Aliathon Ionian

This is the most amazing hotel for children we have ever been to. We travel a lot and nothing will beat the children’s entertainment. From 10 in the mornings til 6 at night. So much to do my twins enjoyed everything. So many to list they are nearly 12 and were never bored. What an entertainment team Chris and Gemma definitely deserve a mention for going above and beyond as do stu and Trevor at the football academy but the whole team went above and further. What a great place. Our first time in Cyprus and we will definitely return for sure. Something for everyone. Yannis in the food hall always welcomed us every time we ate he also deserves this mention as I don’t think he ever went home to his family to make our stay the best. We really didn’t want to leave this holiday and wish we had done more than a week. They all came to say goodbye to us all. We’re back in rainy England now and wish we could go back for sure. If you’re looking for a fantastic holiday with children you definitely should go here. I’ve recommended to friends already and only been back a few days. Thanks to everyone at the holiday village. This hotel was voted the best last year 8 years in a row and I can see why. Room’s spacious. Food incredible loads all the time. Pools massive. No need to put towels down there is so much space. Only 25 mins from airport we did one trip to the zoo and I’ve never been to a zoo with such relaxed and well cared for animals. The parrot show was brilliant. The elephants you can go in and feed them ( we didn’t as time ran out on us ) it is £50 euros but the experience would have been great. You need to take cash for the zoo we ate there and it was reasonably priced. Lots of walking. We didn’t get to see it all as the coach trip was only 3 half hours. You need probably another couple of hours if you want to see it all. Very hot the day we went so we were quite happy with the time we had we’ve laughed so much. Are too much. And drank too much but had a ball. I don’t normally do reviews but felt definitely had to give this holiday a big shout out. A lot of holidays we done and paid less but this will take some beating for better times. Looking for next year to book already. Thanks to all at the holiday village for the amazing memories made for our family.

Just back from a 10 day all inclusive break with 2 teenagers. This place is brilliant! It’s a huge complex so it takes abit to find where everything is. They actually have golf buggies that you can get ask to get transferred anywhere in the complex Feedback- hotel should supply a map at check in as everything is so spread out. The map we saw in the grounds was faded and we didn’t know where we were going for dinner. Food- good selection at buffet restaurant. Didn’t have any issues at all even with 2 fussy teenagers. You can also book the Mexican or Greek restaurant for 1 night per week. Both were great but preferred the Mexican. Drinks- all local spirits and beer. Outside bar has a self service station for fizzy juice, water, beer and wine which is great as never busy. All drinks served in small plastic cups. TIP bring your own reusable cups especially if it one that keeps your drink cool. We stayed in the Ionian family room which was good. Air con was amazing and you felt the heat hit you when you opened your room door. Due to staying in this part of the hotel, you can use the swim up pool which has a pool bar also which is great. Please note- don’t waste money on swim up rooms as the pool is used by everyone. They have swim up rooms at the front and rear of the hotel. The swim up rooms at the rear have the pool bar but the rooms don’t get the sun until late in the afternoon. Also sunbeds face into the swim up rooms. Entertainment- this was hit and miss! The entertainment team were really good. They are great with the kids and put on good shows. All of them were great. Dylan, Ben, Shannon, twig and Chloe all 5 stars We felt there’s too much talking on the microphone and it’s quiz after quiz. We all said a night with just some background music on would be great after the main show but they seem to try and have something on every night until 11pm. The best night we had was when there was a karaoke night on our 1st night and they didn’t have it again in our 10 day stay. Activities- there’s lots of activities for all ages to get involved In. You can do as little or as much as you want. Some activities have a charge like football academy or swim academy but they have days where they have free sessions. They also have a high ropes area which is good for a little change. Our kids done the football academy and loved it. Shout out to T and Trevor who were great with the kids. Only thing was they were playing in the heat of 40 degrees but still loved it. Pools- there’s a massive main pool area, a splash park for smaller kids and a swim up pool. All were great and needed in the heat. The provide pool towels however the don’t cover the full sun bed so you might have to bring another towel. Sunbeds- there are loads of them however you do have to get up early to get some. Yannis the manager was out every day and removing towels if the beds weren’t used in an hour which was great to see. A final shout out goes to the manager yannis who

I had the most amazing time at this resort. Staff were absolutely wonderful, and couldn’t me more helpful if they tried. Food was so delicious, rooms were so comfortable as were the beds. Sienna the domestic, was an absolute lovely woman, so friendly as were all the other domestic staff( sorry I didn’t get their names. Restaurant staff too. Children’s activities were brilliant, and my grandson was in his element. Brilliant holiday , and coming back next year, the only complaint was the time flew by too quickly. Thank you so much Yiannis, receptionists and just everyone. Oh, and last but not least, the buggy staff who helped taking us to the mini market , and back. Christine Garrity. Scotland.

