Es Clot des Forn

About Es Clot des Forn

Es Clot des Forn suits travellers who want a quiet base near Es Pujols without its evening noise. The three-star hotel stands on the Carretera Punta Prima, 0.8 km from the village in straight line, so the beach, the boat houses and the bars are a short walk or an easy cycle away. Apartments with kitchenettes work for families and for anyone staying a week or more on Formentera, with a garden, a terrace and a salt water outdoor pool filling the hours between outings.

This is a practical, self-catering stay rather than a full-service resort. The listed facilities point that way: apartments, kitchen and kitchenette, refrigerator, sofa bed and family rooms, plus free wifi and free car parking. A salt water swimming pool, a patio and a garden supply the outside space, and cleaning and laundry services are listed as well. Expect three stars, unpretentious and geared to independent days on the island.

Location: Es Pujols

Es Pujols is the liveliest village on Formentera, with a beach, boat houses along the shore and bars that stay busy into the evening. Es Clot des Forn is 0.8 km from it in straight line, close enough to walk in for dinner and far enough to sleep. Sant Ferran de ses Roques, the crossroads village between the lagoon and the south coast, is 1.4 km away, and Sant Francesc Xavier, the small capital with its fortified 18th-century church, is 3.7 km.

Walking covers Es Pujols and Sant Ferran comfortably; for La Savina port, 4.8 km away, and for the south-coast beaches, a car, scooter, bike or taxi makes the day easier, and Es Clot des Forn lists a car rental service and free car parking. In July and August the village is busy and the lanes fill, so mornings are the quietest hours. In May, June, September and October the same 0.8 km and 4.8 km feel much shorter and the island is calmer.

Rooms and facilities

Es Clot des Forn is listed with apartments alongside the hotel accommodation, and the apartment side brings a kitchen or kitchenette, a refrigerator and a sofa bed, which suits families and longer stays. Air conditioning, a safe, a hairdryer and a TV are listed, and balconies, a patio and a terrace give somewhere to sit. Free wifi and internet access cover the practical side, and couples wanting space fit the format as well as parents cooking for children.

Check-in and check-out times are set by the hotel, so confirm them with Es Clot des Forn before booking a late ferry from Ibiza Town, since the crossing to La Savina and the 4.8 km to the door take time. Ask which apartments have a kitchenette rather than a full kitchen, whether the salt water pool is open for your dates, and how cleaning and laundry are arranged during the stay.

Getting there

Formentera has no airport. Fly to Ibiza Airport (IBZ), which lies about 7 km south-west of Ibiza Town; continue to the port in Ibiza Town and board a ferry for La Savina. Fast ferries cover the crossing in about 30-35 minutes; conventional ferries take about an hour. Sailings are frequent in season and thinner in winter, so check the operators. From La Savina, Es Clot des Forn is 4.8 km in straight line, on the road towards Es Pujols.

On the island, bikes and the signposted green routes (circuits verds) cover the gentle distances, and scooters, buses and taxis fill the gaps between villages. The Consell de Formentera caps visitor vehicles in high season, so check before bringing or hiring a car; Es Clot des Forn lists free car parking and a car rental service, which keeps most of that question at the hotel. Ask where to leave a hire car overnight.

Beaches, sights and food nearby

Es Pujols, 0.8 km from Es Clot des Forn, has the nearest beach, together with the boat houses and evening bars. Sant Ferran de ses Roques is 1.4 km away and Sant Francesc Xavier, with its fortified church and market, is 3.7 km. Ca na Costa, the megalithic tomb near Es Pujols, is 2.1 km off and about 4,000 years old, the oldest known monument on the Pitiusas. The lagoons and their birds are 3.4 km from the hotel.

Food on Formentera is simple and sea-led: peix sec (dried fish), island salads and fresh fish, served across the villages. For bigger sand than the village beach, Platja de Migjorn runs along the south coast behind dunes and juniper, and Cala Saona, the island's one real cove, has red cliffs and a west-facing sunset. Ses Illetes and the Espalmador islet lie in Ses Salines Natural Park in the north, best reached on calm days.

A day from Es Clot des Forn

Start early and walk the 0.8 km into Es Pujols before the village wakes, then follow the sand past the boat houses. From there, cycle or drive 2.1 km to Ca na Costa for the megalithic tomb, and carry on 1.4 km to Sant Ferran de ses Roques at the crossroads. The lagoons, 3.4 km from Es Clot des Forn, are best in the morning for birds and flat water.

After lunch back at the apartment, the salt water pool and the garden cover the hottest hours. In the afternoon, drive or take a bus 3.7 km to Sant Francesc Xavier for the fortified church and the shops, or head south towards Migjorn. Return to Es Pujols on foot in the evening for the boat houses and the bars, with Es Clot des Forn 0.8 km behind you.

Practical tips

Much of Formentera's tourism business closes from November to April, so confirm Es Clot des Forn's opening months with the hotel before booking flights. July and August bring the busiest weeks, when Es Pujols fills and ferries from Ibiza Town are fullest; May, June, September and October are gentler. Es Clot des Forn charges the Balearic sustainable tourism tax (ecotasa) per person per night; rates vary with the type of accommodation and the season, fall in low season and for longer stays, and children under 16 are exempt. The Govern de les Illes Balears sets the rates, so check there.

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