Rest Point Villa No 1

We were happy with our holiday overall, mostly because it was quiet, the weather was lovely, there weren’t crowds, and the food was good. The villa gets a C- from us. It’s spacious, the grounds are large, utilities are inexpensive, and the sea is nearby. But the building and furniture are worn out, and there’s no decent bed linen. We were five people staying for a week. The weather was great, though people say December is much colder. We left on December 30th, and it started raining then. The house is very old, or at least really worn, with basic renovation that already needs updating. It has what you need, including a gas stove and two refrigerators. Bring your own sheets: ours were so old and unpleasant that we wanted to sleep in our clothes. Heating runs on diesel, which you pay for, or electricity. We used 120 liters of diesel over the week at 0.8 euros per liter, and set the timer for two hours in the morning and two in the evening. The diesel heating also warms the water, though electric heating is another option. Electricity costs 0.36 euros per kilowatt. The five of us used 10 cubic meters of water during the week. There’s a road nearby, so light sleepers may find it noisy at night. The sea is only two hundred meters away, but it’s very shallow and you have to walk a long way through the water to swim. There are a couple of cafes close by, especially Nero, though its coffee is expensive and not very tasty. Nearby shops have limited choices. Lidl, 3 kilometers towards Larnaca, is a better bet.