Hotel Romazzino, a Luxury Collection Hotel

Hotel Romazzino, a Luxury Collection Hotel

Nine kilometres from Arzachena's historic centre, Hotel Romazzino sits on its own private beach on the Costa Smeralda, the kind of direct sand access that most upscale addresses along this coast can only borrow from a public strip nearby. The property runs to 100 rooms set in garden grounds, with an outdoor pool for the day and an indoor one when the wind picks up, plus a stretch of water sport facilities covering diving, snorkelling and windsurfing. A tennis court and golf course sit alongside a gym, sauna, steam room and spa massages, and a kids club with its own playroom and babysitting means the property is built for families staying a week rather than a couple passing through for two nights. Rooms run large, the standard doubles at 258 square metres and the premium sea view stretching to 280, each with a full bed, private bathroom, minibar and bathrobe rather than compact luxury. Staff work in English, French, German and Italian. A restaurant, bar, snack bar and in-room breakfast cover the basics, and a business centre and conference hall mean it can double for a small corporate retreat outside peak weeks. The whole property is smoke-free and pets are not accepted. What it is not is a boutique bolt-hole: the scale and the resort-style layout suit people who want tennis in the morning and a private beach chair in the afternoon, not those chasing a single quiet room with no programme attached. Hotel Romazzino sits on its own private beach on Sardinia's Costa Smeralda, nine kilometres from Arzachena, with 100 rooms, a golf course, tennis, and a kids club built for families staying the week. It suits groups wanting a resort with a programme, not travellers chasing a single quiet room.