Hostal Juanita

About Hostal Juanita

Hostal Juanita suits travellers who want to be inside Ibiza Town rather than out at a resort. The address on Juan De Austria puts Dalt Vila and the old town 0.1 km away, so the walls, the port and the streets of the centre are all on foot. Couples on a short break, solo visitors and families who book the sofa bed listed among the facilities all fit comfortably here. A car is optional.

Hostal Juanita is a three-star guesthouse, a hostal in Spanish usage, and it works as a town base rather than a resort. The listed facilities are practical ones: air conditioning, free wifi, a safe, a terrace and, in some rooms, a balcony. The stay is shaped by the address. You walk to the old town and the harbour, and the sea is a short bus or taxi ride away, which suits a few days of town life rather than a pool-and-lounger week.

Location: Dalt Vila and Ibiza Town

The Dalt Vila and Ibiza Town area begins 0.1 km from Hostal Juanita. Dalt Vila is the walled upper town on the hill above the port, its Renaissance walls built in the 16th century and the cathedral at the top; it forms part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site listed in 1999 with the posidonia meadows, the Phoenician settlement of Sa Caleta and the Puig des Molins necropolis. Below the walls, the port handles the Formentera ferries and mainland routes.

The port is 0.7 km from Hostal Juanita, Talamanca 1.7 km, Playa d'en Bossa 3.1 km and Ibiza Airport 6.6 km, all straight-line figures. The old town, the port and the marina side are walkable. For the beaches, use the bus, a taxi or the car rental service listed at the guesthouse. In July and August the centre is hot and crowded from midday, so mornings and evenings are easier; May, June, September and October are calmer and still warm.

Rooms and facilities

Rooms at Hostal Juanita are listed with air conditioning, a TV, a safe and toiletries, and some have a balcony or a sofa bed, useful for families or a third person sharing. Non-smoking rooms are listed and there is a smoking area. Housekeeping and cleaning are part of the service list, and luggage storage helps on a late arrival or before an evening ferry. Ask which rooms carry the balcony before booking.

Apart from the room, the listed facilities at Hostal Juanita include free wifi and internet access, a terrace, a concierge, first aid, laundry service, bars and a car rental service. Buildings in this part of Ibiza Town vary, so confirm with the guesthouse which floor your room is on, whether the balcony faces the street or an inner wall, and how the sofa bed is arranged. Ask too about luggage storage on departure day.

Getting there

Ibiza Airport (IBZ) is 6.6 km from Hostal Juanita on a straight line, in the municipality of Sant Josep de sa Talaia. Taxis and the island buses connect the airport with Ibiza Town, and more bus lines run in summer; check the island bus operator for current routes and times. A hire car collected at the airport is possible, though parking near the old centre is limited and a car is a burden for a short town stay.

The port of Ibiza Town lies 0.7 km from Hostal Juanita, an easy walk with light luggage. From there, ferries reach La Savina on Formentera in about 30-35 minutes on the fast service, or about an hour on a conventional ferry, and there are longer crossings to Palma, Barcelona, Valencia and Dénia. Talamanca is 1.7 km and Playa d'en Bossa 3.1 km. Winter brings fewer flights and sailings, so check times before travelling late or early in the year.

Beaches, sights and food nearby

No beach sits at the door, but Talamanca, a calm shallow bay across the marina from Ibiza Town, is 1.7 km from Hostal Juanita, and Playa d'en Bossa, the longest beach on the island, is 3.1 km. Both are short bus or taxi rides. South of them the Ses Salines Natural Park starts, with salt pans still worked, dunes and juniper; its dunes are 8.9 km from the guesthouse. Cala Comte and Cala d'Hort need a car.

The walk around the walls of Dalt Vila starts 0.4 km from Hostal Juanita, and the Puig des Molins necropolis, the Phoenician-Punic burial ground that shares the UNESCO listing, is 0.8 km away. Both fill a morning. Ibiza cooking leans on fish: a stew served in two courses, then rice dishes, eaten in the streets around the port and inside the old town, all within walking distance of the guesthouse.

A day from Hostal Juanita

Start early, walking 0.1 km from Hostal Juanita into Dalt Vila and climbing through the Renaissance walls to the cathedral before the heat builds. The circuit of the walls begins 0.4 km from the door and looks down over the port. Come back down for the Puig des Molins necropolis at 0.8 km, then eat lunch in the old town and rest through the afternoon.

Later, take the bus or a taxi 1.7 km to Talamanca for a shallow swim, or 3.1 km to Playa d'en Bossa for a longer beach. Return to Hostal Juanita to change, then eat in the centre and walk the port at 0.7 km, where the Formentera ferries load. With a car hired through the guesthouse, the Ses Salines dunes at 8.9 km make a good end to the day.

Practical tips

Demand is highest in July and August, and the shoulder months of May, June, September and October are gentler. Many Ibiza businesses, from beach bars to seasonal buses, shut roughly from November to April, so confirm Hostal Juanita's own opening dates before booking a winter stay. The ecotasa, the Balearic sustainable tourism tax, is charged per person per night by the accommodation; rates vary with the category 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 publishes the current rates.

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