The Onuray family have created an hotel and atmosphere totally different from that of your normal and conventional tourist venue
The Riviera is set in a huge garden,leading down to the sea,with its stone house and bungalows dotted around the property and the swimming pool.
This not an hotel to visit if you are looking for a ''buzz''
It is a place for relaxation,contemplation, talk and humour----easy going would be an understatement!.
If you are individual by nature and high in spirit,i would highly recommend the Riviera

Just got back from a week at the Riviera Beach and had a very relaxing and pleasant stay. It's beautifully landscaped, so feels smaller than it is and there's a pretty little beach (hard to get into the sea because of rocks, but you can swim from the jetty next to it) and there's a nice pool if you prefer.
The family who run it are very welcoming and helpful, and the inclusive breakfast is delicious and simple (yoghurt, eggs, jams, honey, bread etc.) served on a very pretty terrace.
There are a couple of things to be aware of though. Firstly I think how much you enjoy your stay will be very influenced by which room you choose. Some of the rooms are not in great positions. We stayed in a beachside room in the front block, so had a lovely view from our balcony. In fact the room above us had the best view on the resort, as their balcony was not 'latticed' for security. But some of the other rooms didn't have much of a view at all, and felt a little claustraphobic. Particularly the bungalows furthest from the beach, which pretty much had views of the main building's walls.
And the food apart from breakfast was pretty ordinary and quite expensive for what it was. But that was pretty much the case for the area.
We went to 'The Veranda' a restaurant just around the corner set in a lovely position right on the sea. It was full of grumbling, pink, overweight Mancunians and we paid a lot of money for some pretty basic school dinner-like food, that tasted like it had come from a packet. 2 dissapointing courses and wine for about £60.
Kyrenia itself is surprisingly small. The marina is pretty, but you get really hassled by touts from all the restaurants leaping out at you and trying to drag you in. Once again the food was relatively expensive and very poor quality.
But overall if you want a quiet, simple, relaxing week, and don't mind it being 95% German (which we didn't) I'd recommend the Riviera Beach, particularly having seen some of the other hotels we were considering beforehand, 'in the flesh.'

i have never been to a more friendly relaxed layed back hotel complex in my life. Altay the manager/owner was a perfect gent with a sense of decorum and humour, rare these days! Comfortable, clean and heavenly views from the beach apaprtment.

I recently stayed at the Riviera Beach Bungalows just outside Kyrenia with my partner and 2 young children and we all absolutely fell in love with the place. It is owned by the most charming family who really do make you feel welcome and attend to all your needs.
The hotel is located right next to a delightful private sandy beach and has a beautiful pool which we had to ourselves most days which the kids loved. The hotels' gardens are very well kept and it was lovely to open our balcony doors in the mornings to view the sea through the gorgeous grounds along with the citrus scents.
We also enjoyed having our breakfast (which was included in the price) on the hotel terrace every morning where we sampled Osmans' fathers' delicious homemade jams and our son befriended one of their friendly cats Ali Baba.
I work in the travel industry and have done a vast amount of travelling,but i have to say,this is one of my favourite places to stay as it is a naturally beautiful and quiet place . It is also within easy reach of some wonderful archeological sights such as St Hilarion Castle and Bellapais Abbey. The harbour in Kyrenia is also very picturesque and a great place to stop for lunch/dinner and enjoy the views of the castle.
We would definately reccomend car hire so thet you can go out and explore. We thoroughly enjoyed our trip to Northern Cyprus,the people are so friendly and it is truly stunning. Go and enjoy!!