water & euros!

Hi!

We are off to Cyprus in just over a week and wanted to check two things:

- how much of a problem the water shortage is for tourists in hotels - we are staying in Nissi Bay;

- also, I know that the euro exhcnage rate is really bad and I%26#39;ve read lots about the high costs in cyprus this year - what%26#39;s the reality; average meal for four (2 adults and 2 children), water park, car hire etc.

Help very much appreciated. Thanks!

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hi im off t protarus on wednesday and i have been looking at the water shortage and i have read that although its a bit of a problem for residents who have just 3 days water a week but she says thats not a problem really the tourist side of things doesnt get affected hope this helps when are you going ?

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thanks - we are going on th 30th. Am a bit worried in case things get worse.

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I agree with Kelly regarding the water situation.

As for the prices, i read somewhere that you can get a good idea about the cost of living of any country by the prices charged by McDonald%26#39;s. So,the cost of a Big Mac regular meal in Cyprus is now 4.70 euro. How does that compare with the UK price?

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Tourist areas should be fine as far as water is concerned. Some private villas and apartments are affected. I have friends staying 5 miles from Nissi Bay in a private villa and they are one day on, three days off.

Prices have gone up,some tourists find it expensive,others don%26#39;t seem to be bothered. I have heard though some Cypriots based in the tourist industry are complaining as they are seeing a dropping off in custom. Shopping around for a bargain may be the way forward.

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Thank you for your responses - much appreciated.

What is the temperature out in Cyprus at the moment? A friend came back from Turkey yesterday and said it was 47 degrees!

Once again - many thanks.

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Hi there

We returned about 2 weeks ago and were regularly paying between 35-40 euros for an evening meal for two adults - usually a main course each and a bottle of wine to share - this was in Paphos - yes we did find it expensive. This was our first trip to Cyprus and will probably be our last

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Hi,

Thank you for this.

We%26#39;re off in three days, to Nissi Bay, so will have to see what its%26#39; like when we%26#39;re there. We went two years ago and although we found Cyprus more expensive than Spanish resorts, we didn%26#39;t fine it extortionate. However, prices seem to have gone up noticeably since the euro came in.

Will update everyone when we return.

Thank you!

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In reply to accyliz,no idea where you were eating but you obviously didn%26#39;t take time to look around the restaurants.Many of the them along the TOTK road had set menus for between 10-15 Euros.We ate several times at one which had numerous starters and main courses with a choice from 3 sweets for under 12 euros.Where in Britain can you get garlic mushrooms,3 large fillets of chicken in various sauces with a pile of veg and chips and a sweet for under a tenner??

The pub across from us was 2.20 Euros a pint.There was a restaurant on the harbour doing 3 courses for 8.50 euros with free wine and 1.50 euros a pint.Many of the restaurants around Bar Street(the Windmill being one of them) had set menus again from 10 euros.I could go on but since you won%26#39;t be back you won%26#39;t be bothered.

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