Tarthes Hotel

Despite an inauspicious start, we had a good time at Tarthes Hotels. It's a very peaceful place, with a small force of wonderful staff who are a credit to the hotel. There are definitely areas for improvement which would make a difference... A lick of paint on the exteriors, and wifi around the hotel would be good. There were barely any staff for the week, which meant service was slow, bars etc were not manned, and things like breakfast often had little food/drink left because there was no one to monitor it. Guispini itself is very underwhelming, with very little to do in the surrounding area - a car is absolutely essential.

This small hotel was a good point for exploring the SE coast and dune beaches. The rooms were in fine condition but ours had a shower door tha would allow water to pool in the bathroom. It was a little annoying but we didn't complain. There's a great pool and the on site restaurant was nice. Service was great. There's a grocery store next to the hotel as well.

What we wanted was a quiet, relaxing break and this hotel delivered just that. As a previous reviewer commented the location is puzzling, but apparently, the owner owned that piece of land and decided to build her dream there. We went mid July and expected it to be busy, however, it was really quiet (it was meantioned ferry prices from mainland Italy have increased dramatically; so that's impacted trade). As such, there were days when it was only us by the pool; made us feel like we were at private villa with personal staff on hand. My only constructive comments would be that the sound proofing between rooms wasn't the best, but wasn't so bad that it bothered us and the breakfast selection was slightly limited. However, that said, the hotel has been designed beautifully, the staff were fabulous and I left feeling truly refreshed and determined to leave feedback for the first time ever!

Peaceful surroundings, a perfect location to escape to. The staff were very helpful with all questions and recommendations on things to do. They also went above and beyond with little touches that mean a lot - "happy birthday" written in chocolate on my cappucino, honey and lemon drink for my sick girlfriend. Excellent drives in the surrounding countryside - something for everyone.