Cyprus villas with pools, Paphos

Dear Irene

Thanks for your email. Yet again we had a fabulous holiday at Villa Kingfisher.
The villa was spotless with the new addition of outdoor dining furniture which was lovely to eat our evening meal at. There were beach towels this year and the hamper was much better than last with items that you could use. All the appliances were in good working order.
We met both Mr Michael and Nicole who were as ever courteous , friendly and helpful. We had a very relaxing holiday with our only excursion being the Aphrodite waterpark which we would recommend to all families. It can be hot and expensive as you have to buy their food and drink but it's worth it for the children.

We would have no hesitation in recommending Sundance Villas to friends and family

Kind regards

Yvonne and Alan South Queens Ferry

Hi Irene

We very much enjoyed the villa.

We always go to villas when in Cyprus and have stayed in lots, the location of this one was excellent and we would most definitely like to return to it.

The villa was very clean on arrival. All the kitchen appliances (big and small) worked very well which is quite unusual particularly with dishwashers!!, but this one was good.

...plenty of plates, dishes, mugs and glasses, and also plastic cups which is great with kids especially on those tiled floors. We always use plastic ones around the pool too!

We have an indoor pool at home and are often critical of how well pools are looked after abroad, the pool at Villa Jardim was one of the best kept pools we have ever used in Cyprus!

Also for wheelchair users the Chinese restaurant on the Coral Bay Strip now has a lift up to it, downstairs toilets available in the following restaurants Palm Grove, Elephant, Blazing Saddles, Seryanis, possibly others as well but these ones for definite. (Palm Grove and Elephant have proper disabled friendly loos.)

Thanks very much to both you and Nicole for a great service and a lovely holiday.

Kind Regards

Katie Marshall   Kent

Hello Irene

Thank you for your e-mail, please excuse the slow response. Three weeks away is a long time and I have been catching up all the usual things along with the 3 children keeping me busy!

Yes, we had a lovely time at Villa Fos in Lefkada. The accommodation was lovely with really fantastic views and like you, we found Oasis to be our local eating haunt where we were well looked after. We also enrolled the children for one week into the English speaking sailing school called Wild Wind in Vassiliki. I could not fault them on any level and children had a fantastic time. The young instructors there really were superb.

Everything in the villa was in good condition. We had this misfortune of having a punctured tyre and the BP garage in Vasiliki was very helpful in organizing for it to be fixed.

We would certainly go back again, however not next year as we have already made plans to go with friends to Portugal.

We met Ourania the owner who was charming. She sourced some petrol for us when we were running out due to the strikes there.

In all, we had a great time.

Many thanks and best wishes

Sarah Simpson   Herts

Hi Irene

Once again we had a fab time. Villa Athena was in the perfect location and was a great villa to to stay in. Everything was ready for us when we got there and was very clean and tidy, the pool was huge and the children had hours of fun day and night as it is so warm with it being heated. Nikole was always only a text away and couldn't do enough, she arranged some excursions for us and we had a brilliant time. We can highly recommend the firework cruise on the wavedancer, it was well worth the money, and a brilliant dinner and sunset evening.  The boat crew just can't do enough for you. We hired a car but only used it for shopping as the best way to get around is the bus that is only around the corner from the villa and the children ride free and it is only a euro for adults. The water park is a fab day out we spent all day there and could have gone again and again if the children had their way in between go-karting that is. Once again we had a brilliant time thanks to you and your Sundance Company.  Everything was taken care of from the moment we stepped off the plane, and the taxi was waiting.  Would recommend you without a doubt and will definitely be using you again...many thanks

The Donovan family.

Hi Irene

Just wanted to let you know what an amazing holiday we had again at Katerina this year. Even though it's our fifth year at the same villa we still had a perfect time thanks to you, Nicole, Lambros and CY Breeze. We actually went out one evening for our wedding anniversary with lambros and his family in the village to watch his son play Bazuki. It was an amazing night and Lambros was the perfect host as usual. Cannot thank you all enough for your hard work to make such a special holiday for us each year.

Nick and Sarah   Cambs

Dear Irene

We got on really well at the villa Orchard Coast, and Anura did everything he could to make a stay a good one. Nothing was too much trouble for him. After a delayed flight, we were met by the owner who showed us around the villa. Mr Michael visited us the following morning, drove us to Polis, gave a guided tour of the town before dropping us off at the 'big' supermarket. This was a lovely gesture by Mr Michael and was very much appreciated.

Later in the week we visited the 'local' supermarket, where our shopping was duly delivered to our villa.

In Polis, we recommend a visit to Finikas and Moustakalis eateries. Elenas is a great stopping off point with superb views and extremely pleasant service.

Thank you very much for a wonderful holiday.

An oasis of tranquillity

At the villa we did find

The orchard perfumed air

Helped us to unwind

The villa itself was fabulous

A really nice place to stay

Anura worked hard to assist us

Giving home from home comfort each day!

The sea to the right was beautiful and clear

A short walk to the beach bar for wine or a beer

A very peaceful setting, a pleasant bite to eat

No reason to go anywhere, simply stay in your seat!

The beauty of Polis, super restaurants here

A gentle stroll, 10 minutes away -

With a pause at Elena�s for a beer

Oh what a way to end the day!

The weather so warm and dry

Gave us every chance,

That pure blue lovely sky

So thank you all at Sundance!

