Azia Resort & Spa
Azia Resort & Spa is a five-star, family-owned resort on the Chloraka seafront just north of Paphos, in the southwest of Cyprus. It faces west over the sea, with Mediterranean gardens, a big lagoon pool and the island’s coastal path starting at its door. Families come for a complimentary baby crèche from six months, six restaurants that grow much of their own produce, an award-winning spa and a film academy for older children.
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Is it worth it?
Who Azia suits, how the boards work and the facts to skim first.
Azia is a five-star, 305-room resort run by the Economides family, and it works as two resorts at once: a full family operation, with a complimentary crèche from six months, kids’ and teens’ clubs and a film academy, alongside an adults-only section that has its own pool and garden. That mix is the thing to weigh. Families get a lot here for the price, plenty of childcare, six restaurants, an award-winning spa and food grown on the family’s own plantation, but the beach is a seafront rather than a big sandy one, the baby pool is small and after 9pm most of the à la carte restaurants become adults-only, so family dinners are early. The board you pick matters too, because it decides which of the restaurants you can actually use.
Best for
You want complimentary childcare from six months and plenty of restaurants and evening entertainment, in a resort that works for couples and families at the same time.
Maybe not for
You want a big sandy beachfront, a splashy toddler pool or late family dinners; much of the à la carte turns adults-only after 9pm.
Best ages
Babies upwards. The crèche takes children from six months, a free club runs to twelve and there is a teens club and a film academy above that.
What stands out
A complimentary baby crèche from six months, food grown on the family’s own plantation and a film academy for older children.
What to check
The board type, since it decides which restaurants you can use, and whether the small baby pool suits an active toddler.
Where is it?
On the Chloraka seafront just north of Paphos, southwest Cyprus, about 5 to 6 miles (8 to 10 km) from Paphos airport.
Quick facts for families
What the resort is like
Where it sits on the Chloraka seafront, how the grounds are zoned and how easy it is to get around.
Azia is a five-star resort of 305 rooms, set in Mediterranean gardens on the western Paphos coast at Chloraka, a coastal village on the Tombs of the Kings road that runs north towards Coral Bay, about 4 miles (6 km) from Paphos town. It is owned and run by the Economides family, who also farm the plantation that supplies much of the kitchen. The buildings are low-key and made from natural materials, hemp, linen and local stone, in what the resort calls a contemporary classic style; The Times described it as luxury without any class ostentation. The ground slopes gently towards the sea, and the hotel’s own site calls its west-facing position the best place on the island to watch the sunset.
The grounds are laid out in distinct zones, which is worth understanding before you book. The main guest area holds the big lagoon pool, the Katoi buffet and most of the daytime activities. A separate Premium wing comes with access to the Premium Lounge. An adults-only section has its own rooms, pool and garden, set apart from the family areas. The ground-floor Family Suites sit in their own part of the grounds with garden or sea terraces, and the award-winning Asphodel Spa is a building of its own. In practice you have a full family resort and a quieter adults-only one sharing the same gardens, so couples and families can both stay happily, but a family looking for a wall-to-wall kids’ resort should know the adults-only side is a real part of the place.
A paved coastal path, about 7.5 miles (12 km) long, starts right in front of the hotel and runs south along the sea towards Paphos, which makes an easy flat route to walk, cycle or push a buggy along. How easy the resort’s own grounds are with a pushchair is harder to say from the outside: the ground-floor Family Suites open straight onto garden terraces, but the resort does not publish detail on slopes, steps or lifts, so it is worth asking when you book if that matters to you. For the wider island, its beaches and when to go, see our Cyprus guide.
Every restaurant and bar
All six restaurants, the seven bars and how the boards and family evenings work.
There are six restaurants and seven bars, and a lot of what you eat is grown a short drive away. The family’s own Morokambos Plantation, 15,000 trees across 53 hectares of citrus, avocado, mango and guava, supplies the kitchens, which make their own marmalades, jams and desserts from the fruit. One thing shapes family evenings: the à la carte restaurants and the Cava Bar welcome families early, from 6.30 to 8.30pm, then become adults-only after 9pm. Only the Katoi buffet has no such cut-off, and it is also the one place you can get an early children’s dinner before the à la carte rooms open. So with young children you are eating early here, which suits most toddlers anyway.
