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Forte Village Resort

Forte Village Resort

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Top Resort for Families Apulai Gattarella Ultimate Family Hotel

What makes it stand out?

What makes it stand out?

What makes it stand out?

  • Ten accommodation collections in one resort, from four-star family bungalows to private villas with their own pools, all sharing the same beach, pools, and kids' programming

  • Sports academies coached to a real standard, including a Real Madrid football academy, plus tennis, rugby, boxing, and swimming

  • A working go-kart track, with a driving academy for young drivers, alongside Leisureland bowling and arcade

  • 21 restaurants including Michelin-starred kitchens, with Mario's supervised children's restaurant serving pureed baby food and dishes designed by a Michelin-starred chef

  • Nature Park with over 100 animal species, an immersive aviary, and an educational farm inside the resort

  • Barbie VIP package, with an exclusive Barbie-themed children's room for superfans

About Forte Village Resort

About Forte Village Resort

Forte Village is less a hotel than a small private town on the southern coast of Sardinia, spread across 116 acres of pine grove and tropical garden behind a long white sand beach at Santa Margherita di Pula, about 45 minutes from Cagliari. It is one of the largest and most complete family resorts in Italy, and the structure is unusual: ten accommodation collections sit inside one gated estate, from the four-star family bungalows of Bouganville, Le Palme, and Il Borgo through the five-star Pineta, Il Castello, Le Dune, and Villa del Parco, up to the Waterfront Suites on the sand and 13 private villas with their own gardens and pools. One booking gives you the run of the whole place: every guest shares the same private beach, the Acquapark, the Children's Wonderland, the sports academies, and most of the 21 restaurants. What changes between hotels is where you sleep, which pool is on your doorstep, and which restaurant serves your dinner.

The reason families come back year after year is the sheer density of things for kids to do that are actually run properly. Childcare starts from birth at the nursery, with a baby club for the youngest guests, a kids club at Mario's Village inside the Children's Wonderland, and a separate teen club program at Leisureland. The sports academies are coached to a real standard, including a Real Madrid football academy, a working go-kart track with its own driving academy, tennis, rugby, and swimming, and the new Nature Park adds more than 100 animal species, an immersive aviary, and an educational farm. Parents get the Acquaforte Thalasso Spa, a Michelin-decorated dining lineup, and Piazza Luisa in the evening with its bars, shops, and the open-air Forte Arena. It is a big resort and it feels like one, so it suits families who want a full program on tap rather than a quiet boutique hideaway.

starting from

€ 480

per night for a family of 3

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Rate Package(s)

• Half Board

Ownership

• Family Owned / Independently Owned

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Room Options

Four-star bungalows (Bouganville, Le Palme, Il Borgo)

  • Deluxe Bungalow, a single garden-facing room with a double or twin bed and a private patio, 24 to 30 sqm, sleeping 2 adults and 1 child on request

  • Deluxe Family Bungalow, a double bedroom with a separate living room behind a sliding door where a sofa folds out into two children's beds, 35 sqm, sleeping 2 adults and 2 children

  • Deluxe Family Play Garden Bungalow, the same two-room layout but with a fenced private garden full of children's toys, so toddlers can play in sight of the patio, 31 sqm, sleeping 2 adults and 2 children

  • Luxury Family Bungalow, the same layout again with a larger living room and upgraded finishes, 44 sqm, sleeping 2 adults and 2 children

  • Deluxe Family Plus Bungalow, the option for bigger families: two connecting bedrooms, each with its own bathroom, patio, and front door, the second fitted with two L-shaped children's beds, 44 to 49 sqm, sleeping 2 adults and 3 children

  • A top-floor room at Le Palme with its own private roof terrace, for families who want outdoor space above the gardens

Five-star rooms and bungalows (Pineta, Il Castello, Castello Garden Bungalows, Villa del Parco)

  • Family rooms at Pineta, a double bedroom with a children's living area, set around a quiet pine courtyard between the beach and the spa

  • Terrace rooms at Pineta, a double room with a private terrace over the gardens, better suited to smaller families

  • Rooms at Il Castello, from garden-view doubles up to sea-view rooms on the upper executive floors with wide terraces looking over the water, all with access to the hotel's own heated infinity pool

  • Garden bungalows at Il Castello, the five-star version of the family bungalow, a few steps from the Castello pool, with two-level layouts that give older children their own floor

