Ses Dos Illes

About Ses Dos Illes

Ses Dos Illes suits travellers who want the south of Ibiza without staying in the middle of a resort. The hotel is a four-star property in the countryside outside the main resort areas, close enough to Ibiza Airport, Ibiza Town and Playa d'en Bossa to make days out easy, and far enough to come back to a garden, a pool and free parking rather than traffic. Couples, families with young children and drivers touring the island all fit the same brief here.

The stay is self-contained: an outdoor pool, a garden and a terrace, a restaurant on site, free wifi and free parking, with cribs and a sofa bed listed for families. Ses Dos Illes is a four-star hotel set inland, so the coast is a short drive rather than a walk, with Playa d'en Bossa 3.7 km away in a straight line. It suits travellers who want a quiet base and easy access to the south of the island.

Location: Sant Josep de sa Talaia

The address is listed as Diseminado Poligono 7, in the countryside outside Ibiza's main resort areas, in the south of the island. This is the working landscape behind the coast rather than a village centre: scattered houses, fields and lanes, with the airport, the port and the town all within a few kilometres. Ibiza Town and Dalt Vila are 4.4 km away in a straight line, and the nearest sand at Playa d'en Bossa is 3.7 km.

Little is genuinely walkable from Ses Dos Illes. The lanes have no proper footway and the figures are straight-line distances, so the real drive runs longer. A hire car or taxi is the practical way to reach Ibiza Town port at 5 km, Talamanca at 5.9 km or the airport at 4 km. In high summer the south of the island carries the traffic, so mornings and late afternoons move faster; in May, June and October the same runs are easy.

Rooms and facilities

Rooms suit couples and small families: the listed facilities include cribs for infants and a sofa bed, which usually lets a third or fourth person share without booking a second room. Free wifi, a safe and cleaning are listed, and the outdoor pool, garden and terrace give the day some shape away from the coast. The restaurant on site is handy on an arrival night, and the ATM covers a taxi paid in cash.

Worth confirming with Ses Dos Illes before booking: whether the sofa bed sits in the room type chosen, how the crib is arranged, and what the "surf" entry in the facilities list covers, since it may mean equipment storage, lessons or something else. Ask too about pool hours, whether the restaurant serves breakfast and dinner in every month, and the check-in and check-out times for the dates of the stay.

Getting there

Ibiza Airport (IBZ) is 4 km from Ses Dos Illes in a straight line, the closest of the island's arrival points to the hotel. A taxi or a pre-booked car covers the run quickly outside peak hours, and hiring a car at the airport suits the free parking on site. Local buses link the airport with Ibiza Town, Sant Antoni, Santa Eulària and the south beaches, with more lines in summer, so check the island bus operator.

From Ibiza Town port, 5 km away in a straight line, the same short transfer applies, and the port is where ferries leave for Formentera's La Savina, so a day trip is possible without moving the car. Talamanca lies 5.9 km off, Playa d'en Bossa 3.7 km. Seasonal buses thin out in winter, as do flights, so a car makes more sense between November and April; ask Ses Dos Illes which services still run.

Beaches, sights and food nearby

The nearest sand is Playa d'en Bossa, 3.7 km away in a straight line, the island's longest beach, with the large clubs behind it. Talamanca, 5.9 km off, is calmer and shallow, a good choice with children. South of the hotel, the Ses Salines Natural Park protects salt pans, dunes and juniper, with salt still harvested; the Phoenician settlement of Sa Caleta, part of the UNESCO listing, is 6.5 km away.

Ibiza Town's sights are close: the Puig des Molins necropolis is 4 km away in a straight line and the walls of Dalt Vila, with the cathedral at the top, are 4.7 km. Eat the island's fish stew, bullit de peix, served in two courses with rice, or arròs a banda. The countryside around Ses Dos Illes has few places to eat within walking distance, so plan meals around the town or the hotel restaurant.

A day from Ses Dos Illes

Start early, before the southbound traffic builds, and drive the 4.7 km to the walls of Dalt Vila, walking the Renaissance ramparts and the upper town before the heat. Drop down to Ibiza Town port, 5 km from Ses Dos Illes, for coffee by the water, then cross to the Puig des Molins necropolis, 4 km away, to see the Phoenician-Punic tombs. Return for the pool in the afternoon.

In the late afternoon take the 3.7 km run to Playa d'en Bossa for a swim, or the 5.9 km to Talamanca for shallow water and fewer people. On another morning, drive 6.5 km to Sa Caleta for the Phoenician settlement and the Ses Salines salt pans. Evenings at Ses Dos Illes are quiet: the garden and terrace, a meal at the restaurant, then an early night before the 4 km airport run.

Practical tips

Ses Dos Illes sits in the south, where much of the island's tourism business closes roughly from November to April, so check the hotel's own opening dates before booking a winter trip. July and August are the peak, with the heaviest traffic on the roads between the hotel and the coast. The Balearic sustainable tourism tax is added by Ses Dos Illes per person per night, at rates set by the Govern de les Illes Balears that depend on accommodation type and season, with reductions in low season and for longer stays, and children under 16 exempt; check the government's site.

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