The Luxury Hotel Guide 
A list by Tomas Mazowski.
This guide was last updated in December 2022. Hey! When I travel I love to stay at luxurious hotels - especially the kind of places that offer over the top extras and really spoil their guests with great service, nice spas, awesome restaurants and beautiful views. What more can you want? To save some time, I've put together this list of my favourite 5-star hotels and resorts in Sardinia. I hope you will like it!
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1 Casa Clat Cagliari, Italy
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Casa Clat has a garden, a shared lounge and a sun terrace with swimming pool and buffet breakfast in Cagliari. With free WiFi, this 5-star hotel offers room service and a 24-hour front desk. Guests can have a drink at the bar.
The hotel will provide guests with air-conditioned rooms with a desk, a coffee machine, a minibar, a safety deposit box, a flat-screen TV and a private bathroom with a bidet. All guest rooms feature a wardrobe.
At Casa Clat you will find a restaurant serving Italian, Mediterranean and Seafood cuisine. Vegetarian, dairy-free and gluten-free options can also be requested.
The area is popular for cycling, and bike hire is available at this 5-star hotel.
Popular points of interest near the accommodation include National Archaeological Museum of Cagliari, Sardinia International Fair and Bastione di Saint Remy. The nearest airport is Cagliari Elmas Airport, 11 km from Casa Clat.
Guest review score 10.0,
rooms from around 220 EUR.
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2 Cascioni Eco Retreat Arzachena, Italy
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Featuring a spa and a restaurant, Cascioni Eco Retreat offers elegant suites with a private pool and patio in Arzachena. This 5-star hotel offers evening entertainment and a 24-hour front desk.
Each with a seating area, rooms here include handmade terracotta floors, artisanal furnishings and either views of the sea or surrounding countryside. All units are equipped with air conditioning, a flat-screen TV with satellite channels, a kettle, and a hairdryer.
A continental breakfast is available daily at the accommodation.
At the wellness centre, guests can relax in the heated swimming pool with hydromassage jets, Turkish bath and sauna. Beauty treatments can also be reserved. Free activities at the property include trekking, bird watching, and olive picking.
Giants Tombs Coddu Vecchiu is 15 km from Cascioni Eco Retreat. The nearest airport is Olbia Costa Smeralda, 31 km from the accommodation, and the property offers a paid airport shuttle service.
Guest review score 8.2
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3 Oasi Blu Sardinia Pula, Italy
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Set in Pula, 700 metres from Santa Margherita di Pula Beach, Oasi Blu Sardinia offers accommodation with an outdoor swimming pool, free private parking, a fitness centre and a garden. This 5-star hotel offers room service, a concierge service and free WiFi. The hotel has an indoor pool, sauna, nightclub and a shared lounge.
The hotel will provide guests with air-conditioned rooms offering a desk, a coffee machine, a fridge, a minibar, a safety deposit box, a flat-screen TV, a terrace and a private bathroom with a bidet. Oasi Blu Sardinia provides some units with pool views, and all rooms have a balcony. All guest rooms will provide guests with a wardrobe and a kettle.
Guests at the accommodation can enjoy a buffet breakfast.
Oasi Blu Sardinia offers 5-star accommodation with a hot tub and spa centre. The area is popular for cycling, and bike hire is available at this 5-star hotel.
Pinus Village Beach is 1.2 km from the hotel, while Nora is 13 km from the property. The nearest airport is Cagliari Elmas, 55 km from Oasi Blu Sardinia, and the property offers a paid airport shuttle service.
Guest review score 8.1
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4 Faro Capo Spartivento Chia, Italy
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Located 9 km from Domus de Maria, Faro Capo Spartivento offers a unique opportunity to stay at a working lighthouse. It has 2 outdoor pools, a restaurant and an underground cinema.
Featuring parquet floors, rooms at the Capo Spartivento come with air conditioning, a minibar and private bathroom. There is free Wi-Fi in each room.
In the daytime a free shuttle service to the beach is offered.
Cala Cipolla Beach is 600 metres from Faro Capo Spartivento, while Su Giudeu Beach is 1 km from the property. Cagliari Elmas Airport is a 1-hour drive away.
Guest review score 9.6,
rooms from around 620 EUR.
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5 Forte Village Resort - Il Castello Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy
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Forte Village Resort - Il Castello is set directly on the coast of Pula and offers luxurious rooms with abalcony. The resort includes a spa and wellness centre, and a water park.
The spacious rooms are furnished in a traditional Sardinian style, and offer an LCD TV and individually controlled air conditioning. Some rooms include a small living area with a sofa bed.
