Apokryfo Traditional Guesthouse

This hotel was just lovely. Very quaint and beautifully decorated. A peaceful space to relax in for hubby’s birthday. Friendly staff and great food for both breakfast and dinner. Room was clean, small but perfect for what we needed. There are bigger rooms, but we didn’t need it for our stay. Bed was comfortable and we had all we needed. Our room overlooked the pool with a balcony to sit out on, and just next to the room were sun loungers. Cute seating area around the pool to enjoy breakfast. The pool was clean and refreshing to dip in. Staff were friendly and attentive. We will definitely return again

Having travelled to many interesting places around the world its always a pleasure to find a unique place that ticks all of the boxes. First, I want to mention the staff as without good people who work as a team, this guesthouse would not retain its lovely ambience. Kris the frontman is professional and courteous attending to all the guests needs, his warmth welcomes you in making you feel you want stay longer. The real delight was the food produced by the local chef Frieda. Her culinary skills stimulates the sensors. Your taste buds come alive with the dishes she produces from locally sourced meat, vegetables and fruit, of course, she add's her magic touch! My husband and I stayed here for five nights from the 5th - 10th May. Luxury with stunning views from the roof terrace over Lofou Village. Spring time is a quieter time to stay which we appreciated. Overall all of the staff made our stay enjoyable and very relaxing, we also enjoyed the Cypriot wines they had to offer. Most important, the housekeeping was off a high standard too. To improve the Apokryfo Guesthouse:- We suggested to Kris, more loungers are needed with sun umbrellas on the roof terrace. Stephanie & Michael Mead from Devon UK.

Lovely traditional rustic guesthouse in the very scenic and historical village of Lofou. Christos looked after us very well during our stay and the massage by Lucas in the Spa was a real treat. Unfortunately, our Dinner dining experience was not great due to cold main courses having to be returned and not really improved when we finally received them back again. Also, on returning to our bedroom after Dinner, we had two cockroaches in our bathtub that we had to get rid of ourselves. Besides these issues, we would recommend Apokryfo as a great get-away-from-it-all location.

Perfect, friendly retreat. Away from the crowds and heat of the coast. Very comfortable and friendly staff. All was clean and food was simple and they went out of their way to give us vegetarian food despite the set menu. Lovely stay - quite a steep walk down and then back up from the main village - only a few minutes but if you have mobility issues it might be a problem. Parking at the back was a bonus.

Apokryfo is situated in a pretty stone built village that has been cleaned up principally for tourists (it has a resident population of 80, we were told that rises to 5,000 in the summer). This can make it a bit soulless. We stayed 4 nights in early September when it was empty and most of the restaurants were closed. You do have to travel a bit to find good restaurants - we found most of the good ones to be fish restaurants near the sea. The hotel restaurant serves just a set menu - which is limited but lovely. Apokryfo sets itself up as having a sophistication which is sadly not commensurate with the rather languid and weirdly unintelligent service (ie sweeping while we were eating so a cloud of dust settled on our breakfast.). It feels a bit cramped and slightly worn - maybe it was the end of the season and the staff were as tired as the herbs in their dirty vases. We stayed in 'Sterna' - which looked pretty in every picture except I doubt if the owner/designer had ever actually stayed there as there is literally nowhere to put any clothes other than two wardrobes that were crammed with spare duvets. We didn't dislike the place but just felt that it was rather expensive for what it was, that the staff needed some training in guest engagement, that it was resting on its laurels and now needed a bit of tlc to take it forward.

We visited the place after a long long time... It was snowing... (extremely rare for this season and place ( 13/3/2022)... It was one of my happiest moments having a hot tea and a tasty pastry with nuts, looking outside of the window... Snowing. The sofa was very cosy and the hole place beautifull decorated, so calm, so peacefull. The servive was quick and very good, everything is clean and tidy, giving you the feeling of a place like your house... We are planning to visit the place again choosing to stay at least for a night...