Luxury bespoke holidays to Hotel le Ginestre, Sardinia
Facts in brief
Official star rating 4
Location The hotel is about 3-minutes' drive south of Porto Cervo, and about 250 metres from a beach
Annual opening 25 April to 3 October
Closest airport Olbia Airport
Distance from airport The hotel is about 40-minutes' drive from Olbia Airport
Hotel facilities and services
Swimming Pool (May to October), Tennis, Water Sports, Bike Hire, Health and Beauty Treatments, Gardens, Bar, Free Parking. The hotel is not equipped for disabled guests.
Out and about nearby
Costa Smeralda, The Giants` Tombs, Ancient city of Li Muri, San Pantaleo, Numerous sandy bays and dramatic countryside of northern Sardinia.
Sports nearby
Pevero Golf Course (18 hole), Swimming and Water Sports on the Costa Smeralda.
Thanks for organising what was a wonderful holiday. Apart from a delay because of Gatwick fog coming home, everything ran like clockwork and we had a cracking time. I would be happy to recommend Expressions and hope we will have the opportunity to organise another trip with you in the future.Mrs S, October 2024
Holiday price guide Sample prices are per person based on two people sharing a Classic double or twin room with garden view for 7 nights
From about
£1,550
Holiday Code IE225
The prices displayed here are a guide only. Each holiday price will be tailor-made at the time of booking to reflect all actual costs including up-to-date special offers.
Call us on 01392 441245
Luxury bespoke holidays to Hotel le Ginestre, Sardinia
Looking at the wealth of lush greenery next to the white sands and deep blue sea along this stretch of coast, you can easily understand why it is called the 'Emerald Coast'. The setting of the Hotel le Ginestre makes the most of the natural beauty here and its classical Sardinian low buildings of pale terracotta and ochre complement the verdant landscape and look out over the Gulf of Pevero. The charming bedrooms, most of which have balcony or terrace, are situated in several small houses at the edge of a pine forest and afford guests privacy and tranquillity. The decoration throughout the Hotel le Ginestre is fresh and summery, and the airy communal rooms feature wicker furniture, lush potted plants and delicate, pretty fabrics. Le Ginestre's fine restaurant is on a terrace shaded by a thatched roof and here you can choose between local specialities, such as the excellent seafood, and international cuisine. In the grounds in front of the Hotel le Ginestre, amongst brightly coloured flowers and Mediterranean bushes, is the tennis court and the fresh water swimming pool where there is a full bar service. The small but pretty beach is three hundred metres away and the chic cafes and shops of Porto Cervo are just a mile down the road.
Room descriptions
Hotel Le Ginestre has 83 rooms with bath or shower and wc, safe, air-conditioning, television, telephone and mini-bar.
Thanks for organising what was a wonderful holiday. Apart from a delay because of Gatwick fog coming home, everything ran like clockwork and we had a cracking time. I would be happy to recommend Expressions and hope we will have the opportunity to organise another trip with you in the future.Mrs S, October 2024
Holiday price guide Sample prices are per person based on two people sharing a Classic double or twin room with garden view for 7 nights
From about
£1,550
Holiday Code IE225
The prices displayed here are a guide only. Each holiday price will be tailor-made at the time of booking to reflect all actual costs including up-to-date special offers.
Call us on 01392 441245
Luxury bespoke holidays to Hotel le Ginestre, Sardinia
The journey and how you get there
For a holiday to Hotel Le Ginestre on Sardinia, our clients fly to Olbia and then usually have a hire-car for the duration of the holiday. A private transfer can be arranged instead.
Additional information
Other information: One mile from Porto Cervo.
Special offers
Call to make your booking and save an extra £50 per adult Call us instead of emailing us when you are thinking of booking a holiday and save an extra £50 per adult (in addition to any special offers that might be available). We want to talk to you to discuss your requirements and a phone call is usually the best way for you to define what you want enabling us to respond more accurately. We want to talk to you and you save an extra £50 per adult.
Thanks for organising what was a wonderful holiday. Apart from a delay because of Gatwick fog coming home, everything ran like clockwork and we had a cracking time. I would be happy to recommend Expressions and hope we will have the opportunity to organise another trip with you in the future.Mrs S, October 2024
Holiday price guide Sample prices are per person based on two people sharing a Classic double or twin room with garden view for 7 nights
From about
£1,550
Holiday Code IE225
The prices displayed here are a guide only. Each holiday price will be tailor-made at the time of booking to reflect all actual costs including up-to-date special offers.
Call us on 01392 441245
Luxury bespoke holidays to Hotel le Ginestre, Sardinia
About Sardinia
An Expressions tailor-made holiday to Sardinia is a chance to experience this once remote and wild island. Historically, the island was inhabited by shepherds and a shy people, who had little to do with the Italian mainland. It then became a melting pot of diverse European and North African cultures, and now Sardinia still bears witness to its colourful past with echoes of the Phoenicians, Carthaginians, Romans, Spanish and Tuscans being clearly apparent in its traditions, language and architecture today. The coastline is startling with its coves, long sandy beaches, inlets, rocky outcrops and clear, turquoise sea. Inland the macchia grassland with myrtle, thyme, prickly pears and dwarf oaks stretches towards the wild peaks of the Gennargentu mountains. Sardinia offers a delightful mixture for your holiday, combining the sophistication of the resorts and hotels of the Costa Smeralda and its stunning beaches with the remote, rural hinterland, where shepherds still tend their sheep in the mountains and traditional costume is worn with pride. Sardinia is a fascinating holiday island.
Highlights of Sardinia
Visit Sassari on the west coast of the island, a town with a mediaeval quarter, cathedral and Renaissance Fonte Rosello. Alghero has a very Spanish feel and from here you can take a boat trip to the Grotta di Nettuno, a spectacular, deep, natural cave. Tour the interior of the island, dotted with about 7,000 nuraghe, truncated stone structures built from basalt blocks. In the centre of the island are the dramatic Gennargentu mountains, whose highest point is Punta la Marmora at just over 6,000 ft (local traditions are keenly preserved in this region). To the north of the Costa Smeralda is the Maddalena Archipelago, of about 14 rocky islands and islets, beautifully scenic and with a rugged coastline. The Costa Smeralda itself consists of pink granite headlands, sandy creeks and bays with wooded hills and mountain ridges behind.
Cultural highlights of Sardinia
Visit the church of Santissima Trinita di Saccargia near Sassari for its 13th Century frescoes. The Catalan-Gothic 16th Century Cathedral on Alghero. Nuoro has been the home of some of Sardinia’s most important literary figures including Grazia Deledda who won the Nobel prize for literature in 1926. The Museo Nazionale Archeologico in Cagliari houses bronze votive statuettes of the Nuragic people.
Festivals in Sardinia
Cavalcata Sarda festival in Sassari on Ascension Day. Sagra del Redentore festival in Nuoro illustrates traditional dancing and dialects of the region. Feast of the Mamuthones in Mamoiada includes a ritual dance full of the fierce folkoric tradition of the Gennargentu mountains.
Gastronomy in Sardinia
The gastronomy of Sardinia is based very much on produce from the land, especially milk products and meat. Ewe's milk produces Sardinian pecorino cheese, used to flavour many regional dishes. Meat is often cooked over hot embers or roasted on a spit. Specialities include 'Prosciutto di cinghiale' (wild boar ham) and 'Succutundu' (strong meat stock with semolina balls). Roast lamb with rosemary and thyme features regularly on menus. Nougat is a local speciality. Sardinia produces its own red and white wines, with Nuragus and Vernaccia being the best known.
