As a seasoned traveller to Cyprus, it was a real disappointment when we arrived at this hotel for the Christmas period. When we stepped out of the lift the smell of dampness hit you. The rooms were shabby and the sheets on the bed were so thin you could see the stained mattresses. We had booked for one week but left on the second day as the thought of spending Christmas in what the locals call "fawlty towers" did not appeal. There were about 6 other people staying there complaining all the time but some were there for several weeks and couldn't leave. The tables in the shabby dining room ,where the curtains were hanging down, were covered with plastic cloths and even when we arrived at 7p.m. for the one dinner we had the food was tepid and the plates were cold. There was just sufficient food for the handful of guests so if you wanted more - tough! There were chandeliers in the dining room but only one bulb in each one was working. This is supposed to be 3* but the hotel we moved to was also 3* but it was full to capacity, had a gym, spa, indoor pool and wonderful food and per day was cheaper than the King Richard. We ended up paying twice for our accommodation but it was worth it to have a good Christmas. Dont go to the King Richard.

My husband and myself booked this hotel for 7 nights. What a mistake! He went on business and I on holiday. It doesn't look too bad from the front and our room looked shabby. Worn bed linen and curtains, etc.
Now the bad stuff - The air conditioning didn't work, so my husband asked for someone to look at it and someone did look at it - and that is what he did - just looked at it and said it was working o.k., so we asked for a fan. What a Godsend. I don't think I could have survived without it, although it was only a desk fan. The t.v. reception was very bad. The swimming pool was o.k., but you could only use it from 10am to 6pm! Not enough soiled sunbeds for the amount of travellers though. Reception staff were not very friendly and got a grunt in answer to our "good morning", so we never bothered again. One waiter was polite and friendly, as was the maid who made up our bed, but kept asking me, "is it my fault you are leaving?". Perhaps she thought we were going to complain about her to the management - who knows?
Now for the really bad stuff - Food was terrible, what there was of it. Breakfast was usually cereal, greasy eggs or boiled eggs (no egg cups) & chipolata sausages, and only if you got to breakfast early. The second day we were there, there was no coffee, no cornflakes and you could see through the glass of orange juice. We didn't have breakfast there again. The dinner, ha-ha, was dried up pieces of meat (I think lamb?), cold carrots & cold mash potato, which were all uncovered and food still on the serving spoons with flies buzzing around, ugh. We ordered to Keo beers and were asked to pay for them, NOW. Needless to say, we didn't have dinner there again. We checked out after 3 days. Lost our money, but it was worth it. We went along to the Mediterranean Beach Hotel and were pleasantly surprised. What a difference another star rating makes.
We would not go back to King Richard (which I think should be downgraded to **) if it was FREE.

We booked this hotel last minute and then read the reviews in horror. However, we thankfully did not experience any of the nightmares that the other clients had written about. We had a good price for a week half board and believe we got our money's worth.

We had a good sized clean bedroom that was attended to daily. The food was fine and very often we went back for seconds and even thirds. The pool and sunbeds were all clean too. The majority of the staff were very friendly and helpful with a few exceptions. The beach is a few minutes walk and this is also used by the guests at the Four Season's Hotel (5 star).

Our bedroom was facing the main road and I would recommend paying a little bit extra to have the sea view. There are large double glazed doors blocking the noise but if you open these you will have to shout to have a conversation.

Don't go expecting luxury as it is a 2/3 star but for a basic hotel its great. I wouldn't recommend all inclusive unless the price is right. The hotel does not provide enough to benefit staying there all day and night. It is a shame as with a bit more love and attention this hotel could be fantastic.

The hotel had no hot water for days the staff kept saying they were leaving mike the bar man kept asking for a tip for the service he was providing , On inspection of our room we opened the curtain only to have a used tampon fall at our feet (not nice) the staff were no where to be seen when you wanted a drink no very good when your all inclusive the pool was filthy as were the sun loungers, the car hire chap tries to turn you over so dont leave any credit card detail with him unless you want to pay for his next holiday. my duty free fags went missing from my case when the helpfull taxi driver dropped me off at the airport , but the weather was nice and hot, the food was great thats the one thing i cant complain about... Oh yes their is a knocking shop over the road disguised as a kareoki bar if you cant cancell have a nice time : ) IF YOU CAN CANCEL DO IT NOW