Independent, Barbagia hotels

"Nice hotel in town. It’s not near the beach but the location is downtown so it means easy access to all the restaurants and shops. The staff was very friendly and patient, they were quick to respond to WhatsApp’s and seemed happy to help with whatever. The room was a bit dated and old, but I booked a balcony room which was quite large. The balcony was nice with good views overlooking the city. Note that there’s a rooftop bar and it’s a popular spot in town. I never went up there but you could hear the noise from my room. Never saw anyone use the pool. Street parking was super easy, and currently free so that’s nice. The hotel has a parking lot but it’s super small, and there’s no way I was getting my larger rental car in and out of it. Free breakfast and it was pretty good. Overall, nice hotel and would stay again."

"Friendly staff allowing an early check-in. Fairly basic rooms with extraordinary colour choices but comfortable enough!"

"This property is very, very special indeed. The lobby and living room are furnished with lovely and comfortable furniture with several sitting areas in the living room and a charming little bar. The open air restaurant (facing the sea) is picturesque with grape vines that cascade down from the trellis, and drape between the wood posts, to the stone wall that's below table height. This all literally creates a picture perfect frame of the sea. We had breakfast both mornings dinner the first night. Breakfast options were plentiful and very tasty (and included in our rate). The dinner menu was lovely and we enjoyed our food selections and the bottle of wine as well. We arrived around 7pm. We were welcomed by a very pleasant, kind, and soft spoken woman. She completed our check-in and the escorted us to our junior suite on the top floor with a private balcony with french doors facing the sea. The sitting room had two windows; one facing the sea (same as the balcony) and the other facing the coast line. And, that very same woman also took our dinner order. I asked if she were the owner and I got the answer I suspected. Pride of ownership is on display throughout the entire property and the unassuming customer service is perfect for property & the location. Nature abounds at the Hotel Costa Dorado. Everywhere you look you see something beautiful: architecture, design & decor, plantings, butterflies, bumble bees & even turtles. Had I known, we'd still be there!"

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"We were lucky to be able to book the Junior Suite overlooking the marina and beach. What a treat. This Hune visit offered less crowds and slightly lower prices than the peak season. Cala Gonone is a lovely compact village with an abundance of options for fun and good. Staff were extremely helpful when asked about local things to do. Room service always dodo a wonderful job of making sure the freshly cleaned room was a joy to come back to each day. We had the balcony doors open pretty much all the time, even when sleeping. The noise of the marina and traffic might be annoying for some, but we happen to energy this brings. It just may not be for everyone. In that case the doors off quite a bit of noise reduction. This stay made out Sardinia trip one of the best we’ve had."

" The location is beautiful and peaceful — exactly what we wanted — but the service is not at 4-star level. Staff are kind but clearly overstretched. We were charged €8/day for parking with no alternative, which should really be included. Breakfast starts only at 8AM with no early option, and no water or coffee machine in the rooms. The spa was advertised but was unavailable during our stay, with no prior notice. The pool bar opened only after 1PM. The biggest surprise was the coffee: machine coffee was poor, and my first cappuccino tasted of salty water (likely tap water). Though the waiter apologised and fixed it the next day, this is unacceptable in an Italian 4-star resort. Staff also had loud arguments near guests. Room cleaning was basic: towels were changed but sheets weren’t, and floors weren’t properly cleaned. The food menu is very limited and expensive. Worst of all, during checkout they tried to charge us more than double (including parking again and items we didn’t order). Only after I asked to check the bill was it corrected. Beautiful setting, but the service, transparency, and quality need major improvement"

"Hotel was clean and well organized, hard mattresses though and no WiFi in rooms. Also no Cleaning supplies for the kitchen in the suites. "

"The hotel was a ghost town. Also ac was broken and the staff was incredibly rude about it "

"What a lovely relaxed place. The margaida was in a great location, and easy walkable to the restaurants and beaches. Sadly as I had hurt myself and ended up in A&E on our arrival night, it wasn’t the trip I’d hoped for. But the hotel accommodated our very late check-in, lovely breakfast and great quiet safe location to chill and recover. It was a shame the bar wasn’t open when we were there but maybe it is in season. They also didn’t do food that I saw apart from the breakfast. We would stay here again, staff lovely, clean throughout. I didn’t try the spa either but maybe next time we visit! "