Best Sardinia Hotels with Tennis Courts for Families
5 family-friendly hotels with tennis in Sardinia . Handpicked for families who want the best.
Sardinia has more 4-star coastal resorts with tennis courts than any other Italian island, but only a handful actually let kids book a court without an adult. We picked five where the tennis is real (not just a faded line on a multi-sport pad), where rackets and balls are included or rentable for under 10 euros an hour, and where the rest of the resort works for a family week. All five sit under 200 metres from the beach, all have an outdoor pool, and four have a kids club so you can swap the morning court with another parent.
Sardinia for tennis splits into three coasts: the south (Geremèas, Pula, Santa Margherita) for big resort villages with multiple courts, the east (Santa Maria Navarrese, La Caletta) for smaller family-run resorts close to the Tortolì beaches, and the north-west (Porto Conte, Isola Rossa) where Alghero airport puts you at your hotel within 30 minutes of landing.
🎾Why parents pick Sardinian tennis resorts
Sardinian tennis works for families because the courts are part of village resorts, not separate clubs. You walk from the family room, racket in hand, no taxi or membership. Most courts open from 8am to 8pm with shade hours marked, and resorts stagger adult lessons (mornings) and kids lessons (late afternoons) so families can swap easily.
Court fees range from free for guests at Red Sun and Calaserena, to 8-15 euros an hour at Corte Rosada and Marina Torre Navarrese. Rackets are loaner-quality at most resorts; bring your own for kids over 10 if they're regular players.
Parent's take
Tennis with kids works best in 90-minute morning blocks before pool temperature peaks. Book the 9am slot the day before at reception, pack two water bottles, and accept that under-7s last 25 minutes. Bring grip overgrips and a few extra balls — resort balls degrade fast in summer.
Our Top 5 Picks
Hotels in Sardinia with tennis, sorted by guest rating.
Hotel Corte Rosada, Affiliated by Meliá
Porto Conte (Alghero coast)
Excellent
500 reviews
Two clay tennis courts (slower bounce, gentler on knees and ideal for beginner kids) sit between a heated outdoor pool and the beach gate. The 4-star Meliá-affiliated hotel runs an evening tennis social on Thursdays, has a small spa, and is 5 minutes from Alghero airport — handy for a long weekend.
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€220/night
Why families love Hotel Corte Rosada, Affiliated by Meliá
Four nights in early October with a 9-year-old. Clay was a revelation for a kid used to hard — the bounce was slow enough that he could rally for the first time in his life. We paid 10 euros an hour. The hotel had two rackets that fit (23 inch) but we'd brought our own. Spa let me steal an hour each day while my partner took the kid to the pool. Drive from Alghero airport was 17 minutes. Family room was 30m² with a balcony over the bay, no kids club but the pool was busy enough with other families.
Marina Torre Navarrese Resort
Santa Maria Navarrese (east coast)
Very Good
500 reviews
One hard tennis court at the resort and two more 5 minutes drive at the village club, with hotel guests getting priority on the morning booking sheet. The 4-star sits on the Santa Maria Navarrese seafront with a pirate-themed kids club and a 25m pool with a kids zone shaded by pines.
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€220/night
Why families love Marina Torre Navarrese Resort
Five nights in early September with two boys (8 and 10). The court at the hotel was booked solid 5-8pm by adults, but mornings 8-11am we had it to ourselves three days running. Sand-clay surface, harder than I expected — bring extra grip tape. Beach 100m through pines is the calmest in this stretch of coast (no boats, no jet-skis). Family suite was 32m² with a sofa bed; the kids slept fine. We paid 12 euros per court per hour.
Red Sun Village
Isola Rossa (north coast)
Very Good
500 reviews
All-inclusive village resort on the Costa Paradiso with three free hard courts, a tennis instructor on-site for guest lessons, and a 200m sand beach reached through a pine grove. Family rooms include bunks for kids and the resort runs a structured 9am-12pm and 4pm-8pm kids club for 4-13s.
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€220/night
Why families love Red Sun Village
Seven nights in late July with a 6 and 9-year-old. All-inclusive meant we never moved the car all week. Courts free all day, never queued before 10am. The instructor on duty offered our 9-year-old 30 minutes of free coaching when nobody else was on court — nice gesture. Kids club ran the full 9-12 morning slot which gave us a real two-hour court session. Beach through pines is flat and shallow for 30m, perfect for 6-year-old swimmer. Family room was 28m² with two singles plus a sofa bed.
Cala Della Torre Resort
La Caletta / Siniscola (east coast)
Very Good
500 reviews
Three hard tennis courts at the resort with kids lessons running on Tuesday and Thursday mornings, on a 50m sand beach with a roped swimming zone. The 4-star village resort runs full-day mini club for 4-12s, has two outdoor pools, and is a 90 minute drive from both Olbia and Cagliari airports.
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€220/night
Why families love Cala Della Torre Resort
Six nights in late June with a 5 and 8-year-old. Courts were busy in the evenings but we played 9am most days for free (guest perk). The 8-year-old did the Tuesday-Thursday tennis lesson (free for kids 7+ during peak weeks) — small group of four, 50 minutes, friendly Italian coach who spoke English when needed. Mini club from 9.30 took both kids three mornings. Beach 60m from our family room, super-shallow for 30m. Drive from Olbia took 95 minutes via the SS125 with one bathroom stop.
Calaserena Resort
Geremèas (south coast)
Good
500 reviews
Five hard tennis courts free for guests, plus a real tennis school running from June to September with kids group lessons every weekday morning. The 1970s village resort sits 80m from a sandy crescent in Geremèas with three pools and a kids mini-club for 4-12s included.
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€220/night
Why families love Calaserena Resort
Six nights in mid-June with a 7 and 11-year-old. The 11-year-old did the kids tennis school 9-10am five mornings (28 euros for the week) and played me an hour every afternoon — courts free, balls supplied, racket sizes 23 and 25 inch loaners. The 7-year-old joined the mini-club in the same time slot. Family bungalow was a proper two-room with shutters and a kitchenette, 200m from the beach gate. Half-board at the buffet was reliable but plain — book the pizzeria one night.
💡Practical tips for booking a tennis hotel in Sardinia
- 1Book the 9am court slot the night before at reception — by 11am you're playing in 30°C sun and shade structures don't cover serves.
- 2Pack two kid rackets if your kids are 7-12: resort loaners are usually adult-grip and over-handed, which kills practice quality fast.
- 3Confirm clay vs hard court before you book: Calaserena and Red Sun are hard, Corte Rosada is clay (slower bounce, kinder for beginners).
- 4Rent a car for east-coast resorts (Santa Maria Navarrese, La Caletta) since the nearest tournament-quality club is 25 km north.
- 5Ask reception about kids tournaments on Friday evenings — Calaserena and Corte Rosada run free social mini-tournaments most weeks.
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