Where to stay in Sardinia?

A former convent on via Ambrogio Machin, in the historic centre. You sleep in the old town's very alleys, with the calm of a cloister in the middle of the bustle.

The hotel occupies a wing of the former San Francesco convent, cloister included, in the heart of the Catalan alleys.

A hotel on the Alghero seafront, via Antonio Gramsci, in the Mercede district. You reach the old town on foot along the shore: for enjoying the centre while keeping the sea in front of you.

A small hotel on via Vittorio Veneto, a step away from the old town of Alghero and its ramparts. For seeing Alghero on foot on a small budget, then taking the road to Capo Caccia or La Pelosa.

A hotel in the Bombarde pine forest, facing the sea, away from the town of Alghero. For a beach stay with a car, on the road to Capo Caccia and La Pelosa.

A hotel in Capriccioli, on provincial road 160, towards Cala di Volpe. You are in the heart of the Costa Smeralda beaches by car, without sleeping in Porto Cervo itself.

A hotel in Baja Sardinia, via Cala Battistoni, near the beach of the same name. A more affordable base than Porto Cervo, a few kilometres away, for driving from one beach to the next along the coast.

A hotel on via Nazionale in Cannigione, a village in the municipality of Arzachena, on the fringe of the Costa Smeralda proper. You sleep here for less and drive to the beaches and Porto Cervo.

A resort on the provincial road 59bis, near Cannigione, with its private beach on the Baja Sardinia coast. For a quiet seaside stay, with Porto Cervo and the Costa Smeralda beaches a few minutes away by road.

A hotel on via Carlo Collodi, in Cala Gonone, near the main beach, 19 km from the central point of the gulf. You stay at the excursion port, with the beach and the boat departures on foot.

A family hotel on viale Plammas, in Santa Maria Navarrese, at the southern end of the Gulf of Orosei. Less busy than Cala Gonone, the village also has its own harbour, where boats leave for the coves.

A hotel with a pool and sea views, on via La Guglia, in Cala Gonone, 19.5 km from the central point of the gulf. You look down over the bay from the pool, which stands in for the beach between boat trips.

A resort with a pool, on via del Lentischio, in Cala Gonone, 18.7 km from the central point of the gulf, in a quiet spot. For those who want rest and greenery a short distance from the port and the boats.