Malpas Hotel - Your Views Please

jakki



Joined: 23/10/2007
Posts: 865

Message Posted:
04/09/2008 16:38

Staying at The Malpas next week -just had a quick look on Trip Advisor - bad reviews and am beginning to get worried.

breezyboy


Joined: 14/05/2007
Posts: 1179

Message Posted:
04/09/2008 16:53

Hi Jakki,

We stayed at the Malpas for 3 days in July whilst getting the furnture into our house. You have no need to worry. We found everything to be excellent. The rooms, food and service were all good and the newly opened beach club ewas superb. We have stayed at the Dome a few times, Jasmine Court and Acapulco and Malpas is a much better hotel than all of these.

fire starter


Joined: 19/06/2008
Posts: 3401

Message Posted:
05/09/2008 08:08

don't drink in the bar. very expensive! 4 drinks came to 100YTL.

jakki



Joined: 23/10/2007
Posts: 865

Message Posted:
05/09/2008 10:04

Thanks for the reviews - according to the person who posted a review on Trip Advisor the hotel is famous for holding weddings (many) which, of course, arevery noisy that person also mentioned about the drinks being very expensive, I'm not surprised though drinks are usually expensive in hotels.

PtePike



Joined: 20/05/2008
Posts: 2334

Message Posted:
05/09/2008 11:35

"don't drink in the bar. very expensive! 4 drinks came to 100YTL."



I'd be getting the police (if I thought it would make any difference).

doughnuts40


Joined: 27/07/2008
Posts: 98

Message Posted:
05/09/2008 13:30

Friends stayed there a couple of weeks ago. Breakfast very good, didnt have evening meal there but drinks were expensive as they would be in any 5 star hotel. Rooms very comfortable and views amazing. Have a good time.

Middle Easter


Joined: 13/06/2007
Posts: 146

Message Posted:
05/09/2008 13:45

Hotel & pool great, service average, drinks expensive

simma



Joined: 03/02/2008
Posts: 346

Message Posted:
05/09/2008 23:36

hi jakki,

stayed at the malpas in march, we stayed in the honeymoon suite although been married far to long to justify picking that room! it was beautiful as was everything at the hotel, i would definetly recommend it, it is trully a 5 star hotel hence the price of the drinks (bring a bottle opener and buy a bottle of wine at the supermarket, worked for me)





the wife

andysue


Joined: 12/11/2007
Posts: 891

Message Posted:
06/09/2008 00:12

hi jacki , seems its the same in every four or five star hotel in the TRNC we stayed in the vuni palace last november and the accupulco in feb and both very expensive, infact id go so far as to say most expensive ive ever stayed in and that inclueds the southhampton princess in BERMUDA ! enjoy your trip sweetwaterbay looking great

fire starter


Joined: 19/06/2008
Posts: 3401

Message Posted:
06/09/2008 11:40

yep pike. we had the biggest argument regarding the bar bill, which was 2 efes and 2 bacardi &cokes. daylight robbery.

Dogweasel


Joined: 25/07/2008
Posts: 6

Message Posted:
06/09/2008 12:40

Stayed there in July half board. Rooms were great, very comfortable. Food was a good but the drinks were expensive. Cocktail menu was not too good either, just had martini style drinks. Had a great massage downstairs in the spa and was cheap conpaired to Mercure and Merit hotels. Didnt use the beach resort, looks very relaxing though.

deecyprus4


Joined: 27/07/2008
Posts: 3452

Message Posted:
06/09/2008 17:01

Malpas is lovely in many ways but the beds are rock hard, ok if thats what you want. I always stay in the Dome, central girne and altho a little tired beds lovely and staff are truly wonderful, nothing is too much trouble for them and they make it like home from home, we have stayed there 9 times in the last 12 months...I would always recommend.



Ones to avoid...The Ship...attracts the lower end of the market...rough types.





ps , your insinuations are not appreciated , keep them to yourself please ,-----------moderator

chick


Joined: 02/07/2008
Posts: 323

Message Posted:
06/09/2008 18:05

deecyprus.



I dont think you are being very fair to the Ship.

I have never stayed there so cannot comment, but I know plenty that have and have been very happy with everything that the Ship provides.

Hector


Joined: 26/08/2008
Posts: 2352

Message Posted:
06/09/2008 18:11

That might be a tongue in cheek comment re Wyn

Holly


Joined: 27/05/2008
Posts: 67

Message Posted:
08/09/2008 15:50

Dee



Your posting has just restored the faith in my decision to book the Dome for myself & mother arriving for the first time on Thursday. There has been some particularly critical reports recently (likening it to Fawlty Towers etc). I selected it because of it's central position as mother has limited mobility - although it doesn't stop her moving her arm up & down with a glass!!



Holly

Bowman


Joined: 02/05/2007
Posts: 256

Message Posted:
09/09/2008 15:30

The Malpas is a wonderful hotel. The pool area is great, the just need to work on the drinks prices!

jakki



Joined: 23/10/2007
Posts: 865

Message Posted:
09/09/2008 16:35

Good Girl (Simma's wife) !!



