"Booked a last minute holiday for my partners Birthday as we tend to do towards the end of August each year. We don't usually go all inclusive because a big part of holiday for us is choosing where to eat in the evenings & trying different restaurants (we love our food!) However this year SC / B&B holidays were coming up expensive so for only a few hundred pounds more we got 9 nights AI at Toxotis for a family of 3. I have to say I was more than pleasantly surprised with the food on offer here, although we didn't eat at the hotel every night the times we did we enjoyed it & tried different theme night menus such as Italian, French, Mexican etc. The gyros & salads served at lunchtimes were lovely 👌🏽Omelette & dauphinoise potatoes at brekkie followed by fresh fruit set me up for the day nicely. Coffee was drinkable. The alcohol however wasn't the best it was cheap wine & spitits & the cocktails would induce heartburn within seconds ❤️🔥😂 but hey ho I did not expect premium brand drinks for the price I paid! Beer tasted ok to be fair & the soft drinks too 👍🏽 One thing I would suggest to the hotel is to try be more sustainable & stop with the single use plastic around the pool & instead invest in reusable plastic cups ♻️
Rooms
As a lot of people have already mentioned they are small! The bathroom in particular was like a comedy sketch to give you an idea how compact it is both me & my partner knocked the toilet roll off its holder when we sat on the toilet & then smashed our heads into sink when we bent over to pick it up 🤣
They were clean though & although the beds are not the comfiest we've ever slept in none of us have come away with a bad back so they're not too bad! One thing that did get on our nerves though was the lack of soundproofing, bring ear plugs if you're a light sleeper. There's the odd selfish guest coming back drunk in early hours being loud & obnoxious, letting fire doors slam shut etc. Also a bar next to the hotel one of the nights had a rock band on that went on til really late, it was booming & we couldn't sleep for it!
But most irritating of all was a noise that started every morning around 7am & was intermittent throughout the day up until around 4pm. It was like a neumatic drill sound, it woke me & my partner up every morning (my 9 year old slept through it fine.) At first we thought it might be the air con unit (it wasn't) we asked other guests who we got talking to around the pool if they heard it too (they did not). We were so confused but eventually found out what it was when the maintenance guy was on our floor one day outside our room (407) I asked him what the noise was as it was happening there & then. He said it was the staff lift which was opposite our room! Mystery solved & if you like a lie in on holiday you better hope youre not in a room near that staff lift 🤦🏽♀️
Staff
They work tirelessly serving guests all day everyday & we found them to be polite, hardworking & very accommodating. Thank you very much to all of you from the cleaners to the waiters, bar staff, cooks & those behind the scenes you helped make our holiday a relaxing & enjoyable one 🥰
Summary
Decent 3 star hotel, good value with lovely food & staff. Location is good, buses are regular & reliable & there's plenty to do in pernera, protaras & beyond to keep you entertained for a week or two. Come with realistic expectations & have a great time ☀️"
