The Resort Valle dell'Erica Thalasso & Spa in Sardinia offers a rare treasure, a fully equipped and highly sophisticated 'baby' and 'mini' club for children that in no way intrudes on the beauty and tranquillity of the hotel's setting. Family orientated resorts can be fun but noisy, but Resort Valle dell'Erica has got the balance right. Ericaland, the hotel's fully equipped children's centre, has a pool, restaurant, dedicated staff and a carefully thought out program of entertainment for all children, babies upwards. The Nursery offers a retreat for mothers and babies, with a feeding bottle preparation area, a soft area, bathrooms with diaper changing facilities and a nap room. The Junior/Mini Club is open for 3-12-year-olds from 9.00am to 11.00pm daily. The children have their own restaurant, offering evening entertainment and leaving parents free to enjoy a quiet evening in the grown-up restaurant or on the beach. Thanks to the enormous and well thought out layout of Resort Valle dell'Erica, none of these splendid facilities intrudes on the natural beauties of the coastline.
The Resort Valle dell'Erica continues to win awards for its eco-friendly policies. The Delphina group owns a consortium of hotels in Sardinia including a Charming Hotels favourite, the Hotel Capo d'Orso Thalasso & Spa. It has introduced a fully comprehensive 'green' policy throughout its hotels. These range from basic initiatives such as responsible waste disposal to ambitious and far-reaching schemes for tree planting and energy conservation. The president of Delphina, Francesco Muntoni, is also the mayor of Aggius, a pretty local town. He is a leading advocate of alternative and renewable energy sources on the island and installed 38 wind turbines in the local area, each one producing over than 1,000,000 kilowatts, sufficient for the needs of 400 families.
