Alexander the Great Beach Hotel

For golfers planning a Paphos break, Alexander The Great Beach Hotel provides a four-star beachside base on Poseidonos Avenue, with the sea close at hand when the clubs are back in the bag. The hotel sits beside a Blue Flag beach and within walking distance of Paphos old harbour and Medieval Castle, making it easy to trade a day on the course for an early evening stroll along the waterfront. There are 202 rooms and suites across six categories, from Superior Sea View Rooms with balconies looking towards the water to adults-only Superior Garden Cabanas. These cabanas sleep two and come with either a private garden or an infinity plunge pool with whirlpool. For a larger party, the 106-square-metre Royal Penthouse Sea View has two rooms and a broad rooftop terrace facing the Mediterranean.

Days between rounds can be as relaxed or sociable as you choose. The beach-facing Infinity Pool has waterfalls, whirlpools and high-pressure jets, while the separate Serenity Pool gives adults a quieter place to settle with spa-style water features. There is also a shallow Little Monsters Kids Pool for families, plus an adults-only pool bar and a swim-up bar at the main pool. Dining runs from buffet meals to three à la carte restaurants under the hotel’s dine-around arrangement, with Cypriot, Mediterranean, Asian and Italian dishes among the choices. Seven Orchids Restaurant and Limanaki Tavern are particularly well placed for dinner by the beach, looking out across the sea as the sun drops behind Paphos Medieval Castle.