La Villa Del Re

La Villa Del Re

Six kilometres outside central Castiadas, on Sardinia's southeastern coast, La Villa Del Re opens straight onto its own private beach, the kind of frontage that lets you skip the sunbed scramble and walk from the outdoor pool to the water. It runs to fifty rooms across two floors and operates as an adults-only property. What sets it apart from the villas nearby is the combination of a private diving club and a doctor on call, useful if the point of the trip is the water itself rather than the lounger next to it. Meals run through Bellavista and a second restaurant, with a poolside bar for the afternoons and breakfast served daily from eight until half past ten. The concierge desk speaks several languages, including Italian, Russian and Portuguese, and arranges car rental, tours, and transfers (115 euros each way from the airport) to beaches like Santa Giusta and Scoglio di Peppino. Rooms stay simple rather than showy: air conditioning, minibars, bathrobes and slippers throughout, with sea views in the seafront categories and private bathrooms across the board. Its membership in Small Luxury Hotels of the World lines up with the Adults Only designation, since there are no children's amenities anywhere on the list. A cleaning tax is charged separately at checkout, worth knowing before the bill arrives. Anyone wanting nightlife within walking distance or family-friendly amenities should look elsewhere; anyone wanting a private stretch of sand and nobody under eighteen at the next table will find exactly that. An adults-only villa on Sardinia's southeastern coast with a private beach and a diving club backed by an on-site doctor, unusual for a fifty-room property. Not for families or nightlife seekers, but right for a couple wanting quiet and their own stretch of sand.