Thanks for all your reviews - been very interesting, will definitely avoid the drinks then!!

HAPPY FEET


Joined: 18/07/2008
Posts: 416

Message Posted:
01/06/2009 16:13

Thinking of booking the Malpas in Sept, is there a fridge in the hotel room so you can take your own drink or is it a mini bar option only?



Is the Malpas better for evening entertainment than the Acapulco ?

sweep


Joined: 11/10/2007
Posts: 241

Message Posted:
01/06/2009 18:19

hi happy feet



i stayed in the malpas last sept and it was fantastic bed , food , pool was all good the only gripe i had was one evening i had been to the shops whilst i was out and about so i picked up some bottles of water for our trip out the next day on arrival to the hotel i was briskfully ordered into the managers office and had the drinks taken off me.



it was a bit dissapointing considering it was only water and had explained what it was for as i was going to chill it over night in the room fridge but instead it was taken off us untill i left the next day, i mean what did they think i was going to do sit in all night and drink water instead of having a few at the bar.



due to the attitude of them on this event i would not be going back as i was made to look as if i was smuggling in something a lot worse in front of a concergie full of holiday makers bit annoying but a lovley hotel dont let this put you off.



regards lee

jock1



Joined: 06/01/2008
Posts: 3786

Message Posted:
01/06/2009 18:45

i would have stuck the heed on him.......

tommy13


Joined: 29/04/2009
Posts: 979

Message Posted:
01/06/2009 18:50

I know malpas well , nice hotel , modern , contemporary decor , nice rooms, pool , views , spa is nice , service is below average ... good luck

Jimmyboy63


Joined: 16/03/2009
Posts: 400

Message Posted:
01/06/2009 18:54

This cannot be right,i have stayed in 5 star hotel's in different part's of the world and openly took drink's to my room and never been challenged, I would have told them where to go!!!!

The-Wicks


Joined: 27/05/2007
Posts: 2279

Message Posted:
01/06/2009 18:55

Message 22 - The Malpas is not the only hotel that does this, apparently. There was a thread on here a while ago talking about the same thing - problem is, I can't remember the name - sorry!!!!!



J

hattikins


Joined: 17/02/2008
Posts: 2793

Message Posted:
01/06/2009 18:59

Jean,

Was it the thread about Acapulco that you're thinking of, I believe thy took drinks off people going in.

Hattie

tonyhickey



Joined: 13/06/2007
Posts: 413

Message Posted:
01/06/2009 18:59

Hi Deecyprus Your comments about the Ship Inn are not very nice,we have stopped at various hotels in North Cyprus over the past two years, one of them was the Ship and the people we met their were not rough and indeed were not from the lower end of the market. We could not fault the Ship Inn it was clean,the food excellent and the staff were pleasant. TONY.

ilovekibris


Joined: 18/05/2009
Posts: 394

Message Posted:
01/06/2009 19:04

Chancing bunch of crooks. It's theft to take property from someone without their consent. Of course if there had been a rule about this they could have made guests leave - but then they wouldn't get their money from them!

The-Wicks


Joined: 27/05/2007
Posts: 2279

Message Posted:
01/06/2009 19:13

Carol - yes, it was. Thanks.



Jean

Woodspeckie


Joined: 25/01/2009
Posts: 2263

Message Posted:
01/06/2009 20:04

We stay at the Pia Bella and have always found the price of drinks very reasonable and of good measure, Ali the owner knows by doing this he will keep his customers happy and they will not leave the Hotel in the evening, you get a good atmosphere because everyone gets to know one another.

jakki



Joined: 23/10/2007
Posts: 865

Message Posted:
01/06/2009 23:32

I started this thread last year and obviously stated at The Malpas last September.



Firstly, we were never searched and the staff were very friendly.



Plus : breakfast very good - breach bar - very good!!



Minus : the walls are not sound proof, we could hear the man next door having a wee!! When we stayed they held Salsa Nights that went onto 4.00am. We had a standard roof so cannot comment on posh rooms.

HAPPY FEET


Joined: 18/07/2008
Posts: 416

Message Posted:
02/06/2009 11:15

Is there enternainment most nights at the Malpas, any live shows / nite club ?







Thank you,

ClaireCat44



Joined: 17/09/2008
Posts: 739

Message Posted:
02/06/2009 12:00

These are some examples of the prices of drinks at the Malpas: All beer 10tl, Gin and Tonic 15tl, Baileys 15tl, glass of wine 10tl, Raki 10tl, soft drinks 7tl, coffee 6tl, big bottle of water 5tl. I wouldn't call this expensive for a 5-star hotel. During happy hours, 17.00-19.00 and 21.00-23.00, all drinks are 25% off in the Jazz Bar.

sweep


Joined: 11/10/2007
Posts: 241

Message Posted:
02/06/2009 20:03

happy feet



wilst there in sept they did have a singer on each night also they held national salsa competion but no night club.



you could proberley email them and ask what is on during the date you would like to go or ask the tour operator.