Mon Repos Hermitage - Arzachena, Italy 

Stayed here for four nights in mid June. We read all the reviews before we booked and decided we would splash out and book a superior room. The room was quite small, the bathroom was a better size and both were very clean. However, the balcony was extremely tiny and was in a row of six or seven with no privacy at all. The view was OK but was restricted slightly by the restaurant next door. If we had been on the floor above the view would have been much better and there were less rooms so obviously the rooms would have been much larger. There were also rooms overlooking the bay and swimming pool which we believe were superior rooms and we could see they certainly had much more balcony space. When we questioned this we were told our room was superior to 'other rooms' ! I do believe we had the intermediate rooms. Having said all that, if you are thinking of going to this hotel either opt for the basic rooms as they looked OK and were walked past only when people were going to the small car park , or, book a superior room and insist when you book you are given a room on the top floor or one over looking the pool. The other main problem was the temperature of the swimming pool - it was freezing. The pool itself is a good size and the loungers etc are clean and comfortable and the views are terrific. The pool area is quiet mainly because the pool is so cold no one goes in it, well not twice anyway. You can spot the new arrivals and quess where they come from as when they gingerly clamber down the pool ladder they excalim loudly ' Gosh the water is freezing' in their particular language - it was quite funny at times. They do, as we did, a proud two lengths of the pool, get out and never venture in it again. When you pay such a lot for a hotel you expect them to heat the pool. The staff are very friendly and helpful and our chambermaid was delightful. However, the rooms are tidied not only daily but also should you leave the room again later in the day. This I found quite unsettling and I didn't like the idea that our room was being entered more than was necessary. The money the hotel was spending on these extra visits to the rooms could have been spent on heating the swimming pool. We hired a car and visited all the resorts in the area and we think Baia Sardinia was one of the better ones to stay in. The roads are good and are well signposted. We had a nice holiday but we didn't feel our room was value for money.