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Forte Village Resort

Forte Village Resort

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starting at

€ 1720

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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

€ 1720

per night for a family of 3

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Rate Package(s)

• Half Board

Ownership

• Family Owned / Independently Owned

• The Leading Hotels of the World

Room Options

Four-star hotels

  • Hotel Bouganville, bungalows with private patios between the Oasis and Baia delle Palme pools, from Deluxe Bungalow to Deluxe Family Plus

  • Hotel Le Palme, bungalows and two-story cottages in the heart of the resort, including the Le Palme Roof room

  • Hotel Il Borgo, hillside deluxe bungalows near the tennis courts and Children's Wonderland

Five-star hotels and suites

  • Hotel Pineta, deluxe family rooms and superior terrace rooms around a pine courtyard

  • Hotel Il Castello, sea view rooms and executive floors with its own heated infinity pool

  • Hotel Castello Garden Bungalows, five-star family bungalows, some over two levels

  • Hotel Castello Suites, Junior through Presidential suites on the executive floors with private lift and reception, including the rooftop Reale Suite with its own infinity pool

  • Hotel Le Dune, deluxe bungalows and Le Dune suites with a rooftop infinity pool and sea views

  • Villa del Parco Hotel & Spa, Leading Hotels of the World, luxury rooms and bungalows beside the Acquaforte spa

  • Waterfront Suites, Beachcomber, Boat House, and Cala del Forte suites facing the sea with butler service

Villas

  • 13 luxury villas, two to four bedrooms, each with a private garden and heated pool, butler and private chef available

For larger families

  • Four-bedroom villas (Margherita, Aurora, Chiara) are the largest units, about 210 to 300 sqm, sleeping up to 8 adults and 2 children

  • Three-bedroom villas (Sofia, Lidia, Ambra, Azzurra) sleep up to 6 adults and 2 children

  • Villa apartments and suites can be connected or separated to size the space to the party

  • Deluxe Family Plus Bungalow, about 44 sqm, two adjoining bedrooms with separate bathrooms and entrances, sleeps 2 adults and 3 children

  • Deluxe Bungalows can interconnect on request to sleep up to 6

  • Castello Garden Bungalows on two levels can be combined for large families

  • Cala del Forte suites can be united across four suites for very large groups

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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