Stazzo Lu Ciaccaru

Rooms

We loved the airy Suites, which have pretty terraces with fabulous views, and sleep 2-4 with a sofabed. The smaller Classic Rooms have sofas at the end of their beds, then doors onto a patio. Two people would be very happy in these, and you’ll save a few euros into the bargain.

The Junior Suites, each with one bed and a sofa, are located in a renovated old farm building, up a small hill, away from the main house. There’s a smaller, second swimming pool up here too, and wonderful views. The plush Suites with Private Pool come with gorgeous views and can sleep 2-4 in a queensize bed and two sofabeds or two double bedrooms. For families, there's a lovely Family Suite with two bedrooms (one double and one twin).

If you want to self-cater, there are 2 villas, set in beautifully renovated old stone farm buildings. Each sleeps 6-7, making them a perfect option for families. They have proper kitchens and separate dining rooms, sitting rooms with open fires, shuttered windows and stone walls. Hay barn Lo Stazzo, with 3 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms, is bigger with a private swimming pool and a terrace for alfresco dinners. Il Pagliaio, by the main pool, has 2 double bedrooms, 1 twin bedroom and 2 bathrooms.

Features include:

• Fan
• Hairdryer
• In-room treatments available
• Minibar
• Safe box
• WiFi

Eating

Breakfast in the courtyard is excellent, with a buffet of local cheeses, charcuterie, fresh fruit, homemade cakes and bread, and scrambled eggs. Lunches are light, and are available on request. Choose from a selection of salads, sandwiches or pasta. For your sundowner beverages, head to the raised cocktail cabana with its thatched roof, and ask Aldo, who trained in Brazil, to make you his signature Caipirinha.

Dinner (pre-booking recommended) is eaten inside at clothed tables or under the stars on the candle-lit terrace. The food is all local: antipasti of buffalo mozzarella, tuna tartare, then lobster linguine, grilled sword fish with aubergine or rack of lamb. Local Sardinian wine is impressive; we can vouch for the Gallura Vermentino. On Sunday’s there’s a Sardinian Tasting Menu featuring local specialities, such as ricotta mousse, ravioli with sage butter and suckling pig.

If you want to eat out, you’ll find good restaurants a drive away (book ahead in high season). Try Agriturismo La Kustera. It’s up in the hills (1.5km away) and serves lots of small, tasty dishes made with homegrown produce.

Guests staying in the self-catering villas can pay a supplement for breakfast, and are of course welcome in the restaurant for dinner. The villas are well-equipped for rustling up meals, with full kitchens (hobs, ovens, barbecues). Arzachena has grocery shops, full of local produce (3.4km).

Features include:

• Bar
• Coffee maker
• Kids' meals
• Lunch by arrangement
• Restaurant
• Room service
• Vegetarian options

Activities

• Hang out at the estate: snooze on sunbeds by the pools, and enjoy peaceful walks
  
• Have a treatment in the tranquil massage gazebo or work out in the hotel's fitness hut with mountain views
  
• Head to the Costa Smeralda for its fabulous beaches, cute towns and marinas stuffed with expensive boats. Don’t miss the beach at Bája Sardinia
  
• Explore the Maddalena Archipelago, a group of tiny islands above Palau. You can swim from deserted beaches and see Garibaldi’s house on Isola Caprera
  
• Visit the long, sandy beach at Santa Teresa, and gaze over the water to Corsica. Ferries will zip you across to explore Bonifacio
  
• Take a luxurious private boat trip, with lunch, drinks and lots of deep water swimming included
  
• Head into the hills above the coast at San Pantaleo for the Thursday market
  
• See some fascinating archaeological sites close by: the Giant’s Tomb at Li Lolghi, the Necropolis at Li Muri and La Prisgiona
  
• In the first week of September, head 8km south to Sant’Antonio for the feast days of 3 saints; their statues are paraded through streets on smartly dressed oxen

Activities on site or nearby include:

• Boat trips
• Fishing
• Golf
• Hiking
• Historical sites
• Horse riding
• Private guided tours
• Sailing
• Shopping / markets
• Swimming
• Tennis
• Windsurfing
• Wine tasting
• Yoga

Kids

Children are welcome and will love the pools and freedom of the spacious grounds.

Best for:

All ages

Family friendly accommodation:

The Family Suite has a second bedroom with two single beds for children. Junior Suites have space for a rollaway bed or baby cot. The larger Suites and Pool Suites sleep 2 children on sofabeds or in a second bedroom and have space for a baby cot, too. Junior Suites 14 & 15 look straight onto the second, more secluded pool, making them a good option for families. For longer stays, the self-catering villas offer more room - both sleep 6-7 and have space for a rollaway bed and baby cot. Lo Stazzo has its own pool, too.

Cots Available, Extra Beds Available

Distances:

• Airport: 30 minutes (Olbia)

For more family-friendly places, see our Kids Collection

Location

Stazzo Lu Ciaccura is a rural hotel, 3.4km from the small town of Arzachena in the northeast of Sardinia. It's half an hour from Olbia, 2 hours from Alghero and 3.5 hours from Cagliari.

By Air:
Fly into Olbia from April to late September (23km), or Alghero and Cagliari all year round (though the hotel is closed mid-October to mid-April).

From the Airport
The hotel does not offer transfers and you'll need a car while you're here, so best to hire one. Click here to see our recommendations. You can park for free at the hotel.

By Ferry:
There are sailings from mainland Italy (Genoa, Livorno, Piombino) and from Corsica to northern Sardinia (Olbia, Golfo Aranci, Santa Teresa Gallura); and from further afield (including Marseille, Barcelona) to other Sardinian ports.

Detailed directions will be sent to you when you book through i-escape.