"The Hotel Stefania is very warm and welcoming, family-owned hotel with great location, amenities, very tasty breakfast, and friendly and professional staff. The personalized and eclectic furnishings bring a special character and make you feel at home. The front desk, breakfast, and cleaning staff are very warm and welcoming. Their breakfast is FABULOUS!!! (We are now in Cagliari, where we are staying in a very nice hotel but have to pay for an okay breakfast, and I am missing the amazing Hotel Stefania breakfast.) Hotel Stefania’s complimentary breakfast has fresh ciabatta, roasted peppers, fruit salad, ricotta and fresh Sardinian honey, fresh baked treats, excellent eggs and crispy bacon, and a view of the pool and Tavolara island. You can walk to the beach in about 3-4 minutes — the only downside is that the wind hits the beach starting around noon so you are much better off driving about 40 min to Porto Taverna where the beach is sheltered and the water is fabulous, and there are great flamingoes. There is a very large and well-maintained garden to relax in, pool and hot tub (that didn’t feel hot, only downside), and a fabulous view of Tavolara Island. The bed is a little firm, but that is to be expected in Italy — it would be fabulous if they would put a mattress topper or egg crate foam on top to give more cushioning. The restaurant Da Nino run by Nino, Stephania’s father, is very tasty, and Nino will tell you about Stephania’s adventures working for the UN around the wo"