Ibiza recommendations?

[laminad123]

Hello,

I am off to Ibiza next Thursday with my girlfriend. we are staying near Las Salinas and hiring a car. Does anyone have any recommendations for restaurants/nice beaches/good drives? How do people prefer getting to Formentera and any recommendations greatly appreciated.

Might spend a couple of days at the beach clubs monging out, but would like to do some exploring and regaining the 5 years of my life I lost when I was there last year with colleagues.

TIA

[CAPP0]

Depends on budget but arriving on Formentera by chartered boat is not unpleasant! Moor up in one bay and have a swim, walk up onto the beach, then swim back out to the boat. And then you can motor into one of the bays where there is a restaurant called "Juan y Andrea", call up their tender to come and collect you, and eat an amazing lunch at your table on the beach itself.

All fully recommended. We did this whilst on honeymoon, so we were happy spending the money but it wasn't a cheap day out! Boat we chartered was a Cranchi 41:

[Ultuous]

At the other end of the spectrum, you can just get a shuttle boat every 20-30 minutes from Playa d'en Bossa/ Figueretas (if not Salinas itself - embarassed to say I've never ventured there despite promising myself I would on the last 4 or 5 holidays there!) for a few euros each...

There's plenty of nice restaurants your side of the island in Figueretas/ Ibiza Town - most of the ones in PdB are pretty average IME!

[aponting389]

Theres a beach on the west side of the island called Cala Bassa, its across the bay from San Antonio, but despite this there never seems to be any English people. Its a really nice beach with a great restaurant right on the beach.

[laminad123]

thanks for the replies and suggestions, will have to have a wander up to Cala Bassa.

We went over on a similar boat last time and dined at that restaurant - it was incredible, but she would probably complain about it being too fast/expensive/choppy (i.e. the whole point!) so I'd rather spend the money on nice meals. I've heard there is a catamaran from the east end of playa d'en bossa

[zippyprorider]

if still there? there is a mountain (highest point) in the middle of the island you can drive up (crazy road a quad makes it loads of fun) and the view from the top with a beer at sun set is easily the best on the island!

[laminad123]

Sadly back now! Calla Bassa was also recommended by the girls at Casa Munich. It was my favourite beach for clear water and drinks/service at the Beach club, we even went back for dinner one evening.

other places I can recommend are Sa Trinxa in Las Salinas, south of the airport (one of the few remaining hippy outposts of Ibiza, good food and great music), Sa Punta (a bit further round past the Port in Talamanca - spectacular views of the old town) and Tiburon on Formentera. Nassau beach club had great food but the beach and sea (Playa del Bossa) are nothing special.

We got a this boat for 630 euros inc petrol for the day - the prices are tumbling as people jst prefer going to the beach clubs.


places I'd give a miss next time are Lio and the Blue Marlin.

[CAPP0]

laminad123 said:

We got a this boat for 630 euros inc petrol for the day - the prices are tumbling as people jst prefer going to the beach clubs.

The Cranchi I posted above was 1500 euro/day back in 2009!

[higgsy18]

I got back from Ibiza about a month ago, I was stopping in San Antonio. The beach on San Antonio was terrible, definitely worth the 8 euro's to get a boat from the bay to Cala Bassa. Cala Conta was also a nice beach, but was a lot smaller and even less places to buy food.

Ibiza town was a good to have a wonder round the old part of the town.

[6th Gear]

San Antonio is a st hole.

Head to Cala d'Hort overlooking Es Vedra.

Stunning.

[RVIANT]

Where did you get the boat from?

[laminad123]

I got the boat from http://www.theboatchartercompany.com/ - english guy called Len sorted us out. We used them for both the Cherokees last year, I took the 50' this time.