We had visited the north a few years ago and I must admit were put off by the lengthy flight including stop in Turkey and then on to Northern Cyprus.We decided to visit again flying in to Larnaca and transferring up to the North.Did a search for places to stay and then a search on the Almond.The reviews were all excellent.I contacted them by e mail through their excellent web site and had a reply almost immediately.They arranged the transfers for us and we booked one of their one bedroomed bungalows.The car that collected us was air conditioned and we travelled up in about 1 hour 15 minutes.The almond is beautiful.The gardens are lovely with citrus trees,walnut trees,pistachio trees,figs,olives lovely flowers and shrubs.The pool is excellent,all day there are dragon flies crossing over it in beautiful colours.I havent seen so many in one place,amazing.The bungalows are very spacious and as said before cleaned every day and linen changed every day.The air conditioning is very good.The food at their restaurant was for us as good or better than anywhere else we ate.My husband said the peppered steak was the best he'd had....high praise from him....I work for a leading steak restaurant!
The family who run it are lovely.They will leave you to relax and not push you to eat in their restaurant or buy more drinks but will provide the best service they can and help in any way they can.We met some other lovely couples while we were there and enjoyed many evenings eating in or out and mostly back to the bar where we had a good laugh and usually a chat with Ahmet.Normally we are not pool people preferring the beach,but it was so lovely and the pool so clean that we stayed there a lot.There are plenty of restaurants within walking distance and the dolmus run very frequently for less than £1 to Kyrenia.As you might have guessed I can't recommend it enough!J and T

We have just come back from a 10 day stay at the Almond Holiday village, and it was everything we wanted and a bit more !! Seeing as how i have wanted to go to TRNC for some few years and have researched the hotels in the brochures, this was one that wasnt, but trip advisor write ups were so good we went for it , and were so not disappointed !! I actually went and checked out a few of the other places we had thought about booking but none of them lived up to the the Almond!!
Its fabulously clean, beautifuly run by Ali and Devrisha, and their family, including Gulten, Ayse and Ahmed. it is welcoming,warm,(in all senses of the word!), and all questions and queries are answered and helped!The pool is beautiful, cleaned every day,the aprtments are light and airy, with maids every day and linen changes,and the restaurant food is really well cooked and presented, and they cater for childrens tastes as well.And they have air conditioning!! You might have to pay for your extras at breakfast but your air con is free, unlike some places in the south!!
We visited at their recommendation, the Address restaurant, which was fabulous, but wear mosquito protection!! Also we went to the Figaro restaurant , also in the same area, which was wonderful, very inexpensive for the surroundings and the food although not so fancy as the surroundings ,was just lovely!! Almond do lamb kleftico on a thursday nite,(ithink its thursday!) follwed by a quiz nite. Ahmed told us the kleftico was the best this side of Northern Cyprus, and he wasnt wrong !!!!! We also visited Bellapais Monastery, where there are several gorgeous places to eat that are really special, and the Monastery is beautful with a tiny gothicy chapel. Also Salamis ruins up by Famagusta and St Hilarion, which was the best!!! if you are up for a bit of an adventure and a tour/scramble round the castle you are in for an absolute treat. Its wearing but wonderful and the views are stupendous!!!Wear good shoes tho, take water, and leave time to enjoy it!! salamis was huge and well preserved, and very hot, we appreciated a dip in the sea after!! Its stunning, and worth every moment!!
We would go back to Almond like a shot, i must say it was quiet for the time of year but we didnt mind, we did visit Oscars in Kyrenia for the water slides there, also the Acapulco has them too and a good beach area,cheaper to go and enjoy a day there than go to Escape Beach!! But the water slides are turned off at 5.00pm on the dot!! We also visited the pet Rescue centre, where you can walk the dogs and puppies, but they close at 1.00pm and as its getting hotter now walking is only till 11.00am but sooo worth it!!!
i would have no hesitation in sending anyone to Almond , its so lovely, the gardens are so lovingly looked after as well, and everyone is so helpful, we couldnt thank them enough for making our holiday everything we wanted !!

This was our second visit to Almond Village and it was just as good as the first.beautiful setting, spotlessly clean and wonderful food so what else can I say.
This is a family run holiday village and Ali,Deversha and there family make you feel like oneof the famly. I have stayed in lots of hotels all over the world and this holiday village is up there with the best.cannot wait to go back next year

This was the 3rd time we have stayed here..but we are just beginners, many of the guests there are year-on-year regulars and we can see why.
This a family run business with all the family actively involved in the day-to-day running of the centre; They pride themselves on giving excellent service and providing a really relaxing environment for their guests.
If you want a noisy,high entertainment holiday then this will not be for you, but if you prefer a quiet, relaxing style stay with lots of friendy staff, for whom nothing is too much trouble then you will be hard pressed to beat this.
We will certainly be going back!!
david & jackie, wantage