Thalassa Boutique Hotel & Spa

After reading multiple previous TripAdvisor reviews, I chose Thalassa for some R&R with a close friend to celebrate my birthday last week. You know when you read reviews and people say what friendly staff, what a perfect location, what excellent service etc.? Well in this case it all turned out to be absolutely and completely true. From Andros the Lifeguard to Khim the doorman, and all in-between, I saw nothing but smiles and experienced so much helpfulness and genuine happiness. The somewhat 'hidden' hotel beach bar with its ~20 sunbeds, right next to Corel Bay beach, was a real gem. Also a very well stocked Supermarket in close walking distance and a 20 minute walk to the local strip where, even in November, everything was open. Spa was fantastic, service was outstanding, food was gorgeous and, unlike other hotel experiences, I saw no one complaining about anything, and rightly so! We had a blast and would be happy to return in the blink of an eye.

We have just got home from this lovely hotel after a wonderful 10 days. Rooms:- We had a pool view room on the 6th floor which was lovely! Although our friends had a sunset view room which was equally lovely. All Inclusive:- Food - we couldn’t find fault with any of the food in the all inclusive option. Drinks - not everything is all inclusive but we didn’t have any issues. Location:- On a beautiful headland overlooking Coral Bay and on the other side, Corallia Beach. Stunning! There are a couple of shops and bars nearby but the main strip is only a 20 minute walk away. Hotel:- Fantastic with indoor pool and spa. Staff:- For us, the staff made our holiday! I’ve never seen so many happy, smiley people who genuinely want to make your holiday the best it can be. This was all staff - cleaning, catering, pool, reception, bar staff etc. There are too many of us to name them individually but we have to say a special thank you to Jhoti who went above and beyond. Would we go back - absolutely yes!

Driving in from Larnaca we were thinking about the positive experience last year at this hotel to which we'd returned after it'd been closed for some time post-Covid wondering "Will it be the as good?" Pleased to report it was, and in some respects improved. As always, we had a second-floor corner suite, and as it'd always been, it was fabulous. Wonderful big comfortable bed, good enough air conditioning (though could probably use an overhaul to make it excellent) and a super spacious area, all kept pristine by an excellent housekeeping staff. Hotel and grounds were, as always, fantastic, the pool lovely and never overcrowded, the excellent Coral Bay beach a short walk downstairs. Dining was good to excellent - we opted for Half Board (HB) most nights and the dinner buffet was was perfectly fine - some nights (Asian, BBQ, Mediterranean) really good, others not quite so much to my taste, but always well cooked, deserts, though, a little samey day-on-day. Breakfasts were fantastic, a lot of good fresh fruit and other cooked options which were very good. In addition to the terrific value HB, an All-Inclusive (AI) offer exists which we did not take up this time, but still seems to be good value for money if you enjoy an alcoholic drink or several during the course of a day. I can attest that they do a lovely Pina Colada. Past experience, for us at least, is that one of the things that has always made the hotel is the staff and they were, as usual, excellent. Particular shout outs go to: Navi, Sumitra and the newly recruited gentleman on Reception; Aristos (maybe the only 'old' Thalassa staff member still in situ) - an engaging and charming guy who's top notch at what he does and runs the Psari (the upmarket restaurant) superbly; the Nepalese waiting staff especially Dipendra (smiley), always upbeat and can't do enough for you and Enna from Hosekeeping. Last, but definitely not least, Andri, the General Manager. I said it last year, and I'll say again... the Thalassa is in good hands. I don't mind admitting that I'm a sucker for cats, and the hotel has a number of them. Much ongoing respect to Aristos and the staff who do look after them. Compassion and humanity like this deserves singling out for due praise. Really pleased to see that things have gone well enough that the hotel no longer closes at the end of this month and will stay open through the winter. I hope this change works out. We'll definitely be back next year.

Had a wonderful, relaxing holiday at this fabulous hotel. Stunning location & 5 star service from check in to departure. Lovely sea view from the sunset side of the hotel (room 604). Booked B&B only but ended up eating in the hotel most nights as the food was so good. Plenty of choice for me as a vegetarian, a different theme to the buffet every evening & great wine list. Ate at Psari a-la-carte restaurant one night, lovely meal with excellent service from Tharistos & Prandip (a lovely young man who also attended us at breakfast/evening buffet - always smiling & very helpful). My only negative from this was that there was little choice for a vegetarian, however what I had was delicious. The pool area is fantastic plenty of sunbeds & umbrellas, fresh towels available all day from the helpful pool attendants and drinks delivered when needed. There are also private sunbeds on the beautiful beach for hotel guests. Was pleased, after the first day, to discover there the lift available which takes you down to the beach bar - great for those of us with restricted movement. Food at the beach bar is great for lunch What makes this hotel stand out, apart from the location, are the staff - everyone was great, super friendly and nothing was too much trouble. Special mention & thanks to Jyoti in the Captains Bar, Prandip, Bikal and Diphendra in the restaurant. We also hired a car during our stay, organised by reception for us. Had a great 2 days exploring more of this beautiful island. Bonus that they drive on the left! We rarely return to a hotel given there is so much to see in the world, however we will definitely return here soon