This Forte Village offers 21 restaurants and bars offering international cuisine and Sardinian dishes, for lunch and dinner. Buffet breakfast is served by the outdoor swimming pool.
Il Castello's private beach is equipped with sunbeds and parasols. Tennis courts, a football field, a diving centre are available.
Nora is a 15-minute drive away, while Cagliari is 45 km from the property. Staff can assist you arranging transfers, shuttles and excursions.
Guest review score 9.3
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6 Hotel Cala di Volpe, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Costa Smeralda Porto Cervo, Italy
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Hotel Cala di Volpe is surrounded by a lush, green Mediterranean landscape. The resort has excellent sports and wellness facilities and a stunning private beach. Parking is free.
The Cala Di Volpe's rooms are large and air-conditioned. Each one comes with a seating area with 42-inch (106 cm) flat-screen TV with satellite channels and DVD player. Rooms overlook Cala di Volpe Bay and the hotel gardens from the private balcony.
Set near Sardinia's famous Porto Cervo, the Cala Di Volpe has 3 floodlit tennis courts in synthetic grass. The huge salt-water pool is surrounded by shaded huts with loungers and beach towels.
The white-sand beach with lifeguard is a 5-minute boat ride or a 15-minute stroll away. There is also a free shuttle leaving every half hour from the pool.
The Cala di Volpe has also its own well-equipped fitness centre open 24 hours a day and where you will find personal trainers. At the wellness centre you can book relaxing massages or rejuvenating beauty treatments.
In the evening you can choose from designer Mediterranean cuisine, gourmet Sardinian dishes, wine tasting and much more at Cala di Volpe's award-winning restaurants, with lovely views of the bay.
Guest review score 9.1
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7 Palazzo Doglio Cagliari, Italy
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Located a 10-minute drive from Poetto Beach and 1.5 km of Sardinia International Fair, Palazzo Doglio offers rooms in Cagliari. Featuring a 24-hour front desk and free WiFi, the hotel provides a shared lounge and a bar.
At the hotel, the rooms are air conditioned and come with a desk, a wardrobe, a flat-screen TV and a private bathroom. Certain rooms include a terrace.
Continental and Italian breakfast options are available every morning at Palazzo Doglio. Guests can grab a bite to eat in the in-house restaurant.
The property is a few steps from San Saturnino Basilica, while Via Roma is a 10-minute walk of the property. Cagliari Elmas Airport is 9 km away.
Guest review score 9.0,
rooms from around 187 EUR.
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8 Baglioni Resort Sardinia - The Leading Hotels of the World San Teodoro, Italy
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Baglioni Resort Sardinia - The Leading Hotels of the World is set inside the Tavolara Marine Reserve, just north of San Teodoro. It offers 3 swimming pools, and elegant rooms furnished in a Sardinian style. Parking is free.
The rooms are spacious and air-conditioned, and all feature a furnished balcony or terrace with views of the park or the sea. Each offers a flat-screen TV.
A sweet and savoury breakfast is served daily at Baglioni Resort Sardinia - The Leading Hotels of the World. The restaurant specialises in traditional local cuisine and international favourites.
Guests enjoy free WiFi in the property's public areas.
Guest review score 8.9
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9 Conrad Chia Laguna Sardinia Chia, Italy
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Conrad Chia Laguna Sardinia is part of the larger Chia Laguna resort. It offers a central square with boutiques and a wide choice of restaurants, bars and sports activities.
Sardinia’s southern-most beaches are 700 metres away from your beautifully decorated room, and a shuttle service is provided to get you there.
Conrad Chia Laguna’s rooms are bright and spacious, all coming with balconies or patios and LCD television. Most rooms have stunning sea views.
As a guest at Conrad Chia Laguna Sardinia you can go for a swim in any of 2 pools and play tennis, football or golf. Water sports are organised on the beach. Bikes can be rented on site and the hotel can arrange jeep, quad bike and horse-riding excursions.
If you feel more like relaxing, head to the Conrad Spa.
Children have their own clubs until the age of 17 and entertainment is available for everyone, every evening in July and August. Shows are held in resort’s main square.
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Guest review score 8.9
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10 Petra Segreta Resort & Spa San Pantaleo, Italy
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Set in 5 hectares of forest just outside the town of San Pantaleo, Petra Segreta Resort & Spa offers panoramic views, modern wellness facilities and a large, heated fresh-water pool. WiFi is free throughout.
