Hotel Al Gabbiano

A beach hotel in Bosa Marina

The Hotel Al Gabbiano is a family-run hotel on the seafront promenade of Bosa Marina, the beach district of Bosa, a couple of kilometres from the old town. It is a business run by the Deriu family, and what defines it is the location: you cross the road and you are on the golden-sand beach of Bosa Marina, with the Aragonese tower in the distance. It is the place for anyone coming to Bosa with children who wants the beach in the morning and the town in the afternoon.

The rooms

It has 30 rooms spread over three floors, of three types: Deluxe with a sea view, Standard with an inner view and Superior, with a sea or inner view. All have a bathroom with a shower and hairdryer, air conditioning, minibar, television, wifi and telephone. If you want to see the bay, ask for it when you book.

For long stays or families, the hotel rents out the apartments of La Villa, a restored early 20th-century house with gardens, just behind the hotel. The website does not publish prices: ask for them through the form or by phone.

Food and beach

The restaurant is run by chef Stella, with Sardinian and Mediterranean cooking based on seasonal produce, a different menu every day with dishes from land and sea, and homemade desserts; they prepare vegetarian and coeliac dishes if you let them know. The pizzeria, with naturally leavened dough, is run by her son Antonio and is open every evening except Monday, with takeaway too. Hotel guests get beach service, with umbrellas and sunloungers in a reserved area of the beach club opposite. On the same beach you can hire boats and rigid inflatables and there is a surf, windsurf and kitesurf school.

Small dogs are welcome at no charge, with advance notice.

Getting there and parking

It is on Viale Mediterraneo, the Bosa Marina promenade. From the centre of Bosa it is a few minutes by car, following the river towards the sea. According to the reviews the hotel itself publishes, the car park is covered, with a small roof, something you will appreciate in August. Check-in is from 14:00 and check-out until 10:30. The Bosa Diving base, where the boat trip up the Temo and the snorkelling depart, is a few minutes on foot.