Costa Smeralda hotels, Sardinia

Colonna Park Hotel, Porto Cervo

The Costa Smeralda in northern Sardinia is a ten-kilometre strip between the gulfs of Cugnana and Arzachena. Developed by a consortium of businesses (and famously headed up by the tycoon Aga Khan), this stretch of the coast is full of Mediterranean villages and luxurious holiday homes, characterised by rustic red architecture and stunning beaches. Porto Cervo is the 'capital' of Costa Smeralda, connected to the nearby town and airport of Olbia by regular buses. The four-star Colonna Park hotel, located just 300 metres from Porto Cervo's marina, and just a mile from the city centre, is brilliantly located for exploring this beautiful part of Sardinia.

The 80 air-conditioned double, triple and twin rooms are decorated in comfortable, Italian style and come equipped with bath and shower, telephone, satellite TV, minibar and safe. Set within a large park, this villa style hotel is surrounded by green lawns and fragrant trees and shrubs, a perfect contrast to the hot, white sand of the nearby beaches. This hotel is the perfect place to unwind, with a restaurant and lounge/bar and outdoor swimming pool; it also offers spa and beauty treatments, a nine-hole golf course, mooring facilities at the nearby marina and private fishing rights. All of which the 24-hour concierge desk will be happy to arrange for you. For a truly relaxing holiday, this beautiful, luxurious hotel has it all - great beaches, stunning scenery and a taste of unspoilt Italy.

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Double room from €125