Bellapais Hotels

The beautiful village of Bellapais nestles high in the hills above the Mediterranean Sea.

It has breathtaking views of the Northern Cypriot coast and is a true haven for those seeking the real Cyprus, the Cyprus of a bygone age.

The ancient and charming lanes and narrow winding streets of the village are home to some of the most elegant hotels in Northern Cyprus, and each one is just a stones throw away from the world famous Bellapais Abbey, immortalised in Lawrence Durrell’s book ‘Bitter Lemons of Cyprus.’

The village is also home to a number of excellent restaurants, cafes and bars, and offers the visitor a relaxing place to sample the true Cyprus. Those looking for a place to lay their head in Bellapais can choose from these 4 beautiful hotels.

Bellapais Monastery Village - this exclusive resort is set amongst lush gardens and has stunning sea views from the split level pool terrace. The resort has a country club feel and its facilities are for the exclusive use of its treasured guests. With just 16 hotel rooms and 45 villas, guests are assured an excellent level of personalised service.

The resort is just a moment’s walk from the village of Bellapais and has a very private ambience. Each hotel room and villa is decorated in cool and relaxing colours and the interior design adds to the up market feel of the entire resort.

Bellapais Monastery Village also has an a-la-carte restaurant, health club, freshwater swimming pool, indoor pool and plunge pool all for the sole pleasure and enjoyment of residents.

Bellapais Gardens - awarded the title of ‘The Best Hotel in Northern Cyprus’ in 2004 by the Hoteliers Association of Northern Cyprus, this bijou resort is entirely deserving of the title.

Situated beneath the Abbey at Bellapais and with the most incredible 360 degree views, this resort offers guests first class accommodation in the 17 studio apartments and bungalows, and is ultimately a haven of elegant seclusion. With a cliff top restaurant and lounge, pool bar, freshwater pool and five star service levels Bellapais Gardens is a highly desirable retreat.

The Abbey Inn at Bellapaix - tucked away down the side of Bellapais Abbey this tiny hotel has an incredible ‘wow factor’ that stuns and seduces its guests! The entrance to the hotel is hard to find as you have to climb down a tiny cobbled path to the side of the Abbey, but once you step through the beautiful arched entrance-way you are struck by the beauty of this hotel.

With just 10 individually designed and decorated guest bedrooms, the Abbey Inn at Bellapaix is certainly for the privileged few only, but if you are lucky enough to secure your place then expect to be charmed by the views over the hotel’s beautiful pool from your room’s private terrace or balcony.

Each bedroom and all the main reception areas of the hotel are furnished with local and ancient furniture and antiquities and this just adds to the incredible ambience that pervades. With Richard the Lionheart crusader paths running adjacent to the hotel and with the Abbey beside it, this has to be one of the most fascinating hotels in Northern Cyprus!

The Residence at Bellapaix - this is undoubtedly one of the most elegant and sophisticated boutique hotels in the whole of Cyprus and is decorated and furnished so exquisitely that every view you see is like a photograph from an interior design magazine!

Each guest bedroom has been named after one of the civilisations to have moulded the history of Cyprus. The hotel also offers just one luxury suite as well. The service is beyond five star and the facilities, which include a secret garden and swimming pool, are for the exclusive use of guests.

As the hotel is not suitable for children under the age of 16, guests are ensured of a serene, sophisticated and ultimately relaxing atmosphere at all times.