We have stayed at Vratchia twice before. All rooms have great views but we prefer the front of the hotel looking straight out to sea. We requested one of these rooms & the owners confirmed by email that this was possible. The apartment was great. A small kitchen with all the necessary utensils, bathroom with shower over the bath, a living room/diner with two comfortable sofas & table, and a lovely bedroom! Comfortable bed, ample wardrobes & drawers, dressing table with mirror & hair dryer. Best of all was the fantastic view over the Med, then out onto the balcony to soak up the morning heat & full sun in the afternoon! Wonderful! (This was a Standard room which will be upgraded in the near future.) The sunsets are spectacular & in April at 19.15 your balcony is the best place to enjoy it! The hotel offers all meals if required, but this stay we ate breakfast on the balcony & dinner out & about. However in the past we've eaten here & the food was great. The pool area is superb with a bar & food available & ample loungers & seats. The Housekeeping staff are great. Bed sheets were changed twice, floors swept & mopped, towels changed as required - everything you'd expect in a first class hotel. There is a lovely walk along the cliff tops on a good surface, approx 2.5 miles to the end & back which gave us a good excuse to over indulge in food & drink all holiday long! The hotel is on the outskirts of Kissonegra which is about 8 miles from Paphos. A hire car is perfect but the local bus service runs at the end of the road, 500m from the hotel. Vratchia is an adults only venue so it is a quiet, relaxing place to spend a week. We love this hotel & can't praise the friendly staff & the facilities available. Can't wait to visit again.

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Gorgeous location on a headland with great sea views and spectacular sunsets. We had 2 bed ground floor apartment which whilst fairly basic in terms of furnishings was spacious with comfortable beds and a lovely wrap round balcony with sea views in both directions. Housekeeping was good as were the breakfasts. Staff were friendly and so were the hotel cats ! As mentioned in previous reviews the pool area was particularly attractive. The recently completed Kissonerga Coastal Promenade ,straight out of the hotel, was great for a morning/evening stroll. Being early season not all local facilities were open but the Harmony restaurant (walkable) is a gem. Highlight in terms of trips was the drive over the top to Latsi and the spectacular hill/coastal waymarked walk which starts at the Bath of Aphrodite.

As mentioned above the apartment could have been made a bit more luxurious in terms of furnishings,decor,lighting etc A bit more kitchen equipment would also have been useful. A wider range of TV channels to include sport would have been appreciated

Beautiful scenery. Breakfast was very good and options changed on a daily basis. No noise at all, and the parking lot was extremely convenient. Cleaning and reception staff were also very friendly and helpful. On top I really admired that the hotel trapped and neutered the cats at their area, besides providing them with food and water. It was such a relief to know that they are taking care since having multiple strays fighting was a common scene in the other hotels nearby, and watching that can cause discomfort. As tourists in Cyprus and given the stray cats overpopulation situation, I can't recommend it enough to support with carrying food/water while exploring and contributing to animals services, even though locals are keen to help. I left food and spray anti mites with the hotel staff, hope those support during the low season time. I totally recommend Vrachia and will be happy to come back. Thank you again.

I consider it an outdated local law but no public pool is allowed after 7 pm. I'm documenting for awareness of future travelers, but please be aware that even villas with private pools are considered public (if rented), thus cannot be used. Too bad, I really enjoyed the pool at Vrachia and would love have spent the late evenings there :)

The room (suite) was very spacious, modern, clean with a very large bathroom and balcony with great views of the sea. The cleaning team came every day and made up the bed and changed towels if you wanted them done. The pool area is nice although it was very quiet (it was very hot and humid and the pool was warm). The public areas and toilets in the hotel were also of a high standard as was the terrace and bar area outside.

The toilet facilities at the pool could have been better maintained - they were a bit smelly. The hotel is in an area with the nearest restuarant on the main road (approx 10 minutes walk uphill in very hot weather). We had a car which was a lifesaver to get around.

The location of the hotel was good, the apartment was really big and equipped with everything we needed. Great bathroom, comfortable bed, good WI-FI, nice terrace with sea view. Good staff, especially Rebecca at the reception was really helpful and very friendly.

