Costa Smeralda beach clubs and the nights that follow

On the Costa Smeralda, day and night are the same programme under two different lights. Everything begins on a granite terrace or a jetty reached only by sea, and finishes on a dance floor hewn into the rock or at a club opening its doors at 00:30.

Five beach clubs, five ways to be by the water

No two are alike, and the difference is not the standard but the kind of day they offer.

Phi Beach, granite setting at Forte Cappellini

Phi Beach occupies the granite spaces of Forte Cappellini, on the cliffs of Baja Sardinia, a few kilometres from Porto Cervo. The day starts with sunbeds and lunch on the beach, continues with the sunset over the archipelago of La Maddalena, and finishes with international DJs at the club. Luciano’s restaurant occupies the rooms facing the sea, The Rock private lounge overlooks the water, and the tender is complimentary. Season from late May to early September.

Nikki Beach, reached only by sea

Nikki Beach Costa Smeralda sits in the sheltered bay of Cala Petra Ruja and is reached only by sea: that, even before the music, defines its character. The complimentary shuttle boat leaves from the bay of Cala di Volpe every fifteen minutes, from 11 to 18. Sunbeds, cabanas and a private jetty, a restaurant serving fresh fish and sushi, and music throughout the season, which runs from 29 May to 13 September in 2026.

African Queen, on Hotel Cala di Volpe beach

African Queen Cala di Volpe opened in 2026 on the beach of Hotel Cala di Volpe as a restaurant and beach club. The brand originated in Beaulieu sur Mer and is now in Dubai as well; the kitchen serves Mediterranean food with African accents, with a tone of relaxed elegance. It is open from 10 to 18 by reservation and is reached by tender or with the hotel shuttle boat.

White Beach Club, terrace overlooking Liscia Ruja

White Beach Club Liscia Ruja is an established beach lido on Liscia Ruja, founded in the early nineteen eighties amidst the Mediterranean scrub. Sunbeds and parasols along the pale sand and, since 2014, a seaside terrace with a restaurant and beach bar, serving oysters, lobster Catalan style and the catch of the day. Direct access straight from the beach, the largest on the coast.

Blu Beach, set before Marinella

Blu Beach Porto Rotondo looks out over Marinella beach, just a few minutes from Porto Rotondo. Beach beds and private gazebos facing the sea, a restaurant that brings together Mediterranean cooking and Japanese dishes, and sunset aperitifs with music. It is open from 10 to midnight from June to September, with tender on request. We write about it in Porto Rotondo, the village that lives around its harbour.

When daytime turns to evening

Nightlife along the coast is not concentrated in a single spot: two addresses are on Golfo Pevero, one along the SP59, one on the hillside above Baja Sardinia, and one inside Porto Rotondo.

Twiga Porto Cervo, on the rocks of Golfo Pevero

Twiga Porto Cervo opened in July 2025 in the spaces once home to the Billionaire, on the rocks of Golfo Pevero, an evening project by Leonardo Maria Del Vecchio. It brings together Vesta restaurant, Casa Fiori Chiari bistro with dinner shows and a club for up to 600 guests, open every night from 00:30 to 05:00 with international house and afro house DJs. Dinner begins at 20:30.

Justme, from Marro restaurant to the DJ booth

Justme Porto Cervo is a restaurant and club in Golfo Pevero, just moments from the villas of Pevero Golf and Cala di Volpe. The evening starts with dinner at Marro restaurant and carries on into the club with DJ sets until the early hours of the morning. The August 2026 line-up brings Sven Vath, Roger Sanchez and Kybba to the decks.

Sottovento, welcoming guests since 1979

Sottovento Club is the historic club of Porto Cervo, founded in 1979 by the Verona family, now in its third generation, on the SP59. The format brings together a music restaurant and nightclub in settings reminiscent of a Mediterranean villa lounge, with entry reserved for adults. The 2026 season opened on 27 June.

Ritual Club, castle carved into the rock

Ritual Club is a granite castle perched on the hillside of Baja Sardinia, along the SP59 towards Porto Cervo. It opened on 6 August 1970, founded by Andres Fiore, and its dance floor is hewn into the rock: dance floor and terraces host international DJs until dawn, with entry reserved for adults. Above, Le Terrazze Ritual restaurant suggests dining under the stars.

Country Club Porto Rotondo

Country Club Porto Rotondo is the nightlife institution of Porto Rotondo, active since 1981 in via Ostro. The evening starts at Janas restaurant, with Mediterranean dishes and live music, and continues in the club with DJ sets and shows. By day, the same address offers tennis and padel courts in the Mediterranean scrub.

Effortless planning for your day

Almost everything, here, comes down to two details: how to get there and what time you go in.

Tender arrivals and shuttle connections

Those travelling by sea have the simplest journey. Phi Beach offers a complimentary tender, Blu Beach provides one on request, and African Queen is reached by tender or with the hotel shuttle boat. Nikki Beach is the extreme case: there is no access by land, and the complimentary shuttle boat departs from the bay of Cala di Volpe every fifteen minutes from 11 to 18. White Beach Club is reached from the sand of Liscia Ruja.

Hours and reservations

African Queen opens from 10 to 18 by reservation and remains an address for the middle of the day; Blu Beach runs from 10 to midnight from June to September and carries through the sunset. The seasons should be looked at one by one: Phi Beach from late May to early September, Nikki Beach from 29 May to 13 September 2026, and Sottovento open from 27 June 2026.

Venues well suited to families

Three of the five beach clubs suit a mixed audience: African Queen, White Beach Club and Blu Beach. Phi Beach and Nikki Beach are designed for an adult crowd, like all evening clubs. The rest of the picture is in Costa Smeralda with children.

Homes closest to the scene

On this coast, the difference between an exceptional evening and an exhausting one is almost always the road back.

Between Liscia di Vacca and Baja Sardinia

Our homes in Liscia di Vacca are 5.5 kilometres from Phi Beach and 2.9 from Porto Cervo: they are the closest to Forte Cappellini and therefore to Baja Sardinia, where Ritual also sits. VLV02 sits sheer above the sea, above Hotel Pitrizza, and accommodates eighteen guests in nine en-suite bedrooms, with a panoramic pool. VLV01 has seven en-suite bedrooms, a waterfall pool and a padel court. VLV03 is the most intimate, with five bedrooms and an open-plan living room looking onto the heated pool.

Overlooking Cala di Volpe bay and the Pevero hillside

Those choosing this stretch have Nikki Beach, African Queen and White Beach Club within reach of a boat transfer or a few kilometres, and the two Golfo Pevero clubs on the way home. VCV02, on the Pevero hill, offers six en-suite bedrooms for twelve guests, views over the bay and the golf courses and a slate-lined pool, one kilometre from Capriccioli. VCV03 looks towards Tavolara island, with an Orosei marble pool and an elevated master suite accessible only from the garden. A little further north, VG05 has two pools and multiple levels connected by a lift, and villa ponente porto cervo six en-suite bedrooms, a terrace with a whirlpool bath and a cinema room: both are fifteen kilometres from Phi Beach. The picture of both areas is in Porto Cervo, the village that created the Costa Smeralda and Cala di Volpe, the bay and Golfo Pevero.

Speak to our concierge

Reservations, private transfers and tables are better organised before arriving than from a sunbed: our concierge handles them, with a network of hand-picked local contacts. And if the area is still an open question, start with How to choose the right villa on the Costa Smeralda.