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• September Wellbeing - On The Limassol Hiking Trail!
  Food and beverage | Leisure travel
  The redefining of holiday luxury as boutique lifestyle experience and personal wellbeing. For some Londa guests it could mean choosing the vegetarian options on the Caprice menu or a visit to LondaSpa for a relaxing therapy session. The curious adventurer abroad in Limassol might be keen to gain knowledge and insight from some of the many nearby historical and cultural sites. read »
• Cyprus Wine Museum – satisfy your thirst for knowledge, insight and unique island varieties!
  Events | Food and beverage | Leisure travel
  Just two weeks to go until the annual Limassol Wine Festival (30 Aug – 8 Sep) when an ever increasing number of Londa’s long-time guests return once more to celebrate mythic Dionysus, Greek god of “Wine and Merriment”. The joy is all the more sweeter as the festival wine is usually free of charge. read »
• Exclusive interview: Londa Manager reveals secret of boutique hotel success!
  Food and beverage | Leisure travel | Weddings
  Today we start a new informal series of posts where, in true personalised boutique style, visitors and guests are offered a little peak behind the scenes here at Londa. We will be interviewing various key staff, from the Caprice Restaurant to the Londa Spa and others who are sure to have fascinating stories to tell! We hope this little series will offer a worthwhile snapshot. Our exclusive ‘insider’ interviews kick off with Londa General Manager, Jochen Niemann. read »
• Londa unleashes new Pool Bar menu of ‘healthy dishes and superfoods’ for vegetarians, flexitarians and vegans!
  Food and beverage | Leisure travel
  Healthy eating with ‘Super Foods’ is taking the Mediterranean diet to a new level in boutique hotel luxury. Poolside at Londa is where you’ll often find hotel guests continuing their journey of relaxation after a blissful Londa spa session in-house or yoga exercises on the beach. Now guests at the pool bar can delight their senses and heighten their spirits further by mindfully exploring an irresistible array of healthy eating snacks and dishes. read »
• Easter Pascha In Limassol - Celebrate With Flaounes Loaves and Breaking of Red Eggs!
  Events | Food and beverage | Leisure travel
  Easter Week in Limassol is fast approaching. In the spirit of spring’s ritual renewal, average local temperatures rise to a glorious 21–26C. It’s no coincidence that visitors to Cyprus, including of course Londa hotel guests, may be keen to take a mini-break. Chilly winter blasts mixed with April showers continue to sweep across several home countries at northern latitudes. The desire to relax and re-energise in Limassol’s warming Mediterranean air over Easter is always a popular choice. read »
• Londa nominated ‘Cyprus Leading Boutique Hotel’ and ‘Europe Leading Lifestyle Hotel 2019’
  Events | Food and beverage | Leisure travel
  It’s voting time in the annual World Travel Awards™ - now in it’s 26th year - and Londa Beach Hotel is nominated in five categories, including Cyprus Leading Boutique Hotel 2019. Voting in the Europe section runs from 11th March to 28th April. The World Travel Awards™ was established in 1993 to “acknowledge, reward and celebrate excellence across all key sectors of the travel, tourism and hospitality industries”. read »
• Exclusive dinner at Caprice pairs Londa with Cyprus fine winemaking family
  Events | Food and beverage
  Londa guests and Limassol visitors seeking authentic cultural experiences have a palate-tingling opportunity on February 8th to taste the latest examples from Oenou Yi – Ktima Vassiliades, one of the island’s longstanding fine winemaking families. Londa hotel teams up with the Oenou Yi vineyard to present an “eclectic wine-pairing” dinner at the Caprice restaurant. read »
• Ancient Cyprus amphora carries new message in European Year of Cultural Heritage
  Events | Food and beverage | Leisure travel
  Did you know that every time you type an email address in order to send a message you are using the Greek symbol for transportation? The keyboard character @ originates from the Latin word for "at, toward or to" and is the abbreviation for amphora, a measure of capacity. However, it also came to be more popularly known as the Greek “amphora” - a two-handled, terracotta vessel, such as a pitcher or vase. The amphora is also used in transportation, but in the ancient Mediterranean world, its purpose was for sending grains and liquids. read »
• Limassol Beer Festivals 2018 – MedFest global ale blends and Greek-Reggae fusion!
  Events | Food and beverage | Leisure travel
  Cultural adventurers in Cyprus seeking insight and authentic experiences may not associate beer drinking with the island’s unique and individual Mediterranean character. In 2016, individual consumption was 55 litres or around 97 pints, compared to 67 litres (116 pints) in the UK or a whopping 104 litres (183 pints) in Germany, according to The Brewers of Europe Report, Dec 2017. read »
• Salad vegetables at every Cyprus meal! Authentic lifestyle and healthy eating with a Mediterranean diet
  Food and beverage | Leisure travel
  The “Mediterranean Diet” is definitely established as the go-to recipe for anyone seeking the ingredients for an authentic healthy-eating lifestyle. It’s perhaps a view shared by many of the 3.6 million visitors from around the world who visit Cyprus every year. read »
• Liquid gold! The traditional Cyprus olive branch cold-pressed for visitors seeking health and long life!
