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Reviews of Hotel Califfo

4 out of 5
Hotel Califfo
Via Leonardo da Vinci 118, Quartu Sant'Elena, CA

Reviews

7.0

Good

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Rating 2 - Terrible. 26 out of 365 reviews" "

7.8/10

Cleanliness

7.8/10

Staff & service

6.8/10

Amenities

6.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

6.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Wendy, Sacramento

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Our room 6 in the residence building was spacious. The bathroom was nice, plenty of towels, great water pressure in the shower, but ran out of hot water when showering easily. Ants in the clothing cabinet and also on the floor near it and near the foot of the bed. Kitchen functional, but the only frying pan was old scratched Teflon. Stove and pan not suitable for cooking steaks. Bed not very comfortable. Hot tub near the pool did not work. Appearance of hotel is that it needs updating. Staff friendly/helpful. I sent a message to the hotel through Expedia asking if they could send my husband's swim trunks to us (forgot them in the bathroom). We would gladly pay postage. No response from the hotel. Disappointed in that.
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2023

2/10 Terrible

Francesca

Traveled with family and small children, Traveled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This was probably the worst experience for myself and my child. We was bitten every night by bedbugs. My sons body is cover up in bites. I was woken with leaks in my bedroom pouring down from the ceiling to the extent I had to put a bucket and towels on the floor. Breakfast was the worst. For the 10 nights we were there. My son was unable to eat breakfast. When I complained about this, the staff was very rude and unhelpful. This hotel should be shut down. Not even a kettle for tea in the rooms or a bottle of water with glass. We practically met an empty room upon our arrival.
Stayed 10 nights in Jul 2023

4/10 Poor

Lucielane

Traveled with family
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disappoint
I am very disappointed about Callifo Hotel, no Wifi Connect in my room during my 6 day stayed. My son stood in the corridor to get wifi connect to his tablet every day. The staff were not friendly, poor breakfast in the morning not much variety, cold coffee no tropical fruits, just basic cakes and biscuits. the bath towels stink.
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2023

4/10 Poor

alberto

Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2023

6/10 Okay

Cezary

Traveled with group
Liked: Staff & service
Opinion
Overall the hotel is acceptable.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2023
Response from Hotel Califfo**** on Apr 27, 2023
Thank you for your review Best Regards, Hotel Califfo****

8/10 Good

Pamela, Oakville

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The dinner and breakfast spread was delicious. The staff was friendly and helpful even though most didn't really speak English but again, this is Italy, so I don't expect many to speak English.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Virginija

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Grzegorz

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
lovely hotel ****
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2021

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice!
Nice location. Supermarket and restaurant bar are near by. Breakfast was great! Clean and safe. Espresso eas really tasty .
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2021

8/10 Good

George

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great apartment.
Nice apartment, sadly the kitchen lacked an oven. Incredible value for money although there was little to do in the area and a hired car was needed.
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2019
Response from Lory on Oct 26, 2019
Dear George, Thank you very much for your good feedback. The value for money is one of our strenghts, and we're glad you appreciated it. There are several bus- stops iacross the street from our hotel, but if you have a car you can certainly have time to do a lot more. Hopefully you'll come again and visit. Best regards.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Everything was pretty much perfect, except the wifi which was weak.
Stayed 12 nights in Aug 2019
Response from Lory on Oct 26, 2019
Thank you very much for your excellent feedback. We took note of your alert and we'll try to improve the Wi-Fi signal as soon as possible. Best Regards.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Traveled with family and small children
Disliked: Staff & service
The front desk greeted us and immediately shouted our room # by hand I f us the key. If this would happen in the US, the clerk would have been fired in the spot. You never ever Disclose a room # in public. This hotel is NOT a 4 star hotel. Get your facts right Expedia
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

Fenella

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Friendly and good value
The Califfo is a little dated in the bedrooms and basic but value for money. All of the staff are extremely friendly and helpful and speak good English. The plumbing seems to be struggling as the toilets keep refilling unless the flush is forced back into position. We had a TV, safe and fridge in the room which was useful as there's a couple of supermarkets within walking distance and the food and drinks are very cheap. We just had breakfast at the hotel, which was continental and fresh coffees could be ordered from the bar as the urn option wasn't great. I'm Gluten free, so was provided with a basket with a variety of GF crackers, toasts and muffins each morning. To see the better parts of Sardinia you'll need a car if staying here or use the bus system which is actually simple to negotiate, particularly with the use of Google Maps and the hotel staff, as well as being excellent value. Short trips need a ticket buying in advance from the kiosk near the pharmacy across the road from the hotel, but longer trip tickets can be purchased directly from the driver. The pool area is lovely. Unfortunately the jacuzzi wasn't in action when we were there. Wifi was provided, but not great.
Stayed 8 nights in May 2019

