Mimosa Hotel was fantastic. The two best features were the staff and the beach. There are only a small staff of about 12 people, all of who seem to enjoy their work and because of this created a friendly, relaxed but professional atmosphere. I broke my ankle on the second day of my holiday (great medical care in Cyprus) and the staff at Mimosa went out of their way to find a ground floor room for us to move to and checked everyday to see how I was The breakfast were great and if you are half board you can change your evening meal for something from the daytime menu, great if you want to go out for the evening. My only negative comments would be that the evening buffet is a bit limited if you are vegetarian, but there was always a great salad buffet. The eating area is outside so you can sit and enjoys views of the beach while having breakfast and your evening meal. The beach is small and safe and just yards away from pool area and bar. It is used mainly by people from Mimosa Hotel. We never had trouble finding sun beds either around the pool or on the beach, even in August. The hotel and beach are used a lot by the lovely Cypriot people, which is as good a recommendation as any. All in all, a great small, privately run hotel. Great little beach, backing onto the hotel gardens but walk to your left (as you look at the sea) and you will come to another beach and a lovely headland used by the divers with a few old fashioned fishing boats. Great photo opportunity, as this then looks but at the hotel. Keep walking from here and you come to a few other nice beaches. A bit bigger with water sports etc. Lovely walk for early mornings and evenings and no need to go up onto the main road. A bit rocky, but we managed it in flip-flops'! Look out for the ice cream man who goes between these beaches but don't park in his spot..he will move you:-). Bars and restaurants were a little bit further away than we expected, and the bus service isn't brilliant, so being on crutches made it difficult to get to Protaras but the hotel will for a taxi for you. 7 Euros each way.

Protaras was disappointing, modern and purpose built, and a bit down-market' no old town or town square, and not many proper Cypriot family run restaurants. Head into the villages for this. A car would be an advantage if you want to go in search or a bit of culture or find somewhere nice to eat.