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We decided to take the kids to the Lapta waterpark on Monday, we arrived just after 10 and paid the 100TL to go in and was told that the slides would open at 11. That was fine because it gave us time to get settled and the kids could go in the pool.
The place started filling up fast and at 11 the slides were turned on however 2 of the slides were not working including the red enclosed slide. There was not a single lifeguard or anyone at the bottom of the slides to make sure that people got out of the way before the next lot came down.
Just before 12.30 the slides were switched off and the 2 boys and i mean boys that were up the top of the slides came down and walked away. The elder kids in the pool started to walk up the slides and it was not long before the younger ones started to copy them with some kids even climbing inside the enclosed red slide and walking up towards the top.
There was not 1 adult working there that day.
I went and asked the lady on the door why the slides were not working and she said the boys had gone for luch and they would be switched back on in half an hour. I told her how worried i was about the kids walking up the slides but i just got the cyprus shrug of the shoulders so i asked to speak to the manager. She told me he was not there and gave me his number.
I called and told him what was going on but to be honest he did not seem that interested and just told me to speak to the barman. When i spoke to him i asked why the other 2 slides wre not working and was told that the blue slides pump had broken and they were waiting for delivery of the rubber rings for the red slide. When i said about the kids climbing and that it was an accident waiting to happen he just said he would speak to the boss.
I have been to this park every year since it opened and i have to say that the standards have dropped so bad this year. There was no control over the slides that were working, no lifeguards, the floors were filthy and the pool water did not look that clear either.
If you intend to visit make sure you are prepared to lifeguard your own kids because they wont.

Thank you for this posting our grandsons are coming next week & they normally go there while here.
There must be some body who controls these venues maybe some of our Cypriot members can help? How about approaching Cyprus Today?

I have spoken to someone else who was there last week and they said exactly the same thing happened then so does not look like this was a one off instance.

SPOT has their Aqua Day booked there for 2nd Sept, so I am hoping that someone form SPOT will find out what the problems are, as this is no good for the people who run the park. Maybe they have staff problems etc, etc, but it is still worrying that the problems they have affect the paying public (and it is not cheap to go in - except for the SPOT day that is!).

If we get an answer, I will post on here as it is such a shame that such a popular place should be blighting itself!

Hello Everyone,

We would like to answer your concerns about Lapethos Aqua Park. First of all our entrance fee is not 100TL. It is free for 0-3 years old, 10TL for 4-12 years old and 20tl for 12+. Our red enclosed slide is working now. And blue slide will work in 2 days. Our slides get into maintenance work periodically for safety. We have lifeguards at the bottom of slides but they do not stand still but walk around to make sure everything is safe and alright. We switch our slides off from 12:30 till 13:10 for 40 minutes. Normally we do not let people to climb from bottom to top of the slide. If there is someone doing so, first we warn them. However if they continue such an action we ask them to leave the aquapark immediately. We do not have any tolerance for such actions. So please do not hesitate to talk our staff about people that do not obey the rules of aquapark. Our aquapark has lifeguards and our pool water is surely clean. We clean pool every night and we put the needed chemicals. If you have any concerns about that you can ask our staff to test the pool water for you or you can bring your own test kit.
Thank you for your reviews. We will do our best to give you a better service.

Kindest Regards,
Lapethos Resort Hotel Management