Katoi is the main buffet restaurant and the hub for families, serving international food with themed nights and live show cooking at breakfast, lunch and dinner (roughly 7am to 10am, 12.30 to 2.30pm and 6.30 to 9.30pm), with no reservation needed. It has a dedicated children’s buffet area with family seating, a children’s menu with healthy options, high chairs and early children’s meals, so it is the room to use with a toddler who cannot wait until 6.30pm. The same restaurant also keeps a separate adults-only dining area, so a couple can eat in a quieter corner while families sit elsewhere. Breakfast and lunch are casual; dinner is smart casual, which here means no t-shirts or flip-flops, though tailored shorts are fine.
Cipro is the Italian restaurant, freshly made pasta and mains in a marble conservatory, open for dinner and needing a reservation. Families are welcome from 6.30 to 8.30pm, after which it is adults-only. It is free once a week on half board, twice a week on all-inclusive and a paid supplement on bed and breakfast.
OKU serves Japanese and Asian food with live Teppanyaki cooking at the table and a sea view, for dinner with a reservation. Family bookings run 6.30 to 8.30pm, then it turns adults-only. The theatre of the Teppanyaki grill tends to go down well with children old enough to sit and watch.
Tree Deck is the Cypriot and Greek meze restaurant, served under the trees overlooking the sea, and it is the one local-food restaurant on site. There is a limitation for families, though: its only service is dinner, and that dinner is adults-only, so children cannot eat there. If you want Cypriot food as a family, Katoi’s themed nights are the way to get it.
Akamas Terrace cooks French-inspired steak and seafood over flame, candlelit and alfresco by the sea. Its menus come from Simon Hulstone, chef-proprietor of The Elephant in Torquay, which has held a Michelin star for 21 years running; the star belongs to his Torquay restaurant, not to Azia’s kitchen, but his Michelin-crafted menu is served here once a week, and for the summer 2026 season guests are automatically upgraded to it. Families eat from 6.30 to 8.30pm, then it becomes adults-only.
Coconut Terrace is the most casual of the à la carte restaurants, ribs and wraps with Mexican, American and British flavours, alfresco and the most child-friendly of the à la carte menus. It is included with no limit on all-inclusive, and available through the meal allowance on half board. Beyond the standing arrangement with Hulstone, the resort brings in visiting Michelin-starred chefs for special weekends over the summer, though it does not publish the dates or names in advance.
The bars
Seven bars and drinks outlets sit around the resort. The Cava Bar is the main all-day bar, open 10am to midnight, open to everyone until 9pm and then adults-only with live entertainment. The Yialos Pool Bar serves the main lagoon pool through the day, 10am to 6.30pm, including a swim-up counter where you order from the water, with cocktails, snacks, a light lunch and ice creams. The Avra Pool Bar does the same for the adults-only pool, for guests aged sixteen and over. The Lobby Lounge runs all day and into the evening for coffees and drinks, with live piano some afternoons. Azia To Go is a snack counter for pastries, pizzas, hot dogs and salads, open late morning and again through the afternoon, and included on all-inclusive. The outdoor Stage Area hosts the evening shows. The Premium Lounge is the one bar with a restriction: it is for Premium and adults-only room guests, serving a continental breakfast, an afternoon tea and a pre-dinner aperitif, and children under ten are not allowed in the indoor lounge unless a parent is with them.
How the boards and family meals work
The board you pick decides how much of the à la carte you can use. On bed and breakfast you eat at the Katoi buffet and pay a supplement at the à la carte restaurants. Half board adds a lunch or dinner at Katoi, one complimentary dinner a week at Cipro and at any other à la carte visit a €12-per-person allowance that covers most of a typical bill, with just the difference above it payable each time. Premium All Inclusive covers all meals at Katoi, unlimited visits to Coconut Terrace, two complimentary dinners a week at Cipro and two more complimentary à la carte visits a week at any restaurant not already used that week; go beyond that and extra à la carte visits carry a €35-per-person supplement. All-inclusive also opens up the bars, though last orders on the inclusive drinks are 11.30pm, after which normal prices apply. Children under twelve get half off across the buffet and the à la carte supplements, so a family meal costs noticeably less than the headline. Katoi is the only walk-in restaurant; the five à la carte rooms all need a reservation and a smart-casual dress code at dinner, no t-shirts or flip-flops.