David S       Cannock

Irene

I am just letting you know that we have returned from a wonderful holiday in Cyprus, the villa Lauren Beach was wonderful and in a perfect location. Andreas at the villa was very helpful,and the Greek cypriots who live and work out there were lovely people. We hired a car from Cy-Breeze which was very handy for getting from the airport and travelling around Cyprus for the two weeks.

We will definately use your services again in the future when looking for trips away.
Truly a holiday that will leave us with great memories.

Regards

Eric K    Flitwick

Hi Irene

We had a most enjoyable holiday staying at Orchard Beach Villa in Cyprus. When we arrived, the villa was clean and tidy and we really appreciated having the hamper waiting for us in the fridge! There were plenty of clean towels for us all to use, although we did bring along our own beach towels, but didn't realise there were any beach towels to use at the villa. The swimming pool always looked so inviting and was used a great deal during our two week stay.
Anura was so helpful and we often had chats with him. We reported a few things to him in the villa which needed looking at. Some things he could replace immediately, others needed more time.
There was a resident cat at the villa which apparently belongs to the owner but she seemed very friendly and we took a few photos of her which reminded us of our cat back at home.
Most nights we walked into the square for a drink which we really enjoyed, choosing a different bar each night.

Thank you for a most enjoyable holiday and we would recommend to our friends.

Debbie Norton   Groby

Dear Irene
The flight itself was very good but unfortunately delayed on both the outward and return journey...they are not as efficient as you and we would like to say how pleased we were with both your service, that of Nicole in the resort and Nick from CY Breeze. We didn't need to contact anyone but everything was in place had we needed to. Everyone arrived on the Monday so we were well informed from the start and after that were left to enjoy our holiday without interruption for which we were really grateful. We would happily recommend Sundance Villas; the poster is up in work and thank you for the bottle of wine.

The villa Katerina was clean and tidy and the welcome hamper was very good, particularly as we arrived so late. Beach towels were provided which is a very useful addition. The Villa was perfectly secluded and in a peaceful location.
The pool is absolutely brilliant and we made full use of it, particularly as the temperatures continued to soar. We don't have any new recommendations; your existing list is very comprehensive and included many places we have visited before and agree with the comments. I would however, warn future clients not to order coffee from Atlantica Restaurant; I'm still reeling from being charged 2.50 euros for a sachet of Nescafe in a cup and a pot of hot water!

We thoroughly enjoyed our holiday and would happily book with you again. Considering how late we were in making the booking, everything was dealt with quickly and efficiently and because of this we enjoyed a totally relaxing and stress free week - just what we needed.

Thank you .

Regards

Keith & Lynne Marlborough     Taunton

Hi Irene

Sorry for the delay in replying, it doesn't take too long too get back into work etc unfortunately!

After we got everything sorted out with the villa Gardenia we got on very well. Andreas worked hard to iron out any problems and we really got on well with him and we will probably go back to the villa again at some point. I would also have no hesitation in recommending them to anyone.

Nicole was great, some very helpful advice.

As to highlights; we loved Kato Paphos. We spend quite a few mornings having coffee on the seafront and ate out a few nights at some of the restaurants. There is a lovely italian one on the front about half way down but we can't remember the name of it (something piazza) quite pricey by cypriot standards but lovely and an excellent wine list.

One major highlight was Aphrodite's Baths over at Latchi. We went over there one morning and had coffee at the taverna there, saw the beach below and ended up spending the day there. We never did actually go to see the Baths! The beach there is excellent for snorkelling, Colin saw lots of fish and octopus etc. We had lunch at the taverna and it was lovely. They have showers and changing rooms underneath the taverna so when you climb up from the beach (lots of steps and not for the faint hearted with the heat!!) it is lovely to shower and get changed before you eat. We went back there a couple of days and I think it was probably one of the best bits of our holiday. It takes 35 minutes in the car from the Villa to the Taverna.

Thank you for everything.

Kind regards

Lynne M     County Fermanagh
Note from Irene: I highly recommend a visit to the Akamas coastline and Baths Of Aphrodite area and the taverna. It has some of the clearest bluest sea in the Med. and snorkelling or a boat trip from Latchi is a good way to enjoy it

Dear Irene

We all had a lovely time in Cyprus, but unfortunately we had to come home.. we can honestly say, the Villa Athena was brilliant. It was clean and well looked after. Everything we wanted was there. Little things like salt being available was noticed. (Other privately own villas we've booked before have not supplied such a simple thing). The poolman/gardener was a frequent visiter, which just showed good housekeeping and attention to detail. We did have a few minor issues on arrival, but after speaking to Nicola, these were sorted. We especially liked the outside covered patio area next to pool. This we made lots of use of. We spent most of our villa time here. This, as well as the heated pool are certainly, in our opinions, a big selling/focalpoint.
All in all, we were very happy with our villa, and would have no doubt in recommending you and your villas to whomever may ask. We all have copies of your advertisment, and have pinned up on work notice boards.

Thankyou for your part in our holiday, and look forward to speaking to you in the future.

Kind regards

Jacqui & Geoff, Mum & Dad and the kids, Harry & Hannah

Hello Irene

Thank you for your e mail, yes we had yet again a fabulous holiday everything was as expected at this lovely Katerina cottage, oh and thank you for listening to my request for a mirror!!! did not have to rely on husband to tell me I looked ok.

Thank you also for the extra bottle wine, which we had no trouble enjoying !!, there has been a lot of interest from work colleagues since notice went up on our board so I just hope they don't book same time as I want LoL!!.

