Finca El Retiro

About Finca El Retiro

Finca El Retiro suits travellers who want the Ibiza countryside as a base rather than a resort strip. The four-star rural hotel stands outside the main resort areas, so days can start quietly and end with a swim in the outdoor pool. Couples, families and small groups who plan to explore by car find the position practical: Cala Llonga is 4.2 km away in a straight line, Talamanca 4.8 km, and Ibiza Town port 5.8 km.

Finca El Retiro is an agroturismo, a rural hotel rated at four stars, with garden and terrace space rather than a lobby and lift. Rooms are listed with air conditioning, a fan and a balcony or terrace, and several features point to longer stays: a kitchen or kitchenette, a washing machine, a fireplace and a dishwasher. The address is Nostra Senyora de Jesús, Santa Maria, in the countryside outside the main resort areas.

Location: Santa Eulària des Riu

Finca El Retiro has a countryside address outside the main resort areas of Ibiza, in the municipality of Santa Eulària des Riu, near the village of Nostra Senyora de Jesús. The character here is inland rather than coastal, a base for villages, markets and the old town rather than for a strip of bars. Ibiza Town and Dalt Vila are 6.3 km away in a straight line, and Cala Llonga on the east coast is 4.2 km away.

Walking covers the lanes and the immediate countryside, but everything else is easier by road. A hire car reaches Cala Llonga (4.2 km in a straight line), Talamanca (4.8 km), Ibiza Town port (5.8 km) and Ibiza Airport (12.6 km), and Finca El Retiro lists free parking on site. Buses run along the main road through Ibiza Town and Santa Eulària des Riu, with more lines in summer; check the island bus operator. High summer brings the heaviest traffic on the coast roads; spring, early summer and autumn leave more room on them.

Rooms and facilities

The listed facilities at Finca El Retiro include air conditioning, a fan, a TV and free wifi, alongside balcony and terrace features. Couples who work as they travel have internet access and a garden to sit in. For families, cots and sofa beds appear on the list, and the self-catering kit runs to a kitchen or kitchenette, an oven, a dishwasher, a toaster and a refrigerator, which keeps breakfast and light meals easy.

Practical details at Finca El Retiro include a safe, a bath, a hairdryer, an iron and board, laundry service and cleaning, with non-smoking rooms on the list. Express check-in and currency exchange help guests arriving on a late flight. Outside, an outdoor pool, a garden and a terrace sit alongside free car parking. Confirm with the property which units have a full kitchen rather than a kitchenette, whether a cot fits the room you book, and the arrangements for a very late arrival.

Getting there

The road transfer from Ibiza Airport (IBZ) to Finca El Retiro covers about 12.6 km in a straight line, with the airport in Sant Josep roughly 7 km south-west of Ibiza Town. Hiring a car at the airport or taking a taxi is the direct option, and the hotel lists free parking. Airport buses serve Ibiza Town, Sant Antoni, Santa Eulària and the south beaches, with more lines in summer; from Ibiza Town a taxi covers the rest.

Ibiza Town port is 5.8 km from Finca El Retiro in a straight line, and ferries from there reach Formentera's La Savina, Palma, Barcelona, Valencia and Dénia. Dalt Vila and the old town are 6.3 km away. Cala Llonga (4.2 km) and Talamanca (4.8 km) are the nearest coastal points for a swim after a crossing. Winter brings fewer flights and sailings, so allow slack on a transfer day and ask the property about current options.

Beaches, sights and food nearby

Two sheltered beaches are close to Finca El Retiro: Cala Llonga, 4.2 km away in a straight line, a long inlet with shallow water, and Talamanca, 4.8 km away, a calm shallow bay across the marina from Ibiza Town. Both suit early swims and families. Santa Eulària des Riu, a river town with a promenade and a marina, lies further east along the coast, and the village of Nostra Senyora de Jesús is nearer still.

History and markets sit within easy reach of Finca El Retiro. The walls of Dalt Vila, the walled upper town above the port, are 6.3 km away, and the Puig des Molins necropolis is 6.9 km; both belong to the UNESCO World Heritage Site listed in 1999. Las Dalias market at Sant Carles is 9.8 km away, with Saturdays usual in season, though days change; check. For food, the island's two-course fish stew, bullit de peix then arròs a banda, is worth seeking out.

A day from Finca El Retiro

Begin with a swim: Cala Llonga is 4.2 km from Finca El Retiro in a straight line and Talamanca 4.8 km, both shallow and sheltered, and a car makes the run simple. Back at the hotel, the outdoor pool, the garden and the terrace fill the middle of the day, when the coast roads are at their busiest and the sun is strongest. A kitchen in the unit keeps lunch easy.

Spend the afternoon in Ibiza Town, where the walls of Dalt Vila are 6.3 km from Finca El Retiro, the Puig des Molins necropolis 6.9 km and the port 5.8 km; park once and walk between them. In the evening, drive to Las Dalias at Sant Carles, 9.8 km away, if a market night falls on your dates, or stay in the countryside. Check market days and seasonal closing before setting out.

Practical tips

Spring and autumn suit Finca El Retiro best: the countryside is green, the coast roads are calmer and the pool still earns its place. The height of summer brings the crowds and the heat, so reserve early and plan mornings. Much of Ibiza's tourism business, from beach bars to seasonal buses, closes roughly from November to April, so confirm the hotel's own opening dates for a winter stay. A nightly sustainable tourism tax (the ecotasa) is added by the accommodation; rates vary with the type of stay and the season, children under 16 are exempt, and the Govern de les Illes Balears publishes current rates.

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