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4.0 of 5
Via Leonardo da Vinci 118, 09045 Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy
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Ranked #25 of 41 hotels in Cagliari
3.0 of 5 stars 98 Reviews
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london
1 review
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
“Stay away- I urge you!!”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 April 2011
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I have travelled all around the world, to many third world countries, yet this is the worst experience I have ever had! I checked in the hotel, and they had forgotten to clean it from the person before- I can't describe the state of the room. The cleaners apologised and cleaned my little prison cell; with a shower so small, my size 12 body was squashed against the wall to get into it!

Most of the facilities mentioned was not available. Despite it being a sunny bank holiday weekend, the pool was closed and there was no tourist information as advertised (they seemed generally surprised when i asked about scuba diving/organised tours). In fact, you would be hard pressed to find anyone working at this hotel who could string more than a few words in English together, or had any hospitality skills/charm!

1.5km to the beach? It kind of missed out the treck down a busy public highway, and in 1.5km you get to the sea-which you can see below the highway. it's at least another 1 or 2 km before you get to the beach. The lovely sound of the waves crashing against the shore, oh, and the noise pollution of the highway...

Nothing was open in the immediate area. There were no shops and the 'beautiful cagliari' as the receptionist called it was merely a small cluster of european shops and dodgy pizzerias.

People ST away from this charmless hotel!!!

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  • Stayed April 2011, travelled solo
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 1 of 5 stars Location
    • 2 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 2 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 2 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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London, United Kingdom
1 review
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
“Too far out of town, ugly area, nothing to offer”
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 October 2010
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Stayed in an apartment for several days with 2 friends, as we could not find anything closer to town at short notice. Room was fine, but shower was broken and sprayed water ALL OVER the floor - we used towels to mop the mess, and requested they fix it and give us new towels, which they wanted to charge us for, and took three phone calls to arrange. Several of the staff were rude, apart from the night shift guy who was very friendly and welcoming each night. Builders and neighbours hammering, drilling, chainsaw-ing etc from 7am EACH morning! 30EUR cleaning fee for the week, only to be made to clean up all dished and dispose of our own rubbish, so not sure what that fee was for! Ugly area, google earth before you go here! Min 25EUR one way from town. Car hire is a must to make the most of it. Public bus (route PH) takes about 30 mins to town. Last bus back to hotel is at 10:50PM. Wasn't too impressed with Cagliari in general, but Chia beach and Pula is a cute little town about an hour away by car.

  • Stayed October 2010, travelled with friends
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 1 of 5 stars Location
    • 1 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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“Adequate for the price”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 October 2010

We got what we expected for £59 a night - a tourist class hotel. Rooms and sea view fine, breakfast adequate and similar to what we were offerred elsewhere on the island. For a 2 night stop over it was adequate, although the photos of pool did flatter the actual scene! Clearly the end of the season and staff were fatigued but friendly and kept them selves to themselves unless you chose to speak to them. Car parking was great and we spoke to people who used buses which were apparently fine. I would have been dissapointed if we had booked a weeks holiday here as it was 'out of town' but the reviews and maps make that clear! Husband didn't like it on first impression but warmed to it on second day - basically you got what you paid for and much better/cheaper than a similar tourist class hotel that you would find in London! Would recommend for a stop over to visit Cagliari.

  • Stayed October 2010, travelled as a couple
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 2 of 5 stars Service
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“Poor service and not 4 star hotel.”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 October 2010
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Do not expect a lot from this hotel. The rooms are not up to 4 star standards and if this is how Europeans rate their hotels, I can only imagine how bad 3 star hotels here are. Be advised there are not adequate amenities in the rooms and rooms are very small. Also, food served is not fresh and caused me to get a stomach ache. Staff was not helpful at all. If I was the owner, I would replace every staff asap!

  • Stayed October 2010, travelled solo
    • 2 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 2 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 2 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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alhambra
1 review
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
“Horrible Service and Awful Breakfast!!”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 September 2010
3
people found this review helpful

The staff is beyond imcompetant and they do not bother to help you out when you have a request. I only stayed here for 1 night and encountered so many problems here. When I checked in, there was no one at the front desk and no bell to ring for help. I waited for almost 15 minutes and finally we found someone to help us check in. The lady at the front desk was not friendly at all, but the guy who was working the desk the following morning was 10 times worst. This is the issue that really ticked me off: our bathroom started leaking a lot of water and ended up flooding almost 2 inches of water and when we told the guy, he accused us of causing it because we had 4 guests in the room and we did not know how to use the shower curtain correctly?! So after complaining, he said he would get someone to clean it, but after breakfast, the bathroom was flooded. So I went back downstairs and told him that nothing was ever done and he needed to do something immediately because we were checking out very soon. So after all of this running back downstairs to complain, they finally sent someone to clean the water. I would never ever recommend this place to anyone and would avoid at all costs!

  • Stayed September 2010, travelled with friends
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 1 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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Address: Via Leonardo da Vinci 118, 09045 Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy
Price range (per night):* INR3,511 - 7,635

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