"Lovely peaceful retreat with the most amazing views. Delicious food - tasting menu was outstanding as was the breakfast and also the bistro - the food at Petra is exceptional. The food and service at Petra is definitely 5 star. Very rustic rooms so don't expect 5 star luxury, and don't expect white fluffy towels, but very clean and comfortable beds. Lovely friendly staff. Hellish road up to the resort so be mindful of oncoming traffic. San Pantaleo is a beautiful village and well worth a visit. Tip: take a plug in insect/mosquito repellent - housekeeping leave windows and doors open whilst cleaning and the pesky things get in."

"High up in the hills above Olbia with magnificent views over the islands and sea. Each room is private, discretely placed and built into the granite hill side - designed by the owner who is an architect and can be regularly seen in the hotel. There are 3 restaurants. One with a Michelin star (Secreta Fuoco), one roof top restaurant and one near the pool. Totally isolated with nothing nearby - absolutely quiet, no traffic noise or airplanes. The staff are very helpful and friendly, particularly Francesco on the front desk and Giuseppe plus others in the restaurants."

"One could overlook the rusty nails leaving trails of brown grime on the room doors, or the tiny poorly furnished rooms reminiscent of a monks quarters, or even the crooked television which requires a book underneath one leg, and even then its pointless because it doesn't work...AT ALL. What one cannot overlook at this poorly run property, is the staff's lack of hospitality and ability to do just about anything. Angeline (Angelique?) was one of the worst staff members I have ever come across at any property, let alone a 5 star property. From check in she failed to follow up on a simple question. After telling her we were tired and wanted to go to our room she proceeds to show us every inch of the property and had to be stopped and reminded that we are tired. She then failed to do the most simple things and when confronted with the fact that "no one is available" which she failed to mention 6 hours before. The attitude and indifference of hotel staff is what makes or breaks an experience. Perhaps management is not aware of this."

"A nice 5* experience!!- we would love to come back! What a Beautiful place. We stayed 3 nights in deluxe room with sea view and good privacy! However, Make sure your reservation for the hotels two restaurants are confirmed before your arrival - they charge 48Euro to drive you 2 km to San Pantheleo. (each way) We did make our reservation in advance but they did not sign us up for the restaurants so one evening we ended up with room service which was 20euro plus 35 Euro for each cheese burger. But at least the view was fantastic. All Drinks were 25 euro and did not include snack. We really missed a free shuttle to town- or at least for a fair price. Road to the hotel is dangerous with many blind angels so we recommend transfer arranged by the hotel. It was 110 Euro to the airport in Olbia. In spite of high prices we will definately recommend this hotel. What a nice experience! We would love to come back"