Hotel Punta Negra

My boyfriend and I booked a last minute holiday to Punta Negra as soon as the UK coronavirus travel restrictions lifted. We’ve been here for a week and are leaving (very reluctantly) having had a restful and incredibly enjoyable stay. On arrival, we were thrilled to realise that they upgraded us to a sea view room (at no extra charge). This gave us incredible views across the beautiful turquoise bay, with the terracotta rooftops of Alghero in the far distance. The room itself is spacious and spotlessly clean - as is the rest of the hotel. The housekeeping and grounds staff do a fantastic job at keeping all the rooms, grounds and communal areas immaculate. The bed is harder than we’re used to and unfortunately the duvet and pillow are both synthetic. I asked for a feather pillow, but my request was lost in translation. We had a couple of other tiny issues with the room (a leaky shower head and a lack of pillows), both of which were fixed immediately. The maintenance man attended as soon as we raised the issue, which was fantastic! Another slight problem with the room (which they were unable to fix) is there are no plug sockets. To charge our phones, we had to use the socket ordinarily saved for the TV, which was high up on a wall (luckily my boyfriend is tall!). Aside from this, the bed is a good size, the bathroom is well equipped, the water pressure for the shower is good (although we struggled to get steaming hot water). We really liked that they use natural loo paper, from recycled drinks cartons. The toiletries are basic (one product for all uses, as opposed to separate shampoo & conditioner and body wash, etc.). The staff refresh the towels every day and the bathroom and bedroom are always impeccably cleaned. The hotel’s facilities are good. Both pools are salt water, which we love, as we try to avoid chlorine. One has an incredible view over the bay. The other is nestled between the cicada filled forests and the hotel itself. There’s an abundance of beach towels, which are freshly laundered every day. There are lots of places to sit and read a book (even a secret forest walk with a little clearing, where you can hide away from the world). The hotel offers a number of services, including cycle hire and in-room massages. The reception staff are super helpful and are on hand to help arrange a number of amazing local excursions. We went Horseriding along a sandy beach (a few kilometres north of the hotel), which was incredible! We have mixed reviews about the hotel’s beach - the photos we saw online were of a beautiful white sandy beach with glittering, clear waters. The beach we experienced was not quite the perfection we expected. The reason for this is the local area has a seasonal seaweed issue, which is usually cleared away around April time each year. However, due to the coronavirus, the seasonal maintenance of the beach hadn’t happened, and the result was brownish sand and a smell of sulphur (which at times was quite off-putting). However, the life guards and grounds staff were working hard every day to clear the seaweed and towards the end of our week-long stay, we were able to enjoy the beach (more so than the beginning of the trip). The seawater in the bay is sparklingly clear, and the sandy seabed means the water is a deliciously bright turquoise. See photos attached. The beach is divided into two sections - a private half for the hotel guests and a public side for the local residents. The hotel side has a good amount of quality sun loungers and was kept lovely and clean. Another thing we love about Punta Negra is the food! We stayed at the hotel on a half board basis and were pleasantly surprised by the á la carte menu that was offered to us each night. We enjoyed three delicious courses each evening and appreciated details such as fresh bread rolls with local olive oil, linen table cloths and linen napkins. The views at dinnertime were insane - pink sunset skies over a beautiful still ocean. They don’t scrimp on the ingredients and the portions are a healthy size. We enjoyed king prawns, lamb chops, seafood, sea bass, etc. All cooked wonderfully. The hotel buys all local ingredients where it can, which we loved! The cocktails (served by the lovely barman Gianfranco) were delicious and plentiful! We had a very large selection to choose from and again, they used good quality ingredients. The breakfast at Punta Negra is good - each morning we were served perfectly cooked scrambled eggs (which sometimes were a bit cold) and delicious crispy bacon. As well as a selection of freshly baked bread, cheese, cold ham, cereals, yoghurt and fruit. They also offer a variety of fresh coffees, made to order. The serving staff are amazing at Hotel Punta Negra. They couldn’t do enough for us. They are super friendly, helpful and professional. My boyfriend is a big eater, and the waiting staff went out of their way to offer him large portions (and sometimes a cheeky second starter!) In summary, we would definitely recommend Hotel Punta Negra. It has been a wonderful holiday, made very special thanks to the amazing staff, who all work tirelessly to give their guests the best experience possible.

My wife and i stayed for 3 nights in early September 2019. We had driven all the way from the north of England (in one go!) to deliver a Griffon Vulture for release. After that epic drive we needed somewhere for some R & R and the Punta Negra fitted the bill perfectly. Lovely views over the bay. Stunning swimming pool and great breakfast. What's not to like? Thank you - hopefully we'll see you next year!