Hotel dei Pini

Fine hotel (some recent refurbishments) with ditto, remarkeably well- humoured, personnel-good language skills-even nl and g, and private beach. The hotel is perfectly situated vis-a-vis Alghero airport (close: 10 min drive-not 5 min..) without noticeable noise. Downtown Alghero likewise in 10 min easy reach (even a separated bike track). Fresh fruit with continental-styled breakfast, perfect made-to-order espressos/ cappuccinos, just fresh orange juice (plus white beans in tomato sauce:- ) would have topped it off. Stable (yet: paid) wifi (plus one fixed pc) in the public environment. Additionial services relatively pricy: wifi: (1) not in the room-only downstairs, (2) not free, so that recurrent burden of logging in with the usual fixed codes, but also the charge in addition to the room price: e 2,50 for 60 user mins is not necessarily a rip-off, but not sympa either. bikes: e10 for 9 hours is not a bargain, especially not if not superbly well maintained/ basic built quality. food: equally the p/q ratio didn't come across as too convincing.

The beachside location is the selling point! We stayed for just one night, a family of 5. Check out time is early, 10am, however, it's no problem to spend the day on the beach as the staff organise a courtesy room in which to shower etc and you can leave your luggage for the day. Really friendly & helpful staff on reception. check-out time is too early, 10am!! Breakfast is good & choice varied, however, dinner menu is limited, no options for children. The beachside bar for lunch is too expensive & choice is limited. As we are a family of 5, we had to book 2 rooms which proved to be expensive, though our double room was upgraded to a sea-view, which was lovely.

The hotel was on the beach and perfect for a relaxing holiday. We went just before the main season started, so it was quiet, but this was what we wanted. There was a fairly regular bus service to Alghero town which you can buy tickets for at reception. Breakfast was basic but fine. Rooms were comfortable and clean. Staff were fantastic!