Once again the pool was fantastic, we were able to have a proper swim due to the size and depths.  The representatives are great and do not visit unless you want them to which is always nice .

Collecting freshly laid eggs for breakfast each day was also highlight of the holiday, not many places you can do that.

Well back to reality now, can't wait for next year.

Many thanks for all your help , as always.

Roxanne & Roy

Hi Irene

Our holiday in Cyprus was fantastic...didn't want to come back.Villa Athena was ideal. Apart from a broken toilet seat, it was pristine.The kitchen appliances and utensils looked as if they had never been used. The hamper was appreciated and there were enough towels to open a market stall.The furnishings inside and outside were of a higher standard normally found in a holiday rental and the covered dining areas front and rear were a real bonus. The pool was well used by all of us...the biggest we've had in a private villa.The only improvements to the villa could be some art just to add a bit colour to the white walls and perhaps additional planting at the back or a Grecian urn or two just to make the pebbled area a bit more interesting...but I realise this is being really petty.

The location was a bit further from the main area of Coral Bay than we envisaged but the walk wasn't too bad. We usually opted for the local buses which were regular and it only took a few minutes to the 'strip'. It was just a short stroll, however to Corallia Beach. We thought this was the better of the two, but Coral Bay Beach was easily accessed from here,via a path up and over the rock which separates them.

Nicole was superb. Very efficient, helpful and knowledgeable. We had a problem with one aircon unit and it only took one text to her and Andreas, the builder/owner arrived, the unit was repositioned and new piping was run in from outside, all within a couple of days. Ok, a few extra holes were left in the wall, but you cant ask for better service than that. She also booked and delivered tickets for a Wavedancer cruise, and put us in touch with someone who did quad bike safaris (George at Golden Rides). We thought about doing the jeep safari but didn't fancy spending all daybouncing around in a jeep in the sweltering heat, so went for the quad bike alternative and spent three hours bouncing around in the sweltering heat instead....great fun!!

We tried most restaurants/tavernas in the area (the kitchen appliances and utensils still look unused) and to be honest we didn't receive a bad meal or poor service anywhere. A very high standard overall but a special mention should go to King Solomons, the traditional family owned and operated taverna just off the main strip where we had a mixed meat and fish meze...it was fab, just differing slightly from other restaurants and the 15(ish) dishes served just a ta pace we could manage.

I am sure we will be backin the future and we wont look any further than Sundance Villas. We would have no hesitation in recommending you to friends, family and anyone else thinking of going to Cyprus

Kind regards

Robert, Arlene & family

Hello Irene, as you know we have holidayed in villas for the past 5 years in Coral Bay and have always stayed in lovely villas in the heart of the resort. As our daughter was getting married in Paphos on the 3rd July we wanted a villa that was of exceptional quality and a bit more special in the heart of the resort...we were not disappointed! Kingfisher villa is of a very high standard and is equipped with everything you would need. I would like to thank you for your excellent booking service and Michael (Resort Manager) who visited us our first day and a very special thank you to Antoni (Gardener and pool man) who was always around and always checking everything was ok and offering advise regarding the area etc and to Andreas (the owner) who popped in a couple of times and was always just a phone call away should anything go wrong with the villa, which was real peace of mind. We also took your advice and booked 2 cars through CY-Breeze and they were also very professional and offered a great service. We also used Steve's taxis several times and again their service was excellent and we got to know a few of the drivers....we will certainly be recommending Kingfisher Villa and Sundance Villas to all of our friends and family....thank you all of you who made our holiday so easy and hassle free

Ann Paterson   Lenzie

Hi Irene

Just returned and we wanted to re book for 2011 but the dates are booked already so we will book Villa Aphrodite. Our holiday was out of this world! Brilliant! Villa Filip is the best villa ever for comfort, relaxation and quality, inside and out. When we arrived we met Filip who was hosing the poolside. Pool was spotless and warm like a bath, and the scent of the flowers was unbelievable. We have never stayed at a villa so much, we hardly went out, breakfast in the rear garden with the scent of a waxy cream flower and the roses, and the rest of the time on the front terrace. We did go to Polis and drove along to Argaka, and we did the drive you suggested in the paperwork from Lysos, beautiful.

Nick and Margaret Pike    Trowbridge

Dear Irene,

We had a fantastic time�apologies for not taking the time sooner to express our gratitude to you and also Nicole for a wonderful holiday in Paphos. We barely spent much time in the villa Jardim (thanks to you both and all the info sent by email beforehand and info upon arrival) we just couldn�t stop ourselves from jumping in the car and heading off to explore.

We hired our car from Nick at Cy-Breeze..very helpful..very good price for the car which we were grateful for and the car was excellent, clean and very reliable.

