Grande Baia Resort and Spa

Let me start by saying that both my wife and myself spent a relaxing week at the Grande Baia. our plan was always to spend a week by the pool recharging our battieries in the late September Sardinian sunshine. so far so good. I don't want to write bad things about this hotel but i will be honest. we were placed in a disabled room of which I have no problem whatsoever, however the shower had no screen which meant every time we had a shower the bathroom completely flooded, this rendered the bathroom unsueable without footwear. I mentioned this at the reception two days running, when eventually someone came to try and sort the problem the answer was to turn down the water pressure. This of course meant a vastly reduced shower flow and still the room flooded. An invasion of ants was dealt with much quicker. Had the ants made their way to the bathroom they would have just drowned. The room was cleaned every day and was abosultely spotless. I've been wondering at what point i should mention the restaurant!!!!!! well here goes. I have to be brutal. As you enter the room there is nothing short of a stampede where angry guests spend the most uncomfortable hour dodging each other. When you eventually find an empty table you are presented with an empty water bottle which you have to to join a 10 minute queue to fill where again angry guests then have the embarrassment of watching their water "dribble" into the bottle. The food served here is an embarrassment to Italian cuisine. All the food is at best tepid with an unbelievably sorry array of choices. On three occasions i just made myself a ham sandwich and believe me I'm not usually a fussy eater but seeing Rabbits with head still attached and ready to carve was too much for me.Unusually there were no hot fresh vegetables available however there was a good choice of deserts. Breakfast was also chaos. This time you had to queue 10 minutes for coffee and tea. A so called chef fried eggs that were so undercooked they made me feel rather sickly. One morning all the boiled eggs had gone so i asked the chef if he wouldn't mind just flipping a couple of fried eggs for me. I have never in all my travels been spoken and gestured to in such a rude manner by such an unfriendly and ignorant member of staff. I have to tell you i returned to my table so angry that at that point i could have easily gone home. disgusting behavior. see below for egg pics. Drinks here i believe are overly expensive. a gin and tonic will set you back 8-10 euros and a beer 5-8 euros. A trip to the nearest town on the hotel shuttle bus is 10 euros each.These trips have to be booked in advance. one night we ate in the hotel pizza restaurant. A starter, main and desert cost 90 euros without drinks. A small private beech is a 10 minute walk. There are 2 porta loos "very unpleasant" and nowhere to get a drink. The pool is a good size with plenty of sun beds and the pool surrounds are jet washed every morning. There is a snack bar selling tepid food. I ordered a burger that was dry and cold. After taking a bite i asked the waiter if i could have a hot one. The same burger came back, placed down heavily on the table by a very grumpy waiter only this time even dryer and still not hot. I could not eat it or be bothered to send it back again another wasted 10 euros. see burger pic below. If you think i am being a moaning Brit, let me tell you this was the opinion of lots of guests most of whom were German. Night time entertainment consisted of 6 nights of a young lady singing very loudly, the same songs over and over to about half a dozen guests. Im not telling you not to visit the Grande Baia as i would never do that and after all its only my opinion, as you may enjoy eating cold food and staff being rude to you. how ever if you do decide to visit look out for the points i have made and write your own review. One more tiny thing. The management appears to be insulted if you give feedback and would be wiser to act on it.

PROS: close to the beautiful beaches big & modern rooms a lot of amenities helpful and friendly staff great view bread & pastry are so tasty! CONS: they charge for every move, be ready to pay some extra/hidden costs when you leave the hotel, fe clubcard definitely overpriced resort is too big for us, you have to walk for the long time to the reception if you have a room at the end

This resort is located in the top of Monte Pedrosu hill with a fantastic view over Tavolara island The private beach is a small diamond with service provided directly by hotel Car rental is suggested to have the possibility of visiting several beachs in 10Km around the location, to my opinion is a mistake to stay all time in without looking the fantastic sea side in case of visit next door beach take care about carpark and beach cost, car park can be even 5€/hour, beach umbrella and 2 deckchairs can rise up to 45€ a day Rooms are big, even the basic rooms, don't mind for a extra bag to store Restaurant good level, buffet style and thematic dinner, don't loose the sardinian dinner with local dishes Animation not so effective but middle and acceptable level Good SPA and fitness room inside