Rooms and suites
Every room type with its official size, the four pools and the seafront.
There are 22 room and suite categories, from 31 m² rooms up to the Premium VIP bungalows. Most face either the sea or the mountains and golf range inland. The table below is the full line-up with the official sizes and how many each sleeps; the guidance after it is which suit a family with a baby or toddler. All 305 rooms have individual air conditioning, tea and coffee facilities replenished daily, a bathroom with a hairdryer and its own toiletries, a 32-inch flat-screen TV, a phone, a balcony with seating, a free in-room safe, a mini bar, high-quality mattresses, bathrobes and slippers, stationery, free Wi-Fi and 24-hour room service. Premium rooms add Premium Lounge access, an espresso machine, drinks and fruit on arrival and, in some types, a separate bath and shower.
| Room or suite | Size | Sleeps | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain View | 31 m² | 2 adults, or 2 + cot | Mountain and golf-range view; fits a baby cot; no room for extra children |
| Superior Mountain View | 31 m² | 3 adults, or 2 + 1 child | High floor; upgraded bathroom |
| Sea View Room | 31 m² | 3 adults, or 2 + 1 child | Sea views; some can interconnect |
| Superior Sea View | 31 m² | 3 adults, or 2 + 1 child | High floor; upgraded bathroom; some can interconnect |
| Superior Deluxe Sea View | 33 m² | 3 adults, or 2 + 1 child | Larger terrace with sunbeds; full sea view; the resort recommends it for one child only |
| Superior Sea View with Outdoor Whirlpool Bath | 39 m² | 3 adults, or 2 + 1 child | Private balcony whirlpool; aimed at couples |
| Family Junior Suite Mountain View | 51 m² | 3 adults, or 2 + 3 children | Spacious open plan; the roomiest option for three children |
| Junior Suite Sea View with Garden Area | 44 m² | 3 adults, or 2 + 2 children | Ground or pool level; private garden terrace with sunbeds; easy pool access |
| Junior Suite Sea View with Outdoor Whirlpool Bath | 52 m² | 3 adults, or 2 + 2 children | Balcony whirlpool; the largest standard junior suite |
| Family Suite Garden View | 51.50 m² | 4 adults, or 2 + 3 children | Two rooms (master plus living room with sofa beds); ground floor; garden terrace |
| Family Suite Sea View | 44 m² | 4 adults, or 2 + 3 children | Two rooms as above but with sea views; ground floor |
| Premium Mountain View | 33 m² | 3 adults, or 2 + 1 child | Premium wing; large balcony; Premium Lounge access |
| Family Premium Junior Suite Garden View | 40 m² | 3 adults, or 2 + 2 children | Premium; garden and partial sea view; sofa; separate bath and shower |
| Premium Junior Suite Sea View | 40 m² | 3 adults, or 2 + 2 children | Premium; sitting area; separate bath and shower; sea view |
| Premium Deluxe Junior Suite Sea View | 40 m² | 3 adults, or 2 + 2 children | Top floor; large indoor whirlpool bath; sea view |
| Premium VIP Junior Suite Sea View | 50–87 m² | 3 adults, or 2 + 1 child | First-floor Premium bungalow; large terrace with outdoor whirlpool; sea view |
| Adults Only Premium Mountain View | 33 m² | 2 adults | Adults-only section |
| Adults Only Premium Sea View with Garden Area | 40–46 m² | 3 adults | Adults-only; private garden |
| Adults Only Premium Junior Suite Sea View | 40 m² | 3 adults | Adults-only; Premium Lounge access |
| Premium VIP Junior Suite with Nanny Apartment | Size not stated | Not stated | Connecting nanny apartment; further suites can connect; for larger groups |
| Family Interconnecting, Two Sea View Rooms | 62 m² (two 31 m² rooms) | 6 adults, or 2 + 4 children | A pre-configured pair of connecting rooms |
| Family Interconnecting, Two Premium Junior Suite Garden View | 80 m² (two 40 m² rooms) | 6 adults, or 2 + 4 children | Premium; the largest family configuration |
For two adults and one child, a standard Sea View or Superior Sea View at 31 m² does the job. The resort specifically recommends against putting two children in the 33 m² Superior Deluxe Sea View: a folding bed can be added for a second child, but the space is tight. For two adults and two children, the resort’s own pick is the Junior Suite Sea View with Garden Area at 44 m², a ground-floor room with a private garden and direct pool access; the Family Premium Junior Suite Garden View at 40 m² is the equivalent if you want the Premium Lounge. For two adults and three children, the Family Junior Suite Mountain View at 51 m² is the most spacious open-plan room, while the Family Suites, Garden View at 51.50 m² or Sea View at 44 m², give you two separate rooms, a master bedroom and a living room with sofa beds, which is the better setup for nap times and staggered bedtimes.
