Cyprus toilets

[lopsibear]

This is random, but are you able to flush toilet paper in Cyprus or does it have to be disposed of separately?

[scoob101]

I have been to cyprus a few times and the hotels I stayed in we all used the toilets as normal.
But a few of the bars and small restaurants did have signs up telling you to put the waste paper in the bin provided, but not all of them. Dont let this put you off Cyprus is a beautiful island and the locals are great and very very friendly.

[Narolines]

Well, it depends....! In many older Cypriot buildings - even quite prestigious ones, such as the Holiday Inn in Nicosia - you can't flush paper. This is because they were built with a foul-water arrangement that, because of its design, eventually blocks up with paper. On the other hand, lots of newer buildings have conventional European arrangements so there's no problem, and a lot of older buildings are being converted (it's not difficult or expensive to do, and in our 150-year old stone village house you can flush away to your heart's content!). Generally speaking, there are notices telling you if you can't; if there are no notices, you probably can.

A bigger problem at the moment is the water shortages, so that in many cases you can't flush anything! Up here in the mountains we're OK for water (touch wood!), but in the resorts and in Nicosia the supply is severely restricted - only three or four hours a day in some places.

As scoob says, however - don't let it put you off - our island is beautiful and you'll get a warm welcome.

[Narolines]

Just thought - I presume you're talking about The Republic of Cyprus (south of the island)? If you're thinking North Cyprus, you're much more likely to find you can't flush paper simply because the infrastructure there is much more old-fashioned.