Traditional Sardinian houses, known as Stazzi, are scattered around the resort's grounds. Here you will find the rooms that have been uniquely furnished to maintain a classic country style. Each room is air conditioned and comes with a flat-screen TV, private bathroom and private patio area.
The main building at Petra Segreta is where you will find the lobby, lounge with fireplace and the the veranda overlooking the Maddalena Archipelago. Il Fuoco Sacro restaurant specialises in Sardinian cuisine, while the Osteria del Mirto serves light lunches and snacks.
Guests can relax in the wellness centre, which includes a sauna, Turkish bath and Ayurvedic massages. You will also have a bike rental service and free parking.
Petra Segreta Resort & Spa is 25 minutes' drive from Olbia and 15 minutes from Pevero Golf Club by car. The sandy beaches along the Costa Smeralda are also easily reached by car.
Guest review score 8.9
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11 Hotel Li Finistreddi Cannigione, Italy
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Offering views of the Maddalena Archipelago at the horizon, Li Finistreddi is set on a green hill in northern Sardinia. It features two outdoor and private swimming pools, a spa with a fitness corner and a restaurant.
All the air-conditioned rooms at Hotel Li Finistreddi are provided with a balcony and free WiFi. They include a private bathroom with shower, international satellite channels and a minibar.
Guests start the day with an extensive à la carte breakfast. With sea views, the Osteria Gourmet restaurant offers traditional Sardinian food as well as classic Italian and international dishes.
The wellness centre features a heated salt water hydromassage pool, sauna, Turkish bath and fitness corner. Outside there is an equipped wellness path and a tennis court.
The property is located in the Micalosu area of Cannigione. It is 18.6 km from Porto Cervo.
Guest review score 8.8
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12 Villa Las Tronas Hotel & SPA Alghero, Italy
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Villa Las Tronas Hotel & SPA features an outdoor pool with panoramic views over the Gulf of Alghero. Set 10 minutes' walk from Alghero centre, it offers free Wi-Fi and free parking.
A former royal retreat, Villa Las Tronas offers luxurious rooms equipped with air conditioning and satellite TV. They have both modern and antique furnishings, and many boast sea views.
The Las Tronas SPA includes an indoor salt-water pool, a hot tub and a gym. A variety of beauty treatments are available, including massages.
A sweet Italian-style breakfast is provided daily. Guests can enjoy the on-site restaurant with terrace which serves both classic Italian and local cuisine.
The hotel is located on Sardinia’s north-west coast. The town of Sassari is a 35 km away and Alghero Fertilia Airport is 20 minutes’ drive.
Guest review score 8.8,
rooms from around 237 EUR.
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13 Villa del Golfo Lifestyle Resort Cannigione, Italy
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Offering panoramic views across the Emerald Coast with granite rocks and the island of Caprera, Villa del Golfo has a large sun terrace with swimming pool. It features luxury rooms and suites.
You can totally relax in the hotel's elegant beauty centre, which includes a Turkish bath and hot tub. Indoors you will also find a piano bar and quiet reading room. At reception you can purchase sessions on the sea-view decked sun terrace set 100 metres away.
Accommodation has attractive features such as wood-beamed ceilings, tiled floors or four-poster beds. They all come with a patio or balcony overlooking the sea or surrounding greenery. All air-conditioned, they also feature a bathrobe, slippers and a flat-screen TV.
Breakfast is buffet style at Hotel Relais Villa Del Golfo & Spa. MiraLuna is the hotel's gourmet restaurant, known for its top quality Sardinian and Mediterranean cuisine.
Staff can arrange private yacht excursions on request. Cannigione centre is around 15 minutes away on foot.
Guest review score 8.8
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14 CPH | Pevero Hotel Porto Cervo, Italy
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CPH | Pevero Hotel is 3 km from Porto Cervo on the Emerald Coast. It offers a reserved area on the Piccolo Pevero beach, and 5 swimming pools with stone waterfalls and a hydromassage area.
The elegant rooms feature a furnished balcony. Most overlook the Pevero Bay, others have views of the Mediterranean greenery. They come with ceramic flooring and natural wood furniture.
The hotel includes 3 panoramic restaurants that serve regional, Italian and international cuisine. Drinks and cocktails can be enjoyed at the bars, while admiring bay views from the terraces.
Guests can relax at the wellness centre, or on the sun terrace area. Sun loungers and parasols are free at the beach and swimming pools.
The CPH | Pevero Hotel provides a free shuttle service to/from the centre of Porto Cervo. Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport is 25 km away.
