Hotel Capo D'Orso Thalasso and Spa

Visited on a short break from the UK in June 2022. We had the most wonderful time and hope to return. Couldn???t fault the place. Food, staff, setting, ambience all 10 out of 10. Understated elegance! Perfection!

This was our third visit to Capo d???orso in Sardinia , thought I had reviewed it before but I hadn???t ! Our two previous visits pre Covid I have to say , where AMAZING! Nothing was too much trouble , food and staff were to die for and everyone made our trip special . First trip was for our 30th anniversary and second to relive, an amazing trip previously . This trip was our first holiday in 4 years and was waited for with much anticipation! I have constantly gone on about this place to our friends and family but I have to say this time round it was not the same ! Dont get me wrong we had a wonderful holiday but it lacked the usual ambiance. So firstly the good points . The setting is absolutely stunning, views to die for and weather was hot ! The rooms as usual were super comfy and we had the best sleep in ages . The spa was a much needed respite from the heat and massage was terrific. On the downside , the atmosphere, not only noticed by us but others on their first visit there . On Previous visits we were greeted by the amazing manager Mario who was constantly in attendance day and night and nothing was too much trouble for him . On this occasion Mario was much missed , a new manager was in charge and could do with taking a leaf out of Marios book as we virtually never saw him and he never introduced himself the whole time we were there ! The staff previously were like friends and although our favourites Claudio and Rosa were still there along with newcomers Antonio and Marguerite , they all seemed subdued and not a happy bunch as previously. The food which had previously been 5 star , had in our opinion gone downhill . This may have been due to the new chef but variety at mealtimes ( half board ) was limited and definitely predominately for the Italian market . There did seem to be more Italians and Germans staying this year in comparison to our last visit when there were more English and Americans . The other downside were the ants ! We appreciate that it is an area with loads to plants and soil, therefore to be expected but there seemed to be overrunning the outside drinks area every night and not much fun to have to encounter them on the tables . We loved this hotel and staff so much but sadly we won t be returning .