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.'
- Riviera Beach Hotel