Baby cots go in any room type at no charge. Connecting rooms can be arranged in every room type except Mountain View, so you are not limited to the two ready-made Family Interconnecting pairings in the table; those are simply the two the resort sells as a set. Families travelling with a nanny, or larger groups, have the Premium VIP Junior Suite with its own connecting nanny apartment, with further suites able to join on. A few of the Premium and adults-only rooms carry an extra that only applies if you book direct with the resort. The Family Premium Junior Suite Garden View, the 40 m² Premium option for two adults and two children, comes with free use of the spa steam bath or sauna booked that way, as does the Adults Only Premium Sea View with Garden Area; the Premium VIP suite gets the same spa use plus a complimentary children’s shoulder massage. Book any of those rooms through a package or a third party and the perk falls away, so it is worth comparing the direct price against the operator’s.
Pools and water features
The main lagoon pool is the centrepiece, a lagoon-shaped outdoor pool of 1,150 m² with a sit-in-the-water swim-up bar, sunloungers and parasols and waiter service to your lounger. The baby pool is a small splash pool of 6 m² in the lagoon area, for the youngest only; the resort does not give its depth, and it is a place to dip a baby rather than somewhere an active toddler will get much play. The adults-only Avra pool is a 266 m² infinity pool on different levels, with hydro-massage jets and water loungers, for guests aged sixteen and over, and it is open to any adult staying at the hotel, not just those in the adults-only rooms. Inside the Asphodel Spa there is an indoor pool of 80 m² with a waterfall, cooled in summer and heated in winter. Pool towels come with every board, and there is waiter service at both the lagoon and the adults-only pools. If you leave a child at the crèche or kids’ club while you are at the pool or beach, staff can page you when you are needed.
The beach
Azia sits directly on the Chloraka seafront, and beach sunloungers and parasols come with every board, so this is not a hotel that merely sits near the sea. It is not a big sandy beachfront either, though. The immediate Chloraka shoreline is not a Blue Flag beach, and the pools are where most families do their swimming. For a proper sandy Blue Flag beach, Faros Beach at the west end of Paphos is a short drive south, 400 metres of golden sand with lifeguards from April to October, a playground and changing rooms. Active water sports, water-skiing, windsurfing, sailing, canoeing, pedalos and more, are a ten-minute walk away at a nearby beach, all bookable at reception. The paved coastal path in front of the hotel is the other way families use the sea here, an easy flat route to walk, cycle or push a buggy along.
Babies and toddlers
The crèche and clubs from six months up, the daily programme and spa, plus the days out beyond the gate.
The baby crèche takes children from six months to two and a half years, and it is complimentary, included for every guest rather than the paid extra it is at most five-star resorts. Qualified staff run it, and you book a place ahead. The hours are the thing to plan around: two sessions a day, 10am to noon and 4pm to 6pm, with an evening crèche on selected nights, so it is supervised care in set windows rather than all-day cover. The resort does not spell out what is provided during a session, so it is worth asking about nappies, milk and food when you book. For anything outside those hours you would use the paid nanny or babysitter.
The kids’ club runs for two-and-a-half to twelve-year-olds, also free, from 9.30am to 1pm and 1.30 to 4pm, with arts and crafts, face painting and outdoor play, plus an evening kids’ disco and film session from 8.30 to 10pm. Older children have a teens club for thirteen to eighteen-year-olds, free and open in three windows a day, 10am to 12.30pm, 3 to 5pm and 8 to 11pm, with games consoles, an arcade, a pool table and table football. The stand-out for this age is the Z Film Academy, free for eleven- to eighteen-year-olds on a stay of a week or longer, where they design, act in and edit their own short film to take home; it is booked ahead and, unusually, opens to eleven- and twelve-year-olds who are below the teens-club age.