We found Nicole very helpful when we met her and her advice to take our little boy to the Paphos bird and animal park was the best tip we could have had as he thoroughly enjoyed it and so did we. Much to our surprise as we are not huge fans of zoos especially ones abroad as we have had some bad experiences with them being unclean and unkind to animals, but the Paphos bird and animal park has to be the best park/zoo of its kind (even in comparison to ones we have visited over here in England) just wonderful, and one of the highlights of our holiday (even better as we had been able to use the Sundance Villa discount). We also visited the Troodos Mountains with its breathtaking scenery. We visited some of the villages such as Lysos, which we were particularly fond of and had a lovely cup of tea (and very cheap! compared with tourist areas) at the top of the hill/ mountain there in Lysos at a table and chairs overlooking a cliff top which was just fabulous. We managed to take in Latchi, Polis, Paphos Harbour, Akamas (which we abandoned in the end due to rough terrain, despite being in the 4x4 was worried as poor Harri's head was bouncing all over the place- all good fun though!) as well as a ride down almost as far as Limassol. I could continue listing places, but fear I could be hear all day....
Had some wonderful meals ..our favourite place to go was SERIANI's nr our Villa. All staff were extremely friendly here, the food was fabulous (especially Lamb kleftiko) and one member of staff called George was so attentive that our little boy became quite attached to him, in the end it felt like we were saying goodbye to a family member. It was just lovely to be so welcome and not feel like it was put on at all. Such genuine people and lovely atmosphere. The owner of our villa was also very helpful when we could not work the satellite tv and Nicole had asked her to come and look at it in her lunch break. The owner gave us her direct number to contact if we had any problems at all rather than to bother Nicole which was kind of her, and again when she visited she was extremely friendly to us and made us feel welcome�..

Best Regards,

Jo Blyth Romford

Hi Irene

I can absolutely say we had a fantastic time at Villa Filip - it was just what we needed and wouldn't hesitate to recommend the villa to anyone who is happy to have their own peace and tranquility on holiday.

We took your recommendations to heart and all but one of the places we ate was on your list and all turned out to be fantastic for one reason or another - the one we didn't was the Sxxxxx Taverna in Agio Georgios which was dreadful and we only went there because we couldn't find the Sea Caves Taverna, which we did and enjoyed the following evening.
We did a range of things from lunch at the top of the gorge for my birthday, to the Baths of Aphrodite Taverna and on the last day we travelled up to the Kannayiou Dam and then to lunch at Statios Ayios-Fotios, with the green roof - the best kebab we have ever had! Your list definitely made a difference to us being able to go out with confidence and enjoy our holiday experience in a country we had not visited before from day one - we would love to go back! Absolutely brilliant!
The villa was very comfortable with all and more mod cons than we would expect. Mr Michael did come round and Philip came round twice! Both very pleasant and very helpful! Thank you for the cake, which we loved and the wine, which we also loved!

Thank you so much for recommending Villa Filip and Cy Breeze who were also brilliant. I cannot think of anything that would have improved our stay and yes we will be raving about Sundance Villas to all family and friends!

Many many thanks - we are already missing getting up and going for a dip in the pool!

Regards

Jenny & Nigel

Dear Irene

Villa Filip was superb, so relaxing it was hard to pull ourselves away to go out! What privacy! A complete contrast to our last villa holiday in Protaras, where we were overlooked from all angles. We were pleased we were just out of Coral Bay, as it was busier there than we thought. The small beach at Ayios Georgios was lovely too, what views!!...We will recommend your services for sure, many thanks..John Bishop

Hello Irene

The Villa Filip was lovely, very clean & tidy, just perfect for the 2 of us. Your directions from the airport were spot on & it was a wonderful to find the hamper there on our arrival.

Nicole did text us on our first day but having been to Cyprus on previous occasions, we didn't really need any assistance, or have any requests.

Philip came over to see us on the second day & was very friendly & welcoming.

The 2 weeks we spent at the villa were perfect, it couldn't have been any better. We have been on many holidays worldwide & this was the most relaxing & peaceful holiday we have ever had.

There was only thing i need to mention & that was that the air condition unit in the main bedroom started dripping towards the end of the fortnight, but this didn't have any impact on our holiday, just thought you may want to mention it to either Nicole or Philip to get it checked out.

In fact Philip actually offered for us to stay a third week as the villa was empty, but unfortunately we had to come home to go back to work, otherwise we probably would have taken him up on his offer!

I would definitely recommend sundance villas & have already given one of my work colleagues one of the your leaflets.

Regards

Jo & Simon

Dear Irene

Our party had a wonderful time at the Villa Athena! And was extremely pleased at the standard of the decor and cleanliness.

It had everything you could need for a relaxing, enjoyable holiday. The hamper was very much appreciated (especially when you arrive after a long journey).

Beach towels were supplied, which was a nice surprise as we were not expecting them.

We only met Nicole once on arrival, as she was going on holiday herself, but we were left in the capable hands of Mr Michael who was very helpful indeed!

In my opinion there is no need to improve anything at the Villa Athena - as it was perfect! And would certainly recommend Sundance Villas to friends and family. And as for us, we would love to visit Cyprus again!

Many thanks

Julie and Paul

Hi Irene,

We had a lovely holiday at Villa Irida. The villa was great, had pretty much all that we needed, maybe a better bbq would be good as we did barbie most nights that we ate in. The pool was a dream, and all in all Villa Irida lived up to expectations and location is good. Very much liked Cyprus and will return hopefully using Sundance Villas. Have already recommended Sundance Villas for friends and family when they visit Cyprus.

Will probably go Polis way as we spent a couple of days on boats etc over there and loved this.

Good luck with the future.

Kind Regards

David Price   Malvern

Hello Irene,

Re Repeat vist to Villa Aphrodite after 5 years

I hope you had a good break?

Thanks for all your help re our holiday.

The villa was better than we remembered! Charroulla has made it a home from home with so many lovely items! Also so well equipped.

Socrates visited soon after our arrival and brought us a meal his mum had made.

Of course the villas being built to the front are new, but they don't spoil the view.

