Manolya Hotel

Kyrenia (Lapta)

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Category	Hotel
Address	Fevzi Cakmak Cad, 48, Kyrenia (Lapta), Cyprus
Price	Private rooms from US$16.00/person. Price may vary by season - Check Current Prices by Date Here

Location/Contact

Details

Description

Features

Free Breakfast
Kitchen
Bar
Lounge / Common space
Swimming Pool
Food/Restaurant
Washing Machine (laundry)
Elevator/Lift
Travel information provided
24 Hour Free Hot Showers
Currency Exchange
Air Conditioning

Ratings & Comments

3.1 Average from 12 Ratings

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Comment by ==, ==

October 2008

Three stars do not answer the status
Breakfast poor. Kitchen not tasty. If to the owner of hotel there come the relatives (wife, children) for dinner, That at first will serve his (its) family, and then of tourists.

Comment by helen crane

May 2006

I must have been to a different Manolya Hotel. We have stayed at the Manolya Hotel four times and this year we are going again for a month. We found the hotel, manager, and everyone who is connected with the hotel to be very friendly, helpful, and polite. The only noise you get at this hotel is on a Cyprus Night with music and dancing. Food is great, breakfast food is always fresh and plenty of it. Beach is five minutes walk from the hotel and is clean and good for swiming, but you do need to pay for the loungers. (this happens in most resorts now). I suggest people who cannot enjoy different country holidays should stay in the U.K.

Comment by Mr I Young

November 2005

Mr. Small (in a previous review) must have had a distressing experience, and it was with some concern that we arrived at the Manolya. In the event we suffered none of the problems he described. Plenty of hot water (yes the hotel was full), no sign of electrical sockets hanging off the wall, the carpets were fine (although one might ask why carpets rather than tiles, and the mustard color is asking for trouble). The staff were friendly and helpful, although not exactly pro-active. The room's air-conditioning worked fine if rather noisy. The interior decor was clean, the exterior mainly ok, but in need of attention in the sea-facing surfaces. The room was cleaned daily. The pool was kept clean and received regular attention. It's not the hotel's fault that smoking is virtually compulsory in North Cyprus, and inconsiderate smokers leave traces of their presence. All in all for a hotel, which claims to be of "basic" standard, the Manolya met most criteria. We felt it was reasonable value, and we would use it again.

Comment by Mr. & Mrs. Hardy

September 2005

This hotel does not even rate 1 star. Our room (406) was tiny, and the smell of drains was so overpowering it made one retch. The carpets were badly stained, had sustained water damage and were covered in cigarette burns. The mini bar was non-existent, the curtains were hanging off the rails and the room was so tiny we were unable to open the wardrobes properly. The hotel is shabby and below par for Northern Cyprus. I can only assume that the people who return year after year have not been placed in this miniscule, smelly room. I urge anyone considering booking this hotel to think seriously before booking. We were transferred within two hours of arrival and were informed by our holiday reps that the drain problem is ongoing.

Comment by Derek Walker, London

September 2005

The Manolya hotel was great fun! Ok, it's never going to be the Ritz, but let's be honest — you get what you paid for. Mehmet is a great host and a very helpful guy. The hotel is clean and the rooms modest. Most of the staff are very good. We will return to the Manolya soon — it's great value for money!

Comment by Graham and Pamela Hooley

December 2004

Just thought we would send you a note to tell all potential clients that they should have no worries about booking with at this hotel. Of all the places we have stayed at, this comes out on top for personal service and reliability. Even the sunshine is guaranteed from May through till September, and no doubt you can even put that one in writing. It is important to us to know that we can rely on what the staff tell us, and the fact that what they say is what they do. Many thanks for our two previous holidays. They were brilliant, and we will see this place again in just, oh, let me see, seven days from now. [If anybody wants further truthful information about Manolya Hotel, North Cyprus — 07768 171314.]

Comment by Jim and Michele

November 2004

We have stayed twice at this hotel and also elsewhere in North Cyprus. There are several five-star hotels in the area, but these lack true North Cypriot hospitality. That was the reason we came here and luckily we found it at Manolya. Although it is 12 kilometers out of town there is a good Dolmus [taxi-sharing] service and taxis are cheap and plentiful. When we stayed there breakfast was freshly made, always traditional but at your request the staff would serve you anything you wanted. We found that all the staff members were friendly and courteous and above all, very honest.

