- 300 - 500 metres from the stunning white-sandy Marinedda Beach
- Elevated position with stunning views, 1 mile from Isola Rossa
The Hotel Marinedda Thalasso & Spa's hillside position looks out over the Asinara Gulf on the north-west coast of Sardinia, near to the picturesque fishing village of Isola Rossa. This enviable position is just five minutes' walk from the beautiful white-sandy Marinedda Beach where there are sunbeds and parasols for hire.
The hotel boasts two swimming pools; the largest is situated in the hotel grounds overlooking the bay and features a large sun terrace and poolside bar which serves sandwiches, snacks and Italian ice cream throughout the day, and the second smaller pool is situated close to the reception area. The guest rooms are dotted around the tranquil gardens and are decorated in soft pastel shades with traditional Sardinian features including stone balconies and tiled flooring.
The Elicriso Thalasso and SPA is a haven where you can recharge and relax in the part-indoor heated pool with hydromassage, the mineral-rich open-air thalassotherapy pools, Turkish bath and sauna. There are treatments available to book which include Sardinian salt scrubs and mud wraps which make the Hotel Marinedda perfect for a luxury couples retreat. For those who love to indulge in traditional cuisine, fresh seafood and local wines, there are three restaurants (one main buffet and two à la carte, with reservation and one with supplement) plus a pizzeria to choose from.
The surrounding area is well-worth exploring and the quaint traditional villages nestled along the north coast are easily reached by car, including picturesque Isola Rossa which is just 15-minutes away. The Hotel Marinedda Thalasso & SPA offers spectacular scenery, peace and relaxation and a wide range of activities.
The hotel has 195 rooms (official rating 5 star). Child prices apply to ages 2-13 years (2-11 years for stays in Classic and Relax Rooms).
Minimum stay of 7 nights in the month of August.
Facilities
Bars & Restaurants
Petra Ruja Restaurant
Included With: Half Board
This is the hotel's main buffet restaurant where half board guests dine. It is split over two levels and has spectacular views of the bay. The cuisine is traditional Sardinian and Mediterranean.
The buffet breakfast is served on the panoramic terrace overlooking the swimming pool and the sea and for lunch a Mediterranean brunch is served offering a light buffet of salads, pasta dishes, vegetables, fruit and cheeses; perfect for a lighter meal during the day.
Punta Canneddi
This à la carte restaurant offers a more intimate, romantic ambience and a personal service. Reservation is required.
Piano Bar
With occasional live music.
Tramonto
This à la carte restaurant with tasting menu offers a more intimate, romantic ambience and a personal service. This restaurant holds an extra supplement and a reservation is required.
Pizzeria Basarico
The Pizzeria Basarico restaurant serves delicious wood-fired pizzas, a buffet of starters and home-made ice cream for dessert.
Beach & Pools
Swimming Pool
2 Swimming pools and pool bar (1 seawater and 1 freshwater).
Spa & Wellness
Thalasso & Spa Centre 'L'Elicriso'
Payable locally with heated seawater thalasso pool with hydromassage, open-air thalasso circuit mulitfunctional pools, fitness room, Turkish bath, sauna, relax area and beauty centre. Open 6 days a week.
For Families
Mini & Junior Clubs
For children aged 3-11 years (19 May - 13 Sep, 6 days a week, 9.30am - 1pm and 3.30pm - 6.30pm).
Wifi & Parking
Wifi & Parking
Complimentary wifi in reception, bars, all rooms and at the beach.
Free on-site parking.
About the location
Isola Rossa – or Red Island – is a traditional fishing village and one of Sardinia’s hottest new destinations. Great for an authentic Italian escape, this picturesque commune is perhaps best known for its beautiful surroundings, gaining its name from the unique red-rock outcrop that emerges from the sea a little way out.
Isola Rossa has a great laid-back vibe, with a vibrant little harbour right at the centre that offers easy mooring and boat hire. Crowned by a dramatic ancient tower, the village features a beautiful sandy beach with crystal-clear water that’s fantastic for snorkelling, as well as a handful of great restaurants.
What’s more, the village is situated within easy driving distance of many of the island’s best locations. The dramatic plateau of Castelsardo is only 30 minutes away, while the characterful seaside town of Santa Teresa di Gallura can be reached in 45 minutes.
Transfer time
The hotel is 1 hour 15 minutes from Olbia airport. We recommend hiring a car in your destination. Simply call us once you’ve completed your booking and we will talk you through the options.
