Tui Blue Budoni

“A good hotel with amazing staff”

This hotel has some great points such as attentive staff, numerous fresh food options and close proximity to the beach. The layout of the hotel is individual bungalow style inbetween the main reception building and beach. Its important to note the location is quite remote and getting a taxi/bus in… more

This hotel has some great points such as attentive staff, numerous fresh food options and close proximity to the beach. The layout of the hotel is individual bungalow style inbetween the main reception building and beach. Its important to note the location is quite remote and getting a taxi/bus into the center is difficult. In addition, there are a lot of mosquito and wasps - obvs no fault on the hotel but handy for travellers to bring their own spray. Overall, a good relaxing holiday for an older demographic as there is not much to do for young people/teenagers. However, the Sardinia beaches are truly breathtaking with crystal clear water.

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“Average experience”

Whilst we had a nice time. There were some issues. To start on a positive we received excellent service by the TUI rep, who was very helpful along with the staff on reception. The pool area was clean and tidy. Bad points where to do with the location being remote and the buses not running 1st wee… more

Whilst we had a nice time. There were some issues. To start on a positive we received excellent service by the TUI rep, who was very helpful along with the staff on reception. The pool area was clean and tidy. Bad points where to do with the location being remote and the buses not running 1st week in October so you had to walk 40 mins to get to town. Also the accommodation needs updating. There was an army of ants in the bathroom, toiletries holder in shower rusty and broken. Toilet was extremely noisy in our room and the other attached rooms so sure we woke each other up a number of times in the night. There was a strong smell of sewage which the staff tried to sort out but weren't totally successful. Food was OK but hotel need to make sure they don't mark something as vegetarian when it has bacon in it. Sardinia is a beautiful Island but you do need to hire a car , we were just not confident in driving.

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“Rustic charm.”

Having read previous reviews both negative and positive there are common themes and most are fair and based on the reality of staying at this Hotel. It is true to say that this hotel is a best a three star experience and that it is rustic and basic. However at its price point for the first week i… more

Having read previous reviews both negative and positive there are common themes and most are fair and based on the reality of staying at this Hotel. It is true to say that this hotel is a best a three star experience and that it is rustic and basic. However at its price point for the first week in October we felt it was good value and perfectly acceptable. The food was OK without being exceptional and the service generally good, although getting a second drink at dinner was often a challenge depending on who was looking after our table, some staff definitely more attentive than others! We stayed in the last week the hotel was open and you got the definite impression that things were being wound down, which included drinks measures and overall quality of the food. The location is isolated, we had a car for a day and appreciated the change in scenery, there are a couple of nice walks but with limited options. There are no taxis or buses at this time of the year so you really are stuck on the site unless you hire a car. Having said that the beach and surrounding area are lovely and only a short walk away, and the beach bar was our favourite place to have a drink. On balance we enjoyed our stay but our expectations were realistic and we enjoyed the rustic charm but more than a week would have been a challenge.

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“A lot of room for improvement.”

We just got back from spending a week here and despite having a nice time, there’s definitely a LOT of room for improvement. I’ll split it into sections so it’s easier to read. Keep in mind the hotel was only recently taken over by tui blue. Rooms: The rooms are very basic and lack a lot of thing… more

We just got back from spending a week here and despite having a nice time, there’s definitely a LOT of room for improvement. I’ll split it into sections so it’s easier to read. Keep in mind the hotel was only recently taken over by tui blue. Rooms: The rooms are very basic and lack a lot of things. We actually paid for a superior and many other residents said there was no difference between the superior and normal and was also a lack of toiletries. As you can see by the pictures, ours was infested with ants. It’s a shame I can’t post videos to show the extent of the infestation. We gave reception benefit of the doubt and went and told them the first night we got there as we came back to our room and there were loads all in our luggage and bags and they told us they’d sort it. It wasn’t sorted and luckily my dad had managed to stop it. Was fine for a few days and then they came back, once again all over our stuff. Went up to reception, said they’d get someone in to sort it and yet again it wasn’t done. Obviously the maintenance needs some work. Restaurant And Food: First night the food was lovely and way better than other hotels we’d been too. As the week went on it got a little progressively worse. There is little to no selection of fresh fruit in the morning or granola type of stuff and then your average cooked English breakfast. A lot of the time we saw dishes from the meal before and even evening before being reused the next day. A lot of members of staff eating before actual residents were which I’d never seen before. Some of it was amazing and the deserts and ice cream were lovely but once again a lot of room for improvement. I do want to mention that the young girl (didn’t catch her name) who was working in there breakfast,lunch and dinner every day along with the young guy was absolutely amazing and grafted very hard and was super polite and made our dining experience a lot better. We didn’t go to the a la carte ourselves, but everyone we spoke to said it was the exact same food that was being served in the restaurant and there was nothing special about it. Hotel overall: There was a lot of different activities to do and the BlueF!t reps were great especially the lady. The shop on site is ridiculously expensive and only sells souvenirs which is a shame as it’s such a remote area and it would have been nice to have a little supermarket with snacks and more available. Entertainment was good and the reps were nice, we were looking forward to bingo but it didn’t get done as there were a few problems the week prior with missing balls etc. I don’t think we met one person who wasn’t bitten and all 5 of us who went have been bitten to shreds by mosquitos (no fault of the hotel just something to be aware of) and a lot of wasps around which were no bother. It was really nice and clean everywhere and the cleaners work very hard to keep the place tidy which is a plus. Drinks were okay but not very strong but never are at these hotels, however the bartenders across the site were amazing and very polite. The mini golf is absolutely shocking i don’t think I’ve ever seen such a poor mini golf course but if your trying to kill about 10 minutes before crying because the floor is uneven and making your balls roll backwards it’s good. Area: Keep in mind this is a very remote place and you need some form of transport unless your an okay walker to get to the local places. We went on the 1st of October for a week and the public transport had just shut down by then, which we were told was supposed to be common knowledge by tui but we usually go away this time of year to other countries with tui and that’s never been an issue before, It’s very flat though which is helpful. A lot of reviews weren’t happy with the beach but I have no idea why they were complaining because it’s absolutely lovely to chill on and to swim at. There are orange rope posts on the beach which you can follow into the local port which has a few restaurants and small souvenir shops and supermarket which is better than the local one. Overall it was a good holiday but it’s more of a relaxing place than get up and do in my opinion and there is a LOT of work to be done within the hotel which is expected since it was only recently taken over by tui.

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