My best holiday of the lifetime!! (Re-reviewed) (Holiday Resorts in Ibiza)

Member Name: BatchUK

Product:	Holiday Resorts in Ibiza
Date:	08/07/05 (2490 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Perfect holiday, Excellent entertainment, Lots of things to do, great weather

Disadvantages: I was ill with Spanish Tummy a few days, Need to stay a fortnight to see and do everything

I have recently been to Ibiza for the very first time. And boy, was it worth the wait! I am writing this as my personal account of the holiday, even though I went with my family (a big one!).

The flight on the way to Ibiza was excellent when flying with First Choice Airways. The entertainment on the way there was great with the TV screens and also the meal which was included with my package hoilday. The views out the window were breathtaking when you see the world below you when flying.

About 5 - 10 minutes before landing, I saw Ibiza. The views out of the plane was fantastic as you approach it. Landing there at the airport was smooth. The luggage was easily retreived and was no problems getting into the country. As soon as I got outside the airport, I certainly felt the difference in the climate compared to the UK - much hotter and much better weather than us (they still getting the best of the weather as I type this review out - meaning they still get the summer weather!). I got on the coach around 45 mins later, I arrived at the hotel which was situated in the Santa Eularia area of Ibiza. The hotel that I stayed in was absolutely spotless in terms of cleansiness and tidiness.

The hotel I stayed in was called Sirenis Hotel Club Siesta and there was everything that you could have. The room was fantastic and have comfortable beds to sleep in, altough I had air conditioning on throughout the night to cool down. The shower was easy to use and the TV had Spanish channels and also some Uk channels such as Sky News, BBC News and also Eurosport. The hotel offers Breakfast and also Evening Meals. These were done as a buffet. There were something to eat for everyone. I always had a full English Breakfast (egg, bacon, sausages, toast etc.) and the evening meal was done as a cold buffet, but I think it was a hot buffet most times as there was hot meals on offer such as chips.

The entertainment in the hotel was excellent. I loved the comedy stage hypnotist, Dave Rawson, the best throughout the stay. He had got my Dad and step-sister hypnotised and did outrageous things, such as being six-year old school children, imagining doing horse racing, imagining winning the lottery and also getting them to look through magic glasses bought from the Hippy Market which makes them see adults in the nude. The show was absolutely hilarious! There were other great shows such as a soul singer, the parrot show, a magician, a tribute act to Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera and many more. The hotel also caters for kids which reps from First Choice organise activities. The activities are great for keeping your kids occupied all holiday and some great ones are darts, polo, snooker tournament, air rifle shooting and much more including a kid's disco every night. Talking about the reps, they are on site always so you are in very good hands if you need to speak to them about anything. The reception in the hotel is always open 24/7 too. The swimming pool at the hotel is very clean and this is great because it is sealed off every night to pour cleaning chemicals to keep the pool clean each day.

Opposite the hotel, there are conveniently placed shops for all the essential needs for the holiday including food, drinks, suncream, shades etc. There's also a chemist doen the road from the hotel.

Tuesday was fantastic as I went on a once-in-a-lifetime cruise from San Antonio to view around Ibiza. I have seen an aircraft which is underwater and that only crashed about 3 -5 weeks ago. Also, I saw George Michael's villa. The tour guide was fantastic as he gave facts and also played a quiz throughout the cruise. On the cruise, was free drinks but had to buy the snacks. Half-way through the cruise and the cruise stopped at a bar near the GM's villa and had a buffet. It offered a varitey of food for everyone. Then stopped for allowing people to swim further on in the tour to dive for champagne which was thrown in the sea. (The sea was clear compared to the UK!!!)

Later on in the week, I went to Es Cana and looked at the Hippy Market there. It was absolutely packed with people and there are quite a good amount of stalls to be found here, although some are repeated around the place. If you go there, you need to think about how you go there because it is not a good idea to go there on a bus as it will be fully packed, and the bus drivers don't care about how full it is and they try cram as many on there, as I have experienced!!

Talking about buses - I was suppose to go to a place called Cala Llenya to see whats there. Found out it was only a hotel resort, so we had to stay on the bus just to get back to Santa Eularia.

Santa Eularia has great places to eat as most of these will be located on the promenade. The best place to go is Mel's Engligh Bar because it has all the English food there and, to my opinion, does the best quality food. The town also has a great variety of shops there with a market every 2 days too but only a small one compared to the Hippy Market. The beach is very clean and so is the sea. You can see the coral at the bottom because it's that clean!!

In terms of the weather during the holiday, it was very sunny and hot all week, which is good after all the bad weather we had in the UK all summer! One day during the holiday, the daytime temperature was 35C maximum!!

The downside of the holiday was that I and my family was ill for a few days with Spanish Tummy. Spanish Tummy is diarrhoea in their terms and it is very easy to catch there so I woudl advise you to watch what you drink and eat. Do not drink any water from the taps or even suck ice from drinks as they use different quality water compared to ours. Also, do not eat any food from buffets which look like they have been out for a long period of time or tastes cold. This can also bring the Spanish Tummy on.

Unfortunately, I was not able to fully explore the whole island of Ibiza, which brings me to recommend anyone who are thinking of booking a holiday to Ibiza to go for a fortnight as a week there will not be long enough. I only explored part of Ibiza within that week I was there for.

On the way back, the flight was great also and guess what - the meal on the way back had to be Sausages and Mash - the start of eating English food again! The entertainment on the TV on the way back on the flight was good as there was a film shown.

So, that is my review of Ibiza. If you thinking of booking to go Ibiza, I would recommend booking to go with First Choice as they were excellent in the service on the flights, and at the hotel.

Summary: You are guaranteed to love Ibiza if you book there!