Five-star Paphos, Queen Verenikis Street, Paphos
Elysium
A resort built like a Byzantine village on a sandy cove beside the Tombs of the Kings, with villas around their own pools and 47 rooms new in 2026.
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- Rooms
- 287 rooms, suites and villas
- Renovated
- 47 new rooms and suites, 2026
- Next door
- The Tombs of the Kings
- From the airport
- About 25 minutes from PFO
The hotel
A village beside the royal tombs.
Elysium stands on the headland north of Paphos harbour, on a sandy cove next to the Tombs of the Kings, the rock-cut burial chambers now on the UNESCO list. Its builders took the old site as their cue: palatial lines, low houses in the manner of a Cypriot village, and interiors that borrow from Byzantine, Roman, medieval and Venetian Cyprus, in local stone, marble and timber.
In 2002 The Sunday Times nominated it as the best new resort hotel in the world. Stademos Hotels, the owner, has since put ten million euros into the rooms and gardens, with the local architect Eraklis Papachristou. Forty-seven new rooms and suites opened to guests in early 2026, among them twelve adults-only studios inside the colonnaded megaron. Four pools, one of them indoors, and the Opium Health Spa fill out the grounds.
- Garden Villa Suites New in 2026, each with a patio garden, plenty of daylight and a plunge pool of its own.
- The megaron Twelve adults-only Studio Suites inside a colonnaded hall, sharing a pool kept for adults.
- Opium Health Spa ESPA treatments, a hair and beauty salon, a gym, a Pilates studio, a sauna and a steam room.
Rooms & suites
From sea-view rooms to villas with a pool.
The newest rooms, opened in 2026, use natural oak, Limassol stone and travertine. Sizes below come from the hotel's fact sheet.
- Rooms Deluxe Room About 34 square metres, facing inland or the sea.
- Villas Royal Garden Villa About 60 square metres with a private garden and pool.
- Largest The Royal Suite About 128 square metres with one bedroom, or 162 square metres with two.
Dining
Five restaurants around the gardens.
Restaurants as listed by the hotel. Mediterraneo opens from May to October. Shown for information.
- Epicurean Mediterranean fish and meat Fine dining
- Ristorante Bacco Italian, with Tuscan dishes In the hotel
- O'Shin Pan-Asian, sushi In the hotel
- Mediterraneo Cypriot and Mediterranean Open kitchen, outdoors, May to October
- Lemonia Piazza All day Breakfast, lunch and dinner
Good to know
Before you go.
- Children Welcome. The Angel Kids Club takes ages 3 to 12 in season, and there is a children's pool with a slide.
- Adults only The Studio Suites in the megaron and their pool are kept for adults.
- Next door The Tombs of the Kings are beside the hotel, and the harbour is about ten minutes by car.
Getting there
Flying to Paphos.
Paphos International, for scheduled flights and private jets, is about 25 minutes away by car. Larnaca is about an hour and a half by road.
- Tel Aviv 50 min
- Athens 1 h 25
- Dubai 3 h 30
- Geneva 3 h 40
- London 4 h 35
Questions
What guests ask first.
- How far is Elysium from Paphos airport?
- About 25 minutes by car from Paphos International.
- Is Elysium close to the Tombs of the Kings?
- Yes. The hotel stands on the cove beside the site, and Paphos harbour is about ten minutes away by car.
- Does Elysium have adults-only rooms?
- Yes. Twelve Studio Suites in the megaron, opened in 2026, are for adults only and share their own pool.
- Can SkyCourtage arrange the flight to Paphos?
- Yes. We arrange Business and First Class seats on scheduled airlines and private jet charter to Paphos, with one final price, our margin included. The hotel is booked with the hotel or through our booking partner.
Also in Paphos
Other hotels worth the trip.
- Anassa White villas built like a Byzantine village above the bay, with 166 rooms, suites and residences and a Roman-style thalassotherapy spa.
- Almyra A contemporary seafront hotel of 187 rooms, some fifteen minutes on foot from the harbour quarter.
- Annabelle Six acres of gardens, five minutes' walk from the harbour, with four restaurants and the Byz Bar.
- Amavi, MadeForTwo Hotels A seafront hotel made for couples, a stroll from the old harbour.
- Constantinou Bros Asimina Suites Hotel An adults-only, suites-only hotel with its own jetty, some suites with private pools.
- Ivi Mare, Designed for Adults by Louis Hotels An adults-only hotel of 148 rooms on the seafront at Geroskipou, east of Kato Paphos.
Staying at Elysium?
Book the room, then the flight.
Rates and availability come from the hotel itself. For the journey to Paphos, a Business or First Class seat or an aircraft of your own: tell us the date and we come back with one final price, our margin included.
Opens the hotel's own website. We have no arrangement with the hotel.