Cannonau di Sardegna Wine Area Holidays from £525

I very much enjoyed this charming, stylish hotel, and its friendly and helpful staff. It felt like staying with friends who have a big house and good taste in art...

What didn’t like: The hotel insisted on charging €30 a day for an infant (7month old), €150 for the trip. While the hotel has excellent facilities for children (1 year+) it does not cater at all babies. Aside from bottle warmers in the dining areas and the common courtesy of a cot in the room & high chair, there was nothing else. None of the toilets throughout the village had baby changing facilities and of course the food options were not applicable. The premium restaurant was also inaccessible for push chairs (stairs only, no elevator). The additional cost was excessive and in bad faith with that in mind. What we did like: Our room was pristine, a decent size and the shower (which is key measure for me in a hotel) was really great. The staff, especially around the dining areas were generally excellent. Friendly and courteous to us with our minimal/bad Italian and amazing with our child. The food was great, probably as good or better than the food we had outside of the resort, especially in the Mirto(?) restaurant. The selection was large, fresh and varied from day to day, better than we initially expected from a half board.

We received a warm welcome on arrival. Parking was limited, but there was some available. We received a welcome drink before being taken to our room, which was in a separate building <100m from the reception. It was quiet, spacious and kept nice and cool (with airconditioning). There was a small private balcony. The pool and bar / restaurant area was large, although limited number of loungers around the pool. We only stayed one night, leaving early the next day so weren’t able to make the most of the facilities, but one of the pools did benefit from shade in the afternoon. The restaurant around the pool was busy. We booked, and ate earlier, but if you were looking to book from around 20.30 onwards then make sure to book in advance. The breakfast buffet offered a good selection and was of great quality.