Leonardo Plaza Cypria Maris Beach Hotel and Spa

George Giles

I’d recommend avoiding this hotel. We stayed this year, and had a nice welcome from the staff in the lobby, which was where the good experience stopped unfortunately. The room was small, but overall cleanliness was acceptable. The biggest issue we had was the quality of food at the buffet being far below the standards of what you’d expect. We overheard a few guests complain of upset stomachs, which didn’t fill us with confidence. We found out after checking in that there are three tiers of wristband, so booking all inclusive doesn’t necessarily mean a lot at all, and definitely doesn’t include everything (which, by definition, isn’t an all inclusive). The higher tiers unlock additional benefits that weren’t clear when booking, such as being able to reserve sunbeds, and being able to get branded drinks. Imagine an all inclusive where you can’t even get a Diet Coke - look no further! I had some concerns around the pool bar area’s cleanliness too. The water was dirty, and had a terrible smell throughout our stay. To top things off, when we were paying for our late checkout, the front desk staff member couldn’t have been ruder. It’s not the place for me to name anyone in particular, as I believe just a few members of staff behaving in this way towards guests displays a failing at a senior level. I would like to end on a positive though - the aqua aerobics was a delight in the pool, which is a daily activity.

Mark Lockland

Booked the hotel the last few days of a month in Cyprus so we are near the airport. Hotel nice but the rooms are a bit dated. The food on offer was ok but not quality goods. Not much to choose from. Pools are a nice size and the aqua aerobics are fun. Bars are open at 10am and unless you are premium you only get the cheapest of drinks. Which is adequate. Sunbeds are packed too close together resulting in lengthy walk around as you can’t squeeze through them. Location of the hotel is great with good local beaches nearby and easy access to the airport. If you arrive in your own car, parking may be a problem as the car park seems small. Staff are friendly and helpful. Sunbeds are somewhat of a problem as premium guests can reserve beds leaving only poorly placed beds left. One point to make is the beds become free for all after 12:30! So if a reserved Sunbed has nobody sitting on it after 12:30 it’s yours.

Michael Griggs

Very good hotel. Staff friendly. Great location near a small beach and watersports. Food great in buffet. Plenty choice. We tried greek restaurant- nice but not spectacular. Drinks good if a little weak on the %s. I had several cuba libra black Russian and pina coladas. Never really drunk. Did see a few people who must have proper caned it though! Plenty sun beds when we were there 28.9 to 4.10.25. We liked grassy area near the sea. Hear the waves. Watch the para gliding and see the party boats go past. Late flight so they organised a free room for us to get changed in after full day sunbathing. Entertainment a bit mixed. Elvis on a friday night was very very good. Everyone up dancing at the end to ...... [wont spoil it] . There were cats around the grounds and the outside restaurants which isn't our favourite thing. We had room 449 - big enough. Cleaned daily with suprise towel sculpture waiting for us each night. We had a partial sea view. Not sure worth the €80 a day to upgrade to full sea view They have the football on in the bar and just round the corner on a bigger screen , its also in your room ! Along with BBC ITV and a few others .Great place. You will enjoy your stay here.

Mary Taylor

The hotel sun beds are very uncomfortable due to no mattresses on them. We stayed in room 237 which was very noisy due to music from the hotel next door being played until the early hours and the fact the patio doors could not be locked to block sound out. Asking for a quieter room on a higher floor is for Deluxe guests which is an extra 30 euros per day per guest. A lot extra for a week’s holiday. Noisy guests talking loudly in corridors disturbed us too. Signs asking them to respect other guests would help as would labelling on jugs in restaurant to say which was skimmed milk. Also there are no grab handles on bath to get out and of safely. However on a positive note staff are nice and rooms are spotless. Plenty of well positioned mirrors and plugs in room. Definitely worth going all inclusive as plenty of places to eat in the hotel. If they put soundproofing on patio doors we would return but a week without a decent night’s sleep spoilt our holiday.

Rob Harrington

Stayed here for 7 days and I was very underwhelmed. The ‘all inclusive’ feels like a scam unless you pay extra for the purple band. Without the purple band you get basic unbranded drinks. These cocktails taste of nothing. There are nowhere near enough sunbeds and the hotel offers ‘premium’ guests the option to reserve sunbeds. It’s not an exaggeration that some days there were not enough sunbeds for all the guests as the vast majority were reserved and we had to go to the indoor pool instead. The cleanliness of the hotel is a real issue as well. The sunbeds are dirty and some days our room was not cleaned at all. When the room was cleaned it was done to a bare minimum standard. The food was fine but doesn’t offer many options for dietary requirements. Many guests said they had upset stomachs, myself included so I question the hygiene of the food buffet. We also found some of the hotel staff to be rude and not very accommodating. Overall the stay was fine, but I would not recommend it unfortunately. The purple band offering really needs to be looked into by hotel management as a lot of people are not happy with it (this based not just on my opinion but on conversations we had with other guests too).