Alghero - Northern Sardinia, Italy Hotel Rooms at the Independent

This is a really lovely place and the couple who own it, Pascalino and his wife are extremely kind, helpful and welcoming. When I emailed Pascalino about my arrival time into Alghero airport, he said they had to go to the airport to drop off a family member at that time and so offered us a free ride to their place. The drive to Aloe Bnb was only about 10 minutes. The Bnb is on a main road, opposite a hospital so very easy to find if you go out for a wonder on your own. We only stayed one night as we were traveling to a different part of the Island the next day. Pascalino is really lovely and speaks good English and went out of his way to help us to find train times and bus routes when we mentioned we were going to travel to San Teodoro. The BnB itself is very nice. There are a couple of seperate rooms, all with ensuite bathrooms and your own locked entrance. Our room had two single beds and a balcony. The beds were basic, quite short (my tall friend just fit in!) and thin but fine. The room was clean and quiet. The bathroom was nice and clean and had an amazing power shower complete with a sound system! Outside your locked quarter, there's a communal kitchen and dining room. The kitchen is stocked with tea, coffee, milk and other snacks. In the morning, Pascalino prepared breakfast and this was my best breakfast in Sardinia! There were eggs, croissants, fruit, yogurt, cheeses, meats, tea, coffee, juices... a seriously great breakfast!!! ALL in all, we loved staying here.

Loved this place, wish we could have stayed longer. It was quite difficult to find, we asked at another hotel out in the country if they could direct us, the receptionist was annoyed because other people turned up there asking for directions, she asked us to 'inform' the hotel we were supposed to be at to improve their signage. However, we eventually arrived, were very pleased with it, ideal stay for an early flight from airport about 20 minutes max drive. On arrivalI explained to Stephanie, the lady who checked us in (she could have been the owner, but her English wasn't great and my Italian is worse) that we had an early flight and she gave us our breakfast the evening before so we didn't go hungry. When trying to find your way, if you get to a Brick yard on the left hand side of the road, you have gone too far the turning to the hotel is just before.

This is a very nice hotel that caters particularly to cyclists, they rent high quality bikes at a very good rate and they are in the middle of a great area to ride in. Caroline the owner is very friendly and has good English. The town itself is very small and kind of in the middle of nowhere about 70 kilometers from Alghero airport. But if you want a nice place to stay with great food and especially if you are a cyclist it does not get a whole lot better. April is probably the best month or May it is too hot during the summer.

We had a fabulous time. It is a perfect place for a family with young children - my one year old had such a great time dipping his toes in the beautiful pool, watching farm animals (he was too scared to go near but was happy to watch them from distance) and just walking around the premise. The food at their restaurant was nice, especially pizzas they do in evenings (I wish they do them for lunch time too). It is a home away from home and a perfect place for peaceful and relaxing holiday. We stayed in Casa dell'uva near the reception. Only small dissapointment was it did not have a bath tub. We will definitely go back and next time we will try a cottage in the Borgo. We did not hire a car this time but it was ok. It was so nice that we ended up staying at the farm almost all our stay (But if you are staying in the Borgo, you need a car as it is on top of the hill and a bit far from the restaurant and the reception where they sell bread and cheese).

Isola Rossa is lovely place to stay if you are looking for somewhere relaxing but interesting. The hotel is perfect- although it is right in the centre of the village, near the beaches and restaurants, the only noise was the flock of birds who came to eat the figs on the tree next to our window every morning. It is a small hotel and the family who run it are very welcoming. The beds are comfy, the air conditioning is efficient and quiet, the shower powerful, though the cubicle would be a squeeze for anyone who was on the large side, and the breakfasts are great with a good choice- fruit, natural yogurt, croissants, ham, cheese etc, We would definately go back as we had one of our nicest holidays there.