Some hotels are all about the setting. Others are all about the hotel itself. Cap St Georges manages to get both right.

I stayed at Cap St Georges as a guest of the hotel in October 2025, and it was one of those hotels I knew almost immediately I'd be recommending. It sits on the western coast of Cyprus, overlooking the Mediterranean and just a few minutes from the Akamas Peninsula, with a wonderful feeling of space around it that you don't always get with larger resorts.

The rooms were probably the first thing that really impressed me. They're huge, beautifully finished and have equally generous balconies that feel like a real extension of the room rather than somewhere to squeeze two chairs. I loved being able to sit outside with a coffee in the morning, and then come back before dinner and watch the sun disappear over the sea.

Food was another highlight, although for two completely different reasons. One evening we ate seafood right on the seafront as the sun was setting, and it ended up being one of my favourite evenings of the trip. Nothing particularly complicated: incredibly fresh fish, a beautiful setting and nowhere else we needed to be.

Then at the other end of the spectrum there's the teppanyaki, which is lively, interactive and genuinely fun. It's exactly the sort of restaurant I'd book with a family because dinner becomes part of the evening rather than something you need to get through before doing something else.

I also wasn't expecting to love the outdoor cinema as much as I did. Sitting outside under the stars with a film and popcorn after dinner sounds like quite a small thing when you're listing the facilities of a luxury resort, but actually it's exactly the sort of thing I remember afterwards. Those little touches often tell me far more about a hotel than whether it has five restaurants or three swimming pools.

And then there's the spa. I've been lucky enough to experience some incredible spas over the years and this is a very good one. It's somewhere I'd happily disappear into for an afternoon rather than just turn up for a treatment and leave again, which is always a fairly good test for me.

But what I probably liked most about Cap St Georges was how easy the whole place felt.

It is undoubtedly luxurious, but it doesn't feel particularly formal or precious. The service is warm, there's plenty going on without feeling as though you need to participate in everything, and I could just as easily picture sending a couple here for a week of good food, spa time and exploring the Akamas as I could a family who want enough around the resort to keep everyone happy.

That's quite a difficult balance for a hotel to get right.

Why it’s a Canopy Icon

When I think about whether somewhere belongs in The Canopy Collection, I don't really ask whether it was perfect. I'm much more likely to ask myself whether I'd go back and, more importantly, whether I can immediately picture the clients I'd send there.

With Cap St Georges, the answer to both was yes.

I'd go back for the enormous rooms and those Mediterranean sunsets, I'd definitely eat at the seafront restaurant again, and I'd happily lose another afternoon in the spa. But I'd also go back because Cyprus itself is part of the experience here. Having the Akamas Peninsula virtually on the doorstep means you can have a very luxurious resort holiday without spending the entire week inside the resort.

That's ultimately why it's a Canopy Icon for me. It's beautiful and luxurious, of course, but more importantly, it's somewhere I left already knowing exactly who I'd recommend it to.