The Va-Voom Vedra perspective
Petunia owners were savvy when they purchased and redeveloped several 1970s coastal apartment buildings whose only saving grace was that the apartments had arguably the most beautiful views of the entire island. Petunia, the ultimate Ibiza escape fantasy is now unrecognizably redeveloped (and has recently been ushered in to the Beaumier stable). In the far southwest of the island, the road snakes and curves through the whitewashed pueblo of San José, past Sa Talaïa, the island’s tallest mountain, and around vertiginous clifftops until suddenly, magically, shearing out of the water with all her might is Es Vedra, Ibiza’s mystical, magnetic, offshore monolith. Es Vedra will always make you smile. You can see the monolith from the daybeds at the pools, the bougainvillea-covered walkways, or the shimmering roofs of Petunia. Petunia’s rustic casita-style rooms and suites are scattered throughout the lavender-scented grounds. The central finca is a stately building with a boutique, bar and restaurant that is teeming with couples (Petunia caters to adults only and couples comprise most of its guests).
The vibe here is unapologetically relaxed, and guests wear bikinis and bedroom slippers to float from suites to the pool, where they spend endless hours reading novels and sipping rosé beneath the shade of a Panama hat. Bedrooms are very comfortable. They have cream linens with tribal artifacts. There are also earth-toned raffia baskets adorning the walls. The bathrooms are spacious, with some having sunken bathtubs. Given the hotel’s far-flung location, there’s a real focus on great food here, and the three restaurants—one upscale with a tasting menu, one relaxed with a pizzeria, and a panoramic rooftop crudo bar—leave guests with few excuses to leave. If cabin fever does set in, however, it’s a short walk down the hill to pretty Cala Carbó, where a low-slung beach shack—Balneário—serves the juiciest red prawns on the sand and where Petunia’s own dayboat can whisk you away for an afternoon of swimming and snorkeling around Es Vedra itself.
