I don't know where to start. I was a guest in the resort for a few days during a work retreat at…read morethe beginning of September. I almost expected a nice weather (sardinia is normally warm for the whole month of september) but it was actually gorgeous: warm, windy and dry. Regarding the resort: starting from the reception i felt welcomed and pampered! The personnel was always ready to assist me for every need and they were constantly smiling! There are two restaurants inside the resort: one of them, near the reception is organized as a buffet, the other one need to be reserved and has a-la-carte service. I didn't have the chance to try the a-la-carte restaurant, because i was enjoying the buffet: there were everyday a full assortments of meats and fish, several kind of pastas, appetizers and desserts. The bread is probably home made, because they have a fantastic oven which is used to bake pizza for the dinner. There are various sport activities (not tried), like the wellness center (not tried), a pool filled with sea water (tried) and the sea is close to the resort (5 minutes walking probably). it was a beautiful experience and now i'm sad because i'm back in London.

Excellent hotel that was recently (2012) renovated. They offer nice rooms, can send out your…read morelaundry, and serve a nice breakfast on the roof with great harbor views. The hotel is centrally located right off the ferry. It easily had the largest bathrooms in any Italian hotel I have stayed in (which isn't saying much). It is also very close to a bank and an ATM that works with my American bank cards. I lived in the area a while ago and speak a little Italian (Sardo-Italian), which was plenty to speak to the hotel staff. Nobody seemed English fluent, but everyone on the staff was friendly and communication wasn't a problem (same goes for the whole island). One drawback: the staff are mostly not from the area and work seasonally, so if you ask for advice on the local area or businesses they don't have much in the way of good advice there. The island imports large numbers of seasonal workers in the summer who don't know much about where things are or know much about other businesses in La Madd. I will stay here again.

From the owner: Hotel Excelsior, propone un ambiente elegante e unico per vacanze di relax sull'Isola della…read moreMaddalena. La Terrazza panoramica con vista su Santo Stefano, è un posto indimenticabile per le prime colazioni estive.