Amani villa is a perfect layout for holidaying, with a single large open plan diner/kitchen/lounge, which opens out onto the pool area. This is ideal as everyone is effectively together all the time; no one stuck out of the way in a separate kitchen. The villa is very well appointed, with large comfy beds and quality furnishings. The location is good too, close to supermarkets, as well as touristy Protaras and Agia Napa. You must have a car though, as there really is nothing within a 40minute walking radius.
The selling agent Millbrooke, as well as the managers in Cyprus were very friendly, useful and responsive.
A couple of downsides for us were:
1. We travelled in shoulder season, October, so a primary reason for choosing this villa was that it was advertised as having a heated pool. Unfortunately this isn’t entirely true. The heating is a passive solar heating, rather than an active/powered heating. Despite full sun most days, the pool at this time of year was very cold, significantly lower than the sea which was lovely by the way. The kids still went in the pool a few times a day, but they literally had to come out with blue lips after 30mins. Adults went in once and never again. We stay in Cyprus a lot in October and always choose a heated pool, so it was a disappointment to discover this was not proper heating. This obviously isn’t much of an issue in the height of summer.
2. No Wifi/internet. It’s a shame that a villa so highly spec’d in furnishings, TVs, consoles etc doesn’t have internet. In this day, I see it as a must in a holiday villa for things like being able to check opening times, directions, restaurants etc.
3. Showers were great pressure and temperature for an individual, but the water pressure prevented more than one shower at once, so for a large capacity family like ours, it makes shower time quite prolonged.
Overall I would recommend this villa, but would not go again outside full summer due to unheated pool.