Sleeping in Ibiza on a budget, the review of the Hostal Residencia Rita in Sant Antoni de Portmany, an affordable and comfortable place, with an adjoining restaurant run by Italians that makes the difference.
Any excuse is good for giving a trip, a weekend, a little escape. This year a friend's graduation offered me an essential alibi to give her a gift and do it to me too. I admit it.
Our four days all female were very fun and light, even if the weather did not give us an envious tan.
Hostal Residencia Rita: Ibiza
For our stay I chose theHostal Residencia Rita a Sant Antoni de Portmany.
The choice of the location was determined byprice more contained than in Ibiza town, from the hotel's location, located a few minutes from the street of night revelry, from the proximity to the Sunset strip and from the bus station just 350 meters away.
The hotel is a few kilometers from the airport, to reach it you can use both the bus and the taxi. I was later told that there is a direct bus only in the height of the season when the public service is greatly enhanced, both at night and during the day.
In our case, being the first week of May we would have had to take two buses (bus from the airport to Ibizacittà / bus from Ibiza to Sant Antoni) taking about an hour. Being three of us, we opted for a taxi which took us to our destination in about 25 minutes. The hotel had open for just over a week For the start of the season. To remind us of the smell of fresh paint that lingered throughout the structure.
Hostal Residencia Rita Ibiza, the review
The welcome and the first impact were very positive. The owner, the Mrs Pilar, she is an extremely pleasant and available woman, both to give all kinds of useful information and to chat that goes beyond the simple "Good morning". He speaks four languages, always smiles and if one thing is not feasible, he recommends another. Honestly, the human approach of those who work in a hotel and their honesty in giving information, always make the difference for me, much more. of a shabby chic bedspread compared to the "fioridellanonna" one we actually had.
A super welcome
Pilar told me what the hotel is always been in the family, among his collaborators also the nephew, a shy and kind boy, Rosa, who you find smiling at the reception and Mr. Fernando, the night porter. I admit, this sweet and kind gentleman who every evening, returning to the hotel, opened the elevator door for us with extreme paternal elegance, was my favorite and I would like him as a grandfather .
Structure
La hall it is newly furnished, clean and tasteful with regards to furnishings. The rooms, reachable both by stairs and by lift, have a different decor, less refined than the hall but are functional and clean.
We were staying in a large and spacious apartment, a bedroom with two single beds, a bathroom and a living room with kitchenette, fridge, sofa bed and a large balcony that overlooked the hotel entrance and flooded the apartment with light in the morning. was cleaned twice. Included the towel set, soap andhairdryer on request(Without supplement).
In addition, Pilar kindly provided us with beach towels (on request and at no extra charge).
The cost was quite advantageous by booking in February and grabbing an offer.
A place to try
Attached to the Hostal Residencia Rita, you will find the Medium Rare BurgersWhich has both an independent entrance from the outside and one communicating with the reception from the inside. The place has a style that reminds him of States with a predominance of red and white in the furnishings and has been taken over since this year by a couple from Parma: Elisa and Simone. They, in addition to food, are the highlight of this post or.
Elisa and Simone, Married, they are among the many daredevils who have tried and are trying, leaving our beautiful and difficult Italy: they are a hymn to courage. They arrived in Ibiza with great enthusiasm and their dog, Coffee, a very sweet jack russel.
Simone was already working in Italy in the restaurant business, he cooks and Elisa serves, never forgetting to smile or have a chat. The restaurant is open from 8,30 to 23,30: you can range from American or European breakfast at dinner and after dinner.
We tasted the homemade cakes, the cheese cake and the dry biscuits were excellent.
The coffee is delicious and the juice too. The menu offers a good selection of cocktails and, of course, for meat lovers, burgers. In addition, in the high season, they offer the Speak easy menu: a combination of five or six burgers with a specific cocktail. The prices are below average compared to the island and the convenience of having the bar practically in the hotel is priceless.
Hostal Residencia Rita Ibiza: getting around
The location is perfect. From the hostal in a few minutes walk you can reach the Sunset Strip, to enjoy the sunset while sipping a cocktail in one of the countless bars where you can show off tanned bodies and awesome heels; or in the more modest places with beer and delicious tapas for a few euros.
Moreover, in the evening you are just a few steps from the street of nocturnal revels, where Anglo-Saxon tourism is king. There are pubs and disco pubs that follow one another without stopping, if you are a lover of the genre it is the perfect place to throw yourself into big competitions with a shot.
The good thing is that the hotel is still in one silent way, away from the noises and with Fernando waiting for you.
