La Granja Ibiza: The Sexy New Farm Retreat

Is it really September" We’ve got our sights set on delaying the fall reentry with a trip to Ibiza. Not the ear-plugs-required, clubby side of the island, thank you; we’re heading inland, straight to La Granja, a new hotel set on a 16th-century finca amid acres of well-tended farmland, slow-food workshops, yoga, and full moon rituals included.
Photography courtesy of Design Hotels.
Above: The main house overlooks the pool and one of several well-shaded lounging areas. La Granja is a joint project of Design Hotels, a consortium of indie boutique lodgings, and Friends of a Farmer, which bills itself as “a creative community forged around the cultivation of art, crops, and inner gardens.” The hotel is designated a private retreat, but all that’s required for a reservation is a Friends of a Farmer membership (which is built into the ?350 room fee).
Above: The centuries-old house was transformed into a hotel by Dreimeta design studio of Augsburg, Germany, led by Armin Fischer. The team deployed stone floors, cane pergolas, and rustic furniture built from salvaged wood throughout.
Above: New steel-framed glass doors open to an airy, high-ceilinged living room.
Above: Formerly a private residence, the Moorish-inflected house has thick stucco walls, arched detailing, and dark-wood beamed ceilings.
Above: Low seating and layered rugs in front of the fire.
Above L: A curved built-in settee under a port-hole window. Above R: Some of...
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