Hotel Baia Aranzos is a resort style hotel with a pool, private beach, and in-house Dive and…read moreSnorkel Team. There is a bar open daily. The restaurant serves breakfast and dinner. The bar has sandwiches available for lunch or you can head over to a few nearby locations. The hotel is about 20 minutes from the airport in Olbia and easily accessible by taxi or shuttle. Taxi and shuttles cost about the same,. however the quality of car and driver will vary. The dinner menu is mostly a fixed surf and turf with appetizer, first and second course, and dessert. Cost is above average for dinner but extremely convenient if you spend all day on a sea excursion and/or at the beach. Within a 15 minute walk you can enjoy another couple of beaches frequented by locals. Most are similar to the private hotel beach. The white sand and turquoise water is mainly off the island and all water is extremely clear and vibrant with life. The staff is friendly and helpful. If you arrive early, you can park your bags in the lobby and enjoy the pool, beach, excursion, etc without interuption. I recommend arriving early and making plans as some flight options arrive at night wasting a day. Extremely relaxing, extremely nice amenities, rooms are nice, beds are a bit stiff but the blankets are locally sourced stitched quilts. View is amazing. And convenience of snorkeling is incomparable.

I liked the beach and the town where the hotel was located and the views…read more Sardinia is a really nice island with so many beaches and coves and exploring. This particular hotel though is definitely not up to modern standards anymore. They don't even guarantee WiFi outside of the reception area. The bungalows are too small an look aged and not maintained well. The hotel is really strict about it's stupid policies concerning assigning tables for dining and pool chairs. You have no say so. And when you ask questions they are rude and lie to you! Unless your familiar with some of their weird polices and expect rudeness - don't go.

After a week of airbnbing across Sardinia, I fancied a bit of ease and convenience for our last…read morenight, particularly as we had to get to the airport by 6am. This Doubletree is near the airport (well a 20 euro cab ride so not that bloody near) and looked to have a huge pool! Also they advertised free shuttle to the airport. Winning, right?! When we arrived, we couldn't check in till 3pm which I wasn't thrilled with as I thought for most hotels it was 2pm? We received a welcome chocolate chip cookie, which is a lovely touch. Then they told us they could arrange for a driver to the airport and it would cost 15 euro. Um, what happened to free? Total lie on their booking.com page, it would seem. The room was lovely and we couldn't be happier with it. We trotted down to the pool, which was as big as advertised with complimentary towels and loungers under cover. I had wanted to get drunk at the pool bar but 5 euro for a small can of beer is just way too much. So no drinks for me. The biggest downside I had with this place is the mosquitos. I got bitten 10 times lying by the pool for an hour and a half. Can't they get those mosquito repellers things? We went back to our room and I looked up the massage prices. Very reasonable for a 50 minute massage so we booked two. I appreciated the reception manager coming in and translating for us as she spoke no English. It was a decent massage for totally last minute booking and she was happy to do mine first and my boyfriend's straight after. However, she kinda short changed us on time and it was about 40 minutes each really. We then popped to the hotel bar (honestly, there is NOTHING near by, it's in the middle of a highway so you really can't leave unless you get a cab). I was very happy with the bar, we ordered drinks and got free snacks, including a little sandwich. Then off to the restaurant for dinner. This was a great experience and very reasonable. My boyfriend's steak was fantastic and the service was great. Really good caprese salad. Upon check out, we hit a bit of a bum note. I went to pay and there was confusion, he handed me the invoice and said 'all fine' so I asked if he charged it to my card and he said yes. Then as we went to leave, he called after me to pay. I thought they had the card? I gave them the card and the machine seemed to not work for such a long time that my boyfriend came back to check on me, so then they cancelled it and used a different handheld machine. And then he typed some of my card details into his screen. I don't like this, they should have no reason to need any of the details once they have charged it. It felt very suspicious. A bit of a hit and miss visit really.

We have been here during the last week and were pretty satisfied. The reception staff especially…read moreRoberta and Anton (or similar) have been verry friendly and helpful during the hole stay (and have been always there?!?!). The outside pool was not finished yet, but the construction is looking great, so that future guests will have a nice time there. The indoor Pool is managed by a different Company and so you have to pay it (18€/2h) it is a hole spa then inkl. all you can imagine and on a rainy day it might be worth the money, but in our case it was no option. Due to heavy rain the week before the Garage was flooded and we could not use it, but there are several parking options in the closer area to park the car. In our case we found a space every day directly in front of the Hotel (2min. walking). In 10 minutes you are walked from the Hotel to the City-Center, so you are not Downtown, but extremely close. Silence&Centered in once! In about 30-45 min. you are at the beautiful beaches in Costa Smeralda or San Teodoro where you can spend the day, after refreshing in the Hotel you go in the City to have a good Dinner and nice evening. Verry good located!! On the last day the Housekeeping has putted a Teddybear and a Nightshirt into laundry by mistake, Anton took care about it and called as soon the bear&the shirt was ready to be picked up. Cause it was our last day he even offered free shipping to Germany if found after leaving the island! Thanks for that! All in all it was a great stay and we are truly thinking about coming back.

From the owner: The Mercure Olbia is a 4-star hotel with Spa located in the heart of Olbia, just 400 meters from…read morethe historic center. The strategic location makes the hotel an ideal starting point from which to discover the Costa Smeralda. With more than 2.000 square meters of Spa & Fitness the Mercure is a refreshing oasis of relaxation, where you can take refuge all year. The modern design and the warm hospitality of the Sardinian earth come together at Mercure Olbia, offering its guests inviting and well-appointed rooms, attentive and discreet services, a wide range of activities dedicated to fitness and relaxation, and large rooms dedicated to the celebration of special moments.