Due Lune Puntaldia Resort & Golf a member of Small Luxury Hotels of the World in San Teodoro

Hmmmmm. A difficult one this. The resort was lovely and the service and people also terrific. But…… the cost was very significant and so my review reflects that. For the price I paid, my expectations are high. With that: the rooms were pretty small for 3.5k for the week and our first room was directly underneath the restaurant so all we heard at meal times was scraping of chairs. But to be fair they did move us (fortunately they had the availability otherwise that would have been upsetting….). The private beach was nice although access in and out was a little difficult with the submerged rocks but minor point. The gym was really poor though. One multi gym unit (bench, lat pull down etc) but it was broken. There’s no excuse for that I’m afraid. Limited dining options with the one restaurant. The resort is quite secluded but arranging transport with taxis is a challenge. The location suffers too cos there’s not much around and the local area has three restaurants which were good but again very expensive cos it’s a captive audience and this is not a knock on the hotel but emphasizes the need for easy taxis (there is a bus service to be fair) and a decent gym. The golf course is only 9 holes and mostly par 3s but still very nice but again….very expensive. 60 euros for a green fee and that’s with the hotel discount. But look, it was still a very nice spot and the staff were truly wonderful but the price paid was way off what I was hoping to get in terms of facilities and rooms and overall experience. Sorry.

We stayed at the Due Lune hotel for 8 nights, from end of September 2022. It is a family-managed hotel, located in a spectacular setting facing the sea and the rugged and impressive Tavolara island. The Due Lune opens up on a gentle grassy slope leading to the private beach. We like to swim and snorkel for extended periods and it was a good place to practice, with enough boulders and rocks to hide fishes. We had a Seaside Deluxe Double room, large and airy, nicely decorated with huge painted stone slabs. The balcony was facing the sea. We felt very cosy in this room. The staff was kind, attentive, and professional. A special word of praise for the management, which was always willing to share local information; it has also been very helpful and accommodating when we had to change travel plans at the last minute and extend our stay in an unexpected manner. The breakfast buffet was very good. We only had dinner once at the hotel, which was excellent. We appreciated the fact that we could have spaghetti alla bottarga although it was not on the menu: we just had to ask for it. The gym was fairly large and well equipped: stationary and elliptical bikes, treadmill, weights, long rowing machine, and so on. We have stayed about ten times in various places of Sardinia and experienced diverse types of accommodation. The Due Lune will be at the top of the list for our next trip.