Hotel Tirreno

We booked a family room, with single beds for two children, for a two week holiday. On one of the first nights, one of the children felt a big bite and - thinking it was a mosquito - killed it. She woke up to find lines of bites on her arms and legs and blood on the sheet. Within a few days both children had bites and we spotted bugs in their sheets and on the mattresses. We saw a doctor who confirmed that these were bed bug bites, giving them skin cream which meant they had to stay off the beach (on an expensive and much-needed beach holiday). They were also completely horrified and upset by having had bugs crawling over them - it was pretty disgusting. Adding insult to injury, the hotel management have done what they can to duck their responsibilities. They eventually changed our room, but didn’t offer any kind of compensation for a pretty traumatic experience on a very expensive holiday. Our attempts to follow up have fallen on deaf ears: we have contacted the health and consumer protection authorities and we’re now taking legal action. The bedbugs were bad enough. This isn’t incompetence- it’s profiteering malice. We know Sardinia well and have never experienced management like this: other Sardinian hotels are quite superb. Save yourselves the trouble and the trauma: avoid Tirreno Resort at all costs. More broadly, food is OK, hotel and beach service is mixed. This really is -not- the 4th best hotel in Sardinia.

We were a family of 5 staying in 2 bungalow rooms that were connected, so felt as one big family suite. The rooms were nice, aircon and bathrooms were good and spacy enough. The resort itself is really nice, big, clean, and were perfect for our family. The pool is big, and it never felt as too many people around you. Tennis courts and basket court were nice, and our kids enjoyed both. The restaurant and food is amazing. The breakfast deserves its own review - it was simply worth 5 stars, and the entire staff at breakfast was amazing. Lunch and dinner were also good, and there was new dishes every day - and always something new to taste and try out. The staff is friendly, though many of them don't speak english (- and you will be mistaken as german even if you are from scandinavia...there were some other tourists from Switzerland and Austria while we were there, but 90% are italian families) and the resort is overall very italian and run by valtur (we missed out on some information there; one evening everyone were dressed in white, the next evening in black, but since we weren't a part of valtur we simply missed out on this). The beach and surrounding nature is amazing, and do make time for going there for watching a sunrise. It is so beautiful! Tirreno is an amazing resort and your kids will love it! The food is really good, and the rooms, pool, beach, etc have everything you will need. Perfect for a good family holiday.

We had a fantastic weeks holiday with 3 generation's ranging in age from 4 to 70. The pool is huge and there are lots of fun areas for the kids to enjoy but it never seems busy for the adults to swim. Amazing water slide is great for all ages! Everything is spotless and the beach is safe and clean with lovely warm water. The food is truly amazing for a large scale buffet with incredible choice and quality. Rooms are clean and tidy with great air conditioning and the family room with 4 beds was perfect with little ones. Very few English guests but this added to the sense of being abroad. Would definitely recommend