A 4 star hotel, where a few of the stars have faded with age.
Frozen in time since the 70s’ this Spanish Mission style hotel reflects the Catalan origins of Alghero.
Stucco walls and arches, painted white and cream with brown timber trim, are set against the rugged coastline of the Capo Caccia Peninsula in Sardinia.
It’s all there, as it was 40 years ago, but a little worse for wear. Successive owners have added their touch with art and furniture but nothing seems to have been replaced.
Then there’s the glass cabinets full of Italian shoes, that seems to be from the same era. They are all priced and for sale.
Surrounding the hotel are a number bungalows, nestled in the gardens, all in the same style. Now that summer is upon us, they are rapidly filling with Italian families here for their annual vacation.
Late in the afternoon of our first day at the Hotel Capo Caccia, we went down to the pool bar to have a drink and soak up the atmosphere of this time warp.
How appropriate then, that Bohemian Rhapsody from Queen was playing in the background.
