Operetta House

Close to everything, perfect location

Nothing

Situation was very central

Wasn’t a window to open at night only the door onto the balcony

- fantastic location with many restaurants - stunning view on the church - friendly staff - towels changed daily

- no light in the entrance hall - the room is much more basic than on the photos - the bathroom NEEDS urgent renovation, plenty of black mould in the shower - no tea/coffee in the room (although there was complimentary tea/coffee/fruit/cake in the hotel building across the street)

We notified the venue that we would be arriving early, primarily to enquire whether there would be anywhere to leave bags, and reception was really quick to reply. When we got to the hotel they were extremely accommodating and immediately checked with housekeeping to see if our room was already available.

Some of the lighting in the foyer area and lower stairwell was not working, although I'm sure this was a temporary issue. There was a particularly musty smell in the first floor corridor, possibly due to a water leak at some point, this didn't affect the room at all.

Location was amazing

We didn’t have a balcony as it showed on the photos of the room and that was a shame.

Property is in a great location for access to restaurants, nightlife, etc. A small bakery is across the square (next to the twin hotel, Hotel Opera) and serves great coffee, bread, pastries, and cakes. The view of the church from the room is magical. The availability of off-street parking (again, next to Hotel Opera) makes this especially convenient.

There is some noise in the room. The church service on Sunday is broadcast on a PA system and the church bells start early and can be heard regularly. Neither of these things bother me; in fact, it adds to the special ambience of the room. However, the nightclub that played music until 1.30 am on Sunday morning was very annoying; it wasn’t even that near to the hotel and so I suspect lots of people suffer this irrespective of which Larnaca hotel they choose. The whole building suffers from poor air circulation. The room was okay but the communal areas were smelly. There is a damp smell inside the hotel communal area and, outside the hotel as you enter the building, there is the smell of rubbish. A sign on the door reminds you to keep the door closed but most times I found the door propped open, which helped circulate some air in the building. Although the room was clean the kitchen equipment (e.g. cutlery) were filthy and needed to be washed before use. There are also some scratches on furniture and walls that undermine your confidence in the cleanliness of the room. However the linens were all very clean, and the room appeared to be serviced every day. A few final remarks about things which could be improved. The quality of toilet paper is miserable. The bottles of Prija shower gel and hand soap would be a nice touch but I suspect they have been refilled; confidentially I had a bar of Prija soap with me from another hotel and the scent was completely different. In other reviews I read that coffee and cake is available in reception at the twin hotel (Hotel Opera) but I did not notice any on the couple of times I visited the hotel reception.

The staff was excellent, Olga’s help was exceptional.

We loved the location we loved the feel of the place. The staff was very friendly and profesional as well. It was clean and cozy.

Some things were broken/missing but it was not that much of a bother.