8 Best Hotels in Cyprus

This hip, family-friendly resort has been renovated to good effect, with pure and crisp lines within earshot of the waves. Sleek interiors use natural materials, glass and Carrara marble to create soothing havens. Choose a waterfront Kyma suite with its own daybeds for the best views. Among the leisure facilities are a water-sports center, five swimming pools (one just for small children), and an award winning spa. Mosaics restaurant, with an Asian-fusion menu, spills out onto the terrace for alfresco dining, while Ouzeri serves Greek fare right on the seafront.

A Mediterranean sense of place reigns at this palatial resort near the Tombs of the Kings with extensive grounds, beautiful multilevel pools, and a small private beach. Multiple courtyards and terraces create a sense of peace, natural stone and terra-cotta abounds, and rooms are spacious and include studio and family suite options, while the Royal Garden villas have private pools. The Opium spa has a colonnaded Roman-style pool and ESPA treatments, while the dining experience is a serious affair with many of the vegetables coming from the hotel garden.

If you are a golfer or tennis player rather than a beach goer, the family-friendly Aphrodite Hills will be your dream come true—it offers an 18-hole championship course and a tennis academy with nine professional courts. The resort also has a luxe spa with Elemis treatments, a gym, and an expansive, gorgeous infinity pool overlooking the sea, its own village square, with restaurants, shops, and bars, and a kids' club. The only thing it doesn't have is a beachfront, though the resort offers complimentary shuttles to its two nearby beach clubs. The country club feel extends to the resort's rooms, which are clean and modern with Aphrodite-inspired accents including replicas of ancient clay pots; some rooms open onto terraces with views of the golf course and the sea beyond, while selected suites have their own private plunge pools or are swim-up—great for families and couples alike.

Tropical gardens, sprawling swimming pools, and comfortably furnished rooms make this resort one of the area's best. Like Alymra and Anassa, the property is owned by the Michaelides family, and friendly, first-rate guest services add to the appeal. The sea-view rooms are worth the splurge.

This sophisticated hotel is all about luxury as standard, with comfortable and elegant rooms, most of which offer breathtaking panoramic sea views. There is a dedicated adults only area of the resort for those who seek privacy. The resort offers tennis, three pools, a fully equipped indoor gym, and yoga and workout room. The diverse luxury spa treatments at the resort's award winning Asphodel Spa are well worth indulging in. Six dining options and seven drink outlets offers plenty of choice.

Just ten minutes from the town of Paphos, this luxurious seaside resort is perfectly located overlooking the gorgeous waters of Coral bay. Spacious Mediterranean-style rooms that offer scenic views, both seaside and mountain, as well as guest facilities that include a complete spa, tennis, extensive water sports, bicycle hire, and an arts and crafts workshop make this a very popular go-to hotel for families or couples alike.

Though the Hilton Nicosia primarily caters to business travelers, it also offers enough amenities to appeal to those seeking more leisure during their stay—extensive facilities include tennis courts, a good-sized gym with indoor pool, a full service spa, and an enormous outdoor pool. Rooms are modern, if a tad generic, and all have balconies with pool or city views. For more space, opt for a room in the Executive Wing, which includes its own lounge with breakfast and all-day refreshments.

Limassol's hippest hotel, the Londa, is one of the only beachfront boutique hotels in Cyprus, offering well-designed rooms and suites. Nearly all rooms include a balcony, though only some have a sea view; modern bathrooms feature elegant Molton Brown products. The chic pool area is a prime place for people-watching and cooling off with a drink at the Terrace Bar. Work off the calories at the well-equipped gym or just relax in the spa's Jacuzzi, steam room, or sauna, which are all complimentary for hotel guests.