6/10 Okay

Peter

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good hotel and staff - poor location.
The hotel itself was fine and the staff were very good and very helpful, it's biggest problem was it's location. It wasn't near the beach or the town, in fact it was near nowhere. The only plus part about it's location was the fact it had a bus stop right outside the hotel to take you somewhere where the was something to do. The menu was limited and quite expensive and only one restuarant across the (busy) road to eat. Pool and surround nice, wi-fi very good, bar area- not too good. Although a very nice hotel, we wouldn't stay there again - sorry :(
Stayed 3 nights in May 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The restaurant was lovely and all of the staff kind friendly and very helpful.
Stayed 6 nights in Apr 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was clean. Nice staff. Decor a little dated, but served its purpose none the less.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2018

8/10 Good

marie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
October getaway
hotel nice,food expensive and not too good for what you pay. Poolside very nice and clean. Room clean, good view as we faced the bay from balcony, not all rooms have a balcony. Staff friendly and helpful. The hotel needs an information area for guests to plan their trips out. A decent hotel for what we paid.
Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018

10/10 Excellent

ANTHONY

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Sardinia drive
Good hotel breakfast resonable stay here next time I'm in Cagliari
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hotel and good location
Very nice hotel with great proximity to the beaches. Also couple minutes from town where you can dine. Hotel is a bit outdated but this is really no issue given it is the overall positive qualities.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2018

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Value for money Califfo Hotel
Our stay in The Califfo was for a visit to my terminally ill friend. I know the area well and can say with confidence that if you are staying at any hotel in the vicinity, you need a car as the bus services are only every half an hour and may not get you to where you ant to be. Restaurants are dotted along the villasimius road and you need the vehicle to get to them. I recommend the Clipper. The Califfo was clean, tidy and well presented. The staff speak fluent English and were polite, friendly and knowledgeable. The hotel has a lovely pool which provides much cooling if the weather is hot. Breakfast is a continental breakfast, so do not expect a full English. Top Tip, ask the waiter for coffee and do not use it out of the urn.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness
Cloudy may holiday
Limited resources

10/10 Excellent

ronen, tel aviv

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
quite area nice hotel free parking good break
quite area nice hotel free parking good breakfast nice room
Stayed 6 nights in Oct 2017

10/10 Excellent

Ahmed

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Close to beach
It was very good and clean hotel just a bit far from city centre

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great and affordable place for vocation. Definitely will come back.

6/10 Okay

Anne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Hotel was very good value ,very clean room ,nice bed ,pool a bit shabby, but would still use when hot enough, all in all no complaints

6/10 Okay

Lee, Perth, WA

Liked: Staff & service
Fawlty Towers style arrival but ok otherwise
We arrived late at night owing to time of flight - the hotel was accomodating with this (thankfully!) The night manager unfortunately sent us up the wrong staircase for our room - if we weren't so tired would have figured it out but a 'Fawlty Towers' style episode followed. Eventually got to our room and had a good night's sleep. The facilities were basic (particularly the shower) but everything was nice and clean. Staff were very friendly and we enjoyed the breakfast.

4/10 Poor

30 year old

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Outdated
I would not stay again. Outdated hotel that is too far from the city centre. The closest beach is not the nicest beach (you need a car / book a tour to get to the beautiful beaches) and one member of the hotel staff was notably unhelpful / had an attitude problem.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
hotel for a quick stay
Decent hotel, not too fancy. clean & spacious Simple and efficient.. friendly staff good cappuccino at breakfast.. Ideal if in town for a few days.. no more

4/10 Poor

Esztel, London

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Strange place, strange location
Ended up leaving after a few hours as it was really not as expected unfortunately. Not a great reception from staff, raised eyebrows and annoyed expression that I couldn't speak Italian; hotel is very dated and quite dingy, and the room was disappointing, dated with sewage smell from the bath and remnants of vomit re-surfacing in the sink. Pool area was run down, no bar or refreshments available outside, and a group of about 30 kids appeared in the mid-afternoon taking over the place, playing football & games and generally being very kid-like and loud so even just lying out in the sun was a challenge in the end. Location very remote, nothing to do in the area, quite industrial. Found another hotel and left; wasn't offered refund.

6/10 Okay

lorraine

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Reasonable hotel
Dated hotel, internet very slow more like 80's dial up connection. But comfy beds and hot shower. Quite away from the city but good connections by bus ( if it's not a holiday then it is very expensive by taxi)

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice place to stay
I stayed here for 3 nights and had a great time. Hotel has a welcoming atmosphere, the staff are kind, the room was tastefully done with a balcony with an amazing view. Hotel located good, near supermarket, not far airport, not hard to find.