Classic Double Room
Max 2 adults, 1 child
Classic Double Rooms are decorated in a typical Sardinian style with tiled floors, wrought iron features and unique handicrafts. They can sleep up to two adults and one child up to the age of 11.
Classic Double Sea View Room
Max 2 adults, 1 child
Classic Double Sea View Rooms are decorated in a typical Sardinian style with tiled floors, wrought iron features and unique handicrafts. They feature a double bed or twin beds and a balcony or terrace with a sea view. They can sleep up to two adults and one child.
Relax Double Sea View Room
Max 2 adults, 1 child
Relax Double Sea View Rooms are decorated in a typical Sardinian style with tiled floors, wrought iron features and unique handicrafts. They feature a double bed or twin beds, a built in sofabed and a balcony or terrace with a sea view. They can sleep up to two adults and one child.
Suite with Sea View
Max 2 adults, 2 children
Suites with Sea View are decorated in a typical Sardinian style with tiled floors, wrought iron features and unique handicrafts. They feature a double bedroom, separate living room with pull out sofabed for 2 people or two single built in sofabeds and a balcony or terrace with a sea view. They can sleep up to two adults and two children up to 13 years old.
Junior Suite with Sea View
Max 2 adults, 1 child
Junior Suites with Sea View are spacious and decorated in a typical Sardinian style with tiled floors, wrought iron features and unique handicrafts. They feature a double bed, open plan living area with sofabed and a balcony or terrace with a sea view. They can sleep up to two adults and one child (2-13 years) and one infant.
Family Suite
Max 4 adults
Family Suites are spacious and consist of two interconnecting Classic Double Rooms with a double bed or twin beds, two bathrooms and a balcony or terrace with a view over the gardens or the sea. They can sleep up to four adults or two adults and two children and are available on request, please call to book.
Single Room Partial Sea View
Max 1 adults
Single rooms are available.
Based on 1596 traveller reviews
94% of travellers recommended this hotel
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Reviews
“ Good, just good.
brightomega, Antwerp, Belgium
Oct 27 2019
In short: not a 5 star quality, though this is a good hotel. Best: the food (great buffet, great service by Manuele at the Italian restaurant), great animation (our daughter was dancing), the pool...
In short: not a 5 star quality, though this is a good hotel. Best: the food (great buffet, great service by Manuele at the Italian restaurant), great animation (our daughter was dancing), the pool, the bar(s), the live music. Not so good: the beach service (reservations, really?), safety for our toddler (there was a big gap next to the stairs leading to our room), spa (if I pay a lot of money, I want the sauna to be included), the cost of the drinks (even the water in the room). Not even close to a 5 star.
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“ BEWARE OF HIDDEN COSTS
Diane B,
Oct 22 2019
My husband and I visited this hotel in July and am only just submitting my review as I have been waiting for Tui after sales care to get back to me with some answers. I booked this hotel mainly...
My husband and I visited this hotel in July and am only just submitting my review as I have been waiting for Tui after sales care to get back to me with some answers. I booked this hotel mainly because of the outstanding spa facilities!
On arrival at the hotel we were both very happy. I have to say everything was spotless and our room equally so. From then on it slowly went downhill.
I will list my main points.
Firstly on arrival in the room, there were snacks on the dressing table which we thought were complimentary, only to receive an invoice the following morning - I thought only items in the fridge were chargeable!
Breakfast every morning was chaotic - once a table was secured you were up and down what seemed like every few minutes looking for crockery, cutlery, tea bags, food to be replaced etc etc. I also genuinely thought the quality of the breakfast food was certainly not 5* and it was certainly not relaxing.
We ordered drinks in the Reception area on our first evening, which were served with nibbles - please be aware these were not complimentary!
The hotel has a lovely beach with maybe five rows of sunbeds and umbrellas. Please be aware the nearer the sea you sit you will be charged more money!
However our biggest disappointment was the Spa. To enter it costs 30 euros per person per day (and that is just to enter)! As I said I booked this specific hotel because of the Spa and did not see anything on booking about this ridiculous cost. My husband and I like to go in every day but maybe just for 30-45 minutes at the most and really to only use the steam room. When I found out the cost I spoke with the "under manager" as I was really really upset and angry. He really did not help and said nobody had ever complained before, so I then spoke to the Tui rep. Later that day the manager of the hotel approached me at reception and said my husband and I could use the spa for free in view of my distress. From then on I did go in and it is really beautiful inside. Most of the time I was there, I was on my own in these fantastic facilities. My husband did go in for 50 minutes at the most all week as he felt so uncomfortable doing so, as did I.
