Natura Beach Hotel and Villas

Renovated in 2011, this charming, family-run beach hotel is a truly unique holiday retreat, with a strong environmental ethos.

Set away from the noise of traffic and the activity of the town, it is at the same time only a 20-minute walk from the centre of the small town, which offers a variety of picturesque coffee shops and tavernas. This hotel guarantees a peaceful and relaxing stay close to nature and comprises a total of 75 rooms, including 1 junior suite. Facilities on offers to guests at this air-conditioned establishment include a lobby area with a 24-hour reception and check-out service, a hotel safe, a currency exchange facility and a TV lounge.

Living up to its name the Natura Beach is a hotel with a strong environmental ethos:

•Design

The characteristic low-profile design of the hotel buildings and their distance from the beach are part of its effort of not imposing upon the surrounding environment.

•Water conservation and sewage treatment

A separate piping network provides ground water from the property's own well to lavatories thus saving valuable drinking water. The ground water is also used for the irrigation of the plantations and herb gardens. All waste water is collected in a sophisticated on-site biological treatment station and the treated water is used for irrigating the lawns. Guests can help in these efforts by choosing when to change towels and by refraining from throwing solid waste or chemicals in the drain.

•Energy conservation

A solar panel system ensures that for most of the year no fuel at all is used for heating the water. Economy light bulbs are used in all rooms and common areas. The air-conditioning units will go off when the glass doors to the balcony or terrace are not well shut avoiding wasteful use. Air-conditioning and all lighting in the bedrooms will also go off when the key holder is removed from the slot when the guest is away.

•The Beach

The absence of bright lights and water sports on the beach is in recognition of the fact that the Polis Bay is a breeding ground for Sea Turtles (both the Careta Careta and the Chelonia Mitas). Turtle nests are monitored and protected. The front office can provide information and advise on ways that hotel guests can get involved.

•The Plantations

The hotel plantations, on the left and right of the buildings, provide most of the vegetables and fruit used by the kitchen. Depending on the season guests can participate in olive and orange picking. The small animal farm is an attraction for children and also provides for some of the requirements of meat and eggs.

•Education

Occasional lectures and slide shows on the nature of Cyprus and guided walks to the Akamas Peninsula nature reserve are organized by the hotel and are freely open to all guests.