Cyprus is having a moment. Its mild climate means year-round enjoyment—sunny summers, gentle winters, perfect for promenades and spa days. For Gulf travelers, direct flights from the UAE take about four hours, making same-day sunset toasts possible. Luxury brands like Nammos and La Petite Maison now line Limassol’s coast, bringing together island ease and high-octane glamour. This island is stylish, service-driven, and wonderfully spontaneous.
Best Hotels
Parklane, a Luxury Collection Resort & Spa Limassol, Cyprus
Parklane turns Cyprus up to “luxe.” Rooms, suites, and villas by Harrods Interiors feature art by Atelier 27 Paris, near a Blue Flag beach, three pools, and a shared arcade with Nammos Village. The dining lineup impresses: Nammos Limassol and La Petite Maison headline, alongside The Gallery’s pan-Asian fare, Lanes for breakfast, and Il Teatro’s Italian. Enjoy spa, sashimi, and sunset without leaving. Families love Park Kidz, while wellness seekers head to Kalloni Spa—Cyprus’ only Thalassotherapy Centre with 14 rooms and pools, including one with Dead Sea salinity. It’s a resort that runs like a glamorous village.
Address: Giannou Kranidioti 11, Limassol, Cyprus
Phone: +357 25 862000
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Anassa
A hillside of whitewashed villas tumbles toward a secluded beach; lemon groves scent the air; and the mood is unhurried, elegant, unmistakably Mediterranean. Days flow between sailing, spa soaks, and long terrace lunches; nights belong to Helios – Anassa’s fine-dining stage for French-Mediterranean cuisine with live harp or piano and a sea-view olive-tree terrace. Thalassa Spa is a destination in its own right, marrying seawater therapies with modern ritual in a neoclassical, award-laden sanctuary. If you crave a sense of place and polished discretion, this is your north-west address.
Address: 40, Alekou Michailidi, Neo Chorio, Cyprus
Phone: +357 26 888000
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Best Restaurants
Nammos Limassol
Limassol’s beachfront got its sizzle when Nammos arrived. The brand’s jet-set DNA – beach-club lunches that crescendo into afternoon sets and starry-night dinners that morph into mini-concerts – translates perfectly to Parklane’s shoreline. Expect Mediterranean-cosmopolitan plates (Aegean-fresh seafood, prime cuts, sushi signatures), icy rosé, and the kind of golden hour that begs for an extra hour. Weekends often ignite with live acts, think Goldsingers or guest performers turning lunch into a proper daytime party, while special evenings dot the season calendar. Book ahead; beach-to-table glamour at this level draws a faithful crowd.
Address: Parklane, a Luxury Collection Resort & Spa Limassol, Cyprus
Phone: +357 97 788873
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La Petite Maison Limassol
When we crave Riviera joie de vivre, we book La Petite Maison. The Limassol outpost mixes French-Mediterranean plates (order the burrata, the lobster linguine, the marinated prawns) with note-perfect cocktails and that famously flirty soundtrack. Brunch is a scene: La Vie en Rosé runs every Saturday and Sunday at lunchtime, with set formats that make lingering dangerously easy. Evenings tilt sophisticated, sunset apéritifs on the terrace, shared plates that let the ingredients sing, and a room that’s equal parts art gallery and salon. If your Cypriot weekend skews social, pencil LPM in twice: once for brunch, once for dinner.
Address: Parklane, a Luxury Collection Resort & Spa Limassol, Cyprus
Phone: +357 97 788873
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The Gallery
The Gallery is our stealth favourite: a garden-view lounge that becomes an all-day hideout, then a Japanese-leaning, pan-Asian rendezvous by night. Breakfast here is a languid, coffee-and-newspaper affair; at lunch and dinner, the sushi counter takes the spotlight – crystal-fresh sashimi, precise nigiri, and maki that balance creativity with restraint. Evenings spill onto the terrace for cocktails and shisha under the palms, with the sea winking beyond the lawns. It’s less about spectacle and more about finesse: impeccable produce, a serene setting, and service that remembers your second drink. A Parklane essential, especially when you want to stay chic but keep things low-key.
Address: Parklane, a Luxury Collection Resort & Spa Limassol, Cyprus
Phone: +357 25 862000
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SKY7
High on the seventh floor above the Paphos coast, SKY7 is fine dining with a view that hushes the table. The restaurant frequently hosts Michelin-starred guest chefs, so the calendar itself becomes a reason to book. Expect modern technique, vivid Mediterranean produce, and pairings that make you blink and smile. Time for dinner with sunset; the Aegean-pink horizon does the rest.
Address: Cap St Georges Hotel & Resort, Paphos, Cyprus
Phone: +357 26 000000
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Helios
Helios is romance writ large: a French-Mediterranean menu that might drift from Oscietra-crowned king crab to tableside Brittany lobster flambé, with a harpist or pianist setting the cadence. The olive-terrace seating is where we linger longest — salt air, candle glow, and service that floats rather than fusses. Dress up, dine slowly, and let the evening unfurl like a classic chanson.
Address: Anassa Hotel, Neo Chorio, Cyprus
Phone: +357 26 888000
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Matsuhisa Limassol
Chef Nobu Matsuhisa’s Japanese-Peruvian signatures arrive in an oceanside room designed by David Rockwell – sleek, warm, quietly theatrical. Order the black cod, rock shrimp tempura, and new-style sashimi; let the sake list do the rest. It’s global luxury with salt on the breeze, and it feels exactly right here.
Address: Amara Hotel Limassol, Cyprus
Phone: +357 25 442222
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Best Spa
Kalloni Spa
For serious spa lovers, Kalloni is the island’s pilgrimage. Home to Cyprus’ only Thalassotherapy Centre, it features 14 treatment rooms and three private suites (two with Russian banya), plus five thalassotherapy pools – one tuned to the salinity of the Dead Sea. Therapies span biotechnological facials and Cypriot-inspired rituals with prestige houses like Biologique Recherche and 111Skin; between sessions, you drift from sauna to steam to sleek relaxation zones until decision-making becomes impossible.
Address: Parklane, a Luxury Collection Resort & Spa Limassol, Cyprus
Phone: +357 25 862000
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Cleopatra Spa
Green Guatemalan marble, low lighting, and a hush that feels ceremonial: Cleopatra Spa is a sanctuary with an indoor pool, hydrotherapy whirlpool, cold plunges, saunas, steam rooms, aromatherapy showers, and eight treatment rooms plus two VIP suites and rasoul chambers. Product houses like Valmont, Cinq Mondes and Kypwell set the tone; service is polished, warm, and on-tempo. It’s the kind of spa where you plan to spend an hour and end up losing an afternoon.
Address: Cap St Georges Hotel & Resort, Paphos, Cyprus
Phone: +357 26 000000
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Thalassa Spa
Anassa’s Thalassa Spa is one of the Mediterranean’s most awarded for good reason: seawater-centric therapies delivered in a neoclassical cocoon, scented with herbs and sea air. The mood is contemplative; the results, tangible. If you love the idea of wellness drawn from the sea itself, start here.
Address: Anassa Hotel, Neo Chorio, Cyprus
Phone: +357 26 888000
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Cyprus rewards impulse. Land before lunch, take a thalasso circuit by afternoon, and by sunset you’re drifting between world-class kitchens and terrace bars stitched along a luminous coast. Whether you base yourself at Parklane for the big-brand buzz, escape to Anassa’s olive-soft hush, or chase design and dining at Matsuhisa, the island serves luxury without strain. We’ll see you by the water.
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