The hotel is nice. Having stayed at the Renaissance Il Ciocco and this hotel - I feel there are similarities.

They both appear to be nowhere near anything of importance. They both have less American tourists, and more locals and Europeans.

They both pack a ton of charm, in their own resort compound . They both are undervalued and under-priced, unless location is stressed (this place is hours away from Porto Cervo and that scene). They both cater to business / group functions and tourists alike.

At 90,000pts/nt, or $529~/nt, we chose points. A similarly priced Hilton in the Costa Smeralda was over 200k pts/nt. Amex Platinum gives gold status, which allowed us to get complimentary breakfast.

The hotel was built in the 1970's, but the front desk mentioned it has been consistently refurbished throughout the years, and most recently refurbished during the pandemic, when they joined the Hilton chain. The whole area looks to be part of an investment by a firm called Italian Hospitality Collection. In the complex that the Conrad resides in; there is an event center, shopping plaza, semi-perm/permanent music stage, the Baia Di Chia Curio hotel across the road, another 4 star hotel that isn't affiliated with Hilton.

English is less spoken in the area, and you may need to have Google translate help you with retrieving your check, or making more specific requests.

The breakfast buffet is a nice spread. Even serving complimentary prosecco. While not as nice as the Park Hyatt Paris, the breakfast is very impressive. I would never have expected Hilton to include a warm buffet breakfast with omelette station and prosecco.

We were upgraded to a Junior King Suite, which has its own private balcony. Both the room and the balcony is quite generous in size, especially for Italy. The view from the suite is a sea view, and if I returned, I would not hesitate to rebook it.

As I understand it, everyone goes to the northeast side of the island. I haven't been there yet, but the south part of the island where this is, is a emerging tourist area. Looking on Google Maps, it becomes more clear how the biggest beaches in the south are right where these hotels are located. This might explain why the points rate seemed low? The drive out to Chia is nothing special, passing a lot of industry on the way. Eventually things start to seem more touristy, before eventually arriving in Chia.

Beach chairs/access is shared with the Baia Di Chia. Golf carts will transport to/from the beach - driving right thru the Baia Di Chia resort. The beach is nice. Great quality sand.

​​​​​​Everything can be charged to the room. Their shopping plaza has a pizzeria, gelato, coffee shop, art gallery, couple boutique stores selling clothes & shoes. The pizza was fantastic.

​​​​​They were offering free arrival drinks. We elected for a mojito, which were served strong. Everyone is very helpful, pleasant to work with, and generally seem happy to help you; very refreshing, even, given how some hotel staff make you feel like a chore.

In summary; the hotel is really inviting, the service is spectacular, the location is great. I suspect the local residents of Chia will be learning a lot more English as a result of Hilton. I can see the appeal of Sardinia, and can also see why people would spend a week or longer just on Sardinia. Just remember that it is nowhere near Costa Smeralda, and you won’t have the same scenery or geography here; still rugged coastline, but not as dramatic as the northeast.

Update - we just drove from Chia to Teulada, and want to say the drive is amazing - like the Pacific Coast Highway in California. Tons of beaches to stop at, tons of amazing viewing areas. You won’t want to miss this.
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