Hotel Marfil

About Hotel Marfil

Hotel Marfil suits travellers who want to be based in Sant Antoni de Portmany without spending every evening in the middle of it. The address on Carrer De Ramon i Cajal puts you 0.3 km from the town centre, close enough to walk in for dinner and far enough to sleep. Couples touring the west coast by car, friends on a first Ibiza trip and families who prefer a small three-star property all fit here.

Hotel Marfil is a three-star hotel rather than a resort, with a 24-hour front desk and a guest score of 4.5/5 from 177 reviews. The building is compact and the mood is practical: air conditioning, free wifi and a lift do most of the work, and the terrace and bar give you somewhere to sit once the day is over. Expect a straightforward base, and plan your island days from there.

Location: Sant Antoni de Portmany

Sant Antoni de Portmany occupies the west coast of Ibiza, and Hotel Marfil is 0.3 km from the centre of it. The bay opens due west, so light lasts late over the water and evenings are mild. The north shore carries the sunset strip, loud after dark in summer and quiet through the day. Shops, banks and the bus stops stay open outside the high season, and the town keeps working when the coves empty.

Everything in town is walkable from the door, including the harbour and the bus stops for the rest of the island. For coves you want wheels: Cala Comte is 7.3 km away in a straight line and Cala d'Hort 12.6 km, and Ibiza Town port is 14.2 km. In July and August the sunset strip fills after dark. In May, June, September and October the same streets are calmer and parking is easier.

Rooms and facilities

Rooms at Hotel Marfil are listed with air conditioning, a balcony, a desk, a refrigerator and a safe, plus a bath, a bidet, a hairdryer and toiletries. There is also a TV, a telephone, a radio and an iPod dock. Couples get quiet from the non-smoking policy, and families can ask about cots and extra beds. Late arrivals are covered by the 24-hour front desk and the wake-up service.

Confirm the practical details when you book: whether the balcony faces the street or the back, whether the bathroom has a bath or a shower only, and where the parking sits, since Hotel Marfil lists a car park and free car parking. Ask about cots and extra beds for children. The fitness centre, laundry service and luggage storage are listed, so check their hours with the hotel before you rely on them.

Getting there

Ibiza Airport (IBZ) is 13.6 km from Hotel Marfil in a straight line, in the municipality of Sant Josep. A taxi is the quickest way in with luggage, airport buses reach Sant Antoni de Portmany in summer and leave you in the town centre, 0.3 km from the door, and hiring a car at the airport suits anyone touring the west coast. Hotel Marfil lists free parking.

From Ibiza Town port, 14.2 km away, the road runs west to Sant Antoni de Portmany and past the hotel. Use this route if you arrive on a ferry from Formentera, Palma, Barcelona, Valencia or Dénia. Sant Antoni also has mainland crossings in season. Island buses are more frequent in summer and thin out in winter, when flights and ferries are fewer, so check the bus operator and the ferry operators before fixing dates.

Beaches, sights and food nearby

Cala Salada and Cala Saladeta are 2.8 km from Hotel Marfil in a straight line, the closest swimming to the hotel and a short hop by car or scooter. Cala Comte, 7.3 km away, is the west-coast sunset beach, with shallow water and islets offshore. Cala d'Hort, 12.6 km, faces Es Vedrà, the limestone islet about 380 m high that sits in a nature reserve and has no landing.

Food on Ibiza is built on fish and rice. Bullit de peix and arròs a banda, the island fish stew served in two courses, are the dishes to try in Sant Antoni de Portmany, and grilled fish and rice dishes appear on most menus in town. For a longer outing, the climb to Sa Talaia, the highest point on Ibiza at about 475 m, begins 7.4 km from Hotel Marfil.

A day from Hotel Marfil

Start early and head west. Cala Salada and Cala Saladeta, 2.8 km from Hotel Marfil, are the nearest coves and the place for a first swim before the parking fills. Then carry on to Cala Comte, 7.3 km away, for shallow water and a long lunch, and keep the afternoon loose. In high summer, shade and water are the two things to plan around, so leave before the heat builds.

Return through Sant Antoni de Portmany, 0.3 km from Hotel Marfil, and walk the bay as the sun drops over the water. The north shore is where the sunset strip runs. For height instead, the path up Sa Talaia begins 7.4 km from the hotel and makes a late-afternoon option. Eat late in town and walk back to Carrer De Ramon i Cajal, which is flat and short.

Practical tips

Hotel Marfil sits in a town that stays open through the year, but outside the main towns many hotels, beach bars and seasonal buses on Ibiza close roughly from November to April, so check the hotel's own opening dates before booking a winter trip. July and August are the peak, when the sea reaches about 25-26 °C. A Balearic sustainable tourism tax applies per person per night at Hotel Marfil. Rates vary with category and season, children under 16 are exempt, and the Govern de les Illes Balears publishes the current rules.

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