Coral Riviera Sardinia villa & cottage

Great host Michele and easily contactable. Beautiful villa and very private pool, garden and gated compound. Good facilities for cooking.

Bed was a little hard for our liking and chargeable A/C at €10 per day (information given during booking, so can't complain)

This wonderful property exceeded all our expectations. We worried a little, based on some photos and other reviews, that the villa would be a bit basic and shabby. However, this was not the case at all. It is outstandingly beautiful from the outside and had everything we could need indoors. It was also extremely clean, all the windows had mesh netting to keep out the bugs and all the amenities required for a pleasant stay were available. True, it is not modern or contempory. However, what it lacks in state-of-the-art it abundantly makes up for in charm, beauty and a total sense of peace. The pool is not big (though we had a lot of fun in it), the fittings and features aren't the latest in fashion, and the bathrooms are simple (but more than adequate) yet the place just bewitches. We felt totally at peace, deeply content and utterly revitalised after a long, tough year at work. If that is what you want from a holiday, I doubt you'll find better in the whole of Italy. On top of all that is a host from whom you couldn't ask more. Charming, funny and entertaining, Michele's knowledge of the area, its history and its people was not only extremely helpful but made our holiday so much better than it might otherwise have been. He came to check the pool every couple of days and we had quite long chats on topics ranging from ancient prehistory, the Catalan history of Alghero, WW2, family, economics, Sardinian separatism, and of course football. Indeed I grew to think of him more as a friend than a host. Furthermore, he was very attentive to any problems and would arrive on his scooter within minutes if the need arose. If that wasn't enough, he also makes his own wine which is excellent. The house is less than 10 minutes from Alghero but once you're sitting on the terrace or by the pool, it feels like you're 50 miles away, deep in the Sardinian countryside. In short, one of the best holidays we've ever had.

A week isn't long enough. Next time we're booking for two weeks. We'd stay even longer if we had the money or the time off work

Really nice and relaxed cottage located in a rural setting amidst Olive trees and only a short drive into Alghero. The cottage was quite rustic which added to the charm of the place. Michelle was a great host offering great advice on the area and always on hand to answer queries and offer assistance.We very much enjoyed our stay.

Location , Villa and host were fantastic 👏. Thank you Michele for making us so welcome.

Beautiful cottage, well-equipped with everything you could need (actually there's so much handy stuff at times we had trouble finding the basics). We spent quite some time relaxing in the little garden and the Jacuzzi. The host, Michele, was super forthcoming and helpful. Location is a bit difficult to find, Google Maps lead us into a dead end at first, but convenient to explore Alghero and the local area around by car. Great place to stay if you want to have the option for lazy days where you barely leave the house & cook for yourself.

Location is mosquito country. Both of us got stung like 30 times in a three day stay. Repellent is provided, though, and I have to admit we only used it towards the end of our stay when we realized the nets before the windows don't keep the buggers out sufficiently. But makes enjoying the garden a bit less relaxed. We couldn't sleep a whole night because local dogs kept barking at each other, apparently a wild boar had broken a fence and this agitated them - seems like it was a freak event (not letting this influence the rating)

Location was quiet and peaceful. Hot tub was great Bed was very comfortable

AC leaked when it got really humid Kitchen could have been better equipped Alghero was very very crowded in the evening