This hotel was located in a convenient spot to restaurants, shops, the marina and the old part of the city. However, the reception staff were the rudest and most unhelpful staff we have ever encountered in our last 33 years of travelling. They did not provide any service at all and treated us in an unprofessional and arrogant way. The breakfast was also mediocre. If you require a hotel which provides more than taking your booking then this is not the hotel for you.

I stayed here before and after a trip around Sardinia with a small group, somewhat longer than intended in the end thanks to ash-cloud situation. Everywhere in the hotel was modern and clean and everything worked, except the device for raising/ lowering the showerhead in my second room. I was amused that the chambermaid repeatedly undid my system for wedging it upright using the shower hose, but did nothing to get it fixed - not a huge problem as the shower cabin also had an overhead shower and "body jets", but sloppy for a 4-star hotel.
If you sleep with the window open, and want to sleep early/late, ask for a room away from Via Regina Margherita. And I would not recommend the half-board option (at least out of season when they aren't using the main restaurant - which seems to be mainly for functions), you can eat much better elsewhere for the same price.

This hotel is very modern and clean. We stayed here at the beginning and end of a holiday in Sardinia. It seems to be more used by business people rather than holiday makers but was in a good position for seeing all the sights in the city.Breakfast was the usual Italian fare. We wanted a drink from the bar in the early evening and had to wait for half an hour for the barman to appear in spite of being contacted by the people on reception.

As always it`s always easy to write a precis on a hotel if it`s what YOU want yourself - others might not like it because they were looking for a different kind of holiday, BUT, if you are interested in exploring this lovely small city for a couple of days, on foot, then the Hotel Regina Margherita is probably as good as any you would find.

It`s situation right in the centre of the historic district, makes it easy to walk to everywhere that you would want; The restaurants, although I must say that because we went a bit later in the season than when it`s busy, and enjoyed it more for that very reason, some of the restaurants that would have been lovely because of their location, were closed. You pays your money and you takes your choices !

However, also if you are even a slight shopaholic there are plenty of shops of all sorts and particularly fashion and fashion jewellery at not ridiculous prices, that were right up to the minute.

We got on the open topped bus which toured the other areas and included the beach area, which highlighted to me exactly where the beaches were, and I thought the area was superb for sunbathers, although the hotels looked tired, in fact, worn out. I have a dread of everything that walks on more than two legs and I wouldn`t have had a nights sleep in some of the establishments. The same cannot be said of the hotel I am writing about as it was spotlessly clean and kitted out with even a right up to the minute, jacuzzi type shower which was a first.

The hotel staff were as accommodating as they could be in view of the fact that they didn`t speak superb English, but then some English don`t either ! They helped us as much as they could with their limited English and our even more limited Italian - if it`s part of an Italian family you want to experience then probably one of the Penion`s might be better, this would not fit that criteria, but for straightforward extremely good class, but modern accommodation, then this hotel will just tick all your boxes but will not exceed it.

Read on about Hotel Bue Marlin at Cala Ginone
Hotel Royal at Bosa and about Hotel Riviera at Castelsarda, and lastly about the Sardigna Hotel, the last one we experienced on our trip to Sardinia.