Apartamentos Mar Bella

About Apartamentos Mar Bella

Apartamentos Mar Bella suits travellers who want a simple, self-contained base on Ibiza's east coast rather than a resort with a scene. The address is Cala Nova, a short hop from Es Canar, and the apartment format gives families and small groups room to settle in for a week. Two stars set expectations honestly: this is a place for sleeping and heading out, with the calas, markets and pine coast of Santa Eulària des Riu within reach.

This is a two-star apartment property rather than a hotel with a lobby bar or a pool terrace. What it does offer is independence: your own space, a parking spot listed among the facilities, and a location that puts the north-east coast within a short drive. Couples who prefer quiet evenings and families who want room to spread out tend to settle in well. Ask about the apartment layout and kitchen equipment before booking.

Location: Es Canar

Es Canar sits on Ibiza's east coast, in the municipality of Santa Eulària des Riu. Its beach is sheltered and gentle at the water's edge, which is why families gravitate there. The village behind it fills on Wednesdays in season for the Punta Arabí hippy market, 1.3 km from Apartamentos Mar Bella. For the rest of the week it stays low-key, with Santa Eulària des Riu 4.4 km away for a promenade, a marina and a wider choice of shops and restaurants.

Apartamentos Mar Bella is 0.8 km from Es Canar, which is walkable for most people but a hot one in August. The rest of this coastline rewards a car: Cala Sant Vicent is 7.7 km north, the Las Dalias market at Sant Carles is 2.2 km, and the north coast calas for kayaking are 8.6 km away. Buses run more often in summer; check the island bus operator. In the shoulder months the roads thin out and coast walking becomes the better choice.

Rooms and facilities

The listed facility at Apartamentos Mar Bella is car parking, which counts for a lot on a coast where the best coves are a drive apart and roadside spaces near the beach go early in high summer. An apartment stay usually means self-catering, so plan your own breakfasts and evenings rather than count on hotel services. Couples use it as a quiet base; families like keeping to their own timings.

Two stars place Apartamentos Mar Bella in the simple, practical bracket, so set expectations accordingly. Ask the property about the number of bedrooms, whether the kitchen has a hob and a fridge, whether linen and towels are included, and how the key handover works. Late arrivals are worth flagging in advance rather than assuming a desk is staffed into the night, especially outside the summer months.

Getting there

Ibiza Airport (IBZ) is 23 km from Apartamentos Mar Bella in a straight line; the airport sits in Sant Josep, south-west of Ibiza Town. A taxi is the simplest way with luggage, and a hire car collected at the airport makes sense for the rest of the week on this spread-out coast. Airport buses serve Santa Eulària des Riu, with connections onward to Es Canar; check the island operator for summer lines and times.

Ibiza Town port, where ferries arrive from Formentera, Palma, Barcelona, Valencia and Dénia, is 15.8 km from Apartamentos Mar Bella in a straight line. With bags, take a taxi from the terminal; drivers head north along the coast through Santa Eulària des Riu. Sailings and flights are fewer between November and April, so build the final leg around a timetable confirmed with the operators.

Beaches, sights and food nearby

The nearest sand is Es Canar, 0.8 km from Apartamentos Mar Bella, a sheltered family beach with the Punta Arabí hippy market 1.3 km away, trading on Wednesdays in season. Cala Sant Vicent, 7.7 km north, is a pine-ringed bay that makes a quieter half-day out. Santa Eulària des Riu, 4.4 km off, has the promenade, the marina and the shops for an evening walk.

Inland and north, the Las Dalias market at Sant Carles de Peralta is 2.2 km from Apartamentos Mar Bella, with Saturday trading in season; check current days before setting out. Kayaking on the north coast calas is 8.6 km away. On food, try the island's fish cooking: bullit de peix and arròs a banda, rice and fish served in two courses, best at lunch after a morning on the water.

A day from Apartamentos Mar Bella

Start with the 0.8 km walk to Es Canar for a swim before the beach fills, then drive the 7.7 km north to Cala Sant Vicent for a second, quieter cove while the morning is still cool. Come back through Sant Carles and stop at the Las Dalias market, 2.2 km from Apartamentos Mar Bella, if your visit falls on a trading day. Lunch is the main meal on this coast.

The afternoon suits the 1.3 km to the Punta Arabí market at Es Canar on a Wednesday in season, or the longer run to the north coast calas, 8.6 km away, if kayaks are booked. Finish with the 4.4 km into Santa Eulària des Riu for the promenade and the marina, then back to Cala Nova for the evening. A car makes the loop easy; without one the day narrows to Es Canar and a bus.

Practical tips

Timing decides a lot. Many hotels, beach bars, boat trips and seasonal buses on Ibiza close roughly from November to April, though Santa Eulària des Riu keeps going all year. Confirm Apartamentos Mar Bella's opening dates before a spring or autumn trip, and treat July and August as the busiest weeks. The island's sustainable tourism tax (ecotasa) is added per person per night by the accommodation, at rates that depend on property type and season, reduced in low season and with children under 16 exempt; the Govern de les Illes Balears sets the current rules.

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