Apartamentos Cel Blau

About Apartamentos Cel Blau

Apartamentos Cel Blau suits families and couples who want a base in Es Canar rather than a resort with a dining scene attached. The three-star apartments sit on the road towards Punta Arabí, with the sheltered beach at Es Canar about 0.6 km away and the Punta Arabí hippy market roughly 1 km off. Self-catering space, a pool and free parking make it work for a week of beach mornings and short drives.

The stay is an apartment rather than a hotel room: kitchens, fridges and washing machines are part of the offer, so breakfast, laundry and quiet afternoons happen on your own schedule. Three stars is the official rating. It reads as a practical base for a family with young children, or for two people who would rather eat on a terrace than in a dining room. A car helps beyond Es Canar itself.

Location: Es Canar

Es Canar sits on Ibiza's east coast, in the municipality of Santa Eulària des Riu, built around a sheltered bay with shallow water where families tend to settle for the day. The village is small: the beach, a modest row of shops, cafés and the Wednesday hippy market at Punta Arabí are the anchors. Santa Eulària des Riu, a river town with a promenade and a marina, is 4.1 km away.

Walking covers the immediate area. Es Canar is 0.6 km from Apartamentos Cel Blau and the Punta Arabí market about 1 km, both flat enough for a pushchair. Beyond that, a car, taxi or seasonal bus is the practical way to reach Cala Llonga at 7.3 km or Santa Eulària at 4.1 km. In July and August the bay fills and parking near the beach tightens; outside those weeks the seafront is easier to share.

Rooms and facilities

The apartments are listed with air conditioning, a kitchen with fridge, microwave and toaster, a coffee maker, television and DVD player, plus a safe, hairdryer and iron and board. Terraces and sofa beds for extra guests appear among the facilities, so a family can spread out without booking two units. A shared outdoor pool, cleaning and a laundry service handle the practical side, and non-smoking rooms can be requested.

Express check-in is listed, which helps on a late arrival, though it is worth confirming reception hours with Apartamentos Cel Blau before travelling so keys are waiting. Ask too whether cleaning runs daily or on a set rhythm, how a cot or high chair is reserved, and what the pool hours are. Parking is free, and the car rental service, currency exchange and ATM on site save a drive into Santa Eulària for errands.

Getting there

Ibiza Airport (IBZ) is 22.5 km from Apartamentos Cel Blau in a straight line, at the far side of the island in Sant Josep. Hiring a car at the airport or taking a taxi covers the run directly; buses head for Santa Eulària des Riu, 4.1 km from the apartments, and the change there brings you on to Es Canar. Check the island bus operator for current lines and times.

Ibiza Town port, 15.3 km away, is where ferries leave for La Savina on Formentera, so the apartments can bookend a two-island trip. Cala Llonga is 7.3 km off if you plan to split the stay along the coast. Flights thin out between November and April and some seasonal bus lines stop running; confirm winter connections with the operator and with Apartamentos Cel Blau before booking a late arrival.

Beaches, sights and food nearby

The bay at Es Canar is the closest swim, 0.6 km from Apartamentos Cel Blau, and its shallow curve is why families choose this stretch. Cala Llonga, 7.3 km south, adds a longer sheltered inlet, while Santa Eulària des Riu at 4.1 km has the promenade and marina for an evening walk. The Punta Arabí hippy market is about 1 km away and runs on Wednesdays in season; Las Dalias at Sant Carles de Peralta, 2.9 km off, keeps Saturdays, though days can change.

Eating around Es Canar means fish and rice. The island's fish stew, bullit de peix, is served in two courses and finished with arròs a banda, and the east coast villages keep both on menus through the season. With a kitchen at Apartamentos Cel Blau, fresh fish and produce can come back from the market or the local shops and go straight into the pan. Kayaking the north coast calas, listed at 9.5 km, shows the cliffs from the water.

A day from Apartamentos Cel Blau

Begin with a swim at Es Canar, 0.6 km from Apartamentos Cel Blau, before the bay fills. If the day is a Wednesday in season, walk on to the Punta Arabí hippy market, about 1 km, and spend the late morning among the stalls. Lunch back at the apartment keeps the afternoon free, and the pool takes the hottest hours without anyone needing to drive.

Later, take a car or taxi the 2.9 km to Las Dalias at Sant Carles de Peralta when the market is running, or drive 9.5 km north to kayak the calas. Finish with a walk along Santa Eulària des Riu, 4.1 km away, for a promenade dinner, then return to Es Canar. A car makes the evening simple; otherwise check seasonal bus times for the way back to Apartamentos Cel Blau.

Practical tips

Apartamentos Cel Blau belongs to the Es Canar summer, when the market and the bay are in full swing; much of Ibiza's tourist business shuts roughly from November to April, so confirm the property's own dates before booking flights. July and August bring the crowds and the heaviest demand for poolside space and parking. The Balearic sustainable tourism tax, the ecotasa, is charged per person per night by the accommodation: expect a rate set by the apartment's category and the month, lower in low season and on longer stays, with under-16s exempt, and check the Govern de les Illes Balears for the current rules.

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