Località San Gemiliano - Arbatax (Ogliastra)
Excellent family hotel located along the central eastern coast of Sardinia, more precisely in Arbatax, just 50 meters from the beach of San Gemiliano. The Hotel Club Saraceno has a classical Sardinian style, with wide spaces and gardens. Plenty of services dedicated to both adults and children. This hotel is ideal for families who want to visit one of the wildest and most authentic areas of the island, without giving up good food and comfort.
Location
Hotel Club Saraceno is just 1 km from the town centre of Arbatax, close to Capo Bellavista, a promontory famous for its spectacular red porphyry cliffs. The sandy beaches of Baia di San Gemiliano (Gulf of Orosei) are a mere 50 m from the Hotel.
In addition to its beautiful seaside location, Hotel Club Saraceno has a full range of sports activities catering for the whole family as well as exciting excursions on offer to the many attractions dotting south-eastern Sardinia.
Hotel
Traditional atmospheres, elegant details, Mediterranean-style furnishings, and spacious, bright rooms are the main elements that characterise the 4-star Club Saraceno Hotel.
The 150 rooms, two swimming pools and various common areas offer guests a wide range of comforts. The main restaurant serves a varied cuisine, with traditional Italian and international dishes. The Bar Piazzetta and the Bistrot on the beach are ideal places to enjoy moments of relaxation, immersed in the charming Mediterranean atmosphere, just a few steps from the sea.
Rooms
The 150 rooms are located either at the ground or the first floor. All rooms have air conditioning, TV, safety box, empty mini fridge, bathroom with shower, hairdryer, drying rack, free Wi-Fi, patio or balcony with a small table and chairs.
Beach
Hotel Club Saraceno offers its guests a reserved stretch of beach in the Bay of San Gemiliano, a mere 50 m from the Hotel's small square, the ‘piazzetta’.
The beach, ideal for children too, stretches for 2 km, is in medium-grain sand and has a gentle slope; what is more, it is sheltered from the mistral wind by the hotel standing behind it.
Sun umbrellas and sun beds are free of charge from the third row on.
Surcharge to be paid locally for one sun umbrella and two sun beds in the first and second row
(variable prices to be requested at the time of booking)
Different water sports activities are available on request.
Sport
At Hotel Club Saraceno you can enjoy a range of sports activities and take group classes, at no extra cost, covering: yoga, tennis (from 6 years, all levels), canoeing (from 12 years, all levels), sailing and windsurfing (from 12 years - confident swimmers only - all levels). Other sports on offer include five-a-side soccer, beach volley, bowls, water gym, aerobics and table tennis.
The use of nautical equipments in the afternoon is subject to a fee.
Other sports available include beach volleyball, bocce, water gymnastics, aerobics, table tennis and yoga.
The Hotel also has two tennis courts and a soccer school with turf pitch offering coaching to children aged 8-14).
The following sports services and activities are not included and must be paid for separately: individual use of sports equipment, one-on-one windsurfing, sailing and canoeing classes; floodlighting of tennis courts; scuba diving excursions and classes with issue of approved licences.
Families
The Hotel Club Saraceno is ideal if you are looking for a family-friendly hotel in Sardinia. It has a well-equipped Mini Club Centre run by a staff of animators who will accompany children aged 3 to 12 years in a series of activities and games (09.30 to 12.30 and from 15.30 to 18.00).
At the Mini Club there is an outdoor play area with a climbing wall, swing and various games.
There is also a swimming pool for the little ones and, every evening, Baby Dance and shows in the piazzetta.
Restaurant
The Hotel's restaurant offers a well-assorted buffet service for breakfast, lunch and dinner with mineral water, house wine and some beverages included.
The breakfast buffet is laid out on a fabulous terrace. The dinner buffet has a rich selection of Sardinian, Italian and international theme dishes.
The Hotel also welcomes guests to the Bistrot, located in the small square, the "Piazzetta" (which serves salads, first courses and snacks for lunch) and to the Bistrot Bar, that proposes wines, spirits, cocktails and long drinks.
The Full Board treatment is only available from the end of may untill the beginning of september - dates to be defined.
Services & Activities
Hotel Club Saraceno offers a 24 hour a day reception service and puts at guests' disposal free of charge a well-equipped gym, car and motorbike parking area (outdoor car park) and medical care (1 hour per day, excluding Sundays). Free Wi-Fi connection.
Furthermore, there are two wonderful swimming pools: a semi-Olympic one (25 meters) where guests can swim and work out, and the second, brand new, with sea water, of 1400 sq.m.. The latter has peculiar features that recall the Sardinian coasts: ravines of rocks and natural vegetation, large coves that slope gently and resemble the stretch of the shoreline.
Following services available for a fee: covered car park; newsagent plus tobacco products and souvenirs; massages, beach towel rental; external laundry service and coin operated washing machines; yacht and inflatable dinghy excursions along the coast, quad bike excursions, trips on the historic train route "Trenino Verde" and walking and horseback guided tours, ceramic courses (also for children).
The Hotel Club Saraceno organises an airport shuttle service.
Supplements for child seat: € 10,00 each way. Supplement for night service +10%. Private service on request and for a fee.