We have booked into this Hotel on several occasions, rooms are fine and spacious,but gets noisy around the pool. On our last visit after new year, we visited during a religious festival period [we were not aware of this]. We booked in for a two week period with no problem, however after two nights we had a phone call at 11 pm, instructing us we had to leave the Hotel the following morning, it appears that a high rolling gambler needed our room! there was no opportunity for discussion with management because they hid behind closed doors! Most unsatisfactory, no compensation. Beware do not go to this Hotel if you want peace and quiet or the confidence that you will not be excluded if a "High roller" wants your room.

The Jasmine Court Hotel may well have been a 5* hotel when it was built (whenever that was) but it certainly isn't now! It's more like 3* to 4*.

We stayed there in October 2004. One of the reasons we booked this hotel is because it was out of town, we thought the walk each time into town would be nice. Wrong! the walk (about 30 minutes) is along a busy main road with no pavements in places, also sections of the pavement suddenly drop about 2 feet. Also in places there is very little street lighting. Not a nice walk at all!!

We booked a room with a sea view but there wasn't any available when we arrived! This wasn't the hotels fault but we were given a larger suite with a partial sea view. Although this room was large it was "well worn round the edges" and dated. Stains on the carpet and furniture, dirty windows etc.

The pool area is very nice.

The food, I thought, was good and plenty of it.

Prices of drinks and wine with dinner are expensive. Why don't these places learn . . . . reduce the prices a little and more people will will buy the drinks!

I just can't understand why the rooms/suites are furnished with a large dining table and six chairs yet they stop you bringing food & drink into the hotel . . . . strange! We still brought drink in and nobody stopped us.

I wouldn't stay at this hotel again.

We were also very disappointed in Kyrenia town itself, in places it's a dump. The harbour area is it's saving grace.

We stayed at the Jasmine Court, booked through Cyprus Paradise. We had read several reviews AFTER our booking which all seemed to complain about the Jasmine Court, i.e. 'Watch out, the Gestapo are about!' from one reviewer.

We found these reviews unfair, the hotel is of very high standard compared to others in North Cyprus (we looked in the Dome - be careful....) and the reception area, despite another review being negative, was all marble / polished tables / comfortable seating, etc. Very efficient staff at reception and, throughout our stay, the staff were friendly and keen to please.

The only request we had made was for a double bed, however we were given twin beds upon arrival. A quick request to the reception soon sorted this out and, to be fair, it appears that our agent Cyprus Paradise had not passed on our request at all.

The room was large, to put it mildly, with a lovely sitting room area, a gigantic bedroom and a small bathroom - with one of the best showers we have ever had. The TV picked up several English channels, including BBC World and CNN. Some chap had complained about having to pay for the TV - you do, but only if you want to watch the porn! Quite frankly, I would expect that to be charged (though why you would want to watch some sex channel in Turkish is beyond me! Better to chase the wife around the massive bedroom....)

The gardens and pool area are lovely, tons of sunbeds (with very few being 'reserved' by towels), a swim up bar and the fountain is very pleasant to sit under, especially on the 'rocks' which are scattered in the shallows. The array of drinking areas is excellent, our only complaint being the excessive cost of drinks either at the bar or in the mini-bar in our room. The only drinks we bought were at 'happy hour' when it was 'Buy one, get one free'. This is a mistake in my opinion, the hotel would do better to lower their prices as more people would then use the facilities, however I doubt their marketing team have thought of this...

You are banned from bringing in your own food and drink, due to the fact that they want you to buy their stuff, however see my observations above. We too bought the odd bottle of wine into our room and had a nice drink on the balcony before going out, feeling very silly the next morning by having to smuggle the 'empties' out to a bin! However, if you use a bit of common sense and don't go mad, you won't find this 'rule' a major problem.

We only ate the once at the Jasmine Court in the evening, this was the 'buffet menu' and, although not as romantic to use a buffet, the cost was reasonable for the amount on offer - about £10.00 each for a 'eat as much as you like'. We didn't eat in the Fish restaurant for the old problem of cost - I refuse to pay nearly £40.00 for some King Prawns! But then the place was normally full and you could smell the food several hundred feet away - we maybe regret not trying this.

All in all, a nice hotel - but you have to be aware that you are in North Cyprus, which is still 'learning' the tourism trade. The rooms are kept very clean, you get fresh towels every day, bed changed and made every night, plus effective air conditioning in both sitting room and bedroom. We opted to pay £2.00 per day for a kettle (with coffee, tea and milk included) but then you get the room safe free of charge, which I would normally have to pay for in Spain. Swings and roundabouts...

I would recommend this hotel to anyone looking for a 'higher than average' hotel in this region.

I agree with those others who stayed there - this is not a 5 star on a global basis - while the buffet food is good, and the pool and grounds not crowded, in June anyway, the sewers do miff abit, there is a lack of any evening bar that doesn't have tumble weed blowing through it, and the entertainment staff are a joke.

Catering for the 55's and over this is not an ideal hotel for the young.

Kyrenia and the surroundings are also very disappointing - thereare many other places much nicer - Kalkan in Turkey, Chania in Greece and Paphos in S Cyprus. The path to the town is a good 15-20 min walk on a series of unconnected and poor paved paths, unlit at night. But taxis are cheap.
The whole of N Cyprus is a dusty buidling site - not good.

The Kyrenia harbour has poor standard restaurants and over-priced bars too.

But make the effort to get out and there are one or two oasis of the unspoilt Cyprus such as Bellapais and the Karpas Peninsula...

Sorry but I will not be returning.