The crèche and clubs are free, but they only cover set hours, so for anything outside them or a proper evening out, a private nanny can be pre-booked for the daytime and a babysitter can be arranged for the night with 24 hours’ notice; both are a paid extra from €15 an hour, separate from the complimentary childcare. Families travelling with their own nanny, or wanting to hire a resort cook to make the children’s meals, can take the Premium VIP Junior Suite with its connecting nanny apartment.
Before you travel you can email the resort to pre-order baby kit for the room, a steriliser, a pushchair, baby milk and other bits, so you do not have to fly with it; the resort does not name particular brands. High chairs are in every restaurant, cots go in any room at no charge and there is a children’s playground. The Asphodel Spa also has a glass-walled children’s area, where parents can watch from outside, offering a children’s shoulder massage, parent-and-child yoga and girls’ manicures with flowers and sparkles; there is a Little Girl’s Morning package pairing a child’s treatment with a mother’s pedicure. Everything in the spa is charged on top.
On resortThings to do and the spa
There is a full daytime programme, around 25 activities a day and close to 190 across a week, all included: aqua-aerobics, archery, Zumba, darts, football and zorb football, French boules, yoga and keep-fit, quizzes, shuffleboard, table tennis, tennis, volleyball and water polo among them, along with pool games such as walk-on-water and zorbing in the inflatable balls. The facilities behind it are a tennis court, a games room with a pool table, a fully equipped indoor gym and a yoga and workout room, plus the children’s playground. Tennis and table-tennis equipment is free; the tennis court’s night lights are charged on bed and breakfast, and the resort does not confirm either way for the other boards. Bikes hire from the hotel for a small charge, with baby seats on request, for the flat coastal path outside, and directly opposite the hotel, run as separate businesses you pay at the venue, are a golf driving range with 27 bays and target greens and a mini golf course.
Evenings centre on the outdoor stage, with a different show most nights from 9 to 11pm, acrobatics, live music, fire, magic, dance and special-effects shows among them. Alongside that, the Cava Bar has live music for adults, while the younger children have their disco and film session and the teens have their own club.
The Asphodel Spa is the resort’s award-winning spa, recognised by Grazia, Elle UK and The Times among others. Beyond its 80 m² indoor pool it has a hammam, steam rooms and a sauna, a large mosaic whirlpool with hydro-massage seats, treatment rooms including outdoor ones and a full menu of facials, massages and rituals, plus the glass-walled children’s area. Treatments are charged on top, with a 10% discount for guests staying at the resort. The family’s Morokambos Plantation, ten minutes’ drive away, runs a tour every Tuesday only, leaving the hotel at 5pm and back by around 7pm: a guided walk through the citrus, avocado and mango groves, fruit tasting and pick-your-own. It is a paid excursion, €19 a person if you take the hotel bus (your own transport is fine too and costs nothing extra), and needs at least 15 guests booked on to go ahead, so it is not guaranteed on every stay. Long trousers and closed shoes are recommended for the walk, not sandals.
Off resortThe area and days out
Chloraka itself is a coastal village rather than a resort strip, with a bit of history to it, Neolithic remains and the old Rigaina’s aqueduct near the sea. The artists’ village of Lemba, with its galleries and a replica prehistoric settlement, is a ten-minute walk inland. The coastal path from the hotel is dotted with things to stop at: St George’s Chapel five minutes along, the UNESCO-listed Paphos mosaics and Kato Paphos further on and the rock-cut Tombs of the Kings about 30 to 45 minutes’ walk away. Paphos town is about 4 miles (6 km), roughly ten minutes by car, for the mosaics of the Archaeological Park, the harbour castle and the old town markets at Ktima; Aphrodite’s Rock is around twenty minutes further south.
For days out with children, Paphos Zoo is about fifteen minutes’ drive, a 100,000 m² park with giraffes, monkeys, meerkats, white lions and tigers, bookable at reception. The Paphos Aphrodite Waterpark at Kato Paphos is about twenty minutes by car, with a wave pool, a lazy river, a children’s pool with small slides and a pirate ship; under-threes go free and there are family day passes, baby-changing and lifeguards.
