Day 6: Sunset at Café Del Mar

Day 6: Sunset at Café Del Mar

Day six started with another lazy afternoon by the pool before a night out in San Antonio. We’d booked a table for dinner at Café del Mar, probably the best-known sunset spot on the island. It sits on the rocks of San Antonio’s sunset strip and first opened its doors...
Day 5: Excursion to Formentera

Day 5: Excursion to Formentera

We caught the 9am bus from San Antonio bus station to Ibiza Town (€6 each for a return), a journey of about 45 minutes. The ferry is a five-minute walk from there, and we boarded an air-conditioned Trasmapi ferry for the half-hour crossing to La Savina on Formentera....
Day 4: Pool Recovery Day

Day 4: Pool Recovery Day

After the day at Ibiza Rocks we needed a quieter one, so we spent the afternoon by the pool at Hotel Puchet with a light breeze keeping us cool. In the evening we walked the short distance from the hotel to Casa Thai. The food tasted properly authentic, it was calm,...
Day 3: Ibiza Rocks Experience

Day 3: Ibiza Rocks Experience

On day three we headed over to Ibiza Rocks Hotel in San Antonio for the Lovely Laura & Ben Santiago show. The hotel calls itself Ibiza’s original music hotel. It was relaunched under the Ibiza Rocks name in 2008, and bands and DJs play on a stage beside the...
Day 2: Relaxation by the Pool

Day 2: Relaxation by the Pool

Day two was a pool day at the hotel, with cocktails and plenty of sun. San Antonio bay is an easy place to get round on foot. In the evening we walked along the beach into San Antonio and ate at Restaurante Tijuana, a Tex-Mex place. The food was great, and we’d...
Day 1: Arrival in Ibiza

Day 1: Arrival in Ibiza

We landed at Ibiza airport at 10.30am, and the TUI coach transfer took us straight to Hotel Puchet in San Antonio, our base for the trip. By road, San Antonio is about 50 minutes from the airport. Once the cases were unpacked we went out for a couple of cocktails and...