Comment by June, Dave, Eileen, Keith, Janet and Ken, West Midlands

October 2004

We just had a fourteen-night stay at the Manolya Hotel in Lapta. The hotel has an excellent manager, and the staff were very helpful with anything you required. Nothing was too much trouble for them. There were six of us and we would be happy to return here again. There are lots of good places around to eat and drink; all the food is good and reasonably priced. Our special restaurant was "Jessic," next door to the Manolya. Jessic is family-run, very friendly, and we spent some happy hours in there.

Comment by A September guest

October 2004

I stayed at the Manolya Hotel for the second time and found it excellent. In the Northern Cyprus guidebook available at the airport in TRNC (Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus) this place is rated as 3-star. Mehmet is wonderful and his staff, who are very young, are friendly and very eager to please the guests. The foyer of the hotel is beautiful. My husband and I found the rooms to be of good quality. The bed linen was changed daily, and towels the same. We had a full size fridge, a settee, a TV, air-conditioning, and a mini-bar. The beds were twin but could be pushed together to make a double if required. We had a double wardrobe with shelving above and space underneath and also another double pine wardrobe along with a dressing table and stool. Our room had a balcony with both sea and mountain views, which of course could not be sustained for all rooms. The breakfast was substantial: eggs, salami, fruit, olives, cereal, yogurt, etc. and omelets on demand. Tea, coffee, lemon tea were freely available. Invariably on returning to our room during the hot time of day around noon and afterwards I always met the cleaning ladies doing our room. And I have to say our room was always spotless. We had a wonderful Turkish night in the hotel, and there were plenty of tours advertised along with fishing, boat trips, snorkeling, etc. As anyone who has visited TRNC knows, along certain parts of the Mediterranean there are only stony beaches. To get the best beach you need to go past Kyrenia and to Famagusta and the Panhandle where the finest beaches in the Med are to be found. The swimming pool at the hotel is lovely, and I found that especially after my knee surgery it was an ideal place to relax. We had problems with the water on the first day of our arrival and we did have a power outage but this again is par for the course for Cyprus. On speaking to other residents during my two-week stay, I discovered that some people had been back for the third and fourth year and had already booked for next year. So have I. I also have recommended this hotel to my friends, as I find that for people of my age, 55-60 plus, it is an ideal place to relax. We had no noise whatsoever to disturb us. We did hire a car from Mehmet at reasonable rates but some nights we walked to different restaurants which are plentiful around Lapta. I certainly would recommend this hotel and Lapta in particular to anyone of middle age and upwards.

Comment by Stewart Martin

October 2004

The hotel is not what you would expect from a three-star hotel, but then we are in the TRNC (Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus). Since 1974 this area of the island has been on its own, and as such the people have had a struggle to survive. If you would wish to visit the official web site of the hotel, which I strongly suggest you do, you will see the many comments from past guests. The hotel is family-run and is a delight. There is no fuss, no trying to impress, just a lovely hotel. No one is FORCED out in the evening. What is better than sitting on the terrace in the evening heat and enjoying a cool drink? It's better then being surrounded by loud music and flashing lights.

Comment by Anonymous

September 2004

We did enjoy our holiday in the Manolya! Mehmet, the manager, is a gracious host but has little or no control over the staff, who, although they are pleasant, are basically lazy. Mehmet did everything in his power to sort out the noisy clubs nearby, even phoning the police. His efforts were successful, but the problem was that it was the staff who were making the noise, as they had no customers! You do need a car if you want to get out in the evening because there is nothing to do in the hotel. There is an awful lot of wasted space here that could be put to good use. As it is now, you were practically forced out in the evening unless you want to watch TV in your room! The swimming pool is fantastic, and you can swim in the sea via some steps down from the hotel. We are not beach people so this did not cause us any problems. Overall, I would say you get what you pay for--the Manolya is rated as a 2-star hotel.

Comment by Anonymous

September 2004

The staff at the hotel are helpful, pleasant and approachable. Sadly, the hotel itself does not match their efforts! There are ongoing problems with the water supply and power cuts, which may be outside their control. The rooms are Spartan, to say the least. Their standards of cleanliness leave much to be desired (apart from the entrance and foyer). Breakfast is chaotic and very repetitive. Certain items clearly are not fresh, and are re-used over two to three days. The rooms do all have a sea view, but this may involve leaning over a balcony and peering round a corner! Those looking for a quiet retreat will not be happy here, as there are very noisy clubs and bars less than 25 meters away, and many of the rooms face a very busy main road (Girne-Guzelyurt). I would strongly recommend hiring a car. The hotel does not have a beach, and the adjacent beaches either have to be paid for, or if they are free, they are dirty and the amount of broken glass is frankly astonishing! Lapta is potentially a pleasant resort that is slowly sinking under a sea of litter and thousands of plastic bottles!

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