Is Serenas Badesi Village

Overview

Aaaand, the award for weirdest-shaped pool goes to...Is Serenas Badesi Village. Is it a splodge? Is it an alien? We're not quite sure, but we're dying to dunk into it. You're guaranteed a peaceful swim here too, because there are no noisy resorts on your doorstep. In fact, if you pull this place up on a map, it's pretty much surrounded by green. Just you, your glass of vino, lots of trees, and the Sardinian coastline. If you're in the mood for fresh pasta, a sauna sesh and maybe a cheeky waterslide (we meant for the kids, but you do you), then this is the spot for you.

Location

• 400m from the private, sandy beach

• A 10-minute drive from Badesi town centre, with its beaches, bars and restaurants

• Around 1 hour and 10 minutes' drive away from Alghero Airport

Rooms

• The hotel offers Classic Rooms, Family Rooms, Garden Rooms (on the ground floor), and Prestige Rooms

• Standard amenities include:

  • Air con

  • Wi-Fi

  • TV

  • Mini fridge

  • Tea and coffee facilities

• Family Rooms come with two interconnecting rooms (without a door), and one shared bathroom

• Prestige Rooms come with extra facilities, like a TV with Sky channels, reserved area on the beach with three sunbeds, a beach towel rental, a bathrobe in the room, an open minibar, and access to an exclusive pool area. Proper VIP stuff.

Food & Drink

• Il Mirto - the main restaurant, with dishes from around the world (plus the Italian classics, of course - don't get your spaghetti in a twist), with wine on tap or by the bottle

• Il Patio - book a table in this area if you fancy dining al fresco with candelit lanterns to really set the atmosphere

• La Gaddura - get stuck into a traditional Sardinian a la carte menu

• Mediterranean restaurant - a la carte dishes from across the Med

• Blu Beach (extra charge) - seafood, colourful salads and loads more - served right by the sea

• Bars - you can sip your Aperol or Orangeade by the pool, on the beach or in the courtyard

• Prestige bar - if you book a Prestige Room, you'll have access to your own exclusive bar area, because you're that special

Sports & Entertainment

• Huge central pool with a waterslide - located in the centre of the resort, just waiting to be dipped into

• Kids' pool - and it's actually big enough to swim in, not just dip your toes in - so the little ones have somewhere to splash about

• Prestige pool - you guessed it, this one's just for Prestige guests, in its own private area

• Kids' clubs - one for the little ones aged 3-10, with Teen and Junior clubs for the slightly bigger kids, aged 11-17

• Huge play park - set on a sandpit with inflatable splash zones, a swing set and a climbing frame decked out with more slides than you can imagine - colourful ones, twisting ones, tunnel ones

• Tons of sports - including tennis, yoga, Pilates, Tai Chi, beach volleyball, archery and football

• Beach activities - including boat trips, diving, sailing, windsurfing, canoeing and paddle boarding

• Dance lessons if you fancy learning a few steps

• Magic course - if you want to be the next Dynamo, get stuck into magic lessons suited to all ages

• Spa centre - decked out with a Finnish sauna, Turkish bath, whirlpools, massage services and a salt therapy room, where you sit and breathe salty air to help clear your sinuses and make you feel totally zen

• Fitness area - with dumbells, mats, spinning bikes and more

• Free Wi-Fi all over, so you can make all your followers jealous with that Italian sunset pic

• Evening entertainment at the amphitheatre - from live bands to magicians and circus acts

This hotel is a champion of relaxation, so from 14:30 - 16:00 and from midnight until morning is recognised as 'quiet time'.