#14 in Top 20 Ibiza for A Bachelorette · ★★★★★
NH Collection Ibiza (Sir Joan Hotel)
The former Sir Joan, rebranded by Minor Hotels: a 38-room yacht-inspired design boutique on Marina Botafoch, a short walk from Pacha.
The former Sir Joan, rebranded by Minor Hotels: a 38-room yacht-inspired design boutique on Marina Botafoch, a short walk from Pacha.
"The former Sir Joan, reborn under NH Collection: a small, sharp, yacht-inspired boutique on the marina, walking distance to Pacha."
Because it solves a specific brief: a small, design-minded group that wants a stylish, central base and plans to be out most nights rather than throwing the party on site. This is a 38-room boutique on Marina Botafoch, the yacht harbour directly across the water from Ibiza Town, and the most intimate of the serious five-star options on this side of the island. It opened in 2017 with a sharp, yacht-inspired interior of stripped wooden floors and stainless steel wall panels, plus a rooftop pool and bar that make an easy warm-up before a night out. In 2024 to 2025 it changed hands and brand, moving from Sircle Collection to Minor Hotels, which relaunched it as NH Collection Ibiza, the group's first NH Collection in the Balearics, after a facilities refresh.
The group draw is location and food. IZAKAYA, the Japanese kitchen with a South American twist, anchors dinner, and THE BUTCHER, the late-opening burger bar, handles the post-club craving through its own entrance. Pacha, the island's most famous club, sits a short walk around the marina, close enough to skip the taxi on the big night. For a group of four or six who would rather have a stylish, well-run base than a sprawling resort, this is the pick, and the yacht-harbour setting photographs beautifully at golden hour. The honest trade-off, covered below, is scale: with 38 rooms and no beach, it is a boutique, not a party hotel.
Book one of the two rooftop penthouses for the bride, then cluster marina-view rooms around it. The penthouses are the standout category: each has a large private terrace with the best port views in the building, which makes the natural getting-ready room, pre-drinks bar, and photo backdrop for the group all at once. Taking a penthouse plus two or three marina-view rooms below keeps the party together on one side of the hotel and gives you a private outdoor space that a beach resort of ten times the size cannot match for intimacy.
If the penthouses are gone, a Sir Joan Suite (the naming survives the rebrand on several booking channels) is the step down, with more space than the entry rooms and better light. Ask specifically for a marina-facing room when you book, because the categories that look inland lose the whole point of the address. The rooms are compact by resort standards, a deliberate boutique choice, so a group that wants to spread out will do better booking more rooms than trying to squeeze into fewer.
Start the night on the rooftop pool bar at sunset, then book IZAKAYA for the group dinner and hold THE BUTCHER for the small-hours return. Pacha is a short walk around the marina, so plan the big night there and skip the taxis. Confirm which restaurants are running when you book, since the dining lineup was refreshed under the new brand.
It earns an aggregate 9.3 out of 10, strongest on location and held back on room-and-design only by its compact scale rather than any flaw in the fit-out. Our scores are editorial opinions, not aggregated user reviews, weighted for what matters on a bachelorette: how the rooms rest and photograph a group, how central and walkable the base is, and how well a small team handles a party of friends. The rebrand from Sir Joan to NH Collection changed the operator, the loyalty programme (stays now sit inside Minor and NH's system), and some of the service and food details, but not the building, the marina position, or the yacht-inspired design that earns the room score. The breakdown:
| Criterion | Score | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Location | 9.6 | On Marina Botafoch, a short walk from Pacha and 15 minutes from the airport. |
| Service | 9.2 | Small-hotel attention, now backed by Minor and NH systems after the rebrand. |
| Room & Design | 9.0 | Sharp yacht-inspired interiors and two rooftop penthouses, but compact rooms. |
| Group fit | 8.8 | Best for four to six; too small to absorb a large party the way a resort can. |
| Value | 8.9 | Fair off-peak from around 350 euro, but July and August rates climb hard. |
Read the full weighting and how we score every property on the methodology page. The aggregate places it at number 14 on our Ibiza-for-bachelorette list: a specialist pick for a design-led group over the beachfront party hotels, and behind them only on scale and on-site nightlife.
The honest cons are scale, no beach, and peak-summer pricing. With 38 rooms this is a boutique, not a resort, so a large bachelorette of ten or more will not fit the way it would at a beach hotel, and there is no private sand or pool-club scene on site: the rooftop pool is a plunge and sun-terrace, lovely for a warm-up but not a day-long party venue. The real action is out at the clubs, not in the hotel, so this address only makes sense for a group that plans to be out most nights and wants a stylish, central place to sleep and get ready. Peak-summer rates are unforgiving, with the penthouses running into four figures in July and August, which is where the value score takes its hit. And there is a live practical wrinkle from the rebrand: the property appears under both Sir Joan and NH Collection Ibiza across booking sites, and the dining and service lineup was refreshed on relaunch, so confirm the current restaurants and facilities directly rather than assuming the old Sir Joan details still stand. None of these are dealbreakers for the right group, but they are worth knowing before the deposit.
Against the party-forward picks lower on the list, NH Collection Ibiza trades on-site nightlife for design, intimacy, and the most walkable club access of any hotel here. If your group wants a beachfront hotel that is itself the scene, the wellness-led Six Senses Ibiza up north and the beach-club hotels near Playa d'en Bossa are the stronger bookings. If your group is small, style-driven, and set on being out at Pacha most nights, this marina boutique is the sharper base and the reason it earns its rank. It also compares well against the other central options: see Bless Hotel Ibiza and Aguas de Ibiza Grand Luxe Hotel if you want a larger property with a full spa, and Paradiso Art Hotel if the design theme is the whole point of the trip.
Book about three months ahead for summer, and earlier for August or either penthouse, which go first. Ibiza airport (IBZ) is roughly 15 minutes away by car, so a group transfer is simple, and Pacha is walkable, which quietly saves a fortune in late-night taxis over a weekend. High-season inventory moves on a timescale of months, not weeks, and the marina-view rooms and rooftop penthouses, the categories that make this address worth booking, are routinely the first gone. Because the property is mid-transition between its Sir Joan and NH Collection identities, confirm the exact rate, room category, and which restaurants and rooftop facilities are open for your dates when you book, then lock the IZAKAYA dinner and any rooftop reservations at the same time. Check live pricing before you commit.
Yes. The 38-room design boutique on Marina Botafoch that opened in 2017 as the Sir Joan, part of Sircle Collection, was acquired by AX Partners and rebranded by Minor Hotels as NH Collection Ibiza, the brand's first property in the Balearics. Same building and marina position, new operator and refreshed facilities.
Yes, for a smaller design-minded group of four to six who want a stylish base over a big party resort. It sits on Marina Botafoch across from Ibiza Town, with a rooftop pool and bar, IZAKAYA for dinner, and Pacha a short walk away. It is intimate rather than a resort, so plan to be out most nights.
Pacha sits a short walk around Marina Botafoch, close enough to skip the taxi on the big night. Ibiza airport (IBZ) is roughly 15 minutes by car, and the Playa d'en Bossa club strip is about 15 to 20 minutes by taxi.
Book one of the two rooftop penthouses for the bride, each with a large private terrace and the best port views in the building, then cluster marina-view rooms around it. The penthouse terrace is the natural getting-ready and pre-drinks base for the group.
Entry rooms start around 350 euro per night off-peak and climb steeply through July and August, when the penthouses run into four figures. Marina-view categories and the two penthouses sell out first, so book several months ahead for summer.
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