My review is for the amazing bar staff especially Alex the bar manager… without a doubt first class service always. He always goes above and beyond our expectations. If he weren’t there I don’t think the place would be the same or that we would even come. His assistant Adalin amazing too

We as a family travelled to Aliathon Holiday Village in Paphos on 30th September to 11th October 2023. We had 4 rooms in the Ionian for the 11 nights. Our age range was 3 to 76 years. This is my opinion of the hotel from my own perspective and not from that of my family. The Holiday village is a pretty place and does have everything you need. There are people getting married and lots of large family groups, the hotel is for families with young children and not for teenagers who like activities during the day and good entertainment in the evenings. The young teenagers quite happily ran around the corridors to play ‘knock and run’ both in the day and night. Check In: was after midnight and because I had completed the check in form online before arriving check in was quick, we were soon given our keys for our rooms but some of the keys didn’t work. Rooms: at first glance the room was clean and looked comfortable. Further inspection the next day was that the hotel is in need of repair. The bedding was stained and the shower tiles extremely slippery, we had no mat but other rooms did. The fire doors had been removed on the first floor and wall paper seemed to be stuck on and then falling off again. The lifts were dirty and sticky. The whole place is less than a 4 star. In one of our rooms when the curtains were pulled together the whole curtain rail, curtains and plaster fell to the floor, it was later repaired but I’m so glad our 3 year old wasn’t in that room when it all fell. We asked for a kettle that never materialised, the coffee isn’t brilliant. Food: the food was plentiful, although not hot enough, we could find something to eat each day and the desserts were amazing. Staff: some of the staff are fantastic, the two sisters in the restaurant were very friendly and polite the men driving the golf buggies also, but a woman on reception was rude. Entertainment: was geared to the very young children, with not a lot going on in the day and evening was hit and miss. The hypnotist failed so was sent home, however, the entertainment team did work hard and tried to entertain. Pool: we’re down right dangerous, the floor of the main pool was coming away and one of our party cut his foot open, another day a young lad had cut feet. In the children’s pool one of the slides has a lip at the bottom and one child was taken to hospital. There needs to be twice as many lifeguards. There was also a serious incident while we were there in the main pool, which left a poor family devastated and everyone else in shock. Following that when asking about it, we felt we were basically being told to shut up. We learnt later on our arrival home through the papers what really happened to the young lad involved. I will be emailing the hotel with my suggestion around health and safety and safe guarding children. To close if you go to this hotel you will either love it or hate it, I know some people return year after year. For us to get to the shop and

We enjoyed our stay at this hotel, we arrived in a group of 17 people for my youngest sons wedding, two sets of family plus friends, check in was fast and very simple and as it was only about a 10 minute trip from the airport we were soon in the rooms. Rooms: very nicely decorated and has everything you need, except I have never been in a hotel before we’re you have to pay for use of the safe in your room. The room is cosy and the bed ultra soft, we slept well even though we are used to a much harder mattress at home, rooms cleaned daily except Sunday for some reason, but still it wasn’t a hardship to make our own bed once. The hotel: grounds lovely and clean, pools cater for all ages and lots of sun beds available around the pools, even with the towels on beds early brigade. We were advised to bring our own larger plastic cups as drinks are served in little plastic beakers, so it saved us quite a few extra journeys to the bar. Spa; we had a few trea**ents, and in comparison to other hotels we have stayed at we didn’t feel the prices were inflated, but quite reasonable to be honest and we certainly felt the benefit when the trea**ents were finished. Food: hot, tasty and pleasing to the eye other reviews have said it’s quite repetitive, it is buffet style after all but we felt that you didn’t have to eat the same thing every day unless you wanted to, there was enough choice so you could have something different to eat every day if you wanted. Overall the hotel was lovely, we enjoyed our stay and would return to this hotel, the staff are very friendly and you will always get a good morning/evening or a smile and the manager bless him never seems to go home, obviously very dedicated to his role!

What an amazing experience from start to finish. The staff here go above and beyond in making your stay so comfortable and stress free! Rooms are clean and maid service every day. The manager goes out of his way to speak to all the guests and make you feel special. You are seated for dinner which is that extra special touch. The staff are so friendly and greet the kids very warmly. We got married here and I can not thank Tracy Bailey enough. The best wedding planner who works around the clock to ensure your day runs super smooth. I had piece of mind that I could leave it all in her capable hands on the day. We had most of our guests staying here too. The best holiday so far and highly recommend getting married here!! 5 star service!

Beautiful resort, plenty to do, food was brilliant something for everyone. We stayed in the fishing village which was an apar**ent a double bedroom and 2 sofa beds in the lounge. We had a kitchen with fridge, microwave and kettle. Manager goes above and beyond and very active and there. All the staff were lovely, helpful and always had a ‘hello’ for you. Very clean resort.

Best HV hotel. Fabulous staff who work extremely hard special mention to one of the managers Yainnis providing an exceptional service. great quality food. Entertainment for the kids and adults was also of a high quality. We cannot wait to go again.