We are a family of 6 just returned from an enjoyable stay at jasmine court. I had read the reviews after booking and was a little concerned but I do not know what everyone is beefing about or perhaps the management has been reading this site!
o.k. by English standards not a 5 star hotel but we are not paying english 5 star prices.
Our rooms were vast clean tastefully decorated. We were given a king sized bed without requesting one. It is the first hotel that has taken our request to have the childrens rooms near ours seriously (sometimes we have been on another side of aroad from them)
The food was wonderful in quantity, variety and presentation, something for everyone and vegetarians do not worry.
the pool area is well cared for and the gardens kept pretty. There are a lot of different sitting areas by pool and sea and certainly at easter room for all.
The staff were polite and eager to please with the possible exception of some of the reception staffwho were frankly inconsistent and took a while to sort out problems. For example it tookover 24 hours to get a keycard which would open the childrens suite. I think theproblem is that English is not as widely spoken as other countries we have stayed and our Turkish is non existent.
We regularly picnicked on food and wine from the local supermarket using the mini-bar fridge for storage and no one seemed bothered. The notice forbidding this is well hidden at the back of the information folder and if I had not read it here I possibly would never had noticed.
On the downside....everything extra is expensive(food all over the area is pricey but very good)the mini bar is extortionate and the laundry service too expensive(there is a good big bath and a balconey to dry it on!!!)
The location is a mix of rundown towns building sites with some real jewels thrown in.St Hilarion and bellapaixare really something (both free for children as are all the historical sites) There are mountain walks and the scenery at the moment is green with an abundance of wild flowers.
The highlight for the children was a £20 each boat trip from the harbour at Kyrenia. We were out for over 5 hours sailing swimming fishing, a buffet lunch of freshly caught and cooked while we watched fish and chips was included as was tea and biscuits later. It was organised by a father and son team and they encouraged the children to snorkel fish walk the plank off the boat and even let them all have a go and steering the boat. A wonderful last day.
One thing i would change if I return (and I don't actually think the area warrants another visit)is i would not change much money to Lira a surprising ammount of places prefer to be paid inEnglish and you get a MUCH better deal paying inEnglis currency at the present.

We have just returned from a holiday at The Jasmine Court Hotel; like others we had read some very disappointing reviews after booking and were unsure what to expect. However we were very pleasantly surprised, the staff made us feel very welcome and always made an effort to speak to us, the pool area was lovely with lots of sunbeds (and towels), the breakfast buffet was extensive with a good choice of food and the rooms were large, clean and comfortable.
Yes, prices were high in the hotel but still cheaper than many bars in England and mini bars always charge over the odds. We saw the signs about not bringing your own food and drink into the hotel but were never stopped and enjoyed a night cap in our room.
A nice touch was free mineral water around the pool if you asked for a paper cup from the poolside bar.
All in all we found the hotel to be an oasis of calm in the hustle and bustle of Kyrenia and would certainly stay there again.

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.