Hotel Description
Welcome to the St Raphael Resort, Cyprus’ leading all inclusive resort, offering our unique Ultra All Inclusive packages, as well as other terms of stay, made to suit each individual requirement whether for a holiday, wedding, business trip or group event.
Location
Located on the South Coast of Cyprus on the outskirts of Limassol, on one of the largest blue flag accredited sandy beaches, the St. Raphael combines all the advantages of a carefully chosen, tranquil location: the calm sea at our doorstep and the colourful liveliness of Limassol just a few miles away.
Accommodation
272 rooms and suites spread across our main building and executive wing. 90% of our rooms have magnificent views over the Mediterranean Sea with a balcony. Every room is equipped with air-conditioning, safety deposit boxes, colour plasma 26 inch TV, radio, direct dial telephone, internet access, mini-bar, coffee and tea making facilities and hairdryer. To add to the luxurious tone 6 Admiral Suites with a private Jacuzzi are also available.
Restaurants
There are six excellent choices of restaurants to suit all moods and occasions, including our recently built Seashells Beach Tavern on St Raphael Beach and the Sailor’s Rest Lounge Bar Restaurant for exquisite fine dining experiences by the St Raphael Marina.
Bars
Three magnificent bars are available in the resort. These include the Captain’s Bar and Terrace with breathtaking views over the Mediterranean Sea and Marina.
Leisure
With 43,000 square meters of landscaped gardens and large sandy beach, the resort is an oasis of pleasure for those who wish to relax or for those who are sports enthusiasts. The resort features two floodlit tennis courts, a brand new Serenity Spa with 8 treatment rooms, fully equipped gymnasium, sauna, steam bath, Jacuzzi, solarium. Scuba Diving, Water Sports and Sailing facilities are also available.
Conference Facilities
A variety of banqueting and conference room facilities and space are available to cater for any type of event. Several conference rooms and halls are supported by audio-visual systems, secretarial assistance, and modern telecommunications facilities.
Weddings
The romantic setting of St Raphael Resort provides the idyllic choice for a wedding holiday. Located on a large sandy beach, with it’s very over private marina and 43,000m2 of landscaped gardens, the luxurious hotel can cater for any size or style of wedding with choices of locations either inside or outside. Religious and Civil Ceremonies are available at a fee.
The St Raphael Chapel was built in 2006 and is a unique and atmospheric chapel for anyone’s special day. The chapel is situated close to the beautiful pleasure pool of the executive wing with a magnificent view of the sea and marina. A huge variety of choice is available for those who wish to have civil services of either weddings or renewal of vows. From the large sandy beach, to the exotic gardens, next to the 1000 year old olive tree, or in the centre of our Ancient-Style 5 tier amphitheatre.
Bars & Restaurants
Sailor’s Rest Lounge Bar Restaurant – by the St Raphael Marina is one of the best restaurants in Limassol Cyprus. Situated in the unique location in the heart of the St Raphael Marina, offering spectacular views over the Mediterranean Sea and yachts, the restaurant serves an array of gourmet cuisine with fresh fish, meats, salads and pasta, not to mention mouth watering desserts and ice-creams that are available throughout the day.
Seashells Beach Tavern – The perfect outdoor restaurant for those who would like to have a casual atmosphere while dining on one of the largest blue flag accredited beaches in Limassol Cyprus.
Seashells Beach Tavern is open during the summer only and is apart of our Ultra All Inclusive package only for lunch. A relaxed restaurant that serves a variety of fast food, grills, salads and desserts. Open for lunch and dinner.
The Palladium Restaurant – serving international themed buffet dinners with live musical entertainment several times a week, this glamorous restaurant is the ideal location to indulge in some of the best cuisine from around the globe. The Palladium boasts high ceilings which are hand-painted with the twelve Ancient Greek gods and breathtaking views of the sea and the St Raphael Marina.
Octagon Restaurant serves full American Buffet Breakfast with a huge array of displays to choose from. During lunch time, the Octagon serves as the main restaurant with an international buffet, carvery, salad bar and dessert selection that will tempt even the most discerning guest.
The Phoenician Restaurant – A fusion of Mediterranean and Arabic cuisine served as a meze. This sumptuous treat includes a variety of starters, pastries and grilled meats of the best of the Mediterranean and Middle East. The atmosphere of the Phoenician restaurant is yet to be surpassed, boasting high ceilings, original mosaic features and genuine antique decorative items from the Middle East.
