Almyra
Almyra is a contemporary seafront hotel in central Paphos, in the southwest of Cyprus, run by the family-owned Cypriot group Thanos Hotels. Its gardens run down to a small beach, with the harbour, the medieval castle and the old town a short walk along the promenade. Families come for the Baby Go Lightly baby kit, the Mythos children's clubs from four months, five freshwater pools and half or full board that also opens up dinner at the sister Annabelle hotel next door and a beach club along the front.
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Is it worth it?
Who Almyra suits, what's included in the board and the facts to skim first.
Almyra is a contemporary seafront hotel in central Paphos, run by the family-owned Cypriot group Thanos Hotels. It has 187 rooms across a main building and a quieter seafront wing of Kyma Suites, with white interiors, marble bathrooms and art in the open-plan lobby. For families with little ones the draw is the depth of the baby and toddler care, from the Baby Go Lightly kit waiting in your room to the Mythos children's clubs that take children from four months. It runs on half or full board rather than all-inclusive, and children under twelve eat free on those boards. It suits families who want a design-led town-centre hotel with strong childcare more than those after a big inclusive resort with waterslides and its own long sandy beach.
Best for
You want a design-led seafront hotel with a real town on the doorstep, strong baby and toddler care and half or full board rather than all-inclusive.
Maybe not for
You want free children's clubs, a big all-inclusive with waterslides or a large private sandy beach right outside the hotel.
Best ages
Babies upwards. The crèche takes children from four months, with clubs grouped by age up to twelve.
What stands out
The Baby Go Lightly pre-arrival kit, the Dine Around option that adds the sister Annabelle hotel and the Antasia Beach Club and staff whom guests single out with young children.
What to check
The clubs are chargeable and closed on Wednesdays, and the hotel's own beach is small.
Where is it?
On the seafront in central Paphos, southwest Cyprus, about 9 miles (15 km) from Paphos airport.
Quick facts for families
What the resort is like
Where Almyra sits on the Paphos promenade, how it's laid out and how easy it is to get around.
Almyra stands at 12 Poseidonos Avenue, the seafront promenade that runs along central Paphos in the southwest of Cyprus. The hotel faces the Mediterranean, its gardens leading down to a small beach, with Paphos Harbour, the medieval castle and the old town all a short walk away along the front. Paphos is a working resort town, so there are bars and pubs further along the harbour, though the hotel itself sits on a quieter patch of seafront. It was rebuilt from a 1970s hotel and is a member of Design Hotels and Marriott Bonvoy; the interiors are by the designer Joëlle Pléot, and the open-plan lobby doubles as a small art gallery.
The main building fronts Poseidonos Avenue, with the Kyma Suites set apart in a secluded seafront wing at ground level, each with its own terrace and external stairs up to a private rooftop lounge. Landscaped gardens with lawns and shaded loungers sit between the building and the beach. At 187 rooms it is larger than the word boutique suggests, with the service depth of a five-star luxury hotel rather than a small guesthouse.
The site is flat and compact, with ramps throughout, so you can use a pram or buggy everywhere and there are no golf buggies to call. One thing to know with a crawler or a new walker is that the contemporary design uses a lot of hard surfaces and sharp angles, which several parents flag. Accessible rooms and adapted facilities, and hypoallergenic bedding, are available on request.
Getting there and around
Paphos International Airport is the closest, about 9 miles (15 km) away, which is around 20 to 30 minutes by car depending on traffic. Larnaca airport is the other option, roughly 80 miles (130 km) and about 90 minutes away. The hotel arranges private taxi transfers from either airport if you book them ahead with the reservations team, which is the easier choice with a pushchair, luggage and car seats. There is a bus stop right outside with services to the airport, the harbour, the city centre and Coral Bay, and car, motorbike and bicycle hire can be arranged before you arrive or at the hotel. Parking on site is free and gated, with complimentary valet parking and EV charging.
