Balocco Hotel, Porto Cervo

Advantages: Beautiful beaches and rugged scenery
Disadvantages: Expensive around Costa Smeralda

...on the Costa Smeralda is Baia Sardinia, it is popular with holiday makers and day trippers and we visited a couple of times, enjoying browsing through the little shops- selecting some postcards to send home, popular with locals too who seemed to flock there on the Sunday afternoon to enjoy lunch overlooking the sea. Modern hotels and smart houses made up this town, with plenty of parking and shops. A car is necessary to get around the area, especially to find the lovely beaches. Porto Cervo Porto Cervo is a few kilometres north of Olbia. Walking around the marina you can watch the rich and possibly famous reclining on the sun decks of their yachts whilst vans arrive with supplies and smart crew load up exotic fruit and vegetables to feed the guests as they cruise around the island. When we visited in 2004 there was a Rolex yacht race and we... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average very helpful

Advantages: very nice
Disadvantages: 500 meters from the centre

...I spent a wonderful holiday in Sardinia this summer. Now I want to tell you something about a very nice hotel not very expensive. It is located in the Costa Smeralda in the North of Sardinia, one of the most beautiful italian corner. Location It is located in Baja Sardinia, only 4 kilometers far from Porto Cervo. In the village, there are every kind of services (medical service, pharmacy, church, shops…) The Hotel is situated 500 meters from the centre of this village. Beaches Near the Hotel, there is an enchanting beach called "Tre Monti". It is little but wonderful. Hotel The building is very nice, surrounded from flowers and plants. In the central building thre are the receptions, restourants, tv room and bar. The rooms are dislocated in little buildings of two floors. Thre are a swimming pool with deck-chairs and beach... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful

Advantages: Great accommodation, good service and facilities
Disadvantages: Small beach, not much else to do

...We stayed in a three bedroomed villa in the grounds of this hotel. The villa was beautiful with full air conditioning, a well furnished terrace and everything we needed for a comfortable stay. The pool was good and the children spent alot of time in it but there was the usual problems securing a sunbed unless you were up early or waited until lunchtime. The beach was a little disappointing - it was small and there were sharp rocks underfoot in the water so not suitable for small children. Sunbeds on the beach were not included in the hotel price and were expensive - the beach is not exclusive to the hotel and is a few minutes walk and across the busy coast road. We tried beaches further up the coast, but had to travel a few miles to find a better one. The restaurant was good and we enjoyed the food. We visited Porto Cervo and found... Read review

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