Venus Beach Hotel - Paphos, Cyprus 

I have just come back from the Venus Beach Hotel and was pleasantly surprised. Having read reviews on this website, I expected the hotel to be terrible. However, my experience has proved most of the negative comments to be incorrect. The hotel was lovely - very clean and tidy. Granted, the bedrooms were a bit small and probably no better than those in a British budget hotel. However, the evening entertainment was excellent for families, with activities including bingo, quiz night and Cypriot dancing. The food was very good with a lot of choice, but I wasn't sure on the bacon at breakfast!! Plenty of fruit available, with lovely Greek yoghurt. The pool area was beautiful, very clean and the pool itself was very refreshing, if somewhat warm due to our very hot weather! The hotel staff were always very attentive, helpful and friendly. The beds were comfortable, but the bathrooms were quite small and in my view, were probably the worst part of the hotel. The TV was fine, providing more than enough entertainment (we don't go on holiday to watch TV all day)!! To sum up, I think that the Venus Beach Hotel was very good. They have great facilities, including a gym and two tennis courts with floodlights. It probably isn't five star, but on reflection not far off for an overseas hotel. Don't listen to the negative reviews because we have had a lovely holiday and are thinking about returning soon!! A very relaxing environment.