Hotel Cala Mirto

“Great base to explore the region with warm and welcome staff.”

Stayed for a week to use as a base to explore the region and visit family. Very comfortable and rooms cleaned daily . Very tasty and fresh continental breakfast . Friendly reception staff and barman. Nice roof terrace and pool to sunbath . Access to local beach 5 mins walk . Lots of lovely restaur… more

Stayed for a week to use as a base to explore the region and visit family. Very comfortable and rooms cleaned daily . Very tasty and fresh continental breakfast . Friendly reception staff and barman. Nice roof terrace and pool to sunbath . Access to local beach 5 mins walk . Lots of lovely restaurants in the area including a great Pizza restaurant Pedra's again 5 minutes walk . Day trips to Posada and Cala Gonone to see the Caves well worth the effort . Frequent Street Markets held in Budoni and there was a South American Food and Music festival while we were there . All in all a very pleasant trip and I would go back without hesitation.

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“Amazing staff and clean hotel however be mindful of the location”

Hotel Cala Mirto is what i would describe as a secluded holiday apartment village. Me and my family stayed there for 4 nights in September 2024 for our first time in Sardinia. The rooms were cleaned daily and each have a lovely outdoor seating area. If i am being completley honest this is not the p… more

Hotel Cala Mirto is what i would describe as a secluded holiday apartment village. Me and my family stayed there for 4 nights in September 2024 for our first time in Sardinia. The rooms were cleaned daily and each have a lovely outdoor seating area. If i am being completley honest this is not the place to be if you want to be in a busy town centre or close to amenities, with the nearest restaurant (pizza) being around a 20 minute walk off road across a pitch black field, this can be quite a daunting walk especially at night. Whilst the location is beautiful, i would not recomend staying here without a car as the public transport is extremeley unreliable and often does not show up / can be 30mins+ late and the nearest bus stop from the hotel is around a 25 minute walk in tanaunella. There is a taxi service recommended by the hotel however he charges extortionate prices and is not always avaliable. I dont believe this area is very tourist friendly either as there seemed to be a big a language barrier making it difficult to communicate - however in saying that, most locals and hotel workers were extremeley friendly and happy to help via google translate. Hotel Cala Mirto’s employees are also amazing and extremeley helpful, each request was dealt with professionally and quickly and nothing was too much trouble. On two occasions the hotel employee Davide also gave us a lift to and from Budoni as we were lost/stranded and we cannot thank the hotel enough for this first class service. The also provided us with travel adaptors and were always happy to help us work out directions and bus routes. Overall a beautiful hotel, but please be prepared with the location to do a lot of walking or alternativley hire a car to make the best out of your experience :)

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“There's not a lot there!”

This hotel is nicely kept. The rooms are fairly basic, but cleaned regularly. The grounds are well-kept and the pool area is lovely. The beach (sunbeds only available to Neilson hotel guests) is a five minute walk and the sand and sea are beautiful and fairly unspoilt. No beach front bars and it is… more

This hotel is nicely kept. The rooms are fairly basic, but cleaned regularly. The grounds are well-kept and the pool area is lovely. The beach (sunbeds only available to Neilson hotel guests) is a five minute walk and the sand and sea are beautiful and fairly unspoilt. No beach front bars and it is backed by a lagoon that seems to be home to wading birds etc. The price we paid, however, compared poorly to other holidays we have been on on Greek islands. So the hotel and immediate surroundings are nice, but (on balance) not able to justify the higher price tag. The reception shuts early unless you've booked dinner from a pretty basic menu. The whole place is, however, very peaceful. Now for the not so good... there's nothing else there! The nearest other restaurant is a 15 min walk away (that ends with a steep ramp up in the road). It is a lovely place, but you arrive hot and bothered. The next nearest are, respectively, 15 mins and 30 mins (one-way) away - and not particularly excellent. The nearest shops are an hour's round trip on foot. And the local supermarket and Despar in Tanaunella ARE THE ONLY SHOPS even within this walking distance. The free bus service (Budoni Marebus) was the only thing that made our holiday possible on a practical level. But this only runs four times a day and once in the early hours of the morning. A taxi back from Budoni (if you can find one) is 20-30 Euros. We actually ended up being driven home by a family member of a waitress of one of Budoni's restaurants. So it is pretty much an essential that you rent a car (adding significant expense). And you need to do this in advance because the only firms that won't charge you 85 Euros a day are those that you pick up from and return to the airport. So, in summary. This hotel would be an excellent practical launch pad to explore NE Sardinia by car. If you are after a beach and pool holiday that doesn't require a car, I would look elsewhere. This is not just a criticism of Cala Di Mirto. The Neilson place next door is bigger with all the things that entails. But if you want to eat out, you are limited in exactly the same way. We have to hold our hands up - we didn't do the research we should have done. However it was sold as a package to us by TUI and none of this was made clear.

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