Club Esse Cala Gonone Beach Village

We were in a group of 125 dancers and I think most people had a wonderful time in this resort. There were some issues, however, the accommodation was good, the dance venue was excellent, the swimming pool large and clean, the food was reasonable and the restaurant had loads of choices - albeit fewer for people who have specific dietary requirements, but there was meat, fish, pizza, pasta/rice in many versions and sauces (and pasta also for celiac people on request) many different type of starters and salad. In general, there was a good variety of food available daily. Breakfast included yogurt, sausages, bacon, eggs, cereals, fruit, cheese and cold meats, cakes and pastries, then typical breakfast drinks including cappuccino, coffee, latte, macchiato, chocs etcetera – although if you arrived late for breakfast, it made a difference as to which of these items were available. However, for those who got up from bed very late and missed breakfast, the resort provided “L’angolo del Dormiglione” or “Sleepy Head Corner” located in front of the bar area and featuring a small selection of breakfast items, which I thought it was an excellent customer service idea that I never experienced anywhere else before. Breakfast was repetitive, but then that is the nature of breakfast. Yes, they ran out of butter and some other foods at times, and also wine, but eventually these were replaced. Canned beer was given out freely and some other hotel guests outside our group went for it, and so the resort introduced restrictions. However, the event organiser bought several crates of beer (and also got some from the resort) all these were taken to the area of the restaurant reserved for us and these were available freely to us all. It was the end of the season and probably the staff was tired and looking forward to going home, and, whilst service with smile is always a welcome bonus, in the end I believe that most people enjoyed dancing in a fantastic venue overlooking the bay and the nearby village during a week of uninterrupted sunshine with easy access to the nearby beach (on foot and/or via the little free tourist train that runs regularly throughout the day for guests, between the resort and the beach) with free parasol and deck chairs. All in all, this was a great and affordable event in a lovely venue, and whilst it cannot be denied that there were some issues, I feel that there were also many positive aspects that also need to be considered.