The path down to the beach is as before too, and the beach totally unspoiled, despite the taverna at one end and the hotel at the other. It's so vast most of it remains empty!

We were genuinely delighted to find the whole area has not really changed much in 5 years...just "tidied up" in places, and more holiday homes, but all fitting in with the landscape.

Many people remembered us which was great! (or should we be worried?)

Apart from the first and last day there, which was cloudy and windy, the weather was as hot as I remember from our last visit in August.

The building noise (essential pipe laying) was a nuisance, but no blame to you or the owners at all.

In fact Michael was great to contact you, and we appreciate you phoning, and offering us another villa.

We did look, and liked it, but as you know, we chose Aphrodite villa because we know it, and love where it is.

Charoulla and Socrates drove all the way from Limassol the next day..they were so concerned!

I don't know what Socrates did or said, but there was only further noise for a few hours the next morning, and then it largely stopped.

Please tell Charoulla and Socrates, also Michael, that we really appreciated their help and concern.

Hope to go back soon..

Anyway, thanks again for all,

Kind regards,

Gilly Clarke

Dear Irene,

We have only just got back from Cyprus and our stay in Villa Katerina and I had to write to you immediately. We have just had the best stay in Cyprus for years. The Villa was everything you said and more - the location - perfect, the pool was fantastic - clean and warm and contained 2 children for the majority of each day!! The villa inside was beautiful and Lambros could not have been more hospitable - fresh eggs and peaches - yum!! We enjoyed every minute and thank you so much for helping us with our late booking - the car hire was perfect and you were unbelievably efficient in all the bookings and helping us. We will book the villa for next year and will shortly send you the booking form!!

Thankyou Irene and please pass our thanks to Lambros, Nicole, Mr Michael and the Car Hire company - you were all amazing - our stay was magical - just too short!!!! Thankyou, thankyou.

Kind Regards

Samantha, Graham, Harry and Eliza Tully

Hi Irene

I stayed at the Polis Castle 3 bed villa from 11^th June to 18^th and just wanted to drop you a quick e-mail to say how much I enjoyed it.

The owners were very helpful and kind, even providing some home cooking one day, and the villa itself was perfect and was very convenient for the cafes and restaurants in the town centre.

Thank you for your assistance with this booking, and I would not hesitate to use your company again.

Alan Rhodes

Dear Irene

Orchard Beach villa was lovely. It was clean and well equipped and in a lovely location. The villa, the grounds and the pool are all lovely.

And bigger than your photographs on the website lead you to believe. We loved every moment. Annura was marvellous. He truly is a gem. Polite and funny and helpful.

Always happy , always helpful and would advise us about anything we asked. A lovely man. We got on well with him and would consider him to be our friend. It was a pleasure to meet him and know him. I'd recommend him to be a rep without hesitation. A charming gentle man.

Recommendations : Akamas peninsula, a beautiful place.   Eating out in

Polis:   All the ones we used were good quality but head and shoulders above the rest is Arsinoe Fish Taverna, in the square opposite the post office. The best fish restaurant I have been in my life, as a rule Debbie doesn't eat fish but there she made an exception. The owner/manager is the perfect restaurant host. The food was divine.   I

would not hesitate to recommend Arsinoe.

For snacks and brilliant cocktails and some of the best chips in the world, with wonderful friendly Greek Cypriot service with a smile, I would recommend Elena's, a little way inland from the campsite. Elena is lovely, and she is over the moon if you try to speak to her in Greek.

A lovely friendly woman in a lovely peaceful spot. We felt very welcome at her place.

We both had a wonderful time and miss all of it terribly.



If you hear of late deals for July please let me know. Thank you for keeping in touch.

Iain G McCombie |      Newcastle upon Tyne

Dear Irene

Back home now after another wonderful week at Orchard Villas in Polis. Nothing much had changed since my sister and I were there 4 years ago so we managed to get into holiday mode straight away. Again we didn't bother with a car so set off the first morning to find the new big supermarket. Stocked up for the week ahead and rather cheekily asked them if they would deliver. They don't offer that service but after a bit of gentle persuasion we managed to get one of the delivery vans to take us and our goods back to the Villa (can you imagine that happening in reverse at Sainsbury's/Tesco/Waitrose etc.). The weather was perfect so our days, as before, were spent lazing around the pool (doing at least 100 lengths to combat the wine intake) eating delicious lunches outside, shared by the resident cat and numerous ants and lizards, a sundowner or two with crudit�s and houmous and then off to the village to try out all the numerous restaurants. One story I must tell you is the first night we tried to go back to the one we went to the first night 4 years ago as we had had such a delicious meal there - called Volos. We checked it out only to be told they had shut 2 years previously (although the menu board was still outside). We were so disappointed but after a long conversation of where we should go instead (Mystery was suggested in Latchi) they suddenly said "we will cook for you tonight" and asked what we wanted to eat!! We said just as before, Seabass with salad and french fries all washed down with some local wine. How kind was that - they even laid up the table where we had sat before. The Cypriot people are so kind and helpful and we even went back on our last night.

I would also like to sing the praises of Anura who was our Poolboy. He was such a help in so many ways, nothing was too much trouble even going off on his motorbike to get more baby food for my Grandson Archie who came with us.

Thank you for all your help before we went and all the useful information you sent us. It all went like clockwork and we can�t wait to go back again and make it a regular event.

With very best wishes

Suzie         Chipping Norton

Dear Irene,

We enjoyed our holiday rental. I have unfortunately been quite consumed by my work situation since returning due to reorganisation and cutback plans.

