From my initial contact with Joe and his quick, helpful responses I felt very confident choosing his apartment for our stay in Cyprus. His detailed instructions were excellent.
On arrival there was plenty of parking outside the apartment which is on the first floor; no lift, but I had my son to carry my case up!
We were pleasantly surprised to find that the apartment was exactly as shown in the pictures, unlike apartments we have rented in the past which turned out to be nothing like the description. The apartment was very peaceful as the other apartments are empty, which for us was a definite bonus.
The apartment was very clean and tidy and the layout was excellent. The two bedrooms were good sizes with the master bedroom being particularly spacious (and a very comfortable bed). Both bedrooms have plenty of storage space, bedside tables, chest of drawers with mirror over and a safe. Air-conditioning throughout the apartment was excellent as was the wi-fi. We had a small issue with the tv channels needing an update but as soon as I messaged Joe I had an immediate response, as was the case when I had any other queries.
The kitchen is very well equipped and, as other reviewers have stated, has everything you need, including a cheese slice, ice cube trays and very useful plastic containers with lids! A lot of thought has been put into making sure that there is everything that you need if you wish to eat in.
There is a cold box (very handy), inflatables, umbrella, books, dvds, etc.
The two terraces, both with tables and chairs, had lovely views down to the sea and more fabulous views from the private roof terrace which is furnished with two sunloungers and two chairs.
There are two swimming pools in use - a large one by the clubhouse with restaurant and bar and a smaller one nearer to the apartment which we used all the time. Most days there were only a handful of people at the pool which was lovely.
We ate at the clubhouse a couple of times which was fine if you don't want to drive. One of our favorite restaurants was Epsilon at the bottom of the hill; food was fabulous and Andreas was charming (note: he doesn't take cards!).
We would certainly recommend Elina House and hope to visit again.