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Bungalows
Steps from the sea, in three low blocks shaded by palms. Sleep with the windows open and the sound of the waves.
Explore roomsFifty years of summers on the eastern coast of Famagusta. Bungalows on the water, a beach all your own, and a terrace where the sun goes down behind the olives.
Kocareis began in 1976 as a seasonal kiosk on the eastern coastline of Famagusta — soft drinks, a few sun loungers, the slow rhythm of summer. By 1985 we had five rooms, year-round, and the first guests who would keep coming back for decades.
In the early nineties we built the first new block of bungalows; two more followed. The shape of the resort you see today is the patient work of a family that has only ever done one thing: hospitality, on this coast, in this sea.
Nothing here is corporate. Things are mended rather than replaced. The bougainvillea is older than most of the staff. We hope you'll feel it.
No spa, no theme nights, no buffets. Three quiet pleasures, each polished by fifty seasons of practice.
Steps from the sea, in three low blocks shaded by palms. Sleep with the windows open and the sound of the waves.
Explore roomsA private stretch of fine sand and clear, shallow water. Loungers and umbrellas are included with your stay; the sea is included with everything.
See the beachCypriot mezze, fish landed that morning, local wine. The terrace faces west; sunset is part of the menu.
Every room has a sea view, air conditioning, and a small balcony or terrace. Wi-Fi reaches as far as the third row of palms; beyond that, it's a feature, not a bug.
Our stretch of the eastern coast is sheltered, shallow for a long way out, and almost impossibly clear in the morning before the breeze comes up. Children swim where their parents stand. Snorkelers find rock and seagrass within a few strokes of the beach.
There is no entrance fee for guests, no charge for sun-loungers or umbrellas, no music. The only soundtrack is the sea and, occasionally, the bell of the lunch service from the terrace.
Light, water, the same view in different weathers. Photographs by guests over fifty seasons.
The other half, in our experience, will be back next year.
We don't do online booking. Call us, or send a short email — tell us when you'd like to come and how many of you there are. We'll write back the same day.