I stayed here for nine days with three others and here's my run-down: Location: This hotel is a perfect location to explore the whole N/NE of Sardinia and is located in the beautiful, sleepy Italian mountain village of Luogosanto which is worth a walk around in itself (the church is 11thC and beautiful). It is peaceful and authentic - we did not once see any other tourists in the town. Be sure to visit La Bottega del Sapori; a little deli shop in the town run by the most lovely local couple which sells local produce (including the ripest, tastiest fresh fruit) and if you buy a Sardinian product there is a discount for SanTrano guests! Hotel: The hotel is basic (3*) but rooms are a good size, air-conditioned and extremely clean with powerful showers. It is worth asking for a room with a front-facing balcony as they look out over the hills and it's beautifully tranquil to wake up to. The beds at first seemed hard but we soon got used to them and all slept very well. Towels and sheets are changed every four days which was fine for us. The stony garden and pool behind the hotel are beautiful and we often had the pool to ourselves for entire days. Breakfast is a simple but tasty continental buffet of fruit, omelette, cakes, croissants, ham, cheese etc with coffee/water/juice - more than enough to last you until dinner...I stayed here for nine days with three others and here's my run-down:

Location: This hotel is a perfect location to explore the whole N/NE of Sardinia and is located in the beautiful, sleepy Italian mountain village of Luogosanto which is worth a walk around in itself (the church is 11thC and beautiful). It is peaceful and authentic - we did not once see any other tourists in the town. Be sure to visit La Bottega del Sapori; a little deli shop in the town run by the most lovely local couple which sells local produce (including the ripest, tastiest fresh fruit) and if you buy a Sardinian product there is a discount for SanTrano guests!

Hotel: The hotel is basic (3*) but rooms are a good size, air-conditioned and extremely clean with powerful showers. It is worth asking for a room with a front-facing balcony as they look out over the hills and it's beautifully tranquil to wake up to. The beds at first seemed hard but we soon got used to them and all slept very well. Towels and sheets are changed every four days which was fine for us. The stony garden and pool behind the hotel are beautiful and we often had the pool to ourselves for entire days. Breakfast is a simple but tasty continental buffet of fruit, omelette, cakes, croissants, ham, cheese etc with coffee/water/juice - more than enough to last you until dinner time!

Staff: The hotel is family-run which is always something I look for as generally it means that all the staff care about the success of the business and go the extra mile for customers and this place is no exception. All of the staff are lovely and accommodating and speak very good English - particularly Fabrizzio. However, the star of the hotel is Marco; the best and most lovely waiter we have ever had the pleasure of knowing and we actually miss him - we love you Marco!

Restaurant: We think that the hotel as it stands is 3* but that the restaurant should be at least 4*. The food is authentic and homemade (the grandmother makes the ravioli - you can't ask for more than that!) and absolutely delicious we had in our entire trip. It isn't cheap for the portion size but the quality and taste is so worth it. I ate a different thing each night we dined there as everything on the menu sounds so appealing and I wasn't disappointed once. I would definitely recommend the Ravioli. Also a brilliant wine list mostly from local vineyards.

Improvements to be made: The wifi only really works in the lobby by reception, perhaps more routers/boosters could be installed. We really missed having a mini fridge in our rooms - it would make a massive improvement to daily life to be able to cool your own tap water instead of having to buy cold bottles constantly so we would suggest equipping rooms with them. I think that breakfast would be immensely improved by serving fresh fruit juice instead of squashes and perhaps a greater variety of fruit (more peaches, melon etc). One final thing which one of my party suggested is that there isn't really any bar service throughout the day and perhaps they could introduce a bar menu with snacks (paninis, frittes etc) for during the day.

Overall, we would definitely stay here again, parTIcularly if fridges were introduced into the rooms.More