Mandalena Hotel Apartments in Protaras

We managed to get 10 nights at MANDELENA HOTELS APTS from the 8th till 17th September 2024, our usual hotel was full . We normally stay in Oroklini, so a short drive along the coast to Protaras presented us with a basic functional hotel. Air con is charged daily & per unit so had we decided to use both lounge~diner & bedroom it would have been an additional €10 per night ( we decided the bedroom solely was adequate for us, the AC was very good) Our apartment didn't have a microwave or conventional oven but two cooking rings a toaster & fridge. There were only 3 power sockets in the entire apartment which meant a bit of juggling to charge our phones & tablets ..( I should add the local tourist shops are well aware of this & were asking a staggering €20 for a 2 metre extension cable that you can get from Poundland for a fiver!) The television didn't have an accessible HDMI port which was a shame as I’d downloaded some movies I’d planned to watch. Another frustrating element being the WiFi, which we found to be very intermitant & dropping out frequently during our stay. Our balcony was extremely small & no light overhead for reading , we could just about make out the coast in the distance to our right. Breakfast was €6.50 with an additional €1.50 for an orange juice for example, served promptly & well cooked. Facilities.. a nice reception area & restaurant there is a tennis court set behind the pool area. The pool , sadly a siege type mentality with regards to the sunbeds , despite being down stairs for breakfast promptly for nine A:M inevitably all the beds were covered with towels yet no one was swimming or at the restaurant 🙁.. this improved in the second half of our stay so it’s based on the clientele of the time. Previous reviews state this is a friendly family run business, however I found it rather impersonal. Our room was serviced daily, the house keeping staff were efficient & friendly enough . It’s a short twenty minute walk to the local beaches & there is a Lidl a five minute drive up the main road. Just up the road from the hotel is a launderette which is handy as the hotel doesn’t offer a laundry service. We liked to sit outside for an hour before bed & again depending on where your apartment is we found the noise from the traffic from the main road intrusive, especially the open caged dune buggies that are rented out to tourists. ( very noisy) I would advise taking a 3 way plug adapter & couple of tea towels. I wouldn’t be in a rush to stay in the Protaras area again . I