  Food and beverage | Leisure travel
  Olive oil! Big business might describe it as liquid gold. Many believe that the health-giving properties contained within its glistening amber are the secret to a long and active life. Whenever chefs prepare ingredients for a varied menu of insalate (salad) at Londa Hotel’s Caprice Restaurant, every drizzle of locally produced extra virgin oil pays homage to an ancient island tradition. read »
• Londa Hotel to Krasohoria – a cultural journey from guest room to mountain village
  Events | Food and beverage | Leisure travel
  It’s Limassol Carnival time once again - when just about anything goes! Since the 8th February, the streets have been filled with a non-stop, eye-popping parade of riotous colour, costume, music and dance that reaches its dazzling climax at the Grand Carnival on Sunday 18th. read »
• Kafenio – a ‘pop up’ coffee shop at the authentic centre of Cyprus village life!
  Events | Food and beverage | Leisure travel
  “We hear that there is to be a big carnival in Limassol any day now?” An air of anticipation quietly builds up around the district as the second week of February draws closer. This is the traditional start of a fortnight of colourful Carnival mayhem, where ‘stinky’ cheese, meat and wine flows – a little over eight weeks before Orthodox Easter Sunday each year. read »
• Londa’s “Lucky Ones” welcome in the New Year with 6 Course Gala Dinner!
  Events | Food and beverage | Offers
  Best foot forward into 2018! It’s a time-honoured tradition in Cyprus that stepping over the threshold “right foot first” will bring you good luck in the New Year. And it’s happening right here, on the Londa Hotel dancefloor, on New Year’s Eve! After a sumptuous 6 course Gala Dinner at the Caprice, many of our guests will be definitely up for welcoming in the New Year. read »
• A Londa Christmas in Limassol - a feast of luxury experience for the cultural explorer to discover!
  Food and beverage | Leisure travel | Offers
  Christmas Day is nearly here, and at Londa Hotel… all is calm, all is bright! There’s anticipation in the air – perhaps it's the temperature of 20C outside! We feel sure that one of the reasons why visitors and guests love spending Christmas in Cyprus is so that they can enjoy all the fine seasonal trimmings in the “warmest” of traditional Mediterranean style - and no icy polar blasts. read »
• Limassol Wine Festival 2017 – dance with Dionysus in the “Wine Capital of Cyprus”
  Events | Food and beverage | Leisure travel
  Dionysus returns - the Limassol Wine Festival is here! Eleven days of celebrating the ancient Greek God’s favourite fruit of the vine. The Festival is a joyous island tradition, which has been held at this time every year for more than half a century - ever since Cyprus gained its independence in August 1961. read »
• The call of Zeus and historical voices at Cyprus Craft Revival Festival
  Food and beverage | Leisure travel
  Some Londa Hotel guests say they can see the top of Mount Olympus from their bedroom window. At a height of 1,952 metres (6,403 ft), the mythic dwelling place of the ancient Greek Gods is actually one of the highest peaks in Europe, and lies around 54 kms (34 miles) north west of the hotel. read »
• Limassol festivals of grapes and film – Cyprus culture, heritage and new!
