Crystallo Apartments

Esperienza orrenda. All'arrivo, dopo un viaggio di 14 ore con scalo, ci viene detto che la nostra stanza non è disponibile perché si è allagata per qualche motivo, il tutto dopo averci fatto perdere ulteriormente tempo facendo il simpatico. Ci dicono di averci prenotato una stanza in un altro hotel a 5 minuti in macchina e lì inizia l'inseguimento in auto col proprietario che va sbagliando strade e corre senza aspettarci. Ci portano in un hotel vecchio, con lenzuola macchiate e in una zona con nulla attorno. La peggiore esperienza della mia vita, sconsigliatissimo. Per fortuna l'assistenza di Trip è stata eccellente, ma non prenotate assolutamente presso questo hotel.

This hotel is a bit of a way out of town but perfectly walkable. It lies in a quiet, peaceful location. We had a nice, spacious room upstairs (beware, no lifts) with a view of the pool. Substantial space outside to relax, whether using the pool or not. Generally a comfortable, pleasant stay.

The hotel is basic but we only booked for 1 night as we were staying in polis and wanted to do the wavedancer. This worked out cheaper than using a taxi , we drove down on the morning and the receptionist was helpful and let us leave the car & our luggage until check in . Room is spacious, shower is small though so if you're on the larger side you'll struggle my husband only just fitted in haha . It's a great location for everything but not too close to the centre or bar street ; however bar street is only a small walk away. A little further you have the harbour . If you only want a base and aren't using the room all day it's a great little hotel albeit dated but for what you pay it is worth it.

I feel I need to write a positive review counteracting all the bad ones. We have been to this hotel twice now, in two different years, because that is how satisfied we were. YES this is a budget hotel and it is very cheap so do not expect luxury or daily room service. However, the room is clean, everything works, the terrace is lovely for breakfast or drying your swimsuit, you can prepare small meals in the kitchen, and you can set the temperature on the AC, and shut the blinds for sleep even during daytime. What more do you possibly need? :) Of course if you go to Cyprus to lounge in your hotel room all day, you won't be that happy here but we book a hotel to sleep, shower, refresh and recharge before our next adventure and this is perfect for it. Will come again the next time we come to Paphos. Walking distance from the sea coast and Kato paphos, outside of the loud touristy zone. This is important for me as I am a light sleeper but the surroundings of Crystallo are always quiet. The hotel helps you book a rental car.

We arrived with 4 of our friends and on being allocated rooms our friends were given rooms in the main complex around the pool. When I asked Adrienn on reception I was told that our room was in a separate building across the street. I explained that when we booked the holiday I had e mailed her with a specific request that we all wanted rooms close to each on the on the first floor overlooking the pool. She replied to the e mail saying she would do this when the rooms were allocated. She said she couldn't now give us a room in the main complex as they were fully booked. The room we were given could best be descried as shoddy. The bathroom in particular was really small and grubby. The glass door on the shower didn't fully close and the gap had been filled with an old nylon curtain adorned with brown stains which could have been blood or something worse. The shelf above the sink was unusable as it had been attached to the wall with a couple rusty screws at an angle of 45 degrees and anything placed on it fell into the sink. The balcony deserves a special mention. Just big enough for a table and 2 chairs and instead of a view of the pool we were treated to the sight of an old abandoned fridge a rusty cage and various other items of rubbish from the apartments opposite. See photo. Don't think we'll be back.

Most comfortable bed & pillows- lush. Exceptionally clean apartments & keen to please friendly staff. Pool area great and nothing at all to complain about - would return in a heartbeat - big thanks to Stavros & Andrea ( reception) who are amazing,lovely people.