Hotel L'Esagono

Hotel facilities could have been slightly better. No AC, our room was quite small, tidy, but lacked in three stars compared to places we have stayed before. Staff however made up for it. Nice, friendly people. Have to say good for families.

Me and my husband stayed in Hotel L'Esagono in July 2013. The first thing we were told at the check in was that we had to pay 52EUR for "entertainment". This wasn't optional and even though we didn't spend a single night and only 2 days at the hotel/beach, we had to pay it. In 9 days that we were there, the only "entertainment" we saw was on our way out to dinner and it was some kids signing on a stage. Is this what they call entertainment? Very disappointing. The one good thing about the hotel is the location. Only about 30mins from the airport, right on the beach and a 10-15min walk into town. The walk to the town centre is up a steep-ish hill, but we enjoyed it and treated it like a holiday exercise. San Teodoro town centre is lovely in the evening. The streets all closed off for traffic and the town becomes one big market. The one thing that we found weird in San Teodoro was the food. All restaurants have the same menu! And it includes: pasta + seafood, pizzas (which are fantastic), veal, steak or fish. No chicken! What's that about? I don't eat red meat so had to alternate between a fish and a pizza every night... The island is huge, so I wouldn't recommend hiring a car, as even after an hours drive, you'll only be 2 beaches away from your stay. The one place I would recommend visiting (maybe on a bicycle) is the Cala Brandinchi. It's gorgeous! You'll probably end up doing one boat trip to Orosei's Gulf, as the other boat trip leaves from Palau which is 2 hours away.