Limassol
WHERE TO STAY
The Cypriot city on the island’s south
coast is shaping up to be one of the
most luxurious getaways in the Med1 PARKLANE
Harrods Interiors designed this resort and its posh
pedigree nets you suitably plush digs: beds cocooned by
curved wooden headboards, cream carpets matching the
embossed walls, and understated mid-century furniture.
Book a room with a sea view and you’ll have the Med
shimmering through the loor-to-ceiling windows, too.
Limassol is seeing an upmarket resurgence, and
Parklane, which opened in March last year, is at the
forefront. Cyprus hasn’t seen anything quite like this
before: a 274-room resort just outside Limassol itself,
which manages to ofer all you could dream of in your
typical Cypriot resort, then bumps it up a tad. It’s part of
Marriott’s Luxury Collection, which means standards are
sumptuously high. The premises are illed with modern
art, from the lobby with its local limestone sculptures and
1,050-piece chandelier to the representations of Aphrodite
in the ocean-themed spa.
The beach is relatively small for the resort size but then
again, who needs the beach when you have four pools
to choose from? Each serves a diferent clientele: one is
seawater, one adults-only, one indoor and one for all. The
same goes for the rooms — there are sections of adults-
only and family-sized suites. From £144. marriott.co.uk2 AMARA
Restaurants from Nobu Matsuhisa, Giorgio
Locatelli and Giorgos Papaioannou are just
the start at the ridiculously luxurious Amara,
which opened in June last year. As for the
rooms, they’re the biggest entry-level digs in
Limassol, all overlook the Med and are split
into adults-only and family wings. From £215.
amarahotel.com3 FOUR SEASONS HOTEL
It’s not part of the Four Seasons chain,
but it could be: plush, modern rooms with
loor-to-ceiling windows (pick one pointing
towards the sea), ive restaurants including
the seafood-heavy Vivaldi, plus a swish
Shiseido Spa. Going strong since 1993, it sits
on the beach east of Limassol. From £184.
fourseasons.com.cy4 THE LIBRARY
This adults-only hotel has a suitably cosy
library and media room, while rooms are
named ater writers and poets. Don’t be fooled
by its wellness ‘resort’ label — it has a mere 11
rooms (decor is smart rustic, with luxurious
marble bathrooms) and is in Kalavasos, a
hilly medieval village just outside Limassol.
From £69. libraryhotelcyprus.com
JULIA BUCKLEYALL RATES QUOTED ARE FOR STANDARD DOUBLES, B&B, UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED
March 2020 27SMART TRAVELLER