Every restaurant and bar
The hotel restaurants and bars, the Dine Around option next door, and how the board and children's meals work.
Almyra runs on bed and breakfast, half board or full board, with no all-inclusive option. On half or full board, children under twelve are upgraded to the same dining package at no extra charge, so they eat free at the set-menu restaurants. Breakfast and dinner are set-menu at the included restaurants, and the daytime spots and bars take walk-ins.
Mosaics is the main family restaurant, on olive-shaded terraces that are candlelit at night. It serves an international buffet breakfast from 07:00 to 10:30, and dinner from 18:30 to 21:30 as a buffet or à la carte, open from March to November. It is the most practical room with young children, with high chairs, a children's menu, plastic plates and cutlery for little ones at the breakfast buffet, supervised early-evening children's dinners and occasional themed nights such as a seafood night and a Cypriot night. It can get hectic at the busiest times.
Notios is the most praised restaurant in guest reviews, Japanese-Mediterranean cooking served on a sea-view terrace under olive trees. Lunch runs from around midday to about 4pm and dinner from early evening. The one thing to plan around is that dinner is served Saturday to Wednesday only in summer, so there is no Notios dinner on a Thursday or Friday. It has a children's menu, and for an evening without the children there is an Omakase chef's tasting menu, booked at least 24 hours ahead, alongside Zen Meze, a sharing-plate format of Notios dishes served in waves, and a wine-pairing dinner. Dinner here is a set-menu option on half and full board.
Ouzeri is a seafront Cypriot and Greek meze taverna, open from 10:00 to 22:30 (lunch around midday to 4.30pm, dinner from 6.30pm to 10pm), March to December, with tables on a deck over the sea. The meze sharing format suits families, there is a children's menu, and it can close in bad weather since it is open-air. Dinner here is a set-menu option on full board; on half board it is available through the daily meal allowance. Dogs are allowed at Ouzeri.
Eauzone is a summer-only daytime spot by the adults-only spa pool, serving drinks, teas and light Asian-inspired bites. It is for guests aged sixteen and over, so children cannot eat here, and its opening hours vary, so check them when you arrive.
Aeras is the winter-season version of Notios, open for dinner from 18:30 to 22:30 through the winter months, serving the same Japanese-Mediterranean cooking by the lobby fireplace when the outdoor tables are not in use. It has a children's menu. Room service runs 24 hours for breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks.
The bars
The Helios Lounge Bar is the lobby bar, open all day from 10:00 to 00:30 with castle views and food until 22:30; it is the latest-opening venue and children are welcome. The Firepit Lounge sits beside the infinity pool with an open-air fire pit, open from 10:00 to 19:00 from March to December with music, and children are welcome there too. The Pool Bar by the family pool is open in summer from 10:00 to 17:30 for drinks and snacks.
How the board and Dine Around work
On half or full board you are not limited to Almyra's own restaurants. The Dine Around Thanos scheme, which runs roughly April to October, lets you eat at the three restaurants of the Annabelle hotel next door, Amorosa fine dining, Mediterraneo Italian and the Ouranos rooftop, and at the Antasia Beach Club restaurant five minutes along the promenade, which serves Asian-Mediterranean food daily from 10:30 to 23:00, is family friendly and allows dogs in its outdoor areas. Confirm the current season's dates with the hotel. Eat at one of the set-menu restaurants and the meal is included; choose somewhere outside the set menus, such as a bar or Eauzone, and you get a fixed cash-value allowance towards the bill instead, €35 per adult and €17.50 per child under twelve per meal (last checked Jun 2026), with drinks charged on top. That allowance replaces the free children's set-menu meal rather than adding to it, so under-twelves eat free on the set menus but are allowanced at the alternative venues. Reservations for the set-menu dinners are worth making ahead, and dress runs from casual to smart casual depending on the venue.
Rooms and suites
Every room and suite with its official size, and which layouts suit a family with a baby or toddler.
