Ascos beach hotel

Could anyone please tell me if the Ascos Beach Hotel has laundry facilities?

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Yes, as far as I can see from everyone%26#39;s web sites on the hotel that they do have laundry facilities.

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Thanks a million for the reply, we are going on Tuesday, now i can take some of the tee shirts etc out of the cases :-))

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Our hotel had laundry facilities which were a bit pricey but I am assuming you are staying at Ascos Coral Beach in Coral bay? There is a really good laundrette on the right as you turn down the road to the Ascos Coral hotel from the main coral bay strip. We went three times. Dropped the washing off in the morning, a huge basket full including beach towels etc and it was never more than 7 Euros a load. They were ready to collect by 2pm. We didn%26#39;t opt for getting them ironed too as we had an iron in the hotel and they didn%26#39;t take much ironing but it was great for beach towels and T-Shirts and way cheaper than the price per item charged by our hotel.

Hope this helps.

Almost there!

Well, out first trip to Paphos is now only a few days away and we can%26#39;t wait.

The weather in the UK has been pretty good of late but looking forward to some sun and warmth - what%26#39;s the latest weather?

Thanks to all who have helped provide feedback and suggestions over the last few weeks.

A little concerned we might not have enough cash but hey bread and water in the sun is fine.

take care all and I will feedback on my return in a couple of weeks!

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Look forward to hearing from you when you get back. Have a lovely time.

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ah it%26#39;s not doom and gloom it really is not that expensive just live within your means

enjoy

Kev

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By the time you get there you won%26#39;t care, just make the most of the hot weather and just remember you always eat less in the heat....well I do!!!

beach/pool towels

Hi Guys . Traveling to Ascos Coral Beach Hotel on Friday of this week .Rather trivial subject but does anyone know if they provide towels for use around the pool?.It just saves a few Kgs if they do .I emailed the hotel no answer obviously not thought important enough to reply.I am now turning to the experts for my answer .Looking forward to your responses.

Cheers

Mike.

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Now don%26#39;t take this as gospel but a friend of mine stayed there three years ago and said that they did provide them then. If you get out there and there aren%26#39;t any you can pick up a couple of cheap towels in the local shops and then ditch them at the end of your stay.....also helps to reduce the weight in your suitcase but means you have nothing to protect your bottles of vino with!!!!

Enjoy your hols.

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Hi There. Thanks for the info I think your friend is right .I was trawling some of the reviews when I came across a professional complainer he said they did provide towels for the pool area but he was moaning that he had to pay a RETURNABLE deposit of 30 euros .We have always been charged deposits at other hotels through out Europe so I really wonder what they would do if they couldn%26#39;t complain or moan.I think I may have cracked it, his 30 euros were only worth 29.80 euros at the end of his two week stay so it has cost him ,Sad person.

We are out there on Saturday morning can%26#39;t wait .Again thanks for your help.

Mike.

Exchanging Money

Do the banks in Peyia charge for changing sterling or travellers cheques?

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Hi chick123

All the banks charge commission when changing sterling or travellers cheques. Most kiosks however are commission free. At the moment the exchange rate is 1.09 euro to the pound sterling and some of the kiosks are 1.10 for travellers cheques. I always use a kiosk because you can work the amount you will receive easily yourself.

Hope this helps

Liz

restaurants in ayia napa

iam off to ayia napa in two weeks time, i would be grateful for any recommendations of nice restaurants.

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I was in Ayia Napa last September with my girlfriend. A number of restaurants had been recomended to us before we went. We weren%26#39;t disappointed with any.

By far the best (and most entertaining) was Sapporo, a Japanese restaurant where the food is cooked at your table by the chef who puts on a little show for you as he is cooking. Not to be missed.

Other favourites included:-

La Bandidos - A fantastic Mexican which like Sapporo gets very busy so you may need to book. You must try the Strawberry Margaritas to finish off your meal.

Palazzo Bianca - a very nice Italian.

La Belle Epoque - gorgeous food in a nice setting

Limelight - always busy and once we%26#39;d tasted the spit roasted lamb we knew why.

Clarabels - Great choice, nice food and resonably priced

I wouldn%26#39;t hesitate to visit any of these places again but generally believe in the rule that if a place is busy its worth a try. If its quiet then that tells you all you need to know!

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I second that about the Japanese restaurant, I beleive there are actually 2 in differnet parts of Ayia Napa, both the same company. I have been to one of them many times and both the food and entertainment was great. There are so many restaurants in Ayia Napa, hard to know where to start, although some don%26#39;t open until later in the year.

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Sorry to jump on your subject, but which restaurants do you recommend for a wedding reception i.e meal after our wedding at G Sands Hotel

Thanks

Sarah x

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Sarah, the Castelli is absolutely terrific.

Lovely surroundings and gorgeous food presented like works of art! Large numbers of

Cypriots eat there on the weekends so you know its good food - prices won%26#39;t break the bank either!

Located just down from the Rooks Rest or

opposite the Napa Plaza.

