Malama Beach Holiday Village

“Our favourite hotel in Cyprus ”

This was about our 6th holiday at the Malama Beach with our son, probably our last family holiday for a while as he's grown up now ! We've returned so many times over the years as we love it so much here & can't imagine a better setting & holiday in the Protaras area. The location above Malama b... more

This was about our 6th holiday at the Malama Beach with our son, probably our last family holiday for a while as he's grown up now ! We've returned so many times over the years as we love it so much here & can't imagine a better setting & holiday in the Protaras area. The location above Malama beach is stunning, we feel it's worth it to pay for a pool & sea view room rather than a garden view, our 2 double rooms were in block 17 & the view from the balcony was idyllic. The rooms are modern & the cleaners come in every day, the cleanliness of the resort is excellent. The hotel is situated in Kapparis, a quiet village a short car or bus journey from Protaras, it has a few good restaurants ( Karas is our favourite) & bars & a large supermarket & an ice cream shop, all easily walkable from the Malama. It's very quiet at night so no noise problems when getting to sleep. The Malama beach is a public beach below the hotel, it's only small but has sunbeds & umbrellas, only €2.50 each like all the Cyprus beaches. It has beautiful clear water & there's a watersports place & an attractive beach cafe bar overlooking it. The pool areas are large & attractive, you're allocated sunbeds on your 1st day for your whole holiday, this takes all the stress out, no need for a towel laying race in the mornings here !!! You also get free pool towels that you can change every 3 days which is very useful. There's activities organised most days but there's no pressure to join in eg pool aerobics, darts, boules etc, our son enjoyed the water polo matches.He used to love the football pitch when younger. There's a kids disco every evening & professional acts on the outdoor stage at the Granita bar now, we only went to the quiz night this time as we're on B & B & tend to eat out in Protaras & Kapparis then stay out in these places. The entertainment was excellent for our son when he was younger. We always go B & B though most people are on all inclusive, the breakfast is wonderful, fresh watermelon every day & other fruits & yoghurts, cooked breakfast items, a wide range of breads & pastries, cereals, smoked salmon & prawns some days, an omelette station & waffle/crepe/ pancakes in turn station, such a wide choice of breakfast foods. It really sets you up for the day. Lastly & most importantly in the list of reasons we love the Malama are the staff, we've known most them for years now & it's so lovely to be welcomed back by such kind people. They're all so helpful & caring, we must mention especially Lenia & Alexia on reception, Viktoria who was new to us on activities this time, Theodorus in charge of the sunbeds & towels & his colleague (sorry don't remember his name) & above all Mr Roussos the restaurant manager at breakfast. Mr Roussos is such a courteous person who would go out of his way to make you happy, he's trained his waiting staff to be so polite & efficient & hard working, they are a credit to him ! Mr Roussos is a wonderful maitre d' & he & all the staff have helped make the Malama feel like a home from home for us, thank you to all the staff for another amazing holiday in Cyprus.

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“Family of four”

Nice resort, and the main restaurant is really good for an all-inclusive. Restaurant staff is absolutely great, they also made our son's birthday special. The pool capacity a bit small but the beach by the hotel is really good, so the pools were not grouded. Evening programme with good qualit... more

Nice resort, and the main restaurant is really good for an all-inclusive. Restaurant staff is absolutely great, they also made our son's birthday special. The pool capacity a bit small but the beach by the hotel is really good, so the pools were not grouded. Evening programme with good quality,we really enjoyed especially Kapatais&Americanos performing.

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“Good all round place ”

Perfectly situated near the beautiful Malama beach. Two minutes walk for a dip in the crystal clear water. Clean beach with easy access. The holiday village has wonderful, hardworking staff who are always ready to provide a friendly and professional service. Spotlessly clean accommodation (our ... more

Perfectly situated near the beautiful Malama beach. Two minutes walk for a dip in the crystal clear water. Clean beach with easy access. The holiday village has wonderful, hardworking staff who are always ready to provide a friendly and professional service. Spotlessly clean accommodation (our double with sea view). Modern but a little basic. Poor storage for ladies with dresses. Nowhere to hang anything longer than a man's shirt. Shelving and three drawers ample space if you are happy to have clothes folded. Did get an iron, ironing board and enough hangers when we asked. Reasonable hairdryer and a usable vanity desk and mirror also full length mirror. Small balcony but ample as we were poolside or out of the hotel. Busy pools managed by brilliant staff. Clean but not much space between beds. Two poolside bars well staffed and well stocked. Excellent entertainment staff particularly Victoria. Restaurants are clean, relaxed and ran brilliantly well by Rossis. Breakfast and lunch better than evening meals. Not sure why but fantastic places to eat out in and around the complex. Gym well equipped but warm. Did point this out to reception but response was the temperature was fine. The Spa is nice, cool pool, jacuzzi in operation when we visited but sauna and steam room not. All in all, would visit again

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“Nice Hotel, Fantastic Food”

Just returned from a week at the Malama Beach Hotel. Food very good, rooms clean, staff very friendly. The swimming pool is nice but small, so if busy not a lot of room to actually swim, but good to cool down in. Over looks Malama Beach which again is small, few sunbeds and a bar/restaurant. ... more

Just returned from a week at the Malama Beach Hotel. Food very good, rooms clean, staff very friendly. The swimming pool is nice but small, so if busy not a lot of room to actually swim, but good to cool down in. Over looks Malama Beach which again is small, few sunbeds and a bar/restaurant. There is a supermarket close by, not much else. We didn't like the view from our room, which was a superior room with a garden view, not much garden, also on 2nd floor no lifts, in the heat 34 steps are hard to climb on your return from the beach. When we complained we were happily moved to another room. On arrival you are allocated sunbeds, parasol and towels, which are yours for the week, fantastic idea. There is no mini bar in the room, water, you need to fill up a bottle yourself at the bar or restaurant, they charge for bottles of water even when you are all inclusive. This is firstly a family hotel, not good for couples. They charge 60 euros for late check out. The indoor swimming pool has no towels, even if everyone tells you they do, you have to get them from the pool attendant, or like us you will have to walk through reception dripping wet, as the spa attendant will not give you a towel as they are just for her spa clients! Overall a nice hotel for families, food very good, I wouldn't return as I don't think it is value for money.

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