Amara - Sea Your Only View
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Limassol
Cyprus, Europe
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Key Highlights
- ✓Exceptional Service:** The staff's friendliness, attentiveness, and professionalism are consistently highlighted as a major draw, contributing to a welcoming and comfortable atmosphere.
- ✓Pool Facilities:** Amara features multiple pools, including a stunning infinity pool, a heated indoor pool, a children's pool, and a unique adult-only seawater pool.
Expert Review: Amara - Sea Your Only View
Amara - Sea Your Only View, a Michelin Key Selected property in Limassol, Cyprus, consistently garners high praise for its luxurious offerings, stunning design, and exceptional service. Guests frequently describe their stays as incredible, amazing, and truly unforgettable, solidifying its reputation as one of the best hotels in Limassol and Cyprus.
1. Overall Rating & Sentiment
The overall sentiment for Amara is overwhelmingly positive, with guests giving it excellent ratings. Reviewers frequently use words like "exceptional," "luxurious," and "perfect" to describe their experience. The hotel often exceeds expectations, offering a genuinely high-end stay that creates lasting memories.
2. Key Highlights
Guests consistently laud several aspects of Amara:
- Design & Ambiance: The hotel boasts an exquisite modern Mediterranean design, often incorporating an elegant Asian feel, created by renowned designer David Rockwell. Its attention to detail is evident in every corner, with beautiful art pieces and a sophisticated aesthetic.
- Sea Views: The "Sea Your Only View" promise is a reality, as every single one of its 207 rooms and suites offers an unobstructed, panoramic 180-degree view of the Mediterranean Sea.
- Exceptional Service: The staff's friendliness, attentiveness, and professionalism are consistently highlighted as a major draw, contributing to a welcoming and comfortable atmosphere.
- Culinary Excellence: The presence of celebrity chef restaurants, particularly those by Nobu Matsuhisa and Giorgio Locatelli, is a significant highlight, offering diverse and high-quality dining experiences.
- World-Class Spa: The expansive spa, uniquely built around ancient city ruins, offers a serene and rejuvenating experience with various pools, heat rooms, and therapeutic services.
- Pool Facilities: Amara features multiple pools, including a stunning infinity pool, a heated indoor pool, a children's pool, and a unique adult-only seawater pool.
3. Room Quality
The rooms and suites at Amara are designed for comfort and elegance. All accommodations are sea-facing, with balconies or terraces to fully appreciate the views. Guests describe them as clean, super comfortable, and meticulously designed, with thoughtful touches like insulated flooring for quietness, automated mood lighting, electrically motorized curtains, and wireless lighting control systems. Many suites offer additional luxuries such as private pools, Jacuzzis, or in-room steam facilities. Standard room sizes are generous, with options like Deluxe Sea View Rooms at 484 sq ft. The minibar often includes complimentary soft drinks, though some guests have noted the absence of alcohol.
4. Dining Experience
Dining at Amara is a major highlight. The hotel boasts a remarkable culinary scene with restaurants from world-renowned chefs:
- Matsuhisa Limassol: Specializes in Japanese-Peruvian fusion cuisine with signature dishes by Nobu Matsuhisa.
- Ristorante Locatelli: Offers refined Italian cuisine by Michelin-starred chef Giorgio Locatelli.
- Beefbar: Provides an elevated street food experience by Riccardo Giraudi.
- Nereia Seafood Restaurant: Serves fresh seafood and fish, often caught daily from the Aegean Sea.
The breakfast buffet receives consistent rave reviews for its excellent quality, variety, and freshness, with healthy and gluten-free options and a live cooking station. Overall, the restaurants are praised for their superb service and unique ambiance.
5. Service & Staff
The service at Amara is frequently cited as one of its strongest assets. Guests consistently describe the staff as "super nice and friendly," "professional," "attentive," and "caring". Many reviews highlight the staff's dedication to ensuring a memorable and comfortable stay, often going above and beyond to provide exceptional hospitality and creating a genuine feeling of being at home.
6. Location & Accessibility
Amara is situated on the coast near Limassol, Cyprus' most cosmopolitan city. It offers a prime beachfront location with easy access to the sea, ideal for swimming and non-motorized watersports. The hotel is located in the historic Amathus area, with the ancient kingdom of Amathus' ruins visible nearby, even integrated into the spa's design. It's approximately a 35-minute drive from Larnaca International Airport and about 10km from central Limassol. The vibrant Limassol Old Town and Limassol Marina are also easily accessible, offering further attractions, bars, and restaurants.
7. Value & Pricing
Amara is considered a luxury property, and its pricing reflects this. Average room prices hover around $559 per night, though rates can fluctuate from approximately $393 to $605 depending on the season and day of the week, with March often being the cheapest and August the most expensive. Despite the higher price point, many guests feel it offers exceptional value for money due to the unparalleled luxury, extensive amenities, and high level of service.
8. Common Complaints
While generally highly acclaimed, a few minor criticisms have been noted by guests:
- Dining Cost: Some guests found the Japanese restaurant to be expensive for the quality offered, and one mentioned dissatisfaction with the value for money overall.
- Minibar Contents: A recurring minor complaint is that the minibar, while often complimentary for soft drinks, does not include alcohol.
- Room Size (for families): Standard rooms might feel a bit small for families with children during peak times.
- Spa Experience: One review cited disappointment with spa treatments and a lack of clear communication prior to them.
- Pool Bar Lunch Menu: An isolated comment mentioned the lunch menu at the pool bar felt a little limited, particularly during the off-season.
- Noise/View: Occasional reports of noise from neighboring rooms exist, although these are not common. One guest experienced a partially obstructed sea view despite the general promise of 180-degree views.
- Evening Entertainment: Evening entertainment is not a primary focus of the hotel, which might be a drawback for guests seeking active nighttime activities.
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Points to Consider
- •While generally highly acclaimed, a few minor criticisms have been noted by guests:
- •Minibar Contents:** A recurring minor complaint is that the minibar, while often complimentary for soft drinks, does not include alcohol.
