Me and friends (brazilians but live in USA) were amazed by the view and such a good space in the apartment (yes, more apartment than a hotel feeling)
Walking distance to a supermarket so you can have some of your meals at the apartment.
Staff were friendly enough, not too noisy in september and not too far from parties (we want to do both)
PLEASE don't forget to go to Formentera. Amazing time

Firstly I would like to mention what a great place figueretas is. It's quite a classy little bay sandwiched between Ibiza town and Playa d'en Bossa. Great place to chill out, sunbathe and enjoy some lovely beachfront cafes but easily in walking distance (10 mins) of Bossa and Ibiza town. There is a also a great little boat service that links the three places every half hour.

As for the Hotel, it's pretty good! The rooms are spacious, clean and functional and the kitchen is great for the off bit of cooking with the fantastic local ingredients on offer. The balcony was a decent size complete with table and chairs perfect for dining and drinking in the evening. The location couldn't be better as the hotel opens right onto the beach front. The hotel has a slightly dated feel but this hardly matters.

Unusually in this day and age there was no free wifi in the rooms so be warned that need to sit in the lobbey for internet access.

The main lobbey and bar appear to have had a facelift ... strangely there is a neon-lit duvet hanging in front of the reception which may be some attempt at modern art! The front desk staff are some of the best I have experienced in Spain... never a queue and all spoke perfect English (if you like that).


The pool area was pretty nice but we didn't use it that much as there is a phenominal beach less than ten metres away! The sun loungers were few but very comfy and always seemed to be free... probably because most folks opt for the beach. The beach, as mentioned, is right next the hotel pool and very chilled out. At 6 euros for a sun lounger on the beach for the whole day, it's pretty cheap and a trip to the local spa store will get you cheap snack and drinks.


Top tip for groceries if you are self catering... there is a lidl store just around the corner! Sounds very un-Spanish I know, but they actually stock loads of fresh Spanish veg, cheese and meats and or course beer and cava (all very cheaply priced too)! Give it a go!

In summery, Figueretas is a great place to locate yourself in Ibiza and Apartementos Mar y Playa will provide a very comfortable and enjoyble base for your holiday!

We stayed here for 4 nights and were really impressed - having stayed in other places on the island (Ibiza Town and San An), this would be my favourite. Although we didn't have a sea view, our apartment was really spacious and kept clean...and only across the road from the pool! Staff were great and always helpful - we had an issue with our air con and it was resolved extremely quickly. Although the pool loses the sun in the afternoon, it's very clse to beaches and Bora Bora so easy to get the sun elsewhere! Would thoroughly recommend it, especially if you're looking for a bargain.

Our stay was at the end of August 2012. We had Apartment no 214 on the second floor of Mar y Playa 2 (we did not know that we were staying in Mar y Playa “2” until we arrived). I emailed the hotel prior to arrival requesting a sea view, they replied and said they would try to accommodate this request but priority would be given to those who had paid extra for this when specially booking. On arrival we were checked in quickly and our room did have a lovely sea view just above the pool too. We had an apartment that sleeps 4, but booked for 3 guests. There were 2 single beds in the bedroom, and 1 bed in the living area, plus sofa. There are 2 large built in wardrobes in the bedroom and a small dressing table, more than enough room to hang clothes. There were only 2 mirrors in the apartment, 1 in the bedroom and 1 in the bathroom. The bathroom was a nice size with a bath and shower that worked fine. Bathroom door lock did not work but we didn’t find that a problem. The Kitchen area was small but find for what we needed, and there was a coffee table and dining table in the lounge, plus TV that we didn’t use. The pool is small, we didn’t find it too difficult to get a sun bed around the pool but the beach is a 10 second walk if you can’t get a bed at the pool!

ONE BIG DOWN-SIDE: Mar y Playa 2 does NOT have air conditioning in the rooms. We had 1 fan in the whole apartment that the cleaner would turn off every time she came in (we left it on in the bedroom 24/7 and it was still so humid in there!) At night we would leave the bedroom windows open (these lead on to a corridor which also has “bars” to outside rather than windows, so air does get in), and have the balcony door open, AND the fan on and we still could not sleep properly because it was so hot! Also a nightmare when you are trying to get ready to go out as within 5 mins of having a shower you are sweaty again. On top of the heat we also couldn’t sleep as the noise of the fan and the noise in the corridors would make it difficult. Me and my friend who stayed in the bedroom both got sore throats and colds from the fan every night.
Cleaner came in every day, if we were in the apartment she would just give us new towels and not come back to clean until the next day, not a big problem for us.

The area around Mar y Playa is quite nice – along the seafront there are lots of lovely restaurants and it didn’t feel unsafe. If you turn left out of the hotel and walk up the road there were a few obvious prostitutes stood on the street when it’s dark (this shocked me as the area does not seem seedy at all, but there are a few gentlemens clubs around too), its not overly busy around there at night, but saying that we didn’t feel really unsafe around there. Lots of souvenir shops and supermarkets around too.

We never attempted to walk to Playa d’en Bossa or San Antonio as some of the reviews have said on here they are walkable – Playa d’en Bossa was approx 5 mins in a cab, about 6/7 Euros, and San Antonio was about 20 mins in a cab/28 Euros, don’t know how anyone could walk there!

The hotel staff were very helpful with restaurant bookings, telling us where to go, where the nearest taxi rank is etc.
We paid 15EUR for a safe for 1 week and got 5EUR of that back when we returned the key and receipt. Note the safe is quite small.