This is the message I have today received from Tui "The SPA treatments and facilities at the Hotel Marinedda Thalassa and Spa are advertised as incurring extra charges that people pay locally. We are not given costings as these are the hotelier's discretion"
This hotel is very remote. There is a small village in walking distance but I wouldn't say this has very much to offer. The hotel runs excursions, of which we did two, but again very expensive.
If you are going to Sardinia and like to see something of the island please take your driving licence as local transport is really non existent.
On the plus side the evening meal in the outside area was very good and the outdoor swimming pools lovely.
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“ Beautiful Surprise
Honeymantravels,
Oct 04 2019
After Thomas Cook had made a mess of our booking with the hotels we arrived at the Marinedda and instantly fell in love with it. Clean, warm,friendly with beautiful views. The staff were ultra...
After Thomas Cook had made a mess of our booking with the hotels we arrived at the Marinedda and instantly fell in love with it. Clean, warm,friendly with beautiful views. The staff were ultra professional and friendly. The room was spotlessly clean and we enjoyed the balcony looking out to sea. Room 216 was in a great location as it was pretty central. There was entertainment each night but the best bit was the food. Wow the chefs here really know how to cook!!! So much choice with different food stations each day. Drinks were of a great quality but you are paying 5 star prices for them and we are talking UK 5 start prices not just euro. There are several restaurants but to be honest the main buffett was so good and the staff so great that we were happy there most of the tme.
The spa is really well equipped, relaxing and the prices are not too bad compared to some of the places we have visited.
The beach was lovely but be prepared to pay quite a bit for the sunbeds each day, thats was a first for us but we did it for a few days because it was lovely down there. Pool side was also great and plenty of room.
we were genuinely sad to leave as we had enjoyed our stay so much. We want to thank everyone so much for making our stay so wonderful especially considering it was right at the end of the season when I'm sure the staff will be tired and ready for a break. you wouldn't have known it!!
P.S. The airport in Olbia is a fab little airport and so efficient.
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“ Hotel Marinedda Thalasso Sardinia
Marie G, Coventry, United Kingdom
Sep 27 2019
The food here was lovely. The Staff were lovely. Loved the Salt water pool. Rooms and Bathroom very good standard as was the water pressure in shower, however our room was at the top of a hilly...
The food here was lovely. The Staff were lovely. Loved the Salt water pool. Rooms and Bathroom very good standard as was the water pressure in shower, however our room was at the top of a hilly complex and the water ran cool on the second persons shower. This was a five star hotel so we would have expected a complimentary water in room every day. Expensive half bottles were supplied in fridge. Alternative was to lug back water up a steep hill from the supermarket 10mins away. Very hilly complex so could be a problem for older or less mobile guests, but staff use buggys to shuttle you up the steep bits.In a very quiet area with not a lot going on out of the grounds.
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“ Fantastic hotel - getting expensive
andrewbY6890LO, Horsham, United Kingdom
Sep 25 2019
This is our 5th time to this hotel and overall we had a really lovely time - the staff in general are brilliant and the food is really excellent. Rooms are very good with good views overlooking the...
This is our 5th time to this hotel and overall we had a really lovely time - the staff in general are brilliant and the food is really excellent. Rooms are very good with good views overlooking the sea - it is a lovely Hotel complex. In saying that, however, there are some issues. They used to be a brilliant 4 star trying to be 5 star - now that they are 5 star they have rather given up. So they have become very expensive - a simple salad lunch with no alcohol for 3 people at over ??40. A Gin and tonic at ??15 and a small beer at ??8. Parma Ham and Melon at ??11. The reception staff remain pretty unpleasant. When they are being "helpful" - there is no IT system so everything is written down on little bits of paper - which of course get lost - so you have to keep going back to get them to do something for you. it gets done in the end - but only after 2 or 3 visits. Then little things - like not replacing broken pool steps - which left a 3rd of the pool area without steps. Then allowing people to smoke large cigars next to babies and children playing the pool area - not nice. Some peeling paint and the general feel that it could do with a refresh. The lifeguards in one minute ban lilos from the pool and then allow them and then the next minute they disappear for hours - so you can't rely on them. there is a kids club and evening entertainment for they only tell you about it about 15 minutes before in the evening - so you can't organise anything. it is also very focused on younger children - ours is 11 - and there was nothing really for them to do. But overall a great time - only the minor things that can disappoint.
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