In recent years the city of Paphos and its surrounding area turned out to be the leading tourist vacation hub on the island of Cyprus, taking in more than 40% of the tourists arriving to the island each year.
The main reasons for this transformation are clear; The Paphos International Airport, which offers multiple daily flights from many European and middle-eastern cities, brought over 2.5 million passengers to the city in 2017. Most of these passengers are tourists that make their vacation in the area, making vacation arrival and departure an easy task.
In addition, the Paphos area offers a unique combination of tourist attractions; Both your basic fun vacation needs (great weather, sandy beaches, top accommodations, restaurants & pubs), combined with more personal vacation attractions such as leading archaeological sites and different geographical and cultural attractions.
Since Paphos is located between the Mediterranean shore and the Troodos mountains, the distance between the sea to the mountain heights is relatively short, allowing the vacationer to enjoy them both. This means that a tourist, taking a vacation in the Paphos area, can spend sunny days by the pool or on a sandy beach, eat and drink in great restaurants and pubs or can spend some of their time visiting internationally historical sites, hike by the Sea Caves seashore or explore charming mountain-villages on the mighty Troodos Mountains.
This variety of options, combined with ease of travel, makes Paphos the tourist paradise it has become.
The Paphos area offers a large spectrum of accommodation alternatives; From small and relatively cheap hotels to huge luxury five-star hotels. From single room-for-rent to luxury villas with private swimming pools. Each of these alternatives target different tourist markets.
Many tourists that plan a luxury vacation, find it hard to decide between luxury hotels and luxury villas. For many it is a matter of a personal choice, BUT for families or groups that need more than one room, the answer is very simple; luxury villa is the clear and better selection!
Why? First, because of the cost! When comparing the cost of several luxury hotel rooms to the cost of one luxury villa, the villa will always be cheaper by far. Second, because of the quiet and privacy! In a luxury hotel, as soon as you leave your room, you are in a public place (public pool, public lobby, public dining room). In a luxury villa, your family or group is in your own private house, pool, kitchen, or dining room.
Luxury villas for rent always have a fully equipped kitchen for you to use. If you prefer to go and eat out, no problem – most villas are located close to food and entertainment hubs.
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Renting a small car is a relatively inexpensive alternative that is highly recommended. A small rental car will add just a small cost to your overall vacation budget, as some will be rented for as low as 10-20 Euro per day, but it will upgrade your vacation experience immensely.
A rental car will give you full independence and freedom to travel and explore the area or even just the ability to quickly get to the beach and back or to checkout that new restaurant you found on TripAdvisor that is just a few minutes drive away. Remember, many times you can rent a small car for the entire vacation for less than the cost of a taxi from the airport and back! ….it just makes good sense.
