Hotel La Playa

Along with our friends we had the pleasure of spending our first family holidays in Alghero and Hotel La Playa (25 June to 4 July). Our 5 month old baby daughter and our friends 7 month old son were made to feel very special the minute we arrived at the hotel. We stayed in rooms 206 and 207 which overlooked the ample swimming pool and a bonus for all the rooms that share this location is the evening sun. Our rooms had a bathroom with a shower and towels were changed on a daily basis. The bedrooms and baby cots are a little dated but... more

Just returned with our 2 young daughters after a fantatstic time here. The hotel is very friendly, clean and comfortable. The pool area is beautiful. Our rooms (209 and 210) were spacious but will be amongst the last to have the bathrooms updated but for a 2 and 4 year old the hip bath was perfect. Saturday night was noisy and hot so we opted for the air conditioning (20 euro per week) which was well worth it. All the staff were great and the food in the restaurant was excellent. We were able to take the girls down for dinner a bit earlier... more

The La Playa is a small family run hotel, the owner and his sisters appear to work 24 hours a day! The hotel grounds are small but very clean and tidy with a very nice pool,alongside if the weather is warm you eat your evening meal. The owners like cats and they walk around the tables so if you dont like cats you are are warned! Our room was basic but very clean and tidy and fairly quiet but was on the road side of the hotel. Towels and bed linen were changed every day.If you want to watch television in your room you have to hire a... more

Booked this hotel through Travel Options. We wanted somewhere quiet an relaxing and that is exactly what we got. The owners, Salvatore and his two elderly sisters obviously adore their hotel and will do everything possible to ensure you have a comfortable stay. He built it himself in 1974 and has been there ever since. It seems to be used mainly by British. Whole place was spotless - Salvatore works tirelessly, from cutting the grass and tending his lovely gardens to serving you wine very flambuoyantly in the restaurant at night. <br... more

Just to agree with the other reviews here - a great hotel in a good location! The only thing we would mention is the credit card problems with checking out - we ended up having to walk about 15 minutes to the nearest cash point and back for paying for check out.

Just returned from 3 nights at La Playa. What a nice place to arrive after grotty Ryanair flight! ( Lemon-lipped staff and long, long unexplained delays. And yes, I know they must work those stewards hard for not much money, but does it really make them feel better to treat a perfectly amiable planeload of passengers with such blatant comtempt? No better on return journey so I might think twice about using them in future. Then again when you're not paying much more than a bus fare perhaps it's churlish to whinge.) Staff presence at... more

With reference to my wife and I first stay in Sardinia and our stay at the Hotel La Playa we were both very dissapointed with the attitude of the Hotel owner after a serious Problem on our last night of our stay. On the night in question we had gone to bed at approx 11.30/ 12pm. infact I was asleepathe time when my wife was awakened by a noise from the bathroom and on further investigation found our bedroom awash with 3 inches of hot water.the problem was the hot water pipe to the wash basin had burst and hot water was gushing out my wife... more

Excellent hotel, but our bathroom definitely needed upgrading! One thing to be aware of, when you pay the hotel bill at the end of your holiday, they like you to pay in cash. The do accept credit cards, but add on an extra 2% to the bill, and will not accept Travellers Cheques at all. If you are staying on the 3rd floor (best views), there is a thriving English magazine exchange on a table on the landing.

We booked this hotel after reading the reviews on TripAdvisor back in March 06. Paid a very low rate considering the time of year but got a large (albeit basic) pool view room on B&B. Used Dune Viaggi tourist office for transfers etc too. The hotel is in a nice street off the main road, in beautiful gardens. The pool area is fairly large, well maintained and usually quiet so no shortage of free sunbeds. The hotel downstairs is very well decorated and creates an excellent first impression. You take the lift or stairs up to... more

We have just got back from the Playa hotel after a short break. It is a clean small family hotel and thoroughly recommended. Staff very friendly. Can walk into the harbour along the beach in about 10mins and the old town in about 15mins. Would recommended you stay on a B and B option so you can try many of the restaurants/pizzerias in the town. 2 minute walk to the beach. Another time would probably hire a car to explore more. We did however walk to the station (approx 5 mins) and got the train to Sassari which is an old town inland, return... more