Via Mar Nero no 1, angolo Viale Matteotti, Villasimius, Italy | (888) 551-4925
Convenient location about a 10-minute drive to Villasimius city center
Simple, clean rooms with patios or balconies
Less than 600 yards to white-sand beach
Beautiful outdoor garden with covered wood patio and wicker lounge furniture
Pretty outdoor pool surrounded by grass with lounge chairs and thatch umbrellas
Breakfast room with attached veranda overlooking pool and garden
Small bar with indoor and outdoor wicker couches
No restaurant
No Wi-Fi in rooms
Hotel Mariposas is a mid-range B&B with 23 clean, simple guest rooms less than two miles from the center of Villasimius. There’s a breakfast buffet served daily in a room with an attached veranda that overlooks the pretty outdoor pool area and lovely garden with covered patio. The hotel doesn’t have a restaurant or any of the extra amenities of the resorts in the area, but if offers good value and guests seem to love the warm welcome and service from the staff, including the free drink provided while waiting to check in. It’s less than 600 yards to the white, sandy beach.
Scene
Grassy lawns surrounding pool and purple flowers on balcony overlooking garden
On the pale red facade of the main building white outlines of large butterflies rest just above the flowery font of the hotel sign. Inside, the breezy lobby is decorated with live plants, wicker chairs, and fresh flowers. The outdoor pool area is lovely. Lounge chairs with thatch umbrellas rest on the grass and a covered stone patio creates a small cove for relaxing. Purple flowers decorate the balcony of the breakfast area overlooking a garden with grassy lawns and a wood patio with gold lanterns and brown wicker furniture. Guest rooms on the upper floor have terraces with views of the ocean.
Location
Outside Villasimius less than 600 yards from Simius Beach
Hotel Mariposas is off a paved road less than 600 yards from Simius Beach. There are a couple of seaside restaurants within walking distance. The hotel is less than a 10-minute drive to the city center of Villasimius, where there are pizzerias, ice-cream shops, and grocery stores. Cagliari International Airport is within an hour-and-10-minute drive.
Rooms
Simple, clean rooms with hard floors and patios or balconies
The guest rooms at Hotel Mariposas are simple and clean. Some rooms are modern with minimal decor, including white bedspreads, wood floors, and sleek bathrooms with basin sinks. Others are quaint with light-blue bedspreads, tile floors, white furnishings and blue-tile bathrooms. Upper level rooms with furnished, covered balconies with ocean views are available, as well as lower level rooms with patios. All rooms have flat-screen TVs and minibars. There is no Wi-Fi in rooms.
Features
International breakfast buffet, outdoor pool and breakfast terrace
A breakfast buffet is served daily with a variety of items, including scrambled eggs, bacon, cold cuts, and pastries. A covered patio with lighting and seating in the garden provides a relaxing space. There is an indoor bar and a pool area with some lounge chairs and a small, covered patio. For a fee guests can rent bicycles, motorcycles, and cars, and the hotel owns a dive center that offers courses and excursions. Free Wi-Fi is available in the garden and pool area.