we visited Helios Bay in September. Our 10th trip. Absolutely fabulous. As usual everything was perfect. Nicos and Loucas were fantastic as usual and could not do enough for you.It is not very often you go on holiday and the owners of the hotel and their family come and sit and drink with you. we have made some fantastics friends. We love Cyprus and Helios Bay and think of it as our second home.
Rooms have recently been refurbished and although basic have everything you need. All the staff are amazing rooms are cleaned 6 times a week to a very high standard. Bria, the pool barman was absolutely great. He remembered us from last year and looked after us very well he is an asset to the hotel. There are several hotels within the vacinity but our favourite was The Harmony Restaurant which is about half a mile from the hotel on the way to Coral Bay and also Sophies Restaurant in Peyia which do an absolutely amazing Carvery.We cannot fault Helios bay or Cyprus as a whole and will continue to visit as often as We can.

We stayed at the Helios bay Hotel, situated between Coral Beach and Paphos it has the best of both worlds. The hotel is bright and clean though slightly dated. Our apartment had a balcony (some dont, neither do they have a terrace) overlooking the pool and out over the sea.
Sunsets exceptionally lovely, but it was a bit chilly given the time of year we went to sit out much. The rooms were spotlessly clean and linen changed regularly as were the towels.Bins daily.They were equiped with enough utensils for us...the downside was the hob. One small one large ring and it took 45 mins to come to a simmer when we wanted boiled eggs.
We ate out except for one night when we crossed the road at the front of the hotel and got an Indian take away from Poppydoms. Expensive but tasty and too much to eat for us.
The restaraunts near by are expensive but with the exception of Sienna we had good portions. Sienna's food is lovely but we could have done with more.My hubs had chicken in sauce which came in a terracottta dish with a small side dish of veg. The veg consisted of one finger each of courgette and aubergine, one cauliflower floret and a very small portion of saute potato slices.
I had cod bake and the sauce was lovely but i would have liked more than five small cubes of fish. i had the same veg ecept i had a very small tower of the saute potatoes on the plate. Staff were lovely shame the food let it down.
there are a few places to eat nearby and a couple of small supermarkets if you need anything.
Buses are every ten mins jut outside the hotel. Two euros for a day ticket you can use again and again in the same day, excellent value.
The whole area was quiet and it seems not so many have visited the island this year, indeed our hotel was very quiet. The pool bar closed at 3pm and the 24 hour bar inside was never open, this meant no one gathered to chat. the people who had the hotel only spoke to us once, they were hardly seen in fact.
All in all it was nice, plenty of loungers by the pool and a small kiddies pool too, all very clean.
Good for families or older couples.

spent 2 seperate nights there recently (october2011) clean decent sized rooms . breakfast at seperate charge only 4 euros at pool bar . decent sized grounds and pool with walkway down to the best cove sixed beach we came across on the island . staff nor terribly welcomung , but ok for a short stay. cost per room per night 50 euros.

We booked a room with sea view => very nice view on the sea - on groundfloor (would definitiely recommend to have studio/appartment on groundfloor or with baclony- Avoid rooms with view on the road..noisy and not nice)

Breakfast was good

Location is good - nice sandy beach 200 meters direct access

For Coral Bay or Pahos center restaurants - 5-10 min driving (easy to reach)