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TheForest Park Hotelstands amidst its own 20 acres of Forestand Gardens. Founded by George. H. Skyrianides and officiallyopened in July 1936, it was then the only hotel in Cyprus able tocater for its clients at International Standards. With its largeBallroom, Dinning Rooms, Bar, Library and Sitting Rooms it was ina position to cater for the discerning clients such as: the lateKing Farouk of Egypt, Princess Royal Mary of England and manyother clients from Palestine, the Sudan and Egypt. In 1936 t
[more]TheForest Park Hotelstands amidst its own 20 acres of Forestand Gardens. Founded by George. H. Skyrianides and officiallyopened in July 1936, it was then the only hotel in Cyprus able tocater for its clients at International Standards. With its largeBallroom, Dinning Rooms, Bar, Library and Sitting Rooms it was ina position to cater for the discerning clients such as: the lateKing Farouk of Egypt, Princess Royal Mary of England and manyother clients from Palestine, the Sudan and Egypt. In 1936 theauthor Daphne du Maurier spent one month here with her husbandand in that time wrote one of her well known novelsRebecca".Originally the Hotel had 70 Bedrooms and then in 1948 afurther 30 were added, making 100 Rooms. At the time this was alarge Hotel for Cyprus. It should be mentioned that during theSecond World War the hotel was commandeered as an Army Hospital.It had a similar fate during the Suez Canal Operation 1956, whenit was taken to act as Head quarters for the Field Records.Unfortunately, from the mid-fifties when the King of Egypt wasousted the Mountain Resorts in Cyprus had a very difficult time.They barely opened for a few weeks in the summer. Then in thelate 50's the trend charged from the healthy mountain holidays to favoring hot and humid coastal resorts. It was not until themid-sixties that the British Tour Operators could be persuaded tooffer two-Centre holidays, and tourists came once again to themountains.In the early seventies a Third Floor was added with ten Roomsand major refurbishment carried out. In the early eighties sixchalet Suites were built in the grounds, mainly for the ArabSheikhs - amongst the Leader of Kuwait and Qatar. The Hotelunderwent major renovations in the late 80's and early 90's,until its final extension of 54 new Bedrooms and Suites, Indoor Heated Pool,Gymnasium, two Saunas, Jacuzzi and Hairdressing Salon. The Forest Park Hotel is family run and under the personalsupervision of the owners, now in their fourth generation."
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