Lux Isla

About Lux Isla

Lux Isla suits travellers who want the shallow water of Talamanca bay without losing touch with Ibiza Town. Talamanca is 0.7 km from the hotel, and the port of Eivissa and its marina are close enough to reach on foot or in a few minutes by taxi. Couples who like an evening in town and families who prefer a calm bay to a busy one both fit here.

Lux Isla is a three-star hotel rather than a resort, and its guest score is 4.7/5 from 664 reviews. The listed facilities cover the practical side of a holiday: air conditioning, free wifi, a garden, a terrace, a solarium, a fitness centre and a 24-hour front desk for arrivals that run late. Check-in and check-out times are best confirmed directly with the hotel before you travel.

Location: Talamanca

Talamanca is a calm, shallow bay across the marina from Ibiza Town, and Lux Isla sits at Josep Pla, 1, on the Ibiza Town side of it. The water shelves gently and the bay is sheltered, which makes it the gentlest swim close to the capital. Ibiza Town port is 1.8 km away in a straight line, the walls of Dalt Vila 2.3 km, and the old town itself 2.4 km.

Talamanca bay is 0.7 km away, a flat walk past the marina. Dalt Vila and Ibiza Town, 2.4 km off, make a pleasant evening walk or a short taxi ride. Playa d'en Bossa, 5.2 km to the south, is easier by bus, taxi or hire car, and the hotel keeps a car rental service listed. Through high summer the bay fills early and the road into Ibiza Town thickens; in the shoulder months the same walk is quiet.

Rooms and facilities

Rooms at Lux Isla are listed with air conditioning, a fan, a desk, a safe, a TV, a telephone and a balcony, with a bath, hairdryer and slippers in the bathroom. Non-smoking rooms are available and lifts serve the floors, which helps with suitcases and pushchairs. Couples tend to want the balcony; families should ask about cots, which are listed, and about how many people a room sleeps.

For late arrivals the 24-hour front desk and 24-hour security do most of the work, and luggage storage covers an early ferry or a flight after check-out. Housekeeping, laundry service, an iron and board, and a wake-up service all appear on the list. Confirm with Lux Isla what the balcony faces, whether parking needs booking ahead, and whether the fitness centre or solarium keeps limited hours.

Getting there

Ibiza Airport (IBZ) is 8.9 km from Lux Isla in a straight line, in the municipality of Sant Josep. A taxi is the simplest way with luggage, and the hotel lists a car rental service if you would rather drive. Airport buses towards Ibiza Town run more frequently in summer; from town, the last stretch to Talamanca is a short taxi ride.

Ibiza Town port, 1.8 km from Lux Isla, has ferries to Formentera (La Savina), Palma, Barcelona, Valencia and Dénia; from the quay it is a short taxi ride or a walk of under two kilometres. Formentera is the easy day out: fast ferries take about 30 to 35 minutes and conventional ferries about an hour, with fewer sailings in winter. Check the ferry operators for current timetables.

Beaches, sights and food nearby

Talamanca bay, 0.7 km from Lux Isla, is the nearest place to swim, and its shallow water suits children. Dalt Vila and Ibiza Town are 2.4 km away, the walk along the Renaissance walls 2.3 km, and the Phoenician-Punic necropolis of Puig des Molins, part of the UNESCO listing, 3.1 km. Playa d'en Bossa, the longest beach on the island, is 5.2 km south.

Further out, the dunes and working salt pans of Ses Salines Natural Park are 10.8 km away; the park is a Ramsar wetland as well as a natural park since 2001. Food on this coast is fish and rice: bullit de peix, the island stew served in two courses, and arròs a banda, rice cooked down in fish stock. The marina and Ibiza Town hold the widest choice, and Lux Isla lists a bar and snack service for the hours between.

A day from Lux Isla

Begin with a swim at Talamanca, 0.7 km from Lux Isla, before the bay fills in high summer. Follow the marina into Ibiza Town and climb to Dalt Vila, 2.4 km from the hotel; the walk along the Renaissance walls starts 2.3 km away and finishes at the cathedral at the top. Coffee in town fits before the heat.

After lunch, the necropolis at Puig des Molins, 3.1 km from Lux Isla, gives an hour of shade and some of the island's oldest history. Playa d'en Bossa, 5.2 km off, is a bus, taxi or hire car away if you want a longer beach. Come back for the terrace and solarium, then eat in Ibiza Town. A car puts the Ses Salines dunes, 10.8 km from the hotel, within reach for sunset.

Practical tips

High season at Lux Isla falls in July and August, when Talamanca bay and Ibiza Town are at their fullest and rooms go early. From roughly November to April many hotels, beach bars and seasonal buses on Ibiza shut, so ask the hotel about its own opening dates before a winter trip. A Balearic sustainable tourism tax is charged per person per night at Lux Isla; the rate varies with category and season, children under 16 are exempt, and the Govern de les Illes Balears publishes it.

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