Hotel Abi d’Oru

Follow the super-yachts to Sardinia’s Emerald Coast for beach-side glamour, the Italian way. Where the cognoscenti come to party and devoted sun worshippers spend their summers, the secluded Golfo di Marinella is a private slice of this coastal glory. Hotel Abi d’Oru was the first hotel to welcome visitors to this beauty spot in 1963 and an ageless Italian finesse pervades every corner. Facing its very own pristine stretch of private beach, every guest room, junior suite and suite has a view of the watery scene before it. A short stroll through the hotel’s Mediterranean garden takes you to the beach but there’s tennis, football, volleyball, aquagym lessons, daily Pilates classes, the nearby Pevero Golf Club and water sports galore as alternatives to basking in the Sardinian sun. There are also various options come mealtimes. Hotel Abi d’Oru has four restaurants offering a tasty mix of Sardinian specialities and international flavours from the elegant Fenicotteri to the beach-side Marinella, while cocktails accompanied by live music are shaken and stirred in the lobby. Worth noting: weddings can be hosted at Hotel Abi d’Oru on the beach, by the pool or in the photo-pretty garden.