Need to know
Rooms
Seven, including two suites.
Check–Out
11am. Earliest check-in, 3pm.
More details
Rates usually include breakfast.
Also
The terrain of the retreat is unfortunately not easily accessible for wheelchair users.
Hotel closed
The retreat opens annually from April to November.
At the hotel
Free WiFi throughout, cellar, pool house, small boutique selling local wares. In rooms: TV, free bottled water, minibar, air-conditioning and locally made Erbe di Sardegna bath products.
Our favourite rooms
The stable buildings are spread across the landscape of kitchen gardens, holly and oak trees, and sparkly sea in the distance – we were head over hooves for Corsica, which has a picture window framing the Gallura countryside and mountains of Napoleon’s birthplace on clear days.
Poolside
The pool in the grounds is open from 8am until 8pm, with a pool house dispensing towels and free cold drinks.
Spa
The petite wellness area has a relaxation lounge with a tea corner to ensure peak unwinding, along with a sauna, sensory shower and Turkish bath. Massages can be booked with a little notice.
Packing tips
Rural Gallura is close in distance but far in mindset from the glitzy shores of the Costa Smeralda, and you can pack accordingly.
Also
The cellar may have been inhabited five millennia ago, but these days it has wine, cheese, charcuterie and WiFi.
Children
Gallicantu Stazzo Retreat is for full-size Smiths only.
Sustainability efforts
The hotel recycles and composts much of its waste, uses LED bulbs with sensors and timers, and has installed water-saving devices on all of its taps and showers.