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Your stay — Rocce Sarde
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Faith & Dietary Nearby
- Church: Santa Chiara (913 m · ~11 min walk)
Good to know — Olbia
Type C/F/L · 230V
safe
$1 ≈ €0.88 · EUR
Where to Eat
💡 Booking tip: For popular restaurants in Olbia, book at least a week ahead — especially for weekend evenings and during festival season.
Your arrival at Rocce Sarde
🕒 Check-in is from . Arriving earlier? Most hotels store luggage free — just ask at reception.
🚐 Pre-book an airport transfer →Getting Around
Find train tickets →Olbia Train Station (Piazza Crispi) → Hotel Martini
💡 Line 1 runs along Via Mameli, closest stop to the hotel. Buy a daily pass (€3) if you're exploring the town – cheaper than singles.
Olbia station → Hotel Centrale
💡 Use Trenitalia's regional train for Golfo Aranci or Sassari. From the station, walk up Corso Umberto to the hotel—10 minutes on foot. Buy tickets at the machines or app; validate before boarding.
Olbia Airport (stop: Aeroporto) → Olbia Central Train Station (Piazza Crispi, 300m walk to Hotel Martini)
💡 Buy tickets at the airport tabacchi or on the bus (exact change). Get off at 'Piazza Crispi' – the hotel is a five-minute walk down Via Garibaldi. Beware: summer bus is packed.
Olbia Airport → Olbia Corso Umberto (town centre)
💡 Buy tickets at the airport tabacchi or via the Drop Ticket app. The bus stops a 5-minute walk from Hotel Centrale on Corso Umberto. Cash only on board, exact change needed.
Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport (OLB) → Hotel Centrale, Olbia
💡 Book a fixed-rate taxi online from the airport to avoid surge pricing in summer. The rank outside arrivals is reliable but expect 30 euros for a short ride into town.
Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport (OLB) → Hotel Martini, Via Giuseppe Mazzini 24, Olbia
💡 Avoid airport taxis with fixed tourist rates – ask for metered fare or pre-book a driver through an app like myTaxi for about €18.
Hotel Centrale → Olbia waterfront/port area
💡 Hail a cab from the rank near Piazza Matteotti for port transfers. agree the fare before you set off—drivers use meters but locals often settle a price for short hops.
Olbia Train Station → Hotel Martini (Via Mazzini)
💡 Haggle slightly – the short ride is flat rate. Try calling a local cab company like Radio Taxi Olbia (+39 0789 24500) rather than flagging one down.
Piazza Crispi (5 min walk from hotel) → Olbia centre, port, or beach areas
💡 Use the ASPO app for live schedules and digital tickets. Line 4 runs a loop through the historic centre — useful for sightseeing without the walk.
Via Roma (city centre, 10 min walk from hotel) → San Michele stop (for beach or port area)
💡 Not the most frequent option but handy for quick hops along the coast. The tram is a single-line route; check the electronic board at the stop for real-time arrivals.
Olbia Airport → Olbia Train Station (Piazza Crispi)
💡 Drops you downtown, then switch to Linea L (Pittulongu bus, see below) — cheaper than direct taxi but adds 20 minutes.
Olbia Train Station → Residence Rocce Sarde (via Costa Paradiso)
💡 Get off at Fermata Pittulongu, then it's a 5-minute walk to Rocce Sarde. Buy tickets at tabacchi (€1.30 single) — driver doesn't sell them.
About Olbia
Wikipedia ↗
Olbia (Italian: [ˈɔlbja] , locally [ˈolbja]; Sardinian: Terranoa; Gallurese: Tarranoa) is a city and comune (municipality), which along with Tempio Pausania is a co-capital of the Province of Gallura North-East Sardinia in the autonomous island region of Sardinia in Italy, in the historical region o...
Frequently Asked Questions
What time is check-in at Rocce Sarde?
Check-in at Rocce Sarde is from null. Check-out is by null.
Top Attractions in Olbia
💡 Go in early evening when the street fills with locals doing the 'passeggiata'. Best light for photos is around 6pm in summer.
💡 The gelato shop on the east side does a decent pistachio scoop for €2.50.
💡 Visit on a Saturday morning when the market stalls set up near the street's mid-point. Prices for cloth and fruit are lower than at the tourist stands.
💡 The best gelato is at Caffè Olbia just off the square – ask for 'pistacchio' or 'ricotta e pere'. Sit on the low wall by the fountain at sunset.
💡 Best at sunrise (around 6:30am in summer) when the light hits the water and the port is quiet. Bring coffee.
💡 Look down near the fountain—the well is lit at night. Pair with a gelato from Gelateria Chiccheria across the square.
💡 Check if the crypt is open—it contains ruins of the earlier 12th-century church. Best light for photos is late afternoon.
💡 Go around 5pm on a weekday when the afternoon sun lights up the pink granite blocks. No queues.