Still, the lovely feelings from our holiday have remained with us. Many times at the start of a workday we would say, "We should just go back to Cyprus."
We check the weather forecast for Cyprus in the newspaper pretty much everyday. Right through to the end of November it was still 22 degrees and sunny!

We enjoyed the Polis area where our rental house was! Certainly a much different feel to the area in comparison to the Coral Beach area. We had a rental car so getting around was easy and I myself would advise it to everyone, especially those not particularly agile (as myself).
And we loved the supermarket in Polis village which was mentioned in your information! We were taken by the owner's kindness who called the local butchshop for us on a Saturday evening at 7 p.m. to check if he was still open and warn him that we were coming to buy meat for a barbecue. Then she drew us a map. Just great!

As a whole, all the information and tips provided by you and via the internet site were most useful.
Making the arrangements to rent the Orchard Bay Villa went quick and easy. You were a great help.

The house itself was clean and had everything we needed. The caretaking was daily and most courteous. We liked the somewhat countryside feel to the property. The pool was lovely and we appreciated that the windows were screened. We felt quite at home almost immediately.

Room for improvement: we would have enjoyed a shady spot to sit in in the afternoon. The back of the house could have provided that spot ... an additional place to sit with views across the neighbours' field right through to their orange orchard.
The front of the house was of course very well kept.

As a whole we have a most positive impression of the Sundance organisation and will certainly check your website when planning a return visit to Cyprus. Hopefully soon!

Wishing you Happy Holidays.

Kind regards, Irene Zupan, Amersfoort, The Netherlands

Dear Irene

No problems at the Villa Aurora, it is just as we remembered. Weather was a bit unseasonable, the local shop owner (nice man, don't know his name) said that there has been a lot of wind from Syria(?) this year bringing sand particles and obscuring the sun. I don't know whether this is accurate.

The swimming was very nice! and the villa was peaceful.

We ate in most of the time, but we had a trip to Coral Bay and had a meal at the 'Lucky Genie' bar in Kissonerga which we enjoyed.

Best regards

David & Marina   Bury St Edmunds

Hi Irene,

We have had a wonderful week at Villa Aurora it was everything we wanted and more. The enormous fridge was stocked as expected and the villa was meticulously clean.

With regards to restaurants�we ate wonderfully well and in fantastic atmospheres at Imogens Inn at Kathikas, Kanelli Fish Taverna, Pomos and Moustakallis in Polis Square. We cooked our own Kleftiko a couple of evenings too!

The car hire you recommended was also very good and very helpful. We would definitely use Cy-Breeze again. The car we hired coped very well with a trip through Pafos Forest, Cedar Valley and the Troodos area.

Just to sum up, we had a fantastic holiday and we are definitely coming back to Cyprus this year and will definitely use Sundance Villas again and Cy Breeze car hire.

Thank you again.

Kim    Ongar

Dear Irene,

Right after our return from Cyprus, I just wanted to let you know how pleased we were with our stay in Rosemarie Villa. Thanks to your hamper we surprisingly found in our fridge after our arrival in Cyprus at midnight , we could have breakfast next to the swimming pool at one o'clock in the morning !!! It was a great start for our holidays.
Nicole phoned us the following morning asking if everything was O.K. She was very kind, but for our "self-made programme" we didn't need her help. Nevertheless it's good to know that in case of need there would have been a person to address to.

In one word we can highly recommend a stay at Rosemarie Villa, as there is easy access to lots of sights in Paphos, Latchi, Akamas Peninsula etc.

We had a wonderful time in Cyprus with excellent memories !

Kindest regards

Anne Ott    Herten, Germany

Dear Irene

We had a really lovely relaxing holiday at Villa Iris.

We had only a couple of very minor problems that Nicole dealt with immediately and very efficiently. She's a treasure!

Villa Iris was perfect for us, clean & tidy and well-equipped with everything we could want. The 'welcome pack' and also the extra linen & towels that we had requested were all there when we arrived.

Also, useful 'extras' like mosquito screens in the bedrooms and a drinking water tap were much appreciated.

We barbecued a lot (we love the Cypriot-style BBQ and even bought one in the UK last year to use at home!) When we did eat out, we went to Sunset Restaurant next to the Bird Park on Lara Road, St George's - which is in a peaceful spot and run by a charming family. And we can recommend Zenta'a bar as one of the quieter bars in Coral Bay for usolder folk.

We will definitely be returning to Villa Iris next year - if not before!

Kind regards

Judi   Somerset

Hi Irene

Wonderful holiday at Villa Athena. Great weather all week and superb pool which stayed at a temperature between 27 and 30 degrees C all week, the 27 was only first thing in the morning and last thing at night, great for swimming even at 11pm.

The Villa was beautiful and just as described although the times to the beaches were I think in Greek time. Corallia beach was indeed 5 minutes away by foot but Coral Bay was around 15 rather than 10, only a small point but thought I would mention it.

Nicole contacted us by text on our second day there to check all was OK, I asked her if we could have more coat hangers, and if possible a teapot. Both were delivered the next day before we woke up, excellent service. Nicole was very helpful with information, and although we did not go on any of the organised trips, she gave us lots of useful local tips. We met Andreas the owner and the gardener/ pool cleaner, while we were there, again very charming, helpful and very friendly. The welcome pack was again as described and very useful when arriving in the evening.

