Costa Smeralda
07020 Porto Cervo
Sardegna , Italia
tel: +44 (0) 20 7855 5126
fax: +44 (0) 20 7490 3822
email: [email protected]
website: www.luxurycollection.com/caladivolte

Sardinia is a region in which time seems to pass more slowly, and where ancient traditions and customs still persist. Its coastline is probably Europe's most spectacular with waters teeming with fish. Set off Sardinia's glorious Costa Smeralda with four exclusive hotels at hand is the Pevero Golf Club. The club opened in 1972 and for years it remained a well-kept secret that flourished into one of the world's most beautiful and luxurious resort venues.

Location
Small enough to be classified as an island but big enough to be a universe unto itself, Sardinia lies about 120 miles west of the Italian peninsula. Costa Smeralda Airport in Olbia is 22 miles away from the resort. The hotel is located in the Piazza of Porto Cervo in the heart of Costa Smeralda's exclusive shopping area.

Golf Course
The par-72 course measuring 6,701 yards has 18 fantastic holes for every golfer to enjoy. Robert Trent Jones was called in to design the course and from every hole the sea can be seen, offering a magnificent panoramic backdrop to a layout that is as spectacular as it is challenging - dotted with water hazards and cavernous bunkers. This is the venue for the PGA of Europe Golf Championship, October 17-20, 2000.

Facilities
Visitors to the resort can stay in one of Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide's 'The Luxury Collection'; the Cala di Volpe, Rommazzino and Pitrizza, and the jewel in the crown, The Cervo Hotel and Conference Centre in the Piazza of Porto Cervo. The Hotel Cervo has 92 rooms including two suites and four junior suites. Sixteen additional rooms are available in the tennis clubhouse. The hotel boasts five restaurants, five bars, room service, concierge, two outdoor and one indoor swimming pool, five floodlit tennis courts, squash court, fitness centre, boutiques, and a beauty centre. The hotel provides a shuttle service to a nearby private beach. The coast presents an enchantingly splendid sea, bays and isolated inlets, grottoes, very long stretches of white and pink sand. The conference centre accommodates up to 650 people for meetings and up to 1,000 for banquets.

Packages
Golf packages are available through the Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide.

There are natural ponds amid the rocks, and the underbrush is fragant with the perfume of juniper, myrtle, and arbutus berries. Voted by Golf Magazine as one of the top 50 courses in the world, every need of the modern player is catered for. Another remarkable achievement is the prestigious clubhouse where the wide balconies offer the view of Cala di Volpe and Pevero Bay as well as the golf course. As Sardinia is an island, the breeze can add some intriguing twists to play. The Club remains exclusive to this day with a 500-strong international membership.