"In timeless surroundings, in the midst of uncontaminated sand dunes, against the drop of a deep blue sea, there appears a large grey stone building covered in golden plaster." Thus an Italian journalist described her arrival at Hotel Le Dune and her discovery of the sandy valley at Piscinas.
Located on the south-western coast of Sardinia, between Capo Pecora and Capo Frasca, a mere 150 metres from the sea and in front of a beach a few kilometres long, our hotel is within easy reach of Sardinian seaports and airports. Comfortable tarmac roads lead to Ingurtosu, now quiet and forlorn but once a very active and prosperous old mining centre. The sight is one of great natural beauty and a subtle melancholy spell takes one when walking under the arch of the splendid, though now abandoned, Manager's Building (built in 1875).
Leaving Ingurtosu and driving down towards the valley floor, you meet a 7 km-long dirt road in the middle of holm-oak woods and sweet-smelling juniper, with abandoned mining buildings along the way which strike the traveller's imagination evoking scenes from the past.
The last kilometres show traces of an old railway where the dirt road leaves way to wood sleepers and granite slabs.
Our hotel has been built out of an eighteenth-century mining building where blende and galena minerals were stocked ,transported by railway from Naracauli washeries at Ingurtosu.
All bedrooms have private bathrooms with showers, hairdryers, telephones, fridge-bar, air conditioning, no TV. All first-floor bedrooms look on to the sea and the dunes on one side. The bedrooms which can be made into four-bed rooms upon request are on the ground floor. They have an independent entrance which means customers can enter their rooms without having to pass through Reception and they are ideal for families. The suite is a set of rooms with a front and side view of the sea and dunes, jacuzzi shower, telephone, fridge-bar and air conditioning.
In our two restaurants you will be able to taste the best selection of typical Sardinian cuisine, a masterly choice of the best island dishes and a painstaking selection of fresh seasonal produce. Under the reed-roofed canopy buffet lunches are served in summer and company ceremonies and brunches are held. Our restaurant on the beach is a romantic place from where, sitting at a table and tasting wine from our cellars, our customers can admire the scenery at sunset.
The Cellar: You can find a cellar full of the best Sardinian wines.
The American Bar has a wide and selected choice of alcoholic drinks, selected single malt whiskies, grappas and Sardinian brandies, herb teas from all over the world and ginseng coffee.
Our Wellness and Beauty Salon, run by highly qualified personnel, and with medical advice from Dr Carlo Palitta, a well known plastic surgeon, offers our customers treatments to enhance their beauty and wellbeing
The private beach is provided with deck chairs and umbrellas. Simple beach mats can be had from the Reception Desk