Residence Le Corti Di Marinella

“Herşey hüzel”

Golfo di marinella da olbia can also be found on a beautiful beach with beautiful sand and sea but the same thing for the hotel can not be found more beautiful hotels, if you bring your own sunglasses and umbrella on the beach you pay 25 € or you will pay 25 € per day

“Room #72.”

This review is mostly based on room #72. It is a two-bedroom apartment on second level with a balcony overlooking the bay. A bit dated but clean, spacious with two showers and wc, gas for cooking, no micro. Tile floor all over. The layout is a bit special, since its a corner apartment. From one the… more

This review is mostly based on room #72. It is a two-bedroom apartment on second level with a balcony overlooking the bay. A bit dated but clean, spacious with two showers and wc, gas for cooking, no micro. Tile floor all over. The layout is a bit special, since its a corner apartment. From one the bedrooms you enter a small patio with stairs up to your own private roof terrace, about 30 sqm big. With three sunbeds, a table and four plastic chairs, perfect to catch the right tan, or to have your dinner in the evening, with an even better view of the bay. Julio in the reception was most helpful. A pleasant, relaxed week. Marinella itself is not a big place, one small supermarket, atm, and a small square with a church a bakery, two restaurants, and some other stores. And of course a few restaurants in the harbour not far away. Two beaches, train station 900 metres away.

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“Great self-catering base to explore Costa Smeralda!”

These apartments are located a short drive from Golfo Aranci in Golfo di Marinella. We were drawn to stay in this quieter area to use as a base to explore Costa Smeralda, with the comfort of self-catering, safe parking & a nice view from our balcony. We were able to find all of this with Le Corti… more

These apartments are located a short drive from Golfo Aranci in Golfo di Marinella. We were drawn to stay in this quieter area to use as a base to explore Costa Smeralda, with the comfort of self-catering, safe parking & a nice view from our balcony. We were able to find all of this with Le Corti di Marinella along with a great price. Many alternate accommodations in the town are not open until May for the season so it was quiet and tranquil in the low season. It is a bay filled with apartment style accommodation and a hotel with service facilities for the guests minutes drive from Olbia, Golfo Aranci & Porto Rotondo. ARRIVAL/DEPARTURE It is relatively easy to find these apartments if arriving by car. However the signs and intersections appear suddenly so it is easy to make a mistake. If arriving from Olbia, follow the signs to Costa Smeralda on the SS125 road. Then the highway turn off right to Golfo Aranci/Porto Rotondo SP73 then at the next intersection Golfo di Marinella/Golfo Aranci, the next turn off for Golfo di Marinella & Porto Rotondo. Once arriving to the next intersection there is a sign for Le Corti di Marinella, follow it along and the reception has a spot to leave the car outside whilst doing formalities. If arriving from the north follow the signs to Porto Rotondo/Golfo Aranci. Parking was ample, and in low season it posed as no problem. The signage is good to navigate around the area however there are some intersections that suddenly have a sign for a turn off with no prior warning. RECEPTION/RESERVATION We sent an email to the website of Le Corti di Marinella direct that is to the Getur Hotels group. An agency had the price at nearly fifty euro higher for the week so the saving was worthwhile investigating the best price. We had a phone call from the call centre of the group to confirm the details of the email with a price & confirmed them via telephone. We received an email with the quote details & were requested to do a bank transfer with the deposit money. On the money being received we then got an email with the confirmation of the deposit and booking. On arrival we paid the caution money of 100 euro and we were given a receipt of it being paid. It was reimbursed on departure. The reception staff member lives on site & if there was a problem we knew where we could find them even out of office hours. Nice, friendly & relaxed was our reception experience. Check in is normally 1700 however with a young child check in is given earlier in the day if the apartments are ready. A good tip, ask on booking if earlier check in will be granted to not have to wait all day. Expenses per person per week (additional to the rental price of the apartment) are for electricity, gas and water, linen for the bathroom & bed, final cleaning on departure, TV and electronic safe. This is not for infants from ages 0 to 2 years of age. Extras that can be booked & paid for are cots with linen (or without), air conditioning, additional bed, small animals, and additional linen changes. APARTMENT Our apartment was upgraded at no additional cost before arrival through reservations as part of a promotion. We paid for a garden view room & were given a water view 1st floor apartment at no extra cost. There are only stairs to access a first floor apartment and from the car park there are ramps with only one or two stairs. There is the option to pay 50 euro additional a week for the use of a dishwasher and washing machine which we did take advantage of. There was linen provided on arrival (however not replaced so one needs to wash it) and first supply only of toilet paper. For these apartments they operate that one needs to clean the apartment during the stay as not serviced daily. On departure, the kitchen area needs to be left clean as found on check-in, if it is not left clean 28 euro is charged. The rest of the apartment is cleaned by the staff. A broom, bucket, dust pan are provided however the mop cloth is not as well as detergents etc that one would need to buy or take along. We had a good size one bedroom apartment with good space & storage. There was an electronic safe. The bedroom had a queen size bed, good cupboard space, and en-suite bathroom (bidet, WC, basin & shower with curtain). Good water pressure & hot water supply. We also had a 2nd bathroom with a shower, WC, basin & the washing machine. There was a couch (sofa bed – ideal if travelling with 3rd person or young children), TV (local channels as well as an English & German one), fridge, gas stove, and good supply of cutlery, crockery & pots/pans. The balcony had a clothes line stand & a wooden table setting to sit out and enjoy the views, sun & meals. From our balcony facing the water the gardens were wild with cactus and other plants. FACILITIES The facilities is the car park & on site management. There isn’t a pool (like pictured in a small photo on the website) however it is planned to be built in the coming years. There is use of a nearby one (as featured in the photo) with payment required. Open only for high season. The Marinella Beach (Spiaggia di Marinella) is a few minutes’ walk away and is cleaned for the season each April. From March, not associated with these apartments the bar is open at the port that also opens the restaurant for the season from April serving such dishes as pizza, seafood, pasta with reasonable prices. Also a mini-market, other restaurants, hair dresser, gift shop that opens for the season. There is a nice small marina to walk around as well as the church and little square. AREA Golfo di Marinella was the ideal base for us to enjoy Costa Smeralda for another stay. Porto Rotondo is only minutes away (taking the short drive from Golfo di Marinella). Golfo Arnaci is a short drive away, where ferries arrive and a small port town. Further up the Costa Smeralda one can enjoy Porto Cervo, Portisco, Baia Sardinia, Cannigione, Palau, Isola Maddalena & Isola dei Gabbiani, to name a few places. It is worth driving to visit these areas as each offers its own charm & appeal. As we had a car we drove the short ten minutes to Olbia, taking the first exit right to the big shopping centre that has the supermarkets LD, Eurospin & Standa as well as other shops. It was worth the drive for the choice, variety and prices.

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