Su Gologone Sardinia in Sunday Times Best 100 Holidays

"Most of the time, A-listers such as Madonna and Stella McCartney stay at A-list places, with A-list prices.  But those very two - along with Richard Gere, Antonio Carluccio and other - have stayed at the Su Gologone, a simple if rather bohemian, country inn on Sardinia's mountainous east coast.  (Madge stayed for weeks.  Couldn't get her out of the place.)  Why?  Could be the evocative setting, in the heart of the Supramonte countryside; or maybe the Sardinian cooking (try the signature fire-roasted sucking pig); or perhaps the trad-with-a-twist art, the excellent walking or the chilled-out rustic vibe.  It certainly wasn't the prices."

Just Sardinia www.justsardinia.co.uk 01202 4848458 has prices at the Su Gologone Country Resort from £651pp for 7 nights half board in a classic room in April-June and October. Flights and car hire extra cost.