Guest review score 8.7
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15 Cervo Hotel,Costa Smeralda Resort Porto Cervo, Italy
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Set in Porto Cervo, the main town along Sardinia's popular Emerald Coast, Cervo Hotel offers panoramic views across the bay. It features a wellness centre.
Rooms are bright, spacious and air conditioned. They feature Sardinian décor, mosaic bathrooms, and wood floors.
Cervo Hotel Costa Smeralda Resort offers a wide variety of sports and leisure facilities that are available from May to September, including a tennis court, a gym with outdoor swimming pool and a wellness centre.
Dining at the Costa Smeralda Resort is always different with a range of cuisine, from pizza to Mediterranean specialities.
Porto Cervo marina is 10 minutes' drive away and parking is free at the hotel. Nearby you will also find many sport clubs, a shopping promenade and the town's famous nightlife.
Guest review score 8.7
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16 Grand Hotel Resort&SPA Ma&Ma - Adults Only La Maddalena, Italy
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Offering an outdoor swimming pool, Ma&Ma Resort features a different décor theme on each floor. All rooms have a balcony, some with views of La Maddalena Archipelago. Punta Tegge Beach is 100 metres away.
The rooms of the Grand Hotel Resort&SPA Ma&Ma - Adults Only feature air conditioning, a satellite flat-screen TV, and a minibar. Free WiFi is available throughout the hotel.
A continental breakfast buffet including eggs, bacon, cereals and yoghurt is served in a communal area or on a terrace with views of the swimming pool.
The property is located in the Località Nido D'Aquila area, and private parking is free.
Guest review score 8.6
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17 Falkensteiner Resort Capo Boi Villasimius, Italy
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Nestled in Mediterranean grounds among granite headlands and white-sand beaches, the Falkensteiner Resort Capo Boi is located by the sea, with views of Capo Carbonara Bay, Marine Protected Area.
Resort's private sandy beach is equipped with parasols and deck chairs. The resort offers sailing, water sports, private yoga sessions, open-air fitness and much more. Tennis and football courts are also available.
Each room, suite and villa in the resort features air conditioning, minibar and flat screen TV. Bathrooms are fitted with a rain shower, a hairdryer and luxury Acquapura toiletries.
If you prefer a relaxing evening, you can enjoy a refreshing drink in the open air, with accompanying music. The Acquapura Spa offers massages, beauty treatments and an outdoor infinity swimming pool with hot tub.
Guest review score 8.4
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18 Baia Di Chia Resort Sardinia, Curio Collection By Hilton Chia, Italy
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Baia Di Chia Resort Sardinia, Curio Collection By Hilton is part of the large Chia Laguna on the most southern tip of Sardinia. It offers a central square full of boutiques and a wide choice of restaurants, bars and sports activities.
Set on the Chia Promontory, it offers air-conditioned rooms surrounded by a park with swimming pool. Its panoramic location boasts views of the lagoon and pink flamingoes.
At the Baia Di Chia Resort Sardinia, Curio Collection By Hilton, rooms are set in bungalows. Each bungalow features 2 independent rooms.
The complex also has a private beach of golden sand, reached by 60 steps carved in the rock. Sports facilities include 2 tennis courts.
The Il ginepro restaurant is open for breakfast and dinner
The resort is just 8 km away from the village of Domus de Maria. The nearby Chia Laguna resort offers a range of restaurants and bars, set on a leafy square, as well as the Conrad Spa Free WiFi is availableTurkish bath, sensory showers, sauna and massages., Turkish bath, sensory showers, sauna and massages. Parking is free, and Cagliari Airport is a 50-minute drive away.
Guest review score 8.2
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19 Due Lune Puntaldia Resort & Golf San Teodoro, Italy
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The Due Lune Puntaldia Resort & Golf is located on the north-east coast of Sardinia. It offers panoramic views of the coastline, a 9-hole golf course and many sports and leisure facilities.
All rooms at the Due Lune Puntaldia Resort & Golf are air conditioned and have views of the sea or hotel gardens from the balcony or patio. Each has a private bathroom, satellite TV and minibar.
The Due Lune Puntaldia Resort & Golf has a restaurant and bar around the swimming pool. There is also a fitness and wellness centre, together with tennis courts, windsurfing and scuba diving.
The hotel is 34 km from Olbia which has both an airport and a port with connections to Genoa, Leghorn and Civitavecchia.
Guest review score 8.2
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20 Colonna Resort Porto Cervo, Italy
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Immersed in a 50.000 m² park and right opposite its private beach, Colonna Resort features 7 swimming pools with panoramic views of the sea and the greenery, a spa, and 2 restaurants. WiFi is free throughout.
