Louis St. Elias Resort & Waterpark

Late review / never got round to posting! Our family of four (kids age 4 and 9) visited St Elias in mid-October for 1 week and it was everything we had read in the reviews and more. Upon arrival we were nervous as were given a ground floor room but had asked for first floor as our youngest tends to wander off. The manager Flouris was there to greet us and assured me I would be happy with the room. Another staff manager then showed us to our 1 bedroom suite, carried our bags and gave us a quick tour of the site. The rooms were huge, clean, and had everything we needed - fridge was stocked with water which is a nice touch after a lot of travelling. The balcony was the biggest I have ever seen and was fully enclosed - it could also be accessed from the bedroom . As we were settling in Floris came and checked we were happy. We had one problem with the room - one evening the shower tray wouldn’t empty. We called reception and someone came round in 5 mins and it was fixed less than ten. So all good! There are two pool areas, a quieter one and a family area. With splash pool and waterslides so both kids were happy! There was entertainment all day round the pool such as water polo, quiz’s, darts etc. It’s the first holiday I’ve been on in years where there were no sunbed wars and there were enough to go round. The kids also loved the pool snack bar so much that we only went to the restaurant for lunch a couple of times. They ate nuggets, fries and ice cream on repeat! The on to the buffet restaurant - it’s hands down the best all inclusive food we’ve ever had. It was a bit hectic at peak times but it was worth it and it’s lovely that they serve you drinks rather than have to collect them and food for you and the kids. Breakfast had everything you could think of and was lovely and then there was a theme every night like Italian, or Mexican etc and there was just so much choice. Even the fussy 9 year old never went hungry. We also booked and visited the Al Carte restaurant Meze one evening and this was one of the best meals we’ve ever had! It’s a traditional Greek tasting menu and it’s a lovely change of pace from the buffet spending the evening being wined and dined. On to the evening entertainment - the kids loved it and so did we. It’s not what you get in some huge hotels that bring in outside acts but the girls work so hard to put on an amazing show every night. Annabelle’s voice is amazing and Jess and Hazel, Anna, Ellie went out of their way every day to involve the kids and chat with us. Other little things to mention the hourly shuttle bus to town and beach was a god send and we used it most days! There is a beautiful church on the hill right next to the hotel. Bit of a walk up the steps but well worth it for the golden hour views! All in all we had a wonderful time and will be back!

For the first time in our lives, we decided to go on an all-inclusive vacation. We picked this gorgeous resort in Cyprus. It was only four days, but honestly, pure joy from start to finish… amazing food, endless fun, and water slides that were a blast!

We returned back from this hotel over a week ago, and I must say we had a fabulous time. We had a lovely suite close to the pool and restaurant with a great sized balcony, our aircon was knackered when we arrived and made loud noises, but when we spoke to reception it was replaced very quickly with a new unit ( very glad as it was a super hot week ) food was great, we only only ate in the restaurant once and once in the meze which was lovely! It’s worth a try. Hats off to all members of staff, the manager Flouris made sure we had a fantasic stay and pulled out all the stops for us which we appreciated so thank you, also a big shout out to our favourite bar staff Mina who waited on us hand and foot, so friendly and a credit to the hotel! Nothing bad to to say about the hotel as we enjoyed it and it has a lot of potential. The only thing that would mention is the pool by the restaurant would benefit being maybe adults only? Spoke to a few people on our stay and they also said the same, the kids have a huge pool for them, so it would be nice for us adults to have something more relaxing :) great hotel if you have kids, we are use to more adults only and will probably continue doing so. Highly recommend this hotel for familys .