Hotel Ristorante Silvestrino

The oldest hotel in the town

The Silvestrino opened in 1949 and was Stintino's first hotel-restaurant. It is on Via Sassari, in the centre, a stroll from the two harbours and the Asinara departures, and five minutes by car from La Pelosa. It is a small three-star with 11 rooms, and is still in the hands of the same family: the chef, Efisio, is the founder's son.

The rooms

There are four types, all renovated, with a bathroom with a shower, hairdryer, air conditioning, television, telephone and minibar:

• Standard, simple, on the first or second floor.
• Triples, with a balcony.
• Quadruples or family rooms, on the first floor.
• Terrace, the biggest, on the second or third floor, with a panoramic terrace with a sea view and a sunbathing area.

The hotel has no lift: if you have a lot of luggage or find stairs hard, ask for the first floor. Breakfast is a buffet in the restaurant room, and wifi is free throughout the building.

The restaurant

For many people, the Silvestrino is a restaurant before it is a hotel. Efisio has been in the kitchen for almost thirty years, with Stintino fish as the base: lobster, seafood antipasti, fregola, risottos, the Baci alla Silvestrino, the house dish, and tuna bottarga, made by the town's traditional method. If you sleep here, dining in is the logical choice on the first night. The website does not publish the menu or prices.

Getting there and parking

It has free parking, something you will appreciate in the centre in August. The hotel offers an airport shuttle; ask about the price and airports when booking. It accepts small animals if you tell them when booking. From here you can walk to the Asinara boats that leave from the town harbour and drive to La Pelosa in five minutes. The website does not publish prices or check-in and check-out times: ask for them when booking.