Travel Eye on Playa D'En Bossa (Ibiza, Spain)

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Overview:

Playa d'en Bossa - Platja d'en Bossa in Catalan - is just a few kilometres south of Ibiza Town (Eivissa) and is definitely one of the hippest places to stay on the island these days. Not only does it have a beach that stretches over three beautifully sandy kilometres - Ibiza's longest beach - but it is also home to some of the island's best party venues.

Playa d'en Bossa is beginning to emerge as one of Ibiza's party capitals; it certainly beats Santa Eularia, Ibiza's third largest town, in terms of partying facilities and proximity to great beaches, and is arguably more classy than San Antonio, the island's second largest town. That leaves only Ibiza Town, which is just up the road from Playa d'en Bossa, and is home to numerous shops, Dalt Vila (Ibiza Old Town), and some of the best