Emma Hiley chooses the classic Annabelle in Cyprus as her go-to winter sun trip hotel with family. We asked Emma to visit the hotel again after a massive multi-million pound renovation.
Hoteliers are constantly striving to make their hotels shinier, brighter and more innovative. However, an old-school favorite can be the most innovating.
The Annabelle is a Cyprus institution that has been around for over 40 years. It quietly cruises along year round with its loyal guests. They are drawn in by its fantastic setting right on the water’s edge, the tiered landscaping and hibiscus-lined gardens, the wildly welcoming staff and sense of reassuring solidity — all is always well with the world here.
In 2018, a £10million refurbishment pepped things up again for years to come, adding a fourth floor to the property, as well as a glass sided, sea-view spa and a spruce-up of all of the rooms. Regulars, as well as newcomers, were delighted.
There’s a kind of retro glamour to the place now (I think it might be the deep navy and white striped…