There are eighteen room and suite categories, from 28 m² entry rooms to a 94 m² pair of connecting seafront suites. Most face the sea, so the choice for a family is mainly about how much separate space you need and whether you want ground-floor garden access. The table below is the full line-up with official sizes; the guidance after it is which suit little ones.
| Room or suite | Sleeps | Size | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inland View Room | 3 | 28 m² | Entry level; Juliette balcony; fits a cot or a child’s bed, not both |
| Inland View Room with Terrace | 3 | 28 m² | Ground floor; garden terrace; pet friendly |
| Superior Sea View Room | 3 | 28 m² | Sea and castle views; no balcony |
| Veranda Sea View Room | 3 | 28 m² | Private sea-view dining balcony |
| Terrace Sea View Room | 3 | 28 m² | Ground floor; sea-view terrace onto the gardens; overlooks the infinity pool |
| Aethon Premium Sea View Room | 2 | 32 m² | In the adults-only spa wing; not for families with children |
| Junior Sea View Suite | 3 | 35 m² | Room for both a child’s bed and a cot |
| One Bedroom Sea View Suite | 3 | 54 m² | Separate bedroom and living room; espresso machine; sofa makes up as an extra bed |
| Deluxe One Bedroom Sea View Suite | 3 | 53 m² | Separate en-suite bedroom, sitting space and sea-view balcony |
| Sea Front Kyma Suite | 3 | 47 m² | Seafront wing; lawnside daybed terrace; private rooftop lounge; pet friendly |
| Two Bedroom Sea View Suite | 6 | 73 m² | Two en-suite bedrooms; living room; guest bathroom |
| Deluxe Two Bedroom Sea View Suite | 6 | 73 m² | Two sea-view balconies; living room; guest bathroom |
| Connecting Inland View Rooms | 6 | 56 m² | Two rooms with an internal connecting door; garden and town views |
| Connecting Inland View Rooms with Terrace | 6 | 56 m² | Ground floor; garden terrace |
| Connecting Superior Sea View Rooms | 6 | 56 m² | Two rooms; sea and castle views |
| Connecting Terrace Sea View Rooms | 6 | 56 m² | Ground floor; sea-view terrace; overlooks the infinity pool |
| Junior Suite Connecting with Veranda Sea View Room | 6 | 63 m² | A Junior Suite plus an adjoining balcony bedroom |
| Connecting Sea Front Kyma Suites | 6 | 94 m² | Two Kyma Suites; twin daybed terraces; two rooftop lounges |
For one adult and a young child, the Terrace Sea View Room is a good pick: it is on the ground floor with a sea-view terrace onto the gardens, it overlooks the infinity pool and one parent has noted it is within baby-monitor range of Mosaics. If you want a door to close on a sleeping baby, the Junior Sea View Suite has room for both a child's bed and a cot, and the One Bedroom Sea View Suite has a separate bedroom and a sofa that makes up as an extra bed. For two adults and two children the connecting rooms are the value option, with the Connecting Inland View Rooms the cheapest and the terrace versions adding ground-floor garden access. Families wanting the most space or privacy have the two-bedroom suites, or the Connecting Sea Front Kyma Suites at 94 m², the largest, in the quieter seafront wing. One category to leave out with children is the Aethon Premium Sea View Room, which sits in the adults-only spa wing.
Every room has air conditioning, a safe, a mini bar kept for baby food or medication, satellite TV, USB and two- and three-pin sockets, tea and coffee on request and twice-daily housekeeping with an evening turndown, plus a bottle of water on arrival. Not all room types include a full bath, so ask at booking if that matters for bathing a baby; baby baths are provided on request.
Pools and water features
Almyra has five freshwater pools. The outdoor pools are open from 08:00 to 19:00 with lifeguards on duty, inflatables are limited to 60 cm and sunbeds are first-come and cleared if left more than forty minutes. The main one for families is the Almyra Pool. Separate from it is the infinity pool, 33 m by 7 m, facing the sea, with the Firepit Lounge alongside. There is a dedicated children's pool, shaded by awnings, with a gently graduated shallow end that doubles as a splash area for toddlers. Two of the five pools are adults-only, both for guests aged sixteen and over: the Eauzone outdoor pool by the spa, open in summer, and the heated indoor pool inside Almyraspa, open all year from 08:00 to 20:00 in summer and 08:00 to 18:30 in winter.