I checked my calendar. This was our ninth stay at the Thalassa. Would have been more but for the pandemic. We even managed to get out after our flight and holiday was lost due to Thomas Cook collapsing in 2019. So. This time. We stayed for three weeks. Twentieth of August to tenth of September. Quick mention of the flights. Birmingham to Paphos with TUI. Got to Paphos at lunchtime which is a lovely difference. We normally arrive after ten PM. Time to unpack and get ready for dinner. The aircraft was a 787-8 which was huge. I’ve never had so much legroom! (I’m 6’7”). Very very comfortable…. The Thalassa Just gets better and better. A huge amount of work was done to reopen the place for last year and it’s lovely. The hotel sits along the Maas peninsula so all the rooms have a sea view. We prefer “Sunset” so we looked out over Coralia bay (“Sunrise” looks over the pool, gardens and Coral bay) The basic rooms are a large bedroom with a balcony window. The window has net curtains as well as sun block curtains. Wardrobe corridor with safe and kettle then en suite. All quite modern with a timber floor and rough cast finish walls. The en suites have a tiled floor. Our room had a large bath as well as a shower. Theres a control for the air conditioning on the bedroom wall. Our double bed was huge. Something like eight foot wide! Dressing table with hair dryer in the top drawer. Lots of storage space with around ten coat hangers in the wardrobe. Minibar beneath the kettle shelves. There’s a modern flatscreen TV too. The room was very very nice. The balcony is quite large and has a couple of chairs and a table. We sat out there and enjoyed the sunset a few times. The ground floor has Reception, The Ambrosia dining room and the Captains bar as well as a large lounge area. The food in the Ambrosia is marvellous with a different nationality theme each evening. There are large outside terraces with tables chairs and outdoor sofas all along the sunrise side. We had lunch most days in the Ippokampos beach bar. Set in a bowl beneath the Psari wing of the hotel it overlooks Coral Bay and has really great staff and chefs. For A La Carte dining we went to Psari once a week. Psari is overseen by Aristos. Superb food and service with a fantastic view looking over Coral bay again. Gym and Spa on the next floor down. The gym is full of very modern commercial standard equipment. A couple of treadmills, cross trainer, exercise bike plus weights. The inside pool is on the lowest level. Visible through the glass wall of the Gym. The outside pool on the sunrise side is very nice. Surrounded on all sides by sunbeds there’s a member of staff on hand to issue towels and assist with moving sun beds and umbrellas. There are steps down to Coral bay and the beach bar. The three weeks was excellent. As I’ve said before the staff really are all extremely good! We’re looking forward to our next visit. Couple of tips We used the Sea Caves taxi firm for our airport trips. They’re based just in front of the Coral Beach hotel next door. We booked via email both for arrival and departure. All other trips to Coral Bay and Paphos were on the 615 bus. Bus stop opposite the Coral Beach main entrance. Bus was every 15 to 20 minutes. Follow the Thalassa on social media. There are offers advertised on their page.

We arrived a little bit later than expected due to our flight being delayed. In our room was sandwiches, crisps, fruit, chocolates and a bottle of red wine! The bedroom was lovely, huge and airy. Cleaned every day. The bar staff inside and those whose who brought you drinks to you on your sun loungers in 30 degree heat were brilliant! Always clean towels by the pool every day and the Pool Attendant came round in the afternoon with FROZEN FLANNELS. These were so welcoming. We enjoyed the food at breakfast time, and there was no queues at any time for meals. All very civilised. A mixture of ages which was lovely. I had a massage at the Spa. Well worth it! We are missing the Thalassa already and hope to return next year!

Fabulous beach views and facilities. The hotel staff were amazingly helpful and friendly. We will definitely return.

Amazing hospitality! I had a very pleasant stay at the boutique hotel! Very nice facilities and very delicious food! Very nice and large swimming pool! I would highly recommend this hotel to anyone wanting to enjoy their holidays! I would definitely come back again very soon!

Have stayed many many times it’s changed over the years but equally as relaxing.

For everyone looking relaxation, perfect cozy atmosphere, stunning sea view and top service. Very clean hotel with nice sourounding and picturesque Coral Bay. Rooms are very comfort and cleanliness is high. Maybe there could be some updates done but must say with polite and kind staff, you are not bother with "older doors". Food is here another level. Just perfect! Home away from home. Thank you all for making our holiday so nice.