Coop Turistica Enis — Restaurant in Ulìana/Oliena

My husband and I stayed at S'Enis this spring. I booked it because the write up indicated that it was like an agriturismo operation and thought that we would be eating food that was grown or raised on their land. ||||Although the location is stunningly beautiful and immediately adjacent to good hiking the accommodation left much to be desired. Our room was on the upper level with french door access to a terrace shared with the other rooms on that level. The room was clean but VERY musty smelling and the heat was blasting out of the radiators. We could not adjust the heat as the controls were broken. The bathroom also was very clean but the shower head was hanging semi-loose and the water dribbled out when on full blast. The bed was comfortable but the room was overcrowded with furniture that made it awkward to more around. The stairways and hallways were dark with all curtains drawn day and night and also smelled very musty.||||The first two nights there were only a few other guests on this floor so we were able to enjoy the terrace and stunning views during sunset and had a picnic there on the second evening. But the next night the rooms were full. Every other guest smoked and since they could not smoke in their rooms they all smoked on the terrace at every opportunity. We could not sleep in the musty room without the terrace door and the bathroom window being open so this meant we were breathing smoke much of the time. We also could no longer sit out on the terrace due to all the smoke. We became anxious to move on.||||The restaurant is quite good. We had a pasta dinner the first night and a pizza dinner on our third night. However the "breakfast" we had paid for was almost non-existent consisting of a dry looking cake and a bowl of yogurt on the dining table along with a rapidly cooling jug of coffee. No fresh fruit, no local or homemade anything to reflect what was detailed on the website. Very disappointing! Good thing we had stocked up at the grocers in town so that we could eat something before hiking. ||||We ended up checking out after three nights. Although we had been told at check-in that this would be fine (we had reserved 6 nights) there was a different person working when we were checking out and he was not pleased that we wanted to leave, even when I explained the difficulty we had with all of the smoke around us and coming into our room. He insisted that we pay for one additional night. I could not argue this point very effectively as my Italian is not that good so ended up paying.||||We were in Italy for 7 weeks in total. We stayed in a variety of rural and city based accommodations. All of those were pleasant, if breakfast was offered it was a reasonable range of simple but local foods. We have simple tasted and are not that demanding but feel that this Cooperative could use some serious maintenance to fix all things that are falling apart around the building and the grounds and some attention to the breakfast table. Perhaps then a stay would meet the expectations set by the write up and photos on the website.||||Big dissappointment and not good value from my...

I found out about this cooperativa in a Guardian article and have to say it was everything I expected. You couldn't ask for a more beautiful setting, halfway up the slope of the Supramonte behind the small town of Oliena. It is a bit difficult to find the first time, but just keeping heading up hill and you will get there.||||The building was renovated in the 90s but maintains a rustic feel. You can see all the wines produced by the cooperative in the restaurant, celebrating everything from wedding to christenings to anniversaries in the homemade labels over the years. The House wine is all you need to go with your meals of rabbit, wild boar and lamb stew. There is seafood on the menu, but it is the wild game that is most tasty. But, if pizza is your choice, they have a stone oven.||||The rooms are simple but clean and refreshing. If you can, get a room that opens up on one of the two broad terraces with views to the valley below. You can see Nuoro in the distance, well worth visiting for its museums, particularly the art museum with a permanent collection of Giuseppe Biasi and Francesco Ciusa, both native to Sardinia. There is also a house museum devoted to Grazia Deledda.||||Camping is also available, by caravan or tent. There appear to be more camping spots available further up the mountain but inquire at the hotel.||||The big draw to this region are the mountains. You are the foot of the highest peak, 1500 meters, and there are many trails to traverse and rock cliffs to scale, depending on your level of experience. We really enjoyed the hike to the ancient Nuragic village of Tiscali on the other side of the mountain. The concierges, who for the most part speak English, will orient you to the surroundings.||||It was a super start to our vacation...

I found out about this cooperativa in a Guardian article and have to say it was everything I expected. You couldn't ask for a more beautiful setting, halfway up the slope of the Supramonte behind the small town of Oliena. It is a bit difficult to find the first time, but just keeping heading up hill and you will get there.||||The building was renovated in the 90s but maintains a rustic feel. You can see all the wines produced by the cooperative in the restaurant, celebrating everything from wedding to christenings to anniversaries in the homemade labels over the years. The House wine is all you need to go with your meals of rabbit, wild boar and lamb stew. There is seafood on the menu, but it is the wild game that is most tasty. But, if pizza is your choice, they have a stone oven.||||The rooms are simple but clean and refreshing. If you can, get a room that opens up on one of the two broad terraces with views to the valley below. You can see Nuoro in the distance, well worth visiting for its museums, particularly the art museum with a permanent collection of Giuseppe Biasi and Francesco Ciusa, both native to Sardinia. There is also a house museum devoted to Grazia Deledda.||||Camping is also available, by caravan or tent. There appear to be more camping spots available further up the mountain but inquire at the hotel.||||The big draw to this region are the mountains. You are the foot of the highest peak, 1500 meters, and there are many trails to traverse and rock cliffs to scale, depending on your level of experience. We really enjoyed the hike to the ancient Nuragic village of Tiscali on the other side of the mountain. The concierges, who for the most part speak English, will orient you to the surroundings.||||It was a super start to our vacation...