really make your experience personal. including the pool bar staff who are brilliant. the onsite restaurants which are apart of the sunrise offer excellent food and are good value for money, the hotel treated us to a meal at their Italian as a wedding gift and the food was exceptional. the kids club, the children really enjoyed, they had a cinema which caters for most nationalities, arts and crafts, music, dancing and games. Going back to the wedding, if you are looking at getting married at the Sunrise Beach Hotel, we really couldn't recommend it enough. rather than booking through your travel agent I do advise to book through Anca direct as you do get that personal touch and build a report with her through the wedding planning process. she is always there to speak with and no job is too big or too small for her. I can't sing her praises enough. she genuinely cared that the day went perfectly for us and it went better than I could have hoped. I would do it all over again in a heartbeat.

Excellent location! Very good and rich breakfast! Very friendly staff.

This is a very good middle class hotel. It has a five star rating and has five star facilities such as spa etc. but it is not a luxury hotel . You need to have the right expectations when you come here and if you do its fantastic. Rooms and general areas are clean, service is excellent with the exception of a rude staffmember at the reception. The garden and pools are very good as is the location on a fantastic beach. We were halfboard and are vegetarians. We hade dinner two times at the buffe. One night with good vegetarian options but the second night poor. The other five nights we went to the different alcartes that are included. Good for vegetarians, marcellos, lemongrass and reef. Not so good the brasilian and the greek. The brasilian and greek both have vegetarian options but they were hardly eatable. In the brasilian we had a good red curry base but then they had unseasoned silken tofu as the protein. Silken tofu is not intended for this use and it just fell apart. The greek we had dolmadas and they were terrible. Tasteless. The starters were good though. Breakfast was a little limited but had everything you need. Fresh orange juice and coffe served at the table. My daughter was even able to get a soya milk ice latte in the morning. I asked for low fat youghurt and they ordered it for me especially for the rest of the week. The resturant staff is extremely service minded. I can recommend this hotel. It is a little worn and I missed the little touches such as candles and flowers on the table at dinner. They also need to improve the cleaning of the rooms. The regular surfaces were very clean but I can see that the skirting boards and walls had not been cleaned for a while. Also the carpets outside the rooms are a bit stained. If not for this I would rate this hotel five. Protaras is notvreally an upscale resort but the beach is lovely. And you can hike along the coast. We were here Och 29- Nov 5. The weather was perfect and pools and sea warm. A lot of people here at the beginning of the week and lots of people but by the end of the week a places started shutting down. Still enough resturants and bars open though for a nice holiday. Lots of stray cats around but no dogs. You can help out by buying cat food and feed a few of them. Other places we went had lots of stray dogs and that really hurts me to see. I donated to a dog shelter to do something.