The beach
The hotel's own beach is a small strip of mixed sand and rock that its gardens lead onto. The water is calm and shallow, which is good for young children paddling, though the beach fronts the public promenade so passers-by walk along it. It is not a big private stretch of sand, and it isn't a Blue Flag beach. For a proper sandy beach with a Blue Flag, the Antasia Beach Club is a five-minute walk along the front. It is run by the same group, with soft golden sand and a gentle slope into the sea; day packages include two sunbeds, an umbrella, towels and Wi-Fi, and the beach is open from 10:30 to 18:30. Watersports run from the beach through outside operators: waterskiing, wakeboarding, sailing, windsurfing, parasailing, jet skis, banana and tube rides, stand-up paddleboards, canoes, pedalos and motorboat rentals, with RYA-certified sailing and powerboat courses available. CYDIVE, a long-established, 5-star IDC-accredited Paphos dive school, runs from the hotel year-round and takes children from age eight.
Babies and toddlers
The Baby Go Lightly kit, the crèche, babysitting and the baby food and medical help on hand.
Almyra's Baby Go Lightly service lets you pre-order baby equipment before you arrive so you do not have to fly with it. The list is long: car seats, buggies, sterilisers, bottle warmers, baby baths, high chairs, changing mats, potties, baby walkers, baby gyms, bouncy chairs, armbands, nappies and swim nappies, wipes, toiletries, organic baby food, a kettle and English bedtime books, DVDs, crayons and colouring books. It is the service parents mention most warmly.
The Titans crèche takes babies and toddlers from four months to two years, in an air-conditioned room with a sleeping area and soft toys; nappies, swim nappies, wipes, fresh milk, purées and freshly made meals are provided during club hours. High chairs are in every restaurant, and children's meals including purées can be ordered through room service on request.
For an evening out, English-speaking babysitters can be booked on request, from €18 an hour per child (last checked Jun 2026). A doctor is about five minutes' walk away, the hotel has a first-aid responder on site at all times and reception can arrange a doctor or dentist.
Clubs, sport and the spaThings to do
The children's programme is the Mythos Kids' Club, split into four age groups named after Greek myths: the Titans crèche from four months to two years, the Griffins from three to four, the Centaurs from five to seven and the Tritons from eight to twelve. Staff are trained and first-aid certified. There are two things to plan around. The clubs are chargeable, from €45 per half day per child (last checked Jun 2026), and they are closed on Wednesdays, so there is one day a week without them. They run as a full daily programme from April to October; outside that season they may open on request rather than as standard, so ask if you are travelling in winter. Places are limited, so book early, ideally when you confirm your room. Activities include t-shirt painting, treasure hunts, beach games, pottery, mosaic workshops, baking and cooking, zoo outings and mini-golf, with photography workshops and longer excursions for the older groups, plus science shows and picnics through the week. There's a paid Lunch Club add-on alongside the clubs, and supervised early-evening children's dinners at Mosaics.
Almyraspa is adults-only, for guests aged sixteen and over. It has a heated indoor pool, sauna and steam rooms, a sea-view gym, a hair salon, sea-view treatment rooms and a rooftop yoga deck, open from 08:00 to 20:00 in summer and 08:00 to 18:30 in winter. Treatments use the VOYA, QMS, OSEA and Kalmar ranges, with signature massages and facials typically running from around €100 to €180 (last checked Jun 2026), and pregnancy treatments from the first trimester onwards.
