Damon Hotel Apartments

The hotel is clean and staff friendly . Rooms were ok , bit dated but comfortable and good size. It was just not what we wanted and that is our fault for not investigating more. It is not near the beach other than one with only one snack bar. It is not near the harbour either. It is geared to the all inclusive market . So the pool was loud and had activities , not my thing. In the evenings it was forced jollity every night with quizzes and bingo and entertainment again not what we wanted. Actually quite awful. It was loud and went on to midnight which was a nuisance. We spent no time at hotel other than breakfast and drink after beach before going out in evening. Costs fortune in taxis . Seemed to be really popular and enjoyed by all inclusive visitors but not for people wanting to see the island and get out and about. Would never return.

This will contradict all reviews around it in regards to the rating but we had one very bad experience with our money being stolen from our locked room. 95 euros stolen, management informed but not interested so police called police, the police informed us there were two other cases of money being stolen in the same way in the last two weeks. Hotel said that it must have been a family member who stole it, the room was shared by my 21 year old son and his girlfriend our 12 year old daughter and her 11 year old friend who had all been by the pool the whole day. TUI rep was pants, he first accused/suggested that our 12 year old daughter had taken it, then gave me a lecture on how to close and lock windows and doors of a first floor apartment even after we told him what the police had said ( the apartment was securely locked and could find no sign of forced entry) The TUI rep only has the interests of the hotel as we asked him to inform all other guests that there was an issue on site with a thief and to make sure they paid the 1.80 euros a day for a safe. we were never expecting to get the money back and we should have paid for a safe to cover ourselves, that being said , we took the risk as we had read all the good reviews previously. other than that Hotel pristine clean, food good,,,entertainment staff the best,,bar staff well that depends who served you. Would have been 5 star if they had dealt with the issue and treated us like a family that had just paid over 7.5K to holiday there.

Arrived after the evening meal had finished but had been left sandwiches and drinks in the well furnished room so we could settle in straight away. Every day after was perfect - all the staff were so helpful and accommodating. The head chef was more than helpful with one of my family’s gluten free requirements by pointing out all the suitable dishes personally at mealtimes and by preparing special meals. The food was great and varied - the kids were always happy. Poolside fun for all with a team that played multiple games that everyone could join in with including aqua aerobics for the good lady! The whole pool area was kept immaculate and was always well organised. We were never short of sunbeds or umbrellas. There was evening entertainment to keep everyone happy after days of exploring local beaches and the like. The closest beach was an easy 10 minute walk and the slightly further Coral Bay beach was around 20 minutes on a bus that stops 40 metres from the Damon and costs €5 for the family of four. All in all, this was a fantastic location to explore Paphos with loads of stuff locally to do with the kids. The Jolly Roger pirate ship was one of the things we took a trip on and was a hoot! Captain Jack Pigeon will keep the kiddies amused for hours. I would definitely recommend The Damon to anyone wishing to visit this marvellous island. As an additional note, both times our family have been to Cyprus (Protaras and Paphos), we have not had a single mosquito bite - we didn’t use any repellants either.