We visited Ibiza on my annual 'time to get out of the country, I'm about to be yet another year older..' holiday and chose the S'Argamassa Palace as we wanted somewhere quiet and comfortable - it is both.
I spent a couple of years working in Ibiza in the mid 70's and have visited occasionally since then, but I hadn't been for 10 years until this trip. The changes of 'progress' are evident, especially in the road system, but there is still plenty of the island that has not been commercialised yet and these are the bits we spent the week finding... We had hired a car fhrough Economy Car Hire in Norfolk (who were excellent - would recommend them...), which we collected at the airport and we were off for a week's exploring...
The S'Argamassa Palace is in a small village called Cala Pada between Santa Eulalia and Es Cana, and although it has a pleasant small beach 2 minutes away, I would recommend it most for people who do have their own transport. There is not much to see or do in Cala Pada itself, and although both Es Cana and Santa Eulalia are a very pleasant evening's walk away, the walk home after a night out is too far to enjoy...
Having said that, once you are in the hotel, it is splendid. I booked direct with the hotel online, and the few queries that I had before travelling were answered immediately by Anoushka and her team. 'Check in' was a new record for me, taking all of 10 seconds before we were handed our key and shown to our room! The room consisted of a bedroom, bathroom, a separate lounge and a small kitchenette and a large terrace - all of which were kept spotlessly clean and functioned well.
There is also a pool and spa at the back of the hotel, which looked fine although we didn't use them.
Breakfast was included and there was a very good selection of hot and cold options available - and we particularly liked the fact that it was available until 11.00, as on a couple of occasions we were a tad late getting up after 'over celebrating...'
We had dinner in the restaurant on our first night and this would be my only criticism of the S'Argamassa. The food was average, but the prices were about 25% higher than we paid in other restaurants offering similar menus - so we ate out for the remainder of the holiday. There is a wide range of alternatives in Santa Eulalia, Es Cana and Ibiza town, but again, you would need transport as there are not so many other options within easy walking distance.
All in all, a very nice hotel to stay at if you want a comfortable base in a quiet part of Ibiza.
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