Las Boas Palace

About Las Boas Palace

Las Boas Palace suits travellers who want Ibiza Town within walking distance but a quieter base for sleeping. The three-star hotel sits in the Talamanca area, across the marina from the town, with the port 0.6 km away and the Dalt Vila walls 1.2 km away in a straight line. Couples who eat out in Eivissa, and families who prefer a shallow bay to a loud strip, fit the pattern here.

This is a straightforward three-star hotel with a listed outdoor pool, a spa, garage and parking, a shuttle service and wheelchair access. Las Boas Palace works as a base rather than a resort: you sleep in Talamanca, swim in the bay, and move into Ibiza Town for dinner. Its address on Passeig Joan Carles I puts the marina and the port side of town within a few minutes, and Ibiza Airport is 7.8 km away in a straight line.

Location: Talamanca

Talamanca is a calm, shallow bay across the marina from Ibiza Town, which gives Las Boas Palace an unusual position: a quiet waterfront area within reach of a working town. The bay curves round, with the marina at one end and Ibiza Town port 0.6 km away in a straight line. The Talamanca bay and its small settlement lie 0.5 km from Las Boas Palace, and the old town is 1.2 km beyond.

Much of the immediate area is walkable. The port is 0.6 km from Las Boas Palace, Talamanca 0.5 km, Dalt Vila and Ibiza Town 1.2 km, and the Puig des Molins necropolis 1.9 km, so a morning on foot covers the marina and the old town without a vehicle. Playa d'en Bossa, at 4.2 km, and the Ses Salines dunes, at 9.9 km, are easier by car, taxi or seasonal bus from the hotel.

Rooms and facilities

Facilities at Las Boas Palace are listed as an outdoor pool, a spa, a garage, parking, a shuttle service and wheelchair access. For couples, the pool and the spa make a slow afternoon possible without crossing the bay into town. Families with young children tend to value the garage, the parking and the shuttle, which remove the search for a space near the port in high summer.

Late arrivals should confirm reception hours with Las Boas Palace before travelling, and ask how the shuttle service works, where it runs and whether it needs booking in advance. Guests with limited mobility can check which areas are step-free and whether the pool has access aids. Ask about pool opening times in the shoulder months, garage clearance for a taller vehicle, and the spa's booking arrangements. Room type, view and bedding are best confirmed with the property when booking.

Getting there

Ibiza Airport (IBZ) lies 7.8 km south-west of Las Boas Palace in a straight line, in the municipality of Sant Josep de sa Talaia. A taxi is the simplest transfer with luggage, and hire cars collected at the airport finish at the hotel's own garage and parking. Island buses connect the airport with Ibiza Town, and the old town is 1.2 km from the Talamanca address.

Ibiza Town port is 0.6 km from Las Boas Palace in a straight line, and ferries leave there for La Savina on Formentera, as well as for Palma, Barcelona, Valencia and Dénia. Formentera has no airport, so a visit means the fast ferry of about 30-35 minutes or the conventional crossing of about an hour. Winter timetables are thinner, so check sailings with the operators before planning a crossing.

Beaches, sights and food nearby

Dalt Vila, the walled upper town, is 1.2 km from Las Boas Palace, close enough to walk up in the evening. The Renaissance walls date from the 16th century and the cathedral sits at the top, part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site listed in 1999. The Puig des Molins necropolis is 1.9 km away, a Phoenician-Punic burial ground, and the Ses Salines dunes are 9.9 km, with salt still harvested in the natural park.

Talamanca bay is 0.5 km from Las Boas Palace, calm and shallow, and Playa d'en Bossa, the longest beach on Ibiza, is 4.2 km. Eating out in Ibiza means fish: bullit de peix and arròs a banda, the island stew served in two courses, and simply cooked fish and rice dishes. Ibiza Town, 1.2 km from the hotel, has the broadest choice of tables in winter, when Talamanca quietens.

A day from Las Boas Palace

Start at Talamanca, 0.5 km from Las Boas Palace, for a swim in the shallow bay before the heat builds. Walk the 0.6 km to Ibiza Town port and watch the ferries, then climb to Dalt Vila, 1.2 km from the hotel, following the Renaissance walls to the cathedral at the top. Lunch near the marina, an afternoon by the outdoor pool at the hotel, and dinner in town.

Take a taxi or hire car the 1.9 km to the Puig des Molins necropolis for the Phoenician-Punic tombs, or continue 9.9 km to the Ses Salines dunes and salt pans. Ask at Las Boas Palace which of the two is easier by bus in summer. Back at the hotel, change and walk the 1.2 km into Ibiza Town for a late dinner. The return is flat and takes little time.

Practical tips

Talamanca quietens sharply between roughly November and April, when many hotels, beach bars and seasonal buses on Ibiza stop, so confirm Las Boas Palace's own opening dates before booking outside the main season. July and August fill the bay, when sorting pool and garage arrangements early helps. Stays at Las Boas Palace also carry the Balearic sustainable tourism tax, charged per person per night by the accommodation; the rate varies with the season, the length of stay and the type of accommodation, under-16s are exempt, and the Govern de les Illes Balears publishes current details.

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