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Nestled by the stunning Takas Bay, Anassa is a luxe beachfront haven with lavish rooms, top-notch dining, and a friendly staff that feels like family.
40, Alekou Michailidi road Neo Chorio, 8852, Cyprus Get directions
"Anassa Hotel gives off vacation sanctuary vibes thanks to a serene hillside setting, sweeping vistas, and a secluded beach. The spa offers an indoor pool surrounded by Roman columns, saunas, steam baths, and tranquility-inducing signature treatments. Not just prime for relaxation but also romance, it’s a splendid option for a couples getaway or a honeymoon." - Travel + Leisure Editors
"Tell us a little about this place. A big, serious hotel, as cleverly pitched for families with free-wheeling children as it is for couples on the hunt for sunshine and downtime. Capturing the whole of the set-up, a Mediterranean pile on the north-west coast of Cyprus , framing its splendid size, its weighty elegance, its thrilling solidity, is challenging. The imposing, traditional Greek Cypriot-style buildings with their terra cotta-tiled roofs, whitewashed walls, and periwinkle blue shutters spill down to pools and rolling lawns that in turn tumble onto the beach. It sounds divine. What’s the story behind it? Anassa is the shining star of the Thanos group, the Cypriot family-owned and -run gathering of hotels renowned for their smart edge. There’s the slick, minimalist Almyra, the freshly refurbished Annabelle, the new acquisition Aloe (opening summer 2019) and on the throne, Anassa—grand, elegant, completely self-assured, with its hordes of deeply loyal returning guests. Well, we'd try them all. What can we expect from the bedrooms? The rooms are classic and calm, pale linens, a jaunty nautical stripe, muslin curtains, and at night, with the windows flung open, all you can hear is the lick of sea on sand. For the sunniest late afternoon balconies and the best sunset views, ask for a room high up in the West Wing. Whichever side your room faces, you’ll have a mesmerizing lookout: views are 180 degrees round, from the turquoise water of the Akamas national park on one side to the bobbing marina of nearby Latchi on the other. How about the food and drink? The food in all of the restaurants is reliably varied: hushed dinners of soft shell crab in the prettiest courtyard at Asian-leaning Basiliko; beef fillet or slow cooked lamb in Helios’s lantern-lit garden; weekly torchlit grilled-swordfish barbecues on the beach; authentic local folk suppers in the chapel courtyard under blousy branches of bougainvillea, and breakfasts of local yogurts and cheeses, sun-ripened fruit, and sweet sticky nuts at breakfast whose honey is collected from the beekeeper less than a mile away. Yum. Anything to say about the service? Excellent, from the thorough and intuitive spa therapists, to the engaging and sweet girls who run the kids’ club, the generous ice-cream scoopers at the Haagen-Dazs counter, and the nothing-is-too-much-trouble front desk. Perfect. What type of person stays here? With a Scott Dunn kids’ club that’s slicker than most London nurseries, the tribes here fluctuate with the school term timetable. There’s the evergreen breakers, catching early and late summer sun in May and October, the high season holiday-makers that make a pilgrimage the same week of August every year, and the devout avoiders of under-18s who know that September really is the best month, weather-wise, anyway. They keep themselves to themselves, reading Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind down at the beach and listening to Tom Odell by the pool. Got it. What’s the neighborhood scene like (if there is one)? The hotel sits right on the scoop of Chrysou bay, great for scuba diving straight off the shore. Take out a boat to explore the watery-wondrousness of the Akamas national park. Hike along the peninsula. Potter down to the marina in nearby Latchi. Or stay put, invest a day in the spa, play tennis on the floodlit court, dip into the Kult boutique (it gives Matches a run for its money). We'll try to do it all. Anything we missed? The spa set up is crisp and fresh and nautical. Its origin is as a thalassotherapy spa, and indeed the jet sprays and salt water baths with water straight from the Mediterranean are both invigorating and restorative. But there's also a comprehensive range of Ila therapies alongside more directive QMS anti-aging options, and the amazing Anastasia Achilleos-method facial, a fully nurturing, cosseting, enveloping session where you are held in the therapist’s arms while lying on a heated water pad. Interesting! And anything you’d change? Although the restaurant options are varied and plentiful, the actual standard of the food could come up a notch or two. Everything else at the hotel is so on-point and excellent, that a fillet of over-cooked fish or a salad and sandwich combo at lunch feels like a bit of a disappointment. That's fair. So, is it worth it—and why? It packs a punch, it is big, and elegant, solid underfoot with smooth marble everywhere. Anassa is so much more than just somewhere that keeps the smaller members of the gang deeply contented. It is as enchanting for grown-ups, too." - Issy von Simson
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