The only downside was that the air conditioning only switched on when the key was in the sensor. This meant that when we weren't in the apartment, the room heated up incredibly and it took a really long time for it to cool down.

Superb location

the kitchen knives, cutting board and dinner knives were not of an expected quality for a place like this. There was one tea towel and no hand towel. Overall the kitchen could have been better equipped. We decided to have breakfast on the last morning and I'm afraid it wasn't up to standard of the evening food which was delicious. The fruit available on Cyprus is wonderful so there was no excuse not to provide a much better selection. The bacon and sausage, was to our opinion, not pleasant at all.

What a gem of a place. So peaceful and relaxing. The hotel is a small, family run self catering hotel with a small restaurant for breakfast, poolside snacks or evening meal. Plus points - Our 1bed apartment 304, was amazing, top floor, only 3 floors, double aspect out to sea and fabulous views of the sunset . Lovely balcony with comfortable chairs and a table. VERY quiet rooms did not hear a thing from other quests in 2 weeks. Both the living room/kitchen and bedroom felt very spacious with the vaulted ceilings. They both open up onto the balcony with huge patio doors, (which you could open with 1 finger). Massive (immaculately clean white sheets) comfortable bed, made every day for you. The cleaners are great too, they came every day, bedding and towels changed regularly. Pool towels provided which you picked up and dropped off poolside as little or often as you wished and not limited to 1 per person. Never a problem getting a sunbed and no one was out at sunrise to book one. Waiter service at your sunbed or table in the shade, Cyprus can be very very hot if you've not been before by the way. Snacks and drinks not over priced. The staff were amazing, nothing was too much trouble. We had a couple of things malfunction, handy man arrived within minutes and fixed it. Very friendly and apologised for the inconvenience. It's quite up and down in this area so if you are not a good walker and like to get out, maybe not the area for you. Breakfast was good, choice of hot and cold food, reasonably price too. But, the star of Vrachia is Kirsty, what an asset to the hotel she is. She was always happy to help with her friendly, warm, sincere, nothing was a problem attitude. Minus points - I don't have any!

I can not think of anything I didn't like, oh, leaving!

Breakfast was fabulous. Every day different choice of both sweet/salty choices, with fruits, pastry, hams, cheese, etc. The buffet is not overly large, but is always refilled, thus it never happened we would be lacking choices. Overall the hotel is cozy and relaxing place to stay. It was rather quite, with very enjoyable time around pool (where no kids are running and screaming like crazy). Rooms were spacious, extremely clean!!!, AC well working and overall quite nice staff. Beach is approx. 100m from hotel, parking is in private hotel lot. We would like to recommend stay in the hotel

Honestly, its visible that even though the hotel is very clean - which was the highligh of our room, some of the equipment is becoming quite dated. Nevertheless, when you compare bang for your buck, this is a very good accomodation. And the sink in kitchen smelled like two weeks worn underpants - but that is more about piping on the whole island, rather than fault of hotel.

View was great, we had a sea view room. The size of the room was really good and very clean. The girl at the reception is really kind and the guy at the night bar really polite and kind. Breakfast was ok.

Some areas at the hotel needs renovation, especially at the swimming pool area. They have reduced their stuff, so our room wasnt ready at 14:00 and the swimming pool service was poor. I remembered 4 years ago, they had better swimming pool service (frappe 3.50 Euro is really high!) and they have reduced their food menu at the restaurant. The prices are little high for their services they provide.

The location of the hotel is simply amazing. Breakfasts were nice. Our room was spacious and the bed was very comfortable. Parking was nice and easy to use. Helpful staff. The area around the hotel turned out to be very quiet. A nice promenade just outside the hotel can take you on a nice walk around the bay.

Our room turned out to be only partially renovated, which the photos are careful not to show. The kitchenette and part of the furniture was very dated, as was the bathroom. Upon arrival the room was filled with an unpleasant smell that took 2 days to go away. There were also some minor technical issues, like a leaking shower head or missing balcony light. It seemed that pastries available at breakfast were not always fresh.