One record after another has been broken in recent months by tourist arrivals in Cyprus, ranking tourism as one of the main economic lungs of the country. Given this, the website Newsbomb.com.cy, searched and presents today the licensed tourist accommodation throughout Cyprus, with emphasis on the number of hotel units and the beds they have.
According to the research, the licensed hotels throughout free Cyprus currently amount to 242, of which 26 are five-star (5 *). All 242 hotels in Cyprus have 28,542 rooms and 55.974 beds.
Most hotels are in the free area of Famagusta (78), with Paphos coming second (59), Limassol (31) third, Larnaca (30) fourth and last Nicosia (17), while in the mountain resorts there are 24 hotels and in Kato Pyrgos 3.
Detailed tourist accommodation in Ayia Napa and Protaras:
There are 47 licensed hotels in Ayia Napa:
- 4 5 * hotels with 926 rooms and 1.700 beds.
- 11 4 * hotels with 1.972 rooms and 3.955 beds.
- 23 3 * hotels with 2.634 rooms and 5.117 beds.
- 7 2 * hotels with 333 rooms and 633 beds.
- 2 1 * hotels with 42 rooms and 105 beds.
- Also in Ayia Napa there are 40 complexes Hotel Apartments, of which 9 category A, 24 category B and 7 category C, 46 complexes of tourist apartments (their categorization is not mentioned), 5 Tourist Villages category A and 4 category tourist villas.
28 hotels are licensed in Paralimni:
- 2 5 * hotels with 394 rooms and 788 beds.
- 11 4 * hotels with 1.922 rooms and 3.844 beds.
- 13 3 * hotels with 1.568 rooms and 3.026 beds.
- 2 2 * hotels with 202 rooms and 412 beds.
- Also, in Paralimni there are 45 complexes Hotel Apartments, of which 19 category A, 27 category B and 2 category C, 4 complexes of tourist apartments, 1 complex of Traditional Houses - Hotels, 4 complexes of tourist apartments and 2 Tourist Villages category A.
In Protaras are licensed 3 3 * hotels with 348 rooms and 767 beds.
Source: Newsbomb.com.cy / Marios Adamou