Hotel Cala di Volpe, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Costa Smeralda is a resort destination wedding venue in Porto Cervo, Italy, hosting 40 to 280 guests in the $$$$ price range, reached from Olbia Costa Smeralda (OLB), About 30 minutes by car. Best months: May, June, July, August.
Hotel Cala di Volpe, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Costa Smeralda
Jacques Couëlle designed this hotel in 1963 for the Aga Khan’s Costa Smeralda project, and it does not look like a hotel: curved walls, no straight lines, a tower, and a colour scheme taken off the rocks around it.
About Hotel Cala di Volpe, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Costa Smeralda
Jacques Couëlle designed this hotel in 1963 for the Aga Khan’s Costa Smeralda project, and it does not look like a hotel: curved walls, no straight lines, a tower, and a colour scheme taken off the rocks around it.
It has 121 rooms on a bay of very clear water on the north-east coast of Sardinia, with a saltwater pool, a private beach and a jetty.
For a wedding it is the largest coastal venue in this collection.
Le Grand restaurant seats 180 for a banquet, the poolside barbecue takes up to 280 seated, and the Beefbar handles about 40 for a rehearsal dinner.
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The hotel is nice and the cleanliness is good. The coffee is great with a beautiful view, and the staff are well-trained, matching the standard of a luxury hotel.
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Getting there
- Nearest airport
- OLB, 60 min by carAisle estimate
Venue highlights
- Designed by Jacques Couëlle in 1963 for the Costa Smeralda project
- Poolside barbecue seats up to 280; Le Grand restaurant seats 180
- Exclusive use of the hotel holds up to 250 guests
- 121 rooms on the bay, with a private beach and a saltwater pool
The wedding season
A sample wedding weekend
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- 20:00Welcome dinner at the Beefbar for the close family
- 11:00Boats from the jetty to the Maddalena archipelago
- 18:30Ceremony on the lawn above the bay
- 19:30Aperitivo by the saltwater pool
- 21:00Dinner at the poolside barbecue, dancing until late
Costs and booking details
- Getting there
- OLB · about 1 h by carAisle estimate
Guests fly into Olbia Costa Smeralda.
- Typical total
- €180,000–350,000Aisle estimate
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€180,000 to €350,000 for 150 guests in high season (estimated)
- Ceremony fee
- On request
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By proposal; the hotel publishes no venue-hire figure
- Reception
- €200–380 a headAisle estimate
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€200 to €380 a head for dinner and bar (estimated)
- Room rate
- From €900 a nightAisle estimate
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Rooms from roughly €900 a night in July and August (estimated)
- Weather window
- May – August
The months the weather is kindest. Weather does not indicate whether a date is available.
- Direct line
- 0789 976111
Answered by the venue in local hours.
The capacity figures are the hotel’s own published event-space numbers. It publishes no wedding pricing, so the cost figures are our estimates. Costa Smeralda room rates in August are the single largest variable in any budget here.
Questions about the venue
How many guests can Cala di Volpe seat?+
The Cala di Volpe Barbecue by the pool seats up to 280 and Le Grand restaurant seats 180 for a banquet, with the Beefbar at about 40 for a smaller dinner. Booked exclusively, the hotel hosts up to 250 guests.
Is there a beach at the hotel?+
Yes. The hotel has its own beach on the bay and a saltwater pool above it, and it runs boats from the jetty to the beaches and islands of the Maddalena archipelago, which is where most wedding parties spend the day before.
Can all the guests stay on site?+
121 rooms and suites sleep a large wedding party in full, which is unusual for a coastal venue in Italy. Exclusive use is quoted for up to 250 guests, and Porto Cervo has more rooms fifteen minutes up the road.
Which airport and how long is the transfer?+
Olbia Costa Smeralda is about 30 km and thirty minutes away, with heavy seasonal and charter traffic in summer and thinner service either side of it. Ferries from Civitavecchia, Genoa and Livorno are the alternative for guests bringing cars.
What does a wedding here cost?+
The hotel quotes events by proposal and publishes no wedding prices. Costa Smeralda in high season is among the most expensive stretches of coast in Italy for rooms, so the accommodation block usually outweighs the catering in the final total.
Could this be your venue?
Ask about your plans, pricing and availability. You do not need a fixed date yet.
Still deciding? Elena is Aisle’s AI wedding planner. Give her a month and a guest count and she will forecast the budget, work out how your guests would travel, and put a first plan on paper. No account needed.
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Sources and booking notes
Confirm your dates, guest numbers, room arrangements and inclusions with the venue before booking. An enquiry does not reserve a date. Figures labelled Aisle estimate are modelled from regional rates and public sources; they are not venue quotes.