  • Rooms and bungalows at Villa del Parco, the quietest corner of the resort, next to the spa, with a rooftop restaurant above; the bungalows sit in the woods with private terraces

Suites

  • Suites at Il Castello, reached by a private lift with their own reception, ranging from open-plan one-bedroom suites with sea-facing verandas up to multi-room suites with panoramic terraces

  • The rooftop Reale Suite, about 140 sqm with a 100 sqm sun terrace, a private infinity pool, and a jacuzzi, the most exclusive room in the resort

  • Waterfront suites sitting directly on the sand, with butler service, private check-in, and priority access to the gourmet restaurants; the largest of these can be joined across four suites for a very big group

Villas (13 in total, each with a private garden and heated pool, butler and private chef available)

  • Two-bedroom villas, from about 120 to 215 sqm, sleeping up to 4 adults and 2 children, some arranged so they can be split into two self-contained apartments

  • Three-bedroom villas, about 200 sqm, sleeping up to 6 adults and 2 children, each bedroom with its own bathroom and, in several villas, its own entrance

  • Four-bedroom villas, 210 to 300 sqm, sleeping up to 8 adults and 2 children, split over two floors with four or five bathrooms and a full kitchen: the right choice for multi-generational groups

Worth knowing

  • Deluxe Bungalows can be interconnected with the bungalow next door on request, which sleeps up to 6

  • Two children aged 2 to 12 often stay free when sharing with two paying adults, worth checking against the current offer

  • Children's rooms can be decorated to a Barbie theme at a supplement

Family Services

Childcare provided from age

0 years

Baby & Toddler Care (0 - 3 years)

  • Available daily from 09:00 - 13:00 and 15:00 - 18:00 at the Nursery (extra charge for children 0 - 23 months)

Child Care (3 years and up)

  • Available daily from 09:00 - 13:00 and 15:00 - 18:00 at Mario's Village

  • Teens have their own program at Leisureland

Private Babysitting

  • Available by the hour (extra charge)

Waterfront & pools

  • Private white sand beach with beach service and water sports

  • Acquapark with water slides

  • Oasis pool complex

  • Baia delle Palme pool with slides

  • Castello heated infinity pool with sea views, for five-star hotel guests

  • Two heated freshwater pools near Hotel Castello, for Castello, Villa del Parco, Le Dune, Pineta, and suite guests

  • Le Dune rooftop infinity pool, for Le Dune and villa guests

  • Olympic swimming pool

  • Acquaforte Thalasso spa pools

  • Two children's pools

Dining & Restaurants

🍴 Restaurants & Cafés

  • Mario's Restaurant, supervised children's restaurant with dishes designed by a Michelin-starred chef and pureed food for babies

  • Pineta, open-air buffet under the pine grove with themed nights

  • Cavalieri, Italian and Sardinian buffet with live piano

  • Bellavista, sea view buffet

  • Belvedere, rooftop gourmet Italian

  • Le Dune, à la carte Italian with sea views

  • Forte Grill, grilled meats overlooking the Oasis pool

  • Ristorante Sardo, Sardinian specialties

  • Ristorante Brasiliano, churrascaria

  • La Terrazza San Domenico, seaside fine dining

  • La Riviera, Mediterranean

  • Ristorante Cracco, by Carlo Cracco

  • Indian Restaurant, by chef Sandeep Singh

  • Beachcomber by Heinz Beck, beachfront fine dining

  • Heinz Beck Restaurant, fine dining

  • Pizzeria, wood-fired, lunch

  • Fish Market, July to September, lunch

  • Oasis, poolside lunch

  • Tiki Beach, sushi and cocktails

  • Patio Villa del Parco, breakfast for Villa del Parco guests

  • Mordi Storie di Frutta, fruit and juice bar

🍸 Bars

  • Dune Cocktail Bar, sea view cocktails

  • Bar Bandiere, Hotel Castello, live music

  • Bar Aqvatica, seafront

  • Oasis Pool Bar

  • Wine Bar

  • Tea Room and patisserie

  • Gelateria

  • Dance Club

🛎️ Other Dining Services

  • Half board is standard on most rates: breakfast and dinner in your hotel's dedicated restaurant, plus a rotating selection of themed restaurants at no supplement

  • Guests may reserve at any other restaurant in the resort, with a supplement on the gourmet venues

  • Children's menus and pureed baby food available

  • In-room dining available

Getting There

✈️ Airports
Cagliari: 55 min

⛴️ Ports
Cagliari: 45 min

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