Family Hotels in Paphos with Tennis Courts
5 family-friendly hotels with tennis in Paphos . Handpicked for families who want the best.
Paphos has the climate and the courts to keep a tennis-keen family happy for a week. Most of the big resorts run their own tennis academies, the heat slacks off enough by 5pm for proper play, and there's almost always a junior session running through July and August. Five-star hotels here treat tennis as a real activity rather than a side facility, with floodlights, ball machines and pro coaches who speak English, German and Russian. The five hotels below have actual courts, not just table tennis tucked into the games room.
Paphos used to be the quiet sister to Limassol, and that's still mostly true. The town is built around a working harbour with Venetian fort, a long beach promenade, and Roman mosaics in the archaeological park. The big resorts cluster on the coast either side of town, with Aphrodite Hills sitting twenty minutes inland on its own ridge. Locals are used to British and German families coming back year after year for the tennis weeks.
🎾Why Paphos Suits Tennis-Playing Families
The court count and quality is the headline. Aphrodite Hills has nine courts and an academy with European Tennis Association affiliation. Minthis has six courts on a quiet plateau. Even the in-town resorts like Elysium and Olympic Lagoon have two or three courts each. Junior camps run mornings in summer and adult clinics most evenings.
The off-court family side is sorted too. Every hotel in this list has a kids' club running alongside the tennis programme so younger siblings have somewhere to be while older kids hit. Aphrodite Hills has a separate junior tennis village with its own coaching staff. The pools and beach setups are five-star standard across the board.
Logistics are a relief compared to similar destinations. Paphos airport is twenty minutes from every hotel on this list, English is universal, and most resorts will arrange airport transfers, racket rental and a tennis schedule before you arrive. Coaches will set up a private hour without you having to chase them down.
Parent's take
What works here is the rhythm: tennis at 8am while it's still cool, pool from eleven, lunch and a siesta, then beach or kids' club, then tennis again at 6pm. By the time you sit down for dinner the kids are properly tired in the right way.
Our Top 5 Picks
Hotels in Paphos with tennis, sorted by guest rating.
Elysium Hotel
Kato Paphos
Wonderful
3,052 reviews
A luxury 5-star beside the Tombs of the Kings archaeological site, with the highest guest rating in Paphos at 9.5. The Angel's Kids Club takes children from age 3 to 12 with themed daily activities, a two-level soft play area, and interactive floor games. A separate crèche handles babies from 4 months. Multiple pools including an indoor heated pool and a kids paddling pool. Full-board with free kids meal upgrade rather than strict all-inclusive.
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€297/night
Why families love Elysium Hotel
The Elysium is the nicest hotel we have stayed in with children. The kids club was free, drop-off, and our 5-year-old asked to go back every morning. The crèche took our 2-year-old too, which we did not expect from a luxury hotel. The grounds overlook the Tombs of the Kings and the pool area is beautiful. Food quality was excellent, with the kids eating free on our half-board plan. At 297 EUR/night it is not cheap, but the level of service and the sheer relief of having both kids happily supervised made it worth every cent.
Minthis Resort
Paphos
Wonderful
905 reviews
Minthis Resort sits 15 minutes inland in the Paphos hills, built around a restored 12th-century monastery with spa treatment rooms in the cloister and family suites in the adjacent modern wing. Pools run infinity-style over the valley and food is cooked from the on-site farm garden.
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€360/night
Why families love Minthis Resort
Minthis is the spa-first choice in our list. Less beach, more mountain air, and the spa uses carob oil and local vine extracts you do not get at the coastal hotels. The kids programme is smaller but the vineyard tour and the horse riding stable nearby filled two afternoons. Our 5-year-old preferred it to the bigger resorts because she had more adult attention. The 15-minute drive back to the beach is a minor cost for the quieter setting.
Olympic Lagoon Resort Paphos
Kato Paphos
Wonderful
385 reviews
The full-package all-inclusive resort in Paphos. Six themed restaurants with à la carte menus, five bars serving unlimited premium branded spirits, and over 150 daily activities. Five lagoon-style pools with waterfalls, water slides, and zero-level entries for toddlers. Three dedicated kids programmes: Little Monsters for young children, Olympic Soccer Academy, and a Teenz Club. Seven nightly musical shows. This is what 587 EUR/night buys you.
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€587/night
Why families love Olympic Lagoon Resort Paphos
Olympic Lagoon is not a hotel, it is a self-contained holiday. Our kids did not ask to leave the resort once in six days. The Little Monsters club was genuinely good with trained early years staff, and the teens programme kept our 12-year-old busy until 10pm. We ate at a different restaurant every night without paying extra. The lagoon pools with their Mayan temple feature and water slides were the highlight. At 587 EUR/night for a family of four, it costs more than twice the Mayfair. But everything is included and the quality is noticeably higher. If your budget stretches, this is the one.
Azia Resort & Spa
Chlorakas
Wonderful
599 reviews
A 5-star resort on the Chlorakas coast that takes family services seriously. Three age-specific clubs: a baby crèche from 6 months, a kids club for 2.5 to 12-year-olds running 9:30am to 4pm daily, and a teens club until 11pm. Half-board and full-board packages available with all-inclusive upgrade. The spa offers treatments designed for children alongside the adult menu.
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€258/night
Why families love Azia Resort & Spa
Azia was the only resort we found in Paphos with a crèche that accepted our 18-month-old. Two hours in the morning and two in the afternoon gave us actual downtime. The older kids club was well-organised with themed days and a kids disco at 8:30pm. The pool is not huge but the kids section was shallow enough for our toddler. Food quality was a clear step up from the 4-star resorts. Our only complaint: the beach across the road is pebbly, so the pool was the main swimming spot.
Excellent
423 reviews
Aphrodite Hills Hotel is the anchor of a full resort village with its own car-free centre, multiple pools, a crèche for babies and toddlers, a kids club for 3 to 12, and a full-scale spa complex with hammam and thermal circuit. Golf course and tennis complete the package.
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€400/night
Why families love Aphrodite Hills Hotel and Resort
The village layout was the star: our kids could bike between the crèche, the pool and the ice cream stand without us walking them. Crèche took our 18-month-old on day 2 from 9 to 12:30, allowing us our first couples treatment in 18 months. The spa is the largest on this list and the one with the best hammam for parents who want a proper steam. Resort is big, so pick a room in the main hotel wing not the far villas unless you specifically want isolation.
💡Booking Tips for a Family Tennis Holiday
- 1Book a tennis week package rather than buying lessons day by day. Aphrodite Hills, Azia and Olympic Lagoon all sell weekly bundles that include 5 hours of coaching for adults plus a kids' camp. The week price is roughly forty percent less than booking the same hours separately on arrival.
- 2Bring your own rackets if your kids are between two and seven. Junior rental rackets at the big resorts start at age eight; younger sizes are scarce and you'll save the academy fees if you arrive with the right grip already.
- 3Book courts before 9am or after 5pm in July and August. Midday play in 35-degree heat isn't enjoyable for adults and isn't safe for kids. Most resorts close junior coaching from 11am to 4pm and reopen for the evening sessions.
- 4Pack proper tennis trainers, not running shoes. The clay-court resorts (Minthis, Aphrodite Hills) have a clay-shoe rule for guests, and the hard-court hotels enforce non-marking soles. Tennis pro shops on site stock most sizes but mark up by thirty percent.
- 5Do a dawn court with the kids and skip the academy fee. All of the hotels here let registered guests use the courts free between roughly 6:30am and 8am before the lessons start. Bring a tube of balls and a basket and you've got a private hour.
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