Hôtel & Spa des Pêcheurs, 2026 Season on the Île de Cavallo ('Billionaires' Island')
🗓 Add to my calendarThe only hotel on the Mediterranean's most discreet private island (Small Luxury Hotels of the World): the Le Puffin restaurant facing the sea, a spa, diving in the Lavezzi archipelago, access to the Sperone golf course. No major public events: Cavallo cultivates absolute seclusion, villas of Italian and French billionaires, reachable by boat only. The ultra-private port of call between Sperone and Sardinia.
Access
Reservations via hoteldespecheurs.com (info@hoteldespecheurs.com, +33 4 95 70 36 39). Access as described on the official website's Contacts page: from Corsica, taxi from Figari airport to the port of Piantarella (about 30 minutes), then the "La Rotation" shuttle operated by ASIC (Association Syndicale Ile de Cavallo) or a private boat on request, with boat transfers running from 8:00 to 20:00; from Sardinia, the hotel's boat departs from the port of Santa Teresa di Gallura (about 30 minutes). On the island, cars are prohibited, access and mooring are restricted for non-residents, and golf carts are available for hire. Yoga and tennis are listed on the official website's Experiences page: yoga sessions twice a week with Estelle; two courts (tennis and padel) on the island of Cavallo, with racquets and balls available at the hotel reception.
The turnkey stay
Between Corsica and Sardinia, at the heart of the Lavezzi archipelago, Cavallo, the "billionaires' island", can only be reached by sea or by air, and is home to a single address: the Hôtel & Spa des Pêcheurs, open for the 2026 season from 28 May to 27 September. The house unfolds its beaches, spa, restaurant, bar and beach club amid a maquis of myrtle and juniper, facing waters worthy of the Seychelles. You arrive by boat from Bonifacio or, grander still, by an eight-minute helicopter flight from Figari. The Mediterranean's most confidential address must be earned: all that remains is to be invited.
Where to stay
- Hôtel & Spa Version Maquis Citadelle : A five-star hotel facing the citadel of Bonifacio, the natural port of departure for Cavallo. A pool set upon the maquis, a spa with Biologique Recherche treatments and the restaurant La Vista opening onto the old town, the ideal stopover on the eve of the crossing.
- Grand Hôtel de Cala Rossa & Spa Nucca : A five-star Relais & Châteaux set on the gulf of Porto-Vecchio, right at the water's edge along a long beach of fine sand. The 500 m² adults-only Spa Nucca (pool, sauna, hammam, seven treatment rooms), rooms, suites and a cabin perched in the pine grove, a Corsican family legend.
Where to dine
- Casadelmar : Two Michelin stars since 2009: chef Fabio Bragagnolo, with the house since it opened in 2004, crafts a Mediterranean gastronomy of rare purity, facing the gulf of Porto-Vecchio, on the route de Palombaggia.
- Stella d'Oro : A family institution in the upper town of Bonifacio since 1965, near the church of Saint-Jean-Baptiste, in an authentic old Bonifacian house. The aubergines à la bonifacienne, a recipe passed down from mother to daughter, are a ritual here before or after Cavallo.
What to experience
- Transfert privé en hélicoptère Figari, Cavallo avec Heli Sud Corse : An eight-minute flight between Figari airport and the island of Cavallo: the most spectacular arrival there is, over the Strait of Bonifacio, right to the threshold of the Hôtel des Pêcheurs.
- Privatisation d'un yacht avec Briséis Croisières : A private day out of Bonifacio aboard a 20-metre crewed vessel, bound for the Lavezzi islands and Cavallo: turquoise anchorages, lunch on board and golden hour beneath the cliffs.