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

8/10 Good

Richard, London, UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Comfortable, clean and friendly
This was a very clean and tidy hotel. Very helpful and polite staff. Not luxurious but comfortable in a good location.

6/10 Okay

Joyce, Berwick upon Tweed

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Hotel a bit dated but staff excellent
Quite a remote location but a bus stop outside the hotel with a regular bus service and also a Pattiserie, Bar, Restaurant and Pizzerie close by. Hotel very dated and public areas in need of refurbishment but room clean and reception staff very helpful.

10/10 Excellent

jamila, England, UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
everything you need - a great hotel
It is a lovely hotel very clean and the staff are lovely and always happy to accomodate any requests. Unfortunately the pool was shut as we were there in April out of season, but we had a look and it looked absolutely fine. There is a supermarket (there is fridges in the room), a cafe, restaurant (it opens at half 7), and gelateria opposite. There is also a bus stop directly outside allowing you to get the pf bus which takes you to all the main places such as the beaches and Cagliari city centre. I would definitely recommend it and stay there again :-)

2/10 Terrible

Dennis Brown

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Was not close to anything advertised.
The hotel was not half as nice as shown on Hotels.com. The nearby beach was littered with trash and was very unsitely. I could not imagine if me and wife did not have the luxury of a rental car, like some of the other guest. Next time I plan on staying in Villasimius. It has everything, that I'm sure, it's neighboring hotels advertised. Waste of money. It should not be listed on a fabulous site like hotels.com

6/10 Okay

soph

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The hotel looks quite basic, although our room was very nice, clean, spacious and relaxing. For what we paid, the hotel was worth it.

2/10 Terrible

Bart, Germany

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Sucked
I would not ever stay in a place like this again...this placr.did not have anything there. You had to catch a bus to get to the main city, it sucked like 45 minute bus ride. This place makes not since would not reccomend this place to know one, unless your looking for a bed and shower :(

8/10 Good

edson, London United Kingdon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Can't wait to go back
Hotel is very good, recepction personal is superb, special Stafana e Cristina very kind person always with smile very helpful.Breakfast room also very tide, clean, personal very kind also. Chambermaids very kind very clean no presure to live the room. Congratulation. ** matress is bit to soft, my only report.

8/10 Good

Tina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
relax
very friendly

6/10 Okay

Jean, Oxfordshire

Liked: Cleanliness
Hotel Ok surroundings need a clean up.
A sound enough hotel and easy to get into Cagliari by car or bus. Fine for a couple of nights but I would not want to spend a week here. A typical commercial/tourist class hotel and not 4 star as suggested but was 3 star. It was OK but by far tyhe most impersonal hotel we stayed in in Sardinia. Fit for purpose - to visit Cagliari and provide a pool at the end of the day! Some parts rather run down - may just have been end of season?

2/10 Terrible

Ruben, Miami

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Where are the 4 stars? Hotel looks very old and not taken care of. The hotel is not too far from Cagliari but its still a 15 min drive. The room and the furniture look like they have not been changed since 1985. The pool was not very enticing, it looked scary. The Jacuzzi was dirty and stunk. The breakfast was not the best and their coffee was in the worst in all of Italy. I was very disappointed with the hotel, I don't recommend this hotel. The only positive was the attitude of the workers, they were very nice and answered all our questions but don't expect them to help you with anything outside the hotel.

10/10 Excellent

Sridhar

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
if you have car, its best for the best price
I went with my gf from UK. since we had no car nor hired any car, it was very difficult to commute. the public bus services were pathetically bad. I strongly recommend to have a car if you want to travel around and dont rely on public buses. It was no way close to centre of city. The hotel, as such, was simple and nice. I enjoyed the stay in the hotel. Breakfast was ok, not much varieties, although you would expect similar things in other hotels too (my previous experience)

4/10 Poor

Massimo

Traveled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Camera spaziosa ma con arredamento molto datato (come il resto dell' hotel)... materasso vecchio con le molle e copriletto antiquato. Coperta di lana imbustata ma non sigillata e sicuramente NON profumata di lavanderia.... stanza fredda!! Colazione abbastanza varia nel dolce ma non altrettanto nel salato. Ampio parcheggio, personale cordiale.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

8/10 Good

LACE

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Véronique

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

4/10 Poor

Patrik

Traveled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Boendet och frukosten var helt ok men poolen och baksidan av hotellet var fruktansvärt. Smutsigt och eftersatt. Trevlig personal och bra pris.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Giordano

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Hotel molto datato ma pulito e ottima colazione
L' hotel è comodissimo per viaggi di lavoro , grande parcheggio , ottima anche la colazione . Le camere sono molto pulite ma purtroppo molto datate. Sinceramente da una junior suites mi aspettavo di più . Staff da 10 e lode tutti gentilissimi, cordiali e col sorriso .
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023