On the active side there is a floodlit tennis court with private lessons from around €80 an hour (last checked Jun 2026), table tennis and lobby board games, private swimming lessons from around €50 for thirty minutes and a swimming camp from around €200 (last checked Jun 2026) and private yoga, personal training and a weekly schedule of fitness classes such as Pilates and interval training. Four eighteen-hole golf courses are within about 14 miles (22 km): Elea the nearest at about 4 miles (7 km), then Minthis Hills at about 9 miles (14 km), Secret Valley at about 11 miles (18 km) and Aphrodite Hills at about 14 miles (22 km). Keen cyclists have the Athlos Bike Hub, run with a local cycling company, with hire bikes, secure storage, a repair station and showers.
For children there is a pine-shaded playground with slides and swings, an adjacent playing field used for club sports lessons, plus table football and air hockey indoors. In high season there is live music and entertainment most evenings.
Beyond the hotelThe area and days out
Paphos itself is a fifteen-minute stroll away. Within walking distance are Paphos Harbour, the medieval castle, the Tombs of the Kings and the Archaeological Park, a UNESCO site with one of the largest collections of Roman mosaics anywhere. On site the Kult boutique sells fashion, swimwear, essentials and newspapers, there is a supermarket about five minutes' walk away, and the town centre is fifteen. The concierge can arrange private boat trips, cultural sightseeing, wine tastings, guided hikes, yacht charters and visits to archaeological sites and traditional villages.
Almyra also runs its own guided experiences, from olive-pressing and harvest days to village food-and-culture tours, a two-day adventure trip and sommelier-led wine tours, with on-site wine tasting too.
For days out with children, Lara Bay, a green-turtle nesting beach, is about half an hour's drive, with nesting season from July to September, and there is a waterpark at the Aphrodite Hills resort about 14 miles (22 km) away. Glass-bottom boat trips leave from Paphos Harbour, the Akamas Peninsula is a nature and walking day trip and Aphrodite's Rock sits on the coast south of the town. Paphos also has a zoo. The hotel supports several endurance events through the year, including the Paphos marathon, triathlon and a cycling gran fondo.
Loves and gripes
What families rate and what frustrates them, how it compares with other Paphos options, and the weather by month.
What families love
- The Baby Go Lightly kit, waiting in the room.
- Hands-on staff, especially with babies and toddlers.
- The quality of the children's clubs.
- The food across the restaurants, Notios most of all.
- Ramps everywhere, so buggies go throughout the site.
- The Dine Around option at the sister hotel and beach club next door.
Common gripes
- The children's clubs are chargeable, not free.
- The clubs close on Wednesdays, so one day a week has none.
- The hotel's own beach is small and open to passers-by.
- Inland View rooms can pick up street and bar noise; rear rooms can catch motorbike noise at night.
- Mosaics can be hectic at peak times.
- A lot of hard surfaces in the design, worth noting with a crawler.
- Not all rooms have a full bath.
- Peak summer can be very hot.
Our reading draws on a small set of sources: i-escape rates it 9 out of 10 from three independent guest reviews, Mumsnet lists it as its best beachfront hotel in Cyprus and the family blogs Tiny Travelship and Take the Family are both consistently positive about their own stays. Overall it is well regarded. Several room types are pet friendly, and dogs are allowed at Ouzeri and in the Antasia Beach Club's outdoor areas.
Against other Paphos optionsHow it compares
Within the Thanos group, Anassa is the sister to weigh against: it is more remote and exclusive, on the coast near Polis about an hour from the airport, with a crèche that takes the same four-months-to-two-years range on a similar chargeable half-day basis, priced from around €55 against Almyra's €45 (last checked Jun 2026), so there is little to choose between them on cost. Almyra is the one to choose if you want the resort plus a proper town on the doorstep. Against the all-inclusive Olympic Lagoon in Paphos the trade is straightforward: Olympic Lagoon has free children's clubs and a crèche for six months to three years, plus five themed pools with waterslides, while Almyra is smaller and design-led, with childcare that is more qualified but charged for. Elysium, also in Paphos, pairs a chargeable crèche for four to thirty-six months, from around €30 a session (last checked Jun 2026), with a free kids' club for ages three to twelve that runs April to October, and has a more classical style; Almyra's edge is its contemporary design and the Dine Around dining.