In a week we tried only three of the local restaurants, O' Solomons pub on the first night because it was nearby. The food was ok but more like pub food at home than Greek. In Coral Bay strip we ate at the Coral King and the Hippopotamus, both were fine and have some useful set menus which keep the cost down, not that we stuck to them we like our Greek food too much. Despite many comments I have read about Cyprus being too English we ate Greek dishes all week and thoroughly enjoyed it. Whilst there we had good reports from others about the Elephant Restaurant and the Neptune, both are supposed to be very good. We had a car for a few days and saw a little more of the Island but the weather was too good to be stuck in a car all the time so we just explored locally.

All in all an excellent holiday with great and friendly service from you Nicole and Andreas, now trying to work out when we can come back next year.

Thanks Again Irene

John Ley   Lincoln

Dear Irene,

We have just returned from our holiday at Polis Castle. The villa was absolutely perfect, we ended up spending most of our time there just lazing around the pool. The villa was so comfortable and Joy the owner brought us bread over on the Saturday that was delicious, like nothing we've tasted, and brought us another gift on the last day, she made us feel very welcome.

The positioning of the villa was great, with the wonderful 'Old Town Restaurant' very close by which had the best food ever tasted, and the setting of the garden area for eating was perfect, and other great restaurants in the square so close by we were spoilt for choice! We took a walk down to the beach one day and were very surprised at how close by it was.... a very nice 10 - 15 minute stroll. The supermarket just down the road had everything and more that we could've needed so had we not wanted to explore the rest of Cyprus we wouldn't really have needed a car, but with Polis being such a perfect starting point for so many scenic routes we couldn't help but explore.

Thank you again for the booking and we will definitely be recommending to all our friends and family and hopefully visit again soon ourselves.

Kind regards,

Jo and Ben Norwich

Hi Irene,

We had a fabulous holiday thank you and could not recommend the Villa Kingfisher or "Sundance Villas" highly enough. Nicole our Rep. was also really helpful to us. The villa is stunning and in a perfect location, a walk to the bars / restaurants and the Coral Bay beach.

Unfortunately we cannot remember the names of the restaurants we visited, the Italian opposite the Tex-Mex was our favourite though, and also the Japanese is highly recommended.

Thanks once again for a great holiday, we will be keeping an eye out for a villa for next year!

Best Regards

Vicky Bexleyheath

Dear Irene

We had a really lovely time at Villa Rosemarie and my father in law (aged 91) is telling everyone it was a "wonderful holiday" and said how lovely the villa was.

He even went into the pool as it was beautifully heated. The villa was beyond our expectations and everything was spic and span. The Welcome Pack was very welcome as we had all been up since 4.30 am and had a lovely cup of tea when we arrived. The bedrooms are very spacious and the wet room is ideal for people with mobility problems. The villa has lovely views to sit and look at in the peace and quiet

We would love to go back again next year. Do you offer any discount for 3 person occupancy in May?

Many thanks indeed for a lovely holiday.

Chris, Clive and Karen Rowbotham - and of course Charlie Rowbotham Middx May 10

Hi Irene,

We had a lovely 2 weeks in Villa Kingfisher. All the facilities were very good. The villa was lovely a bit tricky with a 2 year old with the pool and the lovely marble floors but we knew this would be the case the grassed area was lovely for him to play on though, maybe this could be fenced off in someway. Toys at the villa were a god send, he was really entertained with these. We forgot DVDs so recommend people take some as Nicole said the owner does not supply as these tend to go missing (we did manage to pick up a few at a local car boot sale!). BBQ and kitchen facilities were great had a few nice nights in and breakfast in most days.

We had some lovely meals we ate at Samisens Japenesea couple of times. Kids loved the experience about 25 euros each for a main course, dessert and drinks so a bit pricy but nice for a special occasion or a one off. We also went to King Solomons a couple of times very nice and family friendly lovely food and breakfast and really good value. We ate at Palm Grove twice which we had heard mixed reviews from other people about but we had really lovely food here and about 20 euros for 2 courses and wine they also gave us a voucher for a free carafe of house wine which we used on our second visit. We had fish and chips at Santa Marina (typical brit tourists!) and they did a lovely english breakfast 3.5 euros including a hot drink or juice, more of a cafe but very good food. We never really had any bad meals wherever we ate and everyone was very friendly.

The kids loved the pool, Coral Bay beach was also very nice. We spent a day at the water park which was a bit pricey but NIcole got the kids who are 13 in for child prices which helped.

Nicole was very helpful and always contactable. The guy who looked after the pool was also very friendly and gave us quite a bit of local info. Car hire with Cy Breeze was a good service, dropped off car early for us the night before expected.

All in all we had a great time apart from our unexpected diversion home but at least we got here!

Many thanks , Janet Widnes

Hi Irene,

Just to say how much we enjoyed Villa Aurora. It was a fantastic setting with Michalis showing to be such a caring host. We managed to lock ourselves out of the villa before we had even got the cases out of the car (keys, money, etc in bag on table as door shut behind me).

We spent part of night in the car and then contacted Nicole who was so fast in responding and allowing us access to our beautiful villa.

We intend to book up again in the very near future.

Kind regards to yourself and, if you are able to email / speak to Michalis, could you kindly offer our sincerest thanks.

