Limanaki Beach, a three-star by Ayia Napa harbour

Not everything in Ayia Napa is five-star resorts on Nissi. Limanaki Beach is a small three-star beside the harbour, a short walk from the centre, and the harbour gives it its name. I summarise its entry, what I couldn’t verify and the kind of trip I’d consider it for. For the rest of town, see Ayia Napa hotels.

What the list says

The ministry registered it in August as a three-star with 70 rooms and 133 beds, at number 8 on 1st October Street. With its P, that rating waits on the new law. The same list has 24 three-star hotels in Ayia Napa, so it has plenty of competition in its bracket. The town’s list adds up to 132 establishments and around 12,000 rooms, with 60 hotels and 64 apartment complexes by my count, so there’s no shortage of choice and plenty of room to compare. By stars, the town has ten five-star hotels, 18 four-stars, 24 three-stars, six two-stars and two one-stars, which puts Limanaki in the most crowded bracket of all, the one with the most alternatives to weigh up before you commit.

A website that isn’t its own

The register gives it a website, ayianapahotels.net, which turns out to be a booking portal covering hotels across the area, not Limanaki’s own page. I couldn’t find a website of its own setting out its facilities. So you won’t find a pool, board basis, reception hours or prices. If it interests you, I’d write to the hotel before booking to confirm what the room includes, whether there’s a pool and air conditioning, and whether reception is staffed at night.

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Where it is

OpenStreetMap places it beside Ayia Napa harbour, the one with the fishing boats, on the edge of the centre. Less than a kilometre east is the Alion Beach hotel, a compact five-star, and west of the centre, above Nissi beach, Nissi Beach Resort. Further on, at Makronissos, is the Dome Beach hotel.

When I’d consider it

If you’re going to Ayia Napa to get out and about, for nights out or to explore Cape Greco and its coves, and only want a simple central place to sleep, a three-star by the harbour can make sense. If you’re after a pool-and-hotel holiday, the big Nissi hotels offer far more.

If you would rather have a local show you round, book a guided tour in Ayia Napa and choose by the reviews.

My take

With the public information available, I’d place it behind hotels that publish their facilities clearly. But its location suits an active break, as long as you confirm the basics in writing. Ask, too, whether the rate includes breakfast, since a small three-star in a busy centre may sell rooms on several different terms. For a different stretch of sand every day, look at Ayia Napa beaches.

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