  Food and beverage | Leisure travel
  Four weeks to go until the Limassol Wine Festival – the annual 11 day celebration inspired by the ancient cult of Dionysus, the Greek God of wine and pleasure, worshipped between 1,500 and 1,100 BC. read »
• Culinary and cultural experience for Londa guests during Easter Week
  Food and beverage | Leisure travel
  Easter at Londa has finally arrived. So too, the guests and visitors who are enjoying a welcome spring break with us here in Limassol. Many might also be looking forward to taking part in some of the cultural traditions of celebrating Easter week in Cyprus. read »
• Londa Lifestyle Experience Up For 5 Travel ‘Oscars’
  Food and beverage | Leisure travel
  We’re all feeling a bit starry-eyed and living in La La Land at the moment! We may not have reached the almost record breaking 14 nominations that the Hollywood blockbuster received but Londa Beach Hotel management and staff are still bowled over that once again, we are up for five World Travel Award categories. read »
• “Living The Dream” At Londa Beach Hotel
  Events | Food and beverage | Leisure travel
  Limassol is a travel destination on the rise! Don’t just take our word for it – our beautiful coastal city was awarded the world’s third most popular choice by leading travel website, Trip Advisor. For holidaymakers seeking that “special experience”, inspiration definitely drives motivation! read »
• Warm, bright and sunny Christmas @ the Londa Beach Hotel
  Events | Food and beverage | Leisure travel
  It’s Christmas time! The jingling Christmas atmosphere is filled with magic. The streets are decked with twinkling lights while festive carols and cheer are everywhere. The houses are putting on their joyful, bright costumes. At the Londa Beach Hotel we embrace this boisterous period and create a delightful experience for our guests. read »
• A feast of beauty and wine at the Londa Beach Hotel
  Events | Food and beverage
  The Wine Festival is a week-long celebration, where joy flows in the air just as easily as wine fills your glass. From the 26th of August until the 4th of September, thousands of people will fill the Municipal Gardens, just across the Limassol seafront, to celebrate the rich harvests of Cyprus vineyards, enjoy an abundance of local wine, and dance away to folkloric rhythms. read »
• It’s the season to be jolly @ Londa Beach Hotel
  Events | Food and beverage | Leisure travel
  It truly is the most wonderful time of the year. The city shines a festive light; festive, warm and optimistic. Christmas is here to remind us that sharing this kind of light is a ritual that binds us together. The holiday parties and merriment capture this experience and the Londa Beach Hotel is ready to celebrate with you through unique events and hospitality packages. read »
• Fabulous Winter @ Londa Beach Hotel
  Events | Food and beverage | Leisure travel
  Limassol may not always be a top of mind destination for a winter getaway but this is about to change. The Limassol Tourism Board is embarking on a mission; to acquaint the travellers with the year-round delights of the city. And there are truly many such pleasures. Londa Beach Hotel is one of them. read »
• New Harvest @ Londa Beach Hotel
  Events | Food and beverage | Leisure travel
  The third Thursday of every November is an exciting time for every wine lover and Caprice, the bar–restaurant of Londa Beach Hotel. This is the time that the new Beaujolais arrives to bring us merriment. The Beaujolais nouveau, as the French call it, has - by tradition - been produced to celebrate the end of the harvest in the Beaujolais area of Burgundy. read »
• Limassol Wine Festival inspires us @ Londa
  Events | Food and beverage | Leisure travel
  It was first celebrated 53 years ago. Now it is an integral part of the city’s landscape and identity. Limassol Wine Festival will be held until the 6th of September inviting wine lovers, travelers and the city’s population to be a part of that celebration. read »
• And the living is easy at Londa Beach Hotel
  Food and beverage | Leisure travel
  The most wonderful time of the year is finally here. The city of Limassol is always vibrant and interesting but when summer approaches it gains a new vitality and buzz. read »
• Celebrating the Orthodox Easter @ Londa Beach Hotel
  Events | Food and beverage | Leisure travel
  Keeping tabs with tradition and making it accessible to all our foreign visitors and guests is one of our favourite tasks here at Londa Beach Hotel. We have prepared a wonderful traditional After Mass Breakfast, which we will serve on the always delightful Caprice Terrace. read »
• International Women’s Day at Londa Beach Hotel
  Events | Food and beverage
  At Londa Hotel we have prepared something special to make this day memorable for women who feel like celebrating or the men who would like to thank women they live, work and move forward with. read »
• Drink, dance and be merry at Limassol Carnival
  Events | Food and beverage | Leisure travel
  During the next few days our home city, Limassol, is going to swing to the rhythm of its Carnival. It is a traditional festival that has been celebrated for over a hundred years. read »
• Love February at Londa Beach Hotel
  Events | Food and beverage | Leisure travel
  It is not unusual to see Valentine’s day being celebrated. But we are not about “usual” anything at the Londa. So we decided to create a special occasion curriculum, to turn the last month of winter coziness and luxury into a true five star experience. read »
• Valentine's at Londa
  Events | Food and beverage | Leisure travel | Offers
  Join us at Londa for a Valentine’s of love, food, passion and five-star indulgence. Valentine’s cocktails are at the bar, a special dinner is served and packages to delight are available. read »
• Wine and Dine event at Londa
  Events | Food and beverage
  The Wine and Dine event on Friday, 6th February 2015 is the culmination of inspired choices from Londa’s head chef and sommelier – we hope you agree. read »
• Londa Jazz Season 2015
  Events | Food and beverage | Leisure travel
  Singing at the Londa on Saturday 24 January is the effervescent Jazz vocalist Evilena Protektor performing with Londa regulars, the Leonid Nesterov Trio. read »
• Social hour at Londa's Caprice
  Events | Food and beverage
  Join us at the Londa Social Hour – a bit more than an hour and far more sociable with your company! read »
• Happy New Year resolutions
  Food and beverage | Leisure travel
  The Londa resolutions list is here for those of you who need just a little help in setting some aspirations for 2015! read »