Reception books a range of excursions further afield: a safari taking in the sea coves of Peyia and the Avagas Gorge on the way to the Akamas peninsula and Lara Bay, where green turtles nest; a Blue Lagoon cruise by boat from Latsi, taking in the sea caves and St George Island before returning to Paphos Harbour; a full day up into the Troodos mountains and the wine village of Omodos; and a day trip to Nicosia, the divided capital, which crosses the UN Green Line into the northern side of the city. Closer to hand, Paphos Harbour, with its medieval castle, is ten minutes by car or the length of the coastal path away, and runs its own cruises: a fireworks night out, a barbecue day cruise to Coral Bay or Timi Bay and a Sunshine Day Cruise. There is also deep-sea fishing, four eighteen-hole golf courses within about 12 to 19 miles (20 to 30 km) and helicopter flights over Paphos and the Akamas.
Loves and gripes
What guests rate and what frustrates them, how it compares with other Cyprus five-stars, plus getting there and the weather.
What families love
- Complimentary childcare from six months, rare at this level.
- The volume of daytime activities and evening shows.
- Six restaurants giving real variety over a week.
- The plantation-fresh food, and the in-house jams and juices.
- The award-winning Asphodel Spa.
- The west-facing sunsets and the coastal path right outside.
- The Film Academy for older children.
- Spacious family and interconnecting rooms for larger groups.
- Paphos Zoo and the waterpark close by.
Common gripes
- The baby pool is tiny at 6 m², fine for infants but not much for an active toddler.
- A seafront rather than a sandy beachfront, with water sports a walk away.
- Tree Deck, the Cypriot restaurant, is adults-only at dinner.
- The à la carte restaurants and Cava Bar turn adults-only after 9pm, so family dinners are early.
- The crèche runs only four hours a day.
- A sizeable adults-only side; it is a dual-market hotel, not family-exclusive.
Our reading here leans on editorial family-travel sources and platform scores rather than a stack of first-hand family reviews, because Azia has a thinner presence on the UK family-blog circuit than some of its Paphos rivals. On the Beach rates it 4.6 out of 5 from more than 3,000 reviews, and on TripAdvisor it sits at 4 out of 5 and first of the nine hotels in Chloraka (correct as of mid-2026, and worth a fresh look since review counts move). Treat the themes above as the picture from the reviews we read, not individual guest testimony.
Against other Cyprus five-starsHow it compares
Against the other five-star family hotels in this part of Cyprus, Azia’s clearest edge is the complimentary baby crèche from six months, where most of its rivals charge for infant care, and the Z Film Academy for older children, which none of the shortlist matches. The plantation-to-table food is its own thing too, and the adults-only zones mean it works for couples and families at the same time. Where it gives ground is the entry age, six months rather than the four months that Almyra, Anassa and others take, and its position: those hotels sit on their own beaches, while Azia is a seafront resort with the pools as the main place to swim. The table below sets the main options side by side, though details shift, so check each resort directly.
| Resort | Crèche from | Crèche cost | Beach | Board | Restaurants | Teens | Spa | Character | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azia (Chloraka) | 6 months | Complimentary | Seafront; pools the main swim | B&B, half board or all-inclusive | 6 on-site | Teens club and film academy | Award-winning (Asphodel) | Large, 305 rooms, family and adults | Mid-high |
| Almyra (Paphos) | 4 months | Charged | Small beach; Blue Flag beach club nearby | Half or full board | Several | Less noted | Yes | Boutique design hotel | Mid-high |
| Anassa (Polis) | 4 months | Charged | Beachfront | Half or full board | Several | Less noted | Yes | Luxury village | High |
| Elysium (Paphos) | 4 months | Charged | Beachfront | Half or full board | Several | Kids' club to 12 | Yes | Luxury resort | High |
| Olympic Lagoon (Paphos) | 6 months | Complimentary | Beachfront | All-inclusive | Multiple buffets | Kids' club | Less noted | Large resort | Mid-high |
| Columbia Beach (Pissouri) | 4 months | Charged | Blue Flag beachfront | Various | Multiple | Cubs club | Yes | Boutique, low-rise | Mid |
Getting there and when to go
Paphos International Airport is the closest, about 5 to 6 miles (8 to 10 km) from Chloraka, which is roughly 15 to 25 minutes by car. Direct seasonal flights to Paphos run from several UK airports, among them Heathrow, Gatwick, Manchester, Birmingham, Bristol and Edinburgh, and the flight from London takes around four and a half to five hours. There is no hotel-run transfer, so you either take one bundled into a package with a tour operator, or book a taxi or private transfer yourself, worth doing ahead with a pushchair, luggage and car seats. Hire cars are easy to pick up at the airport if you want your own for the days out; Cyprus drives on the left, as at home.
