Malama Beach Holiday Village

I stayed B&B for a week with my partner early in May. We were happy with the room and found the bed very comfortable. We really liked being allocated our loungers on the first day, this took away any stress on this front. We thought the setting of the hotel was lovely and found the buffet breakfast to be excellent, lots of choice and the bread tasted warm and fresh. The staff at the bar were very friendly too. One thing we were disappointed in was that there was no animation staff around during our stay, and so no darts or other games. I suspect this may be due to it being early season. The nearby area is fairly quiet but there are a few bars/restaurants. It was about 20 mins on the bus to Protaras.

Myself & my husband visited the Malama Beach for the 7th time at the very end of October for 9 days. We've never repeat visited anywhere else in the world this many times so that tells you how much we are comfortable & how much we enjoy it here. We like the fact that the hotel is in lots of separate 3 storey blocks with pretty gardens in between them, not 1 high block & above all we love the gorgeous setting of the pools overlooking the beautiful small cove beach. The rooms are modern & very clean, they are cleaned every day except Sunday. It's in the cute small village of Kapparis with several excellent restaurants & bars a few minutes walk away ( we always go bed & breakfast ), we love Karas the most, Just Italian & Faliros are also good restaurants. There's a small supermarket just at the Malama gates & a large 1 called Best Value 5 minutes walk away up on the main road. We always hire a car & drive to Protaras in about 10 minutes with a big choice of restaurants & bars, though about 40% of these were closed in the 1st week of November. Ayia Napa is also only a 20 min drive away with an attractive harbour, fairground etc. Paralimni the main inland town is also interesting, with a main square with old & new churches & "proper " shops eg Marks & Spencers if you're curious to visit it. Our favourite beach to visit is Konnos Bay, a stunning cove with steep cliffs round it, you need to drive down hairpin bends to reach it, about 25 mins drive the other side of Protaras, get there early for a parking space. The view from the lone cafe is amazing & there's Mike's Watersports too. Fireman's Beach is also nice, turn left on the coastal path, you can walk there in about 15 mins

The other main thing we love about the Malama is how helpful & welcoming the staff are, the same staff have worked there for many years which shows how happy & committed they are to guests happiness. Mr Panicos Roussos, the restaurant manager, is an exceptional person in our opinion, he has trained his staff to be so polite & hard working & he is a credit to the hotel. The staff on reception, in the bars & on the sunbeds are also all so lovely & kind. You are allocated sunbeds on arrival that you keep for the whols stay which we think is very helpful. We've always enjoyed the breakfast, plenty of choice, the omelette lady is also very good, sorry can't remember her name. 1 evening this year we tried the Mediterranean night at the hotel restaurant, there was an excellent range of foods for all tastes, the live cooking areas were brilliant.

We originally used to come here with our son, he used to love the activities like the football matches every afternoon, darts, archery, pool volleyball etc but as he's grown up now it was just my husband & I this time so we can't remark on the children's activities now.

We have loved our holidays at the Malama & would definately recommend the hotel to anyone who wants a well run hotel in a beautiful setting that's in a quiet area but which is easily accessible to livelier resorts ( buses run frequently to Protaras & Ayia Napa €2 a ticket if you don't hire a car .) Thank you Malama staff for many happy holidays. Xxx

We had a great stay again - this is our 8 or 9th stay here so safe to say we think it is a great place! Every member of staff is so helpful and friendly - it would be wrong to single out any as we think every one is great! We love coming here, it has become a second home. We love the rooms, the food is absolutely amazing and so much of it! The facilities are brilliant - pools both in & out, the bar areas, the Spa treatments available are great and the fantastic Dive school on site. The lovely little beach with beautiful clear water! There is nothing we find negative!