We spent a fortnight at Villa Harmonia, September 2017 with our 20 year old son. Arriving very late we were grateful for the relatively short drive from Paphos Airport. The villa is situated on the edge of a village in the hills above Paphos. It’s only a few miles out of Paphos, but the location is peaceful and there’s a lovely view to wake up to every morning. The village of Marathounta has a friendly, relaxed little taverna only a short walk from the villa. The menu isn't extensive, but everything we ordered was well prepared, tasty and good value for money. Paphos has several modern supermarkets that are easy to use. The closest and one of the most modern is very near the point where you enter Paphos from Marathounta.

There’s plenty to see and do in Paphos and further afield in southern Cyprus. The 10 minute drive from the villa to the roundabout at the end of the main motorway makes this an excellent location for exploring Cyprus. We had day trips to Nicosia, Mount Olympus, Kykkos Monastery, Kourium and the north coast around Latchi.

There are plenty of good and reasonable places to eat out in Cyprus (especially in Kouklia and Latchi), but we also made good use of the gas barbecue at the villa to cook some memorable evening meals. We liked the fact the villa was so clean and tidy when we arrived and it was well enough equipped to meet all our needs. The air conditioning was very useful at bedtime when we could rapidly cool the bedrooms to get a goodnight’s sleep. During the heat of the day, the swimming pool provided an excellent means of cooling down. For a change in a holiday house, the Internet connection was very good.

If you want a peaceful retreat only a short drive from the hustle and bustle of Paphos, you could do worse than stay here. The owners were a pleasure to deal with and very prompt in answering our emails, and with good advise on topics such as car hire. We really enjoyed our all too brief fortnight and we’d love to return before too long.