Cyprus is in the EU but not in the Schengen Area, so the EU’s ETIAS scheme does not apply here; UK visitors can stay up to 90 days without a visa, and entry through Paphos is straightforward. Paphos is in the Republic of Cyprus and the island’s north-south division does not affect a holiday here; the only time it comes up is the Nicosia day trip, which crosses the Green Line into the divided city. It is still worth a look at the current government travel advice before you go.
For the weather, the kindest months with little ones are May and October, when it is comfortably warm for the pool at around 24 to 25°C without the peak-summer heat, and June, which is warm without the July and August humidity. The sea is swimmable from May, at about 20°C, and warmest in August. Cyprus resorts generally run from April to October; Azia does not publish its exact season, and some of the clubs and evening entertainment may run to a lighter schedule outside the peak, so check if you are travelling at the edges of the year.
Month by monthWeather
Paphos is one of the sunniest spots in the Mediterranean, and Chloraka shares its climate, with no mountains between the resort and the sea to change it, so the figures below apply to the resort without adjustment. They are typical monthly averages.
| 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 resort does not publish its season; Cyprus resorts generally run April to October.
Questions
The things families ask most, the official pages worth a bookmark and when this guide was last updated.
How young does the crèche take a baby, and is it really free?
From six months, and it is complimentary for every guest, which is rare at this level, so if infant care is the deciding factor Azia scores well against rivals that charge or only start at four months. The thing to plan for is that it runs in two short windows a day rather than all day, so book the sessions early and line up the paid nanny or babysitter for anything outside them.
Which board should we choose with young children?
Bed and breakfast means paying supplements to use the six à la carte restaurants; half board or all-inclusive open them up, and only the higher boards give you free dinners at the à la carte rooms. If you plan to eat around the resort most nights the higher boards usually pay off; if you will eat out in Paphos or stick to the Katoi buffet, bed and breakfast can be enough.
Is there a proper beach?
Not a big sandy one of its own. The hotel is right on the seafront and puts sunloungers out on the shore, but the pools are where families mostly swim, and the water sports are a ten-minute walk away at a separate beach. If a sandy Blue Flag beach matters, Faros Beach is a short drive south, or look at the beachfront hotels in Paphos itself.
How do we get from the airport?
There is no hotel transfer, so it is not automatic. Either book a package that includes one, or arrange a taxi or private transfer yourself ahead of arrival; it is about 15 to 25 minutes from Paphos airport. A hire car is worth it only if you want to do several days out.
Can we get a connecting or family room for four or more?
Yes. Connecting rooms can be arranged in any room type except Mountain View, and there are two ready-made interconnecting pairs that sleep up to six. For separate sleeping spaces the Family Suites give you a master bedroom and a living room with sofa beds; for a nanny, the Premium VIP suite has its own connecting apartment. Ask for the specific pairing when you book rather than assuming it.
Is it worth booking direct?
On the Premium and adults-only rooms, some perks come only if you book straight with the resort: free use of the spa steam bath and sauna, and a children’s shoulder massage on the VIP suite. Booking those room types through a third party loses them, so compare the direct price against any package with that in mind.
Will we be able to have dinner as a family?
Yes, though it means the earlier sitting. Families are seated until 8.30pm across the restaurants, with Tree Deck adults-only all evening and the Katoi buffet the one room with no time limit for a toddler who needs feeding sooner. For a quieter, grown-up dinner once the children are down, that is what the crèche, kids’ club or a babysitter are for.
Do children eat cheaply?
Under-twelves get half off across the buffet and the à la carte supplement charges, so a family meal costs a good bit less than the headline prices. That discount applies whatever board you are on, and the higher boards include some of those meals outright.
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- Azia Resort & Spa: the resort’s own site for rooms, the restaurants, the boards 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.