Tina and Nigel Swindon

Dear Irene and Nicole,

Now that my parents have settled back home and got used to the rushed and pressured environment compared to Villa Ampelitis where they have been the last ten days, I was able to see some photos and hear how it all was. They came back full of excitement from a place where they felt so relaxed and 'away'. The villa was fabulous; it had everything in it for a completely relaxing getaway. The owners did their best to explain everything and accommodate their guests in their best possible manner. The villa, the pool, the surroundings were all outstanding and something which would be very hard to even compete with anywhere else. They have been all around and this was one of their most relaxing holidays. I can only thank both Irene and Nicole for the very smooth transaction and ultimately a very beautiful relaxing break my parents had.

I don't recall them saying where it can be improved on at all and I hope they left it in good condition with apparently even replacing your old dead flowers for fresh ones!

I hope one day I will have the opportunity to rebook your villa!

Kind regards to both of you and good luck with all your rentals and future customers.

Kind regards,

David Van

Hi Irene

We were extremely well looked after at Villa Galina by the Sri Lankan couple and the villa was nice and clean. Pool was actually too hot on the first day! (April 4th.) But was soon sorted out. Pool heating was worth having I think. Welcome pack was ready and very useful due to late in the day arrival.

Thanks

Jenny and Andrew York

Hi Irene,

I�m pleased to say that all went well with our holiday, the Villa was very nice and the welcome pack was very welcome especially as due to a 3 hour delay we arrived late and didn't feel like going out.

Villa Galina is quite spacious, in fact you could nearly hold a dance in the lounge area, the beds are quite comfortable and the showers are the best we have ever had in a villa. The kitchen area is quite adequate, but on arrival there was no kettle or toaster, but the good people next door soon rectified that. Talking of next door, the young couple (house managers) are the most hospitable and helpful people you could wish to meet, nothing was too much trouble, they even gave us a large vase of roses and tomatoes to die for. Would you please pass on our comments to the owner, they are a credit to him.

We wanted privacy, peace and quiet and that is exactly what Villa Galina gave us, it is situated just in the right place. The pool and patio area are nice, in fact the sun shines on it all day.

I would definately recommend Villa Galina to friends and family. With regards to places to eat, Lisa's Place at Argaka has always been a favourite of ours, good food and good prices, Finikas in Polis was also very good and very reasonable.

Hope this is of some help for future customers.

Regards

Ray & Eve Jenkinson Dumfriesshire

Hi Irene

Another great holiday with Sundance Villas and as you mentioned Villa Iris had been renovated over winter I can confirm the owner has done a really good job, it's a lovely villa, and comfortable too. We had great weather for beginning of May, 85 to 90 degrees, and the island is so green at this time, really beautiful. Had a bit of rain when we went up to Troodos which did not bother us. We enjoyed driving around the villages, in particular around Simou. We'll be in touch in 2 or 3 months to go back. We've got our eyes on your Villa Filip up the road

Best regards

Peter and Diane, Romford

Hello again Irene

We had another fantastic holiday at Villa Katerina. Every time we saw Lambros he would ask where we have been, and we would reply "nowhere". We just loved chilling out and relaxing at Villa Katerina. Yet again we could not fault it. Had some fantastic Indian food at Poppadums, we went early and got 10% off then we came outside and saw your Sundance Villas sign, so we said let's go back and get another discount! (Joke) We have 2 more tavernas for the Eating Out list, in Avanti Village, on the corner: The Meating Place (Charcoal Grill), Tel. 26 964888. And in the village of Mandria out near Paphos Airport, Kentpo ikon in Niki�s Square. The owner says she offers "Real Cypriot food". Tel 26 423842 Good meze and very popular. As always Lambros and his family made us feel very welcome�.

Thank you�

George Pears, Houghton le Spring

Thanks for your email, it was the most unusual holiday which ended up lasting 24 days!!

Firstly I would like to say that Nicole, Dimitri and Michael from Sundance were absolutely fabulous in helping us whilst we were in Cyprus. We did phone Dimitri using the number he left us, during a large power cut and he was extremely helpful, ringing around and keeping us informed as to what was happening etc. Nicole was wonderful when the news of the volcano broke and informing us of flight cancellations and advising us to go to the airport. Michael was brilliant during that time as he came and waited at the airport with us whilst we were arranging our flight home. They were all really helpful in trying to negotiate prices etc for our extended stay. Sadly we could not transfer funds around quickly enough in order for us to stay in another villa. I would be very grateful if you could pass on my thanks to Nicole, Dimitri and Michael for all their care and attention during our holiday.

Villa Aurora was beautiful as you know, having been there yourself. Stunning views, amazing gardens and wildlife. I was so disappointed to have to leave when we did as we did not get to see the beautiful roses bloom. We did feel there were a few problems with the villa but they did not ruin our enjoyment in any way. The pool should be cleaned more often as due to its location it does get very dirty.

I feel Villa Aurora is probably better suited to older families as our children fell a number of times on the steps and cut their feet and legs. I think it may also be fairer in your villa information to say that when staying at Aurora you would be better having a large car, preferably a 4 x 4. Each time it rained we were stuck at the villa as our small car could not make it up the very steep incline when it was wet (sadly we had a lot of rain in our first 10 days there!!). I also think that it should be mentioned that the Villa Aurora gets very cold at night at beginning of April (obviously due to being stone built), we actually had to go out to buy some warmer clothes for the children.

Despite all this we did have a great holiday and Michael the owner was lovely.

The service we have received from Sundance has been excellent and I could not think of anything that Sundance could improve on. I can't praise the Sundance staff enough and we will most definitely be returning to you next year, although not to Aurora.