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Me and my boyfriend went to ayia napa last year and stayed in the olympic lagoon, lovely hotel! I would reccommend castelli%26#39;s restaurant and also a fantastic restaurant called the garden of eden. It was really superb. To get there simply walk away from the direction of the town centre, towards Adams beach hotel. eventually you will get to olympic lagoon. keep walking down that road and it%26#39;s about 5 minutes from olympic lagoon on the right. Let me know wat you think!

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We just returned from Ayia Napa and currently many of the restaurants are closed since it is off-season. Maybe it will be more open in two weeks.

The best restaurant we found was Tony%26#39;s Taverna. Genuine, cosy environment and delicious greek food!

Napiana was also a very good alternative.

Enjoy your stay! / Terese

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We went to Ayia napa last year %26amp; some one recomended us to try Bluberries %26amp; it turned out it was the best restaurant we have been to,the food is fantastic,reasonanable %26amp; the restaurant is family run %26amp; they can not do enough for you,great food great people,I can understand now why people go back again %26amp; again.REALLY MADE OUR HOLIDAY

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could you please recommend any restarurant with good typical cyprus cousine? thanks in advance!

Wedding at Elias Beach - Limassol

Hi everyone,

I want to get married at the Elias beach in Limassol and was just wondering if anyone had already been married there? I just have a few question and wondered if anyone would be able to answer please??

1 -What is the venue like?

2 - Is the food ok and would it be ok for children?

3- Do you get a choice of things like flowers and cake?

4 - what are the legal requirements for getting married in cyprus?

If anyone has any photos i would be very grateful.

Im thinking of booking the wedding through first choice holidays but so far they havnt been very helpful in answering some of the questions.

many thanks

Michelle x

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Hi Michelle,

I have stayed at the Elias Beach Hotel many years ago but I have not personally attended any wedding there.

However, I strongly urge you to consider using a private wedding planner. I have a few friends who got married through either First Choice or Thomas Cook and spoke of their frustration of their lack of communication and interaction. One of my friends used a private wedding planner and she had a smooth communication flow with her.

If you want, I can send you a private message of the wedding planner my friend used.

For your information, Elias Beach Hotel is by the beach and has its own country club. You an go horse riding or archery and a few other things there. As far as I can remember, the hotel was child and family friendly.

As for legal requirements, I suggest that you look at this page which explains all of this.

vasiliasweddings.co.uk/weddings_in_cyprus/…

I hope that I managed to help you out a bit!

Leah :)

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Hello Michelle

I live in Cyprus and I know the hotel from outside and looks wonderful. The area is also very good and you can find some reviews of vacations and traveler photos on this site:

tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g190382-d315184…

If you want some more information you can email the hotel here:

Email: info@eliasbeach.com

Website: www.eliasbeach.com

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Hi all

Thank you for your reply%26#39;s i have decided not to use first choice as there seems to be many complaints about them.

Leah i would be very grateful if i could have the details of the wedding planner you mentioned please its getting very frustrating now trying to find the best person to organise my wedding..

many thanks

Michelle xx

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Hi Michelle

I have sent you a message withdetails of a good planner in Limassol, she has been in the planning business for many years %26amp; she also has a favors shop. You are far better to go with someone from that particular area as she will have better knowledge of the hotel management %26amp; suoppliers

Kev

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Hi

I was looking at getting married there in May 2010, has anyone got any information on it or should i look somewhere else for my wedding??

Annette

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Contact even if it is for advice or recommendation

Evelyn Demetriou Cyprus 4 Weddings P.O. Box 58415

3734 Limassol Cyprus

Tel: (+357) 25 814518

Fax: (+357) 25 814519

Mob:(+357) 99 692 463

Email: evelyn@cyprus4weddings.com

OR: evelyndemetriou@cytanet.com.cy

This women is worth her weight in gold what she does not know of Limassol is not worth knowing about, she has been a planner for years know, the area very well what can I say

Kev

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Thanks Kev.

can you reccomend a venue, was looking at apollonia beach and elisa beach, but have read bad reports on apollonia, please help!!!

Or any other hotel in limassol.

annette

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Hi Michelle

Hows your wedding plans going???

Me and my partner have decided to wed in cyprus next year but i have no idea where to start, the hotel i chose has got bad reviews so im already at the end of my tether!!!! and i avent even started yet.

Id be grateful if you would help me with any top tips!!!

Cheers

Annette

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Hi Annette

Give a Evelyn a call she will know just about every hotel in Limassol, I live in Paphos and if someone asks me about a particular hotel in Paphos I will know how good and how bad they are as I have been to all of them, the same applies to Evelyn

Kev

weather next 2 weeks?

hey everyone,going 2 paphos on sunday and would like 2 know what the weather is going 2 be like,coz im getting all different temps on the net?,if any locals would give me any advice it would be great xx

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Us locals rely on the same media for our weather forecast. What I can say is it will be warm and in the main sunny, cooler in the evenings. It may be windy after 1pm and there is always a chance of heavy showers in May.