Captains Bar – The bar has its own wooden decked terrace overlooking the hotel’s beautifully kept gardens and Marina. The staff are well known for their interesting cocktail favorites and there is live music several times a week in the evenings.
Splash Restaurant – The perfect outdoor restaurant for those who would like to have a casual atmosphere while dining by the new outdoor swimming pool of the executive wing. Ideal for families with children of all ages, this relaxed restaurant serves a variety of fast food with a ‘make your own salad’ bar, and is open during lunch and early dinner.
The wet and dry Amphibion Bar has been a symbol of St. Raphael Resort since the hotel first opened in 1987. All guests enjoy swimming up to bar and ordering a long awaited cocktail while bathing in the beautiful Mediterranean sun and talking with friends on the other ‘dry’ side of this well known bar. Ice-creams and all types of beverages are served here with smiling faces.
Leisure
Spa – We offer our guests a range of facilities for total revitalisation during your holiday to Cyprus. Featuring a choice of 8 treatment rooms; beautician suite, manicure/pedicure room, massage rooms, water-jet massage bed, private sauna and steam-baths, relaxing room, Solarium and a Rasul. We also have a fully equipped gymnasium, indoor swimming pool, Jacuzzi, Sauna, Steam-bath as well as changing facilities with showers. The Serenity Spa is proud to use and sell Decleor and Neoderma products.
Sports – There is always something for even the most active sports enthusiast to enjoy at St. Raphael Resort. Apart from swimming in either one of our two outdoor or one indoor pools, the hotel also has table tennis, workout programmes, darts, French bowls, Archery, a fully equipped gymnasium with the latest equipment, beach volleyball, badminton, two artificial grass tennis courts.
Entertainment – Shows are mainly held in the St Raphael Resort amphitheatre several times a week. Schedules and shows are subject to change and differ from season to season. Live music is also held in our Palladium restaurant and Captain’s Bar and Terrace. Special event and guest appearances are also arranged throughout the season at the Sailor’s Rest Lounge Bar Restaurant as well as the Seashells Beach.
Dive – Scuba diving in Cyprus couldn’t be easier, or more exciting. Located in Limassol, at the privately owned St. Raphael Marina, within the St Raphael Resort and on one of the largest Blue Flag accredited beaches in Limassol Cyprus, Crest Dive Centre offers a selection of challenging scuba diving activities, wide enough to satisfy from the complete beginner to the most adventurous scuba diver.
Watersports – Try one of the many water sports at the Crest Water Sports Centre. Located on one of the largest blue flag accredited sandy beaches in Limassol Cyprus. Our location is perfect for Windsurfing, Kite-surfing, Watersking, Wake-boarding, wake-surfing, water-skating, Sailing, Boating, Jet-Ski, Para-sailing and Bounce and Ride water sports.
The clear safe blue waters of the Mediterranean make trying out our various water sports a fun, safe and overall enjoyable experience.
St Raphael Beach – We are situated beside one of the largest stretches of sandy beach in Limassol and last summer we were delighted to be awarded the Blue Flag for its high standards.
The European Blue Flag Campaign is run by the independent non-profit organisation, ‘Foundation for Environmental Education’, or FEE. It works towards sustainable development at ceaches and marina through strict criteria dealing with water quality, ebvironmental education and information, environmental management, safety and other services. All Blue Flags are awarded for one season at a time and can be withdrawn if some of the imperative criteria are not fulfilled.
Games Room – Eden Garden Games Rooms has now been completed and is fully functionally with many of our younger, independent guests frequenting this room daily. This cozy, safe atmosphere with entertainment to suit youngsters, teenagers and families boasts two Nintendo Wii Consoles with a variety of games that can be rented from the reception, a huge selection of arcade games, two table tennis, footsie tables, card and board games play area, table hockey, sofas and bean bags, a drinks/snacks vending machine and other amusing games.
Weddings
The romantic setting of St Raphael Resort provides the idyllic choice for a wedding holiday. Located on a large sandy beach, with it’s very own private marina and 43,000m2 of landscaped gardens, the luxurious hotel can cater for any size or style of wedding with choices of locations either inside or outside. The renovated hotel provides excellent accommodation with 90% of the rooms having a magnificent view over the Mediterranean Sea with private balconies.
an ideal resort to use your interline staff concessions on for a holiday
St. Raphael Resort hotel offers their best Interline rates for Crewconnected members
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