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Plush seating in a guest room at Faro Capo-Spartivento in Baia Chia (see p176)
Booking and Paying
breakfast is provided by the interior. Bear in mind that
the host family. Prices generally you may be able to negotiate If you decide to travel in
start at €25 per room. special rates for groups or summer, especially in July
for longer stays. and August, and want to stay
on the coast, book well in
Prices advance as the island over-
Extras
Italian law requires every flows with visitors in this
hotel to place the National Generally speaking, guests period. If you are booking
Tourist Board price list, with have to pay separately for drinks the hotel separately from your
the maximum prices for the consumed with meals, anything travel arrangements, you will
current year, behind the door taken from the mini-bar in almost certainly be asked to
of each room. The prices quoted the room, room service pay a deposit. This can be
should never be exceeded. as well as telephone calls. done by credit card or by
Room prices shown on this In some cases air-conditioning international money order.
list, or quoted by the hotel may be charged as an extra. Upon arrival, the receptionist
staff when you book, normally Glimpses of Sardinia’s coast will ask for your passport;
include taxes and service. may also be regarded as this is to register travellers
However, it is advisable to chargeable and travellers may with the police – a legal
check with staff whether or not have to pay extra for rooms requirement. Guests will be
breakfast is included in the rate, that have a sea view. It is given a receipt at check-out,
to avoid misunderstandings. always a good idea to verify another legal formality.
Hotels on the coast often extras like this when booking
require guests to take half- or or choosing your room.
full-board. In low season you Tipping in hotels is at the
could try asking for a bed and visitor’s discretion.
breakfast rate, but this is unlikely
to be possible during high Low Season
season. Winter rates are
significantly lower than summer If you plan to travel to Sardinia
rates: in summer prices can in any season other than
easily double. Hotel prices reach summer, it is always a
their peak in the two middle good idea to check before-
weeks of August. This is also hand on the availability of
true of the tourist villages accommodation. Some hotels
(except that rates here are are run on a seasonal basis and
calculated on a weekly basis). tend to open around Easter
The location of your hotel and close in the autumn.
will also affect the price. All The end of the season might
types of accommodation on depend on unpredictable
the coast are always more circumstances such as a Dining room at Mare Monti Miniere,
expensive than lodgings in sudden turn of bad weather. Iglesias (see p176)

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