Cala Tabarca B&B

Six rooms named after sea animals

Cala Tabarca is a small bed and breakfast on Calle Pascual Ros Aguilar, inside the island's walled village, with breakfast included in the stay. It has only six rooms and each is named after an animal of the sea around the island, which is a marine reserve. Its motto is the true spirit of Tabarca: sleeping on the island once the day-trippers' boats have gone and the village goes back to belonging to those who live in it.

The rooms

There are three pairs of rooms, according to its website:

• Pulpo and Estrella de Mar: doubles with a patio. Pulpo has a double bed and Estrella de Mar a large double bed.
• Medusita and Caballito de Mar: doubles with a terrace and sea views, with a large double bed and a sofa bed.
• Suite Deluxe Caracola: with a sea terrace, one large double bed and two single beds, for four people.
• Suite Deluxe Medusa: with a sea terrace, a double bed and a single bed, for three.

The website does not detail equipment such as air conditioning, television or wifi, nor check-in and check-out times, nor its policy on pets or children. Ask before booking on 691 228 811 or at [email protected].

Direct booking

Booking is through its online engine, which gives prices and availability by date. Its website offers, for direct bookings, a best-rate guarantee, free cancellation within the period stated on each booking and late check-out at no cost when available. It also sells gift cards.

Getting to the island

You cannot reach Tabarca by car: you go by boat from Alicante or from Santa Pola, and from the quay to the B&B you walk through the village. Travel light: no cars circulate within the village and the suitcase goes by hand. If you leave the car at the departure port, expect to pay for parking for every day of your stay.

What to do from here

The B&B itself suggests what makes sleeping on the island worthwhile: snorkelling in the marine reserve over the posidonia meadows, kayaking or paddle surfing around the island, the walk round Tabarca, a tour of the walls, gates, squares and church, the coves and caves when the sea allows and, above all, the evening stroll when the last boats leave.

For that, on the island you have snorkelling in the marine reserve, the walls and the San Rafael Gate, the church of San Pedro y San Pablo and the San José tower and the lighthouse. It is accommodation for couples or small families looking for calm more than hotel services.