Rooms offer a balcony and Mediterranean-style décor. They come with air conditioning, and a flat-screen TV with satellite channels.
Mediterranean cuisine and refreshing drinks can be enjoyed at the restaurants and 2 bars. These face the Tyrrhenian Sea or the 8.500 m² swimming pool area with stone waterfalls. Breakfast is an extensive sweet and savoury buffet with pancakes, scrambled eggs and bacon, together with local cheese, cold cuts, and pastries.
Resort Colonna features a gym, golf driving range and tennis court, located 1 km away.
Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport and Golfo Aranci are about 30 km away.
Please note dinner reservations are required for all guests staying at the hotel with bed & breakfast board exclusively. The reservation of outdoor tables on the terrace is subject to availability and must be checked day by day with the Restaurant Manager
Guest review score 8.1
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21 Colonna Grand Hotel Capo Testa Santa Teresa Gallura, Italy
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Featuring Mediterranean-style architecture, Hotel Capo Testa features 2 swimming pools with stone waterfalls and hot tub area. It offers panoramic sea views and a private white-sand beach.
Rooms come with a furnished balcony and air conditioning. They are decorated in a Sardinian style. Some offer views of the greenery, some overlook the Gulf of Capo Testa.
Colonna Grand Hotel Capo Testa includes 2 panoramic restaurants serving regional dishes and pizza. The terrace bar overlooks the Mediterranean Sea and Corsica.
The property is set right on Rena di Ponente Beach. At a fixed schedule, it offers a free shuttle to Santa Teresa di Gallura, 2 km away. It is a 30-minute drive from Palau.
Guest review score 8.0
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22 Smy Carlos V Wellness & Spa Alghero Alghero, Italy
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Set 50 metres from the charming Bay of Alghero, Carlos V Hotel features a sea-view rooftop restaurant and outdoor pool. All rooms have a balcony, and WiFi plus parking are both free.
Overlooking the garden or the Mediterranean Sea, rooms herehave air-conditioning and a satellite TV with pay-per-view channels.
The varied buffet breakfast includes bacon and eggs.
Hotel Carlos V is approximately 1 km from the historical centre, and a 20-minute walk from the nearest sandy beach.
Guest review score 8.0
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23 La Coluccia Santa Teresa Gallura, Italy
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Hotel La Coluccia is 50 metres from the beach and has views of the island of Spargi. It offers free parking and air-conditioned rooms with a minibar and satellite TV.
The Coluccia Hotel has a gym, Turkish bath and relaxation area. There is also an outdoor swimming pool with sun terrace and loungers.
The Coluccia’s restaurant serves a buffet breakfast, light lunches and full evening meals, and has an outdoor seating area overlooking the pool.
The hotel is just a few steps down a boardwalk to the sandy beach, with panoramic views over the Coluccia peninsular on Sardinia’s North Coast. Sun beds, umbrellas and towels are provided for a fee.
The Coluccia is 17 km from Palau where ferries depart for La Maddalena island and Genoa.
Guest review score 7.7
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24 Grand Hotel Poltu Quatu Porto Cervo, Italy
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Grand Hotel Poltu Quatu offers panoramic views of La Maddalena Islands from the north coast of Sardinia. It offers modern accommodation with satellite TV, air conditioning, and free internet.
The resort is surrounded by green nature and is close to Porto Cervo and Baia Sardinia. It is comprised of 2 buildings, offering both rooms and apartments.
Facilities include an outdoor swimming pool, a beach which can reached by the hotel's free shuttle service, a sauna, stem bath and a gym. Sport facilities include a tennis court and football field.
Apartments at the Grand Hotel Poltu Quatu come with typical Sardinian furnishings and a kitchenette. Some rooms have a balcony and can have pool, mountain or sea views.
Olbia Harbour is 33 km away. It is a 40-minute drive to Costa Smeralda Airport. The property has a private marina.
Guest review score 7.6
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25 B&B Sardinia Olmedo, Italy
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Set in Olmedo, 14 km from Alghero Marina and 21 km from Nuraghe di Palmavera, B&B Sardinia offers garden views and free WiFi.
There is a private bathroom with bidet and free toiletries in each unit, along with a hairdryer.
Guests at the bed and breakfast can enjoy a à la carte breakfast.
A terrace is available on site and cycling can be enjoyed within close proximity of B&B Sardinia.
Capo Caccia is 28 km from the accommodation, while Neptune's Grotto is 28 km away. The nearest airport is Alghero Airport, 10 km from B&B Sardinia.
Guest review score 9.7
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