Casa Ibicenca

About Casa Ibicenca

Casa Ibicenca suits travellers who want a quiet base away from the resort strips and are happy to drive to the coast. The address is in the countryside around Sant Mateu, inland from Sant Antoni de Portmany, with garden, terrace and two pools listed. Couples, small families and groups of friends who plan beach days by car fit best here; anyone wanting a promenade outside the door should look at the bay instead.

This is a three-star apartment or villa stay rather than a full-service hotel, so the rhythm is independent and self-catering rather than poolside service. The facilities listed are free Wifi, free car parking, a garden, an indoor pool, an outdoor pool and a terrace. Parking on site makes a hire car straightforward. Ask the property which units open onto the garden and how the indoor pool is used outside high summer.

Location: Sant Antoni de Portmany

Casa Ibicenca sits in the countryside of the Sant Mateu area, inland from the west coast and clear of the built-up resort strips. The nearest sizeable town is Sant Antoni de Portmany, 7.8 km away in a straight line, which brings the bay, the evening crowds and the mainland ferry routes in season. Around the hotel the pattern is fields, low houses and quiet lanes, with the sea reached by road rather than on foot.

A car is the practical choice from Casa Ibicenca: Cala Salada and Cala Saladeta are 7.5 km away in a straight line, and Ibiza Town with Dalt Vila is about 13.8 km. Taxis work for evenings, and buses serve the main roads, though the lanes around the property are no place to wait for one. In July and August the coast roads fill early and cove parking goes first; May, June, September and October make the same drives much shorter.

Rooms and facilities

The units are apartments or villas in the three-star category, which in practice means space, a kitchen and a slower routine than a hotel corridor. For couples the draw is privacy and the garden; for families the two pools, one indoor and one outdoor, plus free parking for a hire car, remove much of the logistics from a beach holiday. The terrace is the natural place to end a day after the drive back from the coast.

Treat the facility list as a starting point and confirm the specifics with Casa Ibicenca before booking: how many people each unit sleeps, whether the indoor pool is open and heated outside high summer, whether linen and cleaning are included, and how late arrivals are handled. Guests with limited mobility should ask about steps, terraces and the route from the car park to the door, since rural properties vary widely in layout.

Getting there

Ibiza Airport (IBZ) is 16.8 km from Casa Ibicenca in a straight line, in the municipality of Sant Josep south-west of Ibiza Town. The simplest transfer is a hire car picked up on arrival, which also covers the daily drives to the beaches; taxis wait at the terminal and follow the road towards Sant Antoni de Portmany before turning inland. Airport buses run to Ibiza Town, Sant Antoni and the south beaches, with more lines in summer, so check the island bus operator before relying on one.

From Ibiza Town port, 13.9 km away, ferries leave for Formentera (La Savina), Palma, Barcelona, Valencia and Dénia, so a stay at Casa Ibicenca can include a day on Formentera with a fast crossing of about 30-35 minutes. Sant Antoni de Portmany, 7.8 km off, has some mainland routes in season. Winter brings fewer flights and fewer sailings, and the roads empty with them, so the same drive to the port takes less time.

Beaches, sights and food nearby

The closest swims are on the west coast: Cala Salada and Cala Saladeta, 7.5 km away in a straight line, with Talamanca 13.6 km off on the far side of Ibiza Town. Cala d'Hort, which faces the Es Vedrà islet, sits further south inside the Cala d'Hort, Cap Llentrisca and Sa Talaia natural park. None of these is within walking distance of Casa Ibicenca, so plan each beach day around a car or a taxi and set out early in high summer.

Ibiza Town and Dalt Vila are 13.8 km from the property, and the walk along the 16th-century Renaissance walls, with the cathedral at the top, is 14.1 km away. The climb to Sa Talaia, the island's highest point at about 475 m, is 13.5 km off. Food on the island runs to bullit de peix and arròs a banda, the fish stew served in two courses, and simple rice dishes; the villages inland from the coast keep quieter tables than the bay.

A day from Casa Ibicenca

Start early at Casa Ibicenca and drive the 7.5 km to Cala Salada and Cala Saladeta while the light is still soft and the parking is open, then swim before the cove fills. Return to the property for the hottest hours, using the garden, the terrace and the outdoor pool, and leave the indoor pool for a cloudy afternoon. Lunch at the accommodation keeps the middle of the day simple.

In the late afternoon, drive 13.8 km to Ibiza Town and walk the walls of Dalt Vila, 14.1 km from the hotel on the same road, finishing at the cathedral on top as the light drops. Eat in town, then run back inland to Casa Ibicenca. A second day can take in Sa Talaia, 13.5 km away and about 475 m high, for a view over the whole island before the afternoon heat builds.

Practical tips

Casa Ibicenca works best as a summer and shoulder-season base. Many hotels, beach bars, boat trips and seasonal buses on the island close roughly from November to April, so confirm the property's own opening dates before booking flights. July and August bring peak heat and heavy coast-road traffic; May, June, September and October are easier. Casa Ibicenca collects the Balearic sustainable tourism tax per person per night, with the figure set by unit category and month, lower in low season and on longer stays, and waived for children under 16; the Govern de les Illes Balears publishes current rates.

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