When to goWhen to go and the weather
Almyra is open all year, though the children's clubs run their full programme from April to October. For young children the most comfortable windows are late April to early June and September to October, warm but not extreme, with fewer crowds; the sea is swimmable from May and warmest in August. July and August are very hot, into the low thirties, which is fine with air conditioning and shaded pools but tiring for babies. Winter is mild, quieter and cheaper, a low-key option rather than a beach one. Paphos gets around 3,416 hours of sunshine a year, among the sunniest spots in the Mediterranean. The figures below are typical monthly averages for Paphos.
| Month | Daytime high | Overnight low | Rain | Wet days | Sea temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 17.5° | 9.5° | 90 mm | 9 | 18° |
| February | 18° | 9° | 60 mm | 7 | 17° |
| March | 19.5° | 10.5° | 34 mm | 6 | 17° |
| April | 22° | 12.5° | 15 mm | 3 | 18° |
| May | 25° | 16° | 11 mm | 1 | 20° |
| June | 28° | 19.5° | 2 mm | 0 | 24° |
| July | 31° | 22° | 0 mm | 0 | 27° |
| August | 31.5° | 23° | 0 mm | 0 | 28° |
| September | 30° | 21° | 4 mm | 0 | 28° |
| October | 27° | 18° | 26 mm | 3 | 26° |
| November | 23° | 13.5° | 57 mm | 5 | 24° |
| December | 19.5° | 10.5° | 91 mm | 8 | 21° |
Typical monthly averages from weather-station records. Sea temperature is the open-water figure, so a sheltered bay can feel a degree or two warmer. The hotel is open all year.
Questions
The things families ask most, the official pages worth a bookmark and when this guide was last refreshed.
Is Almyra all-inclusive?
No. It runs on bed and breakfast, half board or full board. Half or full board is the useful choice with children, because under-twelves then eat free at the set-menu restaurants and you can also use the Dine Around scheme at the sister hotels next door.
Which airport should we fly into?
Paphos is far closer, about 20 to 30 minutes by car, so it is the easier arrival with young children. Larnaca is around 90 minutes and only worth it if the flights or fares are much better.
Is the hotel’s own beach right for young children?
The water is calm and shallow and fine for paddling, but the hotel beach is small, a mix of sand and rock, open to people walking the promenade. For a full sandy beach with a Blue Flag, walk five minutes to the Antasia Beach Club.
When can the crèche take a baby, and when do the clubs run?
The Titans crèche takes the youngest, from four months, with three more age groups above it up to twelve. The full daily programme runs April to October and pauses every Wednesday, so a week that leans on childcare needs cover for that one closed day.
Which room suits a baby or toddler?
For one parent and a small child, the ground-floor Terrace Sea View Room. For a door to close on a sleeping baby, the Junior Sea View Suite or a One Bedroom Suite. For two adults and two children, the connecting rooms are the value option. Ask about a full bath at booking if you need one for bathing a baby.
Are allergies and dietary needs catered for?
Yes. The kitchens handle allergies, vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free, and the crèche and room service accommodate babies’ needs, so flag them when you book. Outside food and drink is not allowed on site, and smoking is only in designated outdoor areas.
Any practical things to know before booking?
Wi-Fi is free throughout, all major cards are accepted and there is currency exchange at the hotel. You can earn and use Marriott Bonvoy points here. Cancellation terms depend on the rate you book, so check your confirmation.
See more Almyra photos
Open the Almyra photo gallery →Useful links
- Almyra: the hotel's own site for rooms, the restaurants and the children's clubs.
- GOV.UK Cyprus travel advice: entry rules and safety updates before you travel.
- Cyprus with little ones: our guide to the island, its beaches and when to go.
Last updated 12 July 2026.
