Can Pep Antonina

About Can Pep Antonina

Can Pep Antonina suits travellers who want a quiet base in the middle of Formentera rather than a resort address. The hotel sits in the Sant Ferran de ses Roques area, with the crossroads village 0.6 km away, Es Pujols 2.2 km off and the capital, Sant Francesc Xavier, 2.5 km from the door. Couples who like to walk or cycle to dinner, and families who prefer a kitchen to a restaurant table every night, get the most from the position.

This is a three-star hotel with a garden and free car parking, run on self-catering lines: kitchens, kitchenettes and a washing machine appear among the listed facilities, which changes the feel from a serviced short break to a stay with some routine. Book it for space and independence, for a week of beach mornings and slow evenings on a patio or terrace, and for a location that keeps the island's villages within easy reach.

Location: Sant Ferran de ses Roques

Sant Ferran de ses Roques is a small crossroads village between the lagoon and the south coast, and Can Pep Antonina has it 0.6 km away, close enough to walk in for a coffee. Sant Francesc Xavier, the island capital, lies 2.5 km off, with its fortified 18th-century church built as a refuge, its market and the island's shops. Es Pujols, the liveliest village, is 2.2 km away.

Walking covers the village and, for confident pedestrians, the lanes towards Es Pujols and Sant Francesc Xavier. Anything further, including La Savina port at 5 km, is easier by bike, bus, taxi or car. In July and August the lanes carry the season's traffic and the Consell de Formentera limits visitor vehicles, so plan errands early. Outside the peak, in late spring and from September, the same short hops feel empty and the roads quieter.

Rooms and facilities

Rooms at Can Pep Antonina are listed with practical equipment rather than hotel extras: a kitchen or kitchenette with oven, microwave, refrigerator and toaster, a coffee machine, a washing machine, an iron and board, a hairdryer and a safe. There is a desk, a TV, a DVD player and an iPod dock, and some rooms are carpeted. Families can ask about cots and high chairs, and non-smoking rooms are listed.

A fireplace, fan, lounge, patio and terrace point to longer stays and cooler shoulder-season evenings, while the garden and free car parking make the hotel workable with a hire car or with bikes. Confirm with Can Pep Antonina which rooms carry which kitchen equipment, whether cots and high chairs need reserving, and the arrival arrangements if you land on a late ferry at La Savina, 5 km away.

Getting there

Reaching Can Pep Antonina starts with a flight to Ibiza Airport (IBZ), about 7 km south-west of Ibiza Town. From the airport you transfer to Ibiza Town port and take the ferry across to La Savina, the port where every Formentera sailing arrives. Fast crossings run at about 30-35 minutes and conventional ones at about an hour; timings and frequencies shift with the season, so check the operators when booking.

La Savina sits 5 km from the hotel in a straight line, and the last stretch is best arranged in advance, since the port is not a walk with luggage. On the island, bikes on the signposted green routes (circuits verds), scooters, buses and taxis cover most needs. The Consell de Formentera caps visitor vehicles in high season, so check the rules before bringing a car or hiring one for days at Can Pep Antonina.

Beaches, sights and food nearby

Es Pujols, with its beach, boat houses and evening bars, is 2.2 km from Can Pep Antonina. The long south-coast sand of Platja de Migjorn, backed by dunes and juniper, is the other obvious direction. For a change of scene, the lagoons of the Ses Salines Natural Park, where birds gather, are 3.4 km away, and the Ses Illetes sand spit in the north has notably clear water, best before the day boats arrive.

History is close too: Sant Francesc and its fortified church are 2.5 km off, and the Ca na Costa megalithic tomb near Es Pujols, about 4,000 years old and the oldest known monument on the Pitiusas, is 3.4 km from the hotel. Island cooking runs to peix sec, dried fish used in salads and stews, island salads and fresh fish, and the Pitiusan wall lizard, found only here and on Ibiza, turns up on dry stone walls.

A day from Can Pep Antonina

Begin at Can Pep Antonina with breakfast on the patio, then cycle or walk the 0.6 km into Sant Ferran de ses Roques for bread and the day's plan. Carry on 2.2 km to Es Pujols for a morning swim, or head 2.5 km to Sant Francesc Xavier to see the fortified church and the market before the heat builds. Lunch back at the hotel keeps the pace gentle.

Spend the afternoon at the lagoons 3.4 km away, watching birds over the salt pans, then stop at the Ca na Costa tomb, also 3.4 km off, on the way back. Shower, then cycle to Es Pujols for the evening, or stay local in Sant Ferran. A sunset at Cap de Barbaria or the Far de la Mola lighthouse finishes the day if you have a car.

Practical tips

Much of Formentera's tourism business closes roughly from November to April, so ask Can Pep Antonina about its own opening dates before booking a winter crossing, and expect fewer sailings from Ibiza Town to La Savina, 5 km from the hotel, in those months. On the bill, expect the Balearic sustainable tourism tax, the ecotasa, charged per person per night by the accommodation, with rates set by type of stay and season, reduced in low season and for longer stays, and children under 16 exempt; check the Govern de les Illes Balears for current rates.

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