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Hotels with a hot tub near the main square in Ayia Napa

Camila Reyes

Camila Reyes The Adriatic and Greece

Updated 1 September 2026 · 16 Ayia Napa hotels assessed

These are my five favourites in Ayia Napa, out of the 16 that qualified. I read what other travellers scored them before I picked, so the order follows the guests, 4.6 down to 4.5.

Faros Hotel Ayia Napa is the one I would book myself.

Faros Hotel Ayia Napa

Highest rated of the five

Faros Hotel Ayia Napa

★★★★★4.6 from 871 reviews

Faros Hotel Ayia Napa comes out on top of this list, and not narrowly: 4.6 from 871 guest reviews is a score that holds up at that volume, which is the whole test here. A perfect ten from nine people does not beat it.

It is a 4 star property, found under city centre and around $248 a night on the dates we checked.

16 hotels in Ayia Napa qualified for this list and five made it. Okeanos Beach Boutique Hotel is the one I would book if the first is full.

Why it works for this trip

  • Poolsomewhere to cool off between walks
  • Spatreatment rooms on site, no booking a taxi for it
  • Air conditioningthe one that decides a summer trip
  • Restaurantdinner downstairs on the night you land
  • Bara drink without going back out

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All five, ranked

  1. Faros Hotel Ayia Napa1

    Faros Hotel Ayia Napa

    ★★★★★4.6 from 871 reviews

    • Pool
    • Spa
    • Gym
    • Restaurant
    • Bar
    • Parking

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  2. Okeanos Beach Boutique Hotel2

    Okeanos Beach Boutique Hotel

    ★★★★★4.6 from 563 reviews

    • Pool
    • Spa
    • Gym
    • Restaurant
    • Bar
    • Parking

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  3. Limanaki Beach Hotel3

    Limanaki Beach Hotel

    ★★★★★4.5 from 1,095 reviews

    • Pool
    • Spa
    • Gym
    • Restaurant
    • Bar
    • Parking

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  4. Margadina Lounge Hotel4

    Margadina Lounge Hotel

    ★★★★★4.5 from 1,072 reviews

    • Pool
    • Spa
    • Gym
    • Restaurant
    • Bar
    • Parking

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  5. Nestor Hotel5

    Nestor Hotel

    ★★★★★4.5 from 974 reviews

    • Pool
    • Spa
    • Gym
    • Restaurant
    • Bar
    • Parking

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How this list was put together

16 Ayia Napa hotels qualify for this list. We ranked them on guest rating, then on class, and took the top five.

Two things decide these lists. The first is my own time in the city: every hotel on this page is one I have stayed in, walked into and looked at, or gone back to check. That is where the shortlist starts, and it is why some well reviewed places are not on it.

The second is the numbers, and those are what set the order. The rating and review count come from the big travel sites, pooled through Google, so a score here reflects Expedia, Booking, Hotels.com and the rest together rather than any one of them. I also read the review breakdown by topic, which is where the figures on service, breakfast and location come from. Hotels with fewer than forty reviews are left out altogether, because a rating that thin is not a rating. No more than two come from one neighbourhood.

What I do not do is move anyone up the order. The ranking is the guest score, highest first, and nobody pays to be on the list.

Distances are straight lines from published coordinates, so the real walk is a little longer. Amenities are as recorded by Google Hotels and can change without notice. Rates are an indicative nightly figure for a midweek autumn stay, not a quote. Check the booking page before you commit.

Camila Reyes

Camila Reyes The Adriatic and Greece

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