Lana K.
Yelp
Costa Smeralda of Sardinia is not a place where you can easily find a club even half-friendly to your wallet. However, Phi is a relatively affordable location to go out in the evening, if you have also lost the compass a bit and ended up in the area around Porto Cervo, among all the yachts and villas so perfect and hidden, that you can't even see anything but the gates and servants' Fiat Pandas in front. And other clubs called Billionaire or so (had to wonder if that one is only for the rich-wannabes, or the real stars also drop by sometimes). Phi had the idea to get rid of the usual doorkeepers and guestlists, make the club approachable for everyone, and still stay fancy in a way. Even a family with kids who are maybe staying in Baja Sardinia and are just curious to see the place can be spotted.
Because the club itself has an amazing setting above all. A helicopter landing spot (with coordinates on the website, if that is how you want to arrive after all), typical Sardinian amazing and bizzare rock-formations, even a tiny stripe of white sand beach. A restaurant behind the white curtains, almost floating on the sea. The club area is open for general public without any particular filtering, but there are indeed two private zones with security guys, where people who have decided for Phi on that night, even though they do live on a yacht, can still enjoy their VIP status accordingly. It was partly fun to watch one such crowd on this evening dance on the white low furniture between champagne bottles on ice, celebrating someone's birthday, in which the DJ participated actively by making us all sing a happy birthday to you song - almost. I saw a pair of absolutely fabulous designer shoes at least.
This way or another, Phi is really a welcome attempt indeed. Instead of setting individual fantasy prices per drink, there are 4 sorts of vouchers costing between 10 and 25 eur, depending on the general type of drink - a very practical way to deal with the ordering process. You get your vouchers at the cash desk, and redeem them at the bar. The entry is free of charge, there is only a 5 eur cost for the parking for the night.
I couldn't give Phi less than 4 stars, even though it is not a sort of club which could impress me greatly these days. However, there are definitely more positive than negative things about it, even though I could not but think that it lacks a bit of character - which could earn it the fifth star. The music is plain mainstream club attempt and I would not even mind if it was selected in a fun and not in a boring way. I could also not but reminisce about any club in Ibiza for a bit and the sound that even a beginner DJ would play there. But if not for the yachting, you basically come to Costa Smeralda for the uncomparable beauty of the emerald coast, and Phi makes it possible to have a drink in addition - so yes, it is definitely fine with me.