Porto Rafael Vacations

Wonderful location looking over the water to the old town section of Alghero. The staff - including Pietro Giovanni and Ricardo. Grazie!

The pictures don’t do the hotel justice. The rooms were big and clean, the pool was one of the best I’ve seen and the beach chairs etc were super comfortable.

We arrived and were told there was a problem with an aircon, but will be sorted within a day. We came for 10 nights, after couple of days there was no communication from reception regarding the air con, was super hot, after few days we asked for a fun , were told they don’t have it. On the fourth day we got the gin, on the fifth day air con finally worked. There was a change of game, so much better,shame we lost half of our stay without air con. Breakfast was every day the same ,literally no changes, hot food were tasteless . One day we asked chef to cook to order poached eggs , they were awful :(breakfast finishing at 10a.m, on the dot they clean everything so be aware, even we came once 9:45 and there was not much left, as they haven’t refilled anything .Staff not too friendly ( apart of the cleaners as they were super nice) bar staff ignoring guests , I did wait 10 min ,and there were like four bar staff ,one other guest ,and no one even acknowledge me, like I was not there. Loads don’t speak English , so difficult to communicate also .Disappointed and would not go back there , as lack of friendliness ,communication,helpfulness and not flexibility with guests being on holidays .

La Margherita was a perfectly decent place to stay, but I left feeling it was a little overpriced for what it offers, although I appreciate that’s probably to be expected in July. The hotel was clean, the staff were friendly, and everything worked as it should. The rooms and facilities are fairly basic and a little dated, so I’d say it’s a solid three-star hotel at best. The location is convenient for exploring Alghero, and if you’re simply looking for a clean, comfortable base, it does the job. Just don’t expect a luxury experience or anything particularly memorable.