Hotel Apartamentos El Pinar

About Hotel Apartamentos El Pinar

Hotel Apartamentos El Pinar suits families and self-caterers who want a base above Cala Llonga rather than a resort strip. The apartments come with kitchens or kitchenettes, so shopping and early breakfasts stay simple, and there is an outdoor pool plus a separate kids pool and a playground. Couples out of season fit here too, since the garden, solarium and terrace give the day its own rhythm without a drive for every meal.

Three stars and an apartment format, with a guest score of 4.3/5 from 216 reviews. The combination suggests a practical property rather than a design hotel: lifts, a 24 hour front desk, air conditioning, a safe and a terrace are all listed. The kitchen side matters most in high summer. A refrigerator, microwave and toaster in the apartment mean the difference between eating out twice a day and keeping afternoons flexible.

Location: Cala Llonga

Cala Llonga is a long, sheltered inlet between wooded headlands on Ibiza's east coast, with shallow water for children. In July and August the bay fills and the short walk down from Hotel Apartamentos El Pinar, 0.3 km from the inlet in a straight line, is the busiest stretch of the day. By May, June, September and October the same streets are quiet and the water is still warm.

Walking covers the bay, the shallow water and the small cluster of streets behind it. Everything else needs wheels: Santa Eulària des Riu is 3.9 km away, Ibiza Town port 8.3 km, Talamanca 7.2 km. A hire car, bookable through the car rental service Hotel Apartamentos El Pinar lists, saves repeat trips, and buses along the east coast run more often in summer; check current lines with the island operator.

Rooms and facilities

Late arrivals have the easiest time of it, with a 24 hour front desk, luggage storage and a wake-up service listed. Families get family rooms, cots, a playground and a kids pool beside the outdoor pool and solarium. Couples can keep things quiet on a balcony or terrace, with air conditioning, a fan and a safe listed for the apartment. A lounge, a bar, a pool bar and a restaurant cover the hours when cooking loses appeal.

Because units vary, it is worth confirming with Hotel Apartamentos El Pinar what each kitchenette holds; a refrigerator, microwave and toaster are listed, but the exact inventory is best checked before a self-catering week. Ask about cot placement, wheelchair accessible units, parking spaces and whether the tennis court needs booking. Wifi is listed as free, and a sofa bed appears among the facilities, so the sleeping layout deserves a question for larger groups.

Getting there

Ibiza Airport (IBZ) is 15.5 km from Hotel Apartamentos El Pinar in a straight line. A taxi is the quickest way with luggage and children; hire cars can be arranged through the rental service the hotel lists. Buses from the airport run to Ibiza Town, Santa Eulària des Riu and the south beaches, with more lines in summer, and a connection at Santa Eulària, 3.9 km out, covers the last stretch; check the island bus operator.

Ibiza Town port, 8.3 km away, is the arrival point for foot passengers from Formentera's La Savina and from the mainland. Talamanca is 7.2 km off and Santa Eulària des Riu 3.9 km, so one hire car covers the arrival run and the beach days. Both bus lines and flights into IBZ thin out in winter, so a late or early season stay at Hotel Apartamentos El Pinar is worth checking against current timetables.

Beaches, sights and food nearby

The bay at Cala Llonga, 0.3 km from Hotel Apartamentos El Pinar, is the nearest swim: shallow, sheltered and easy with children. Talamanca at 7.2 km gives a longer, calmer bay across the marina from Ibiza Town, while Santa Eulària des Riu at 3.9 km supplies the promenade, marina and an evening wander. Inland, the Punta Arabí hippy market at Es Canar is 8.1 km away and Las Dalias at Sant Carles 7.8 km; check current market days.

Dalt Vila, the walled upper town above Ibiza Town port with its 16th-century Renaissance walls and cathedral at the top, is 8.8 km away; it forms part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site listed in 1999. Eating locally means east coast cooking: bullit de peix and arròs a banda, the island fish stew served in two courses, alongside fresh fish and rice dishes. Hotel Apartamentos El Pinar's kitchens make a late lunch of market produce easy.

A day from Hotel Apartamentos El Pinar

Start with a swim at Cala Llonga, 0.3 km from Hotel Apartamentos El Pinar, before the bay fills in high summer. Then take the car or a bus the 8.8 km to Ibiza Town and walk the walls of Dalt Vila in the morning, while the upper town is still cool. Lunch near the pool bar, a slow afternoon between the terrace, the garden and the solarium, then dinner at the restaurant on site.

Late afternoon suits the markets, with Las Dalias at Sant Carles 7.8 km away and the Punta Arabí hippy market at Es Canar 8.1 km off; both run in season and current days are worth checking. Finish with a swim at Talamanca, 7.2 km away across the marina from Ibiza Town, or stay local at Cala Llonga. A hire car from the hotel's rental service keeps the return simple after dark.

Practical tips

Hotel Apartamentos El Pinar works best between late spring and early autumn, when the pool and the Cala Llonga bay are in use; much of Ibiza's tourism business closes roughly from November to April, so check the hotel's own opening dates before booking a winter stay. July and August are the peak. A sustainable tourism tax, the ecotasa, is charged per person per night by the accommodation, rates vary with type and season, children under 16 are exempt, so confirm the current rules with the Govern de les Illes Balears.

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