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January 31, 2023
99 euros, a studio flat for a week in Sardinia: this is how an ad appeared on Instagram. I immediately thought it was the usual bait and switch, those sneaky marketing techniques that turn out to be scams or that hide hidden costs that are asked of you only on the spot. But it was too tempting and it coincided with my daughter's birthday and a post-pandemic fatigue that only Sardinia could cure. I thought: who cares! In any case, we only want to go to the sea and at least the sea of Sardinia is true. As long as the facility exists, it's worth the risk for €99. Then I read the reviews here on TripAdvisor, some of which were really terrible, and more than once I thought about giving up but then, after various vicissitudes, I was able to speak with Vittoria, the new manager of the facility and already on the phone, she showed great willingness. He told me that the residence was recently under new management and that the renovation of the apartments was being completed. Then I had a mishap that would have forced me to cancel everything but Vittoria was immediately willing to postpone my booking without any extra charge. I also had to cancel the rental of the car but not having found an equally advantageous offer, I convinced myself that I could do without the car, relying on the buses and the proximity of the beach. This was my only levity. It is true that the residence is just under 2 km from the beach but the road is winding and all uphill and with a slope of at least 30°... Therefore it is not recommended for those who do not come with their own car or with a rental car . Book your car well in advance (if you don't come with your own car) which in Sardinia is perhaps the most incidental cost (from €50 to €100 per day) and taxis are very expensive. This whole area of Torre delle Stelle is cheaper than other areas of Sardinia perhaps because it is not yet equipped for mass tourism. There is only one minimarket (expensive) within a kilometer radius, there is only one bus, which runs every two hours, there is no Uber, the few nearby pizzerias do not make home deliveries. The streets and directions are not properly signposted and the names of some streets are wrong on the GPS (via del Toro on the GPS is actually via Pegaso), so you risk getting lost in the hill. In short, you risk being segregated in the tower if you don't have a car. Unfortunately the shuttle was not active yet but Vittoria and all the staff went out of their way to help us move around. Vittoria picked us up and walked us back to the bus, both arriving and departing, gave us a ride to Cagliari for an excursion, plus the several times she drove us to the beach. Stefano, the maintainer, accompanied us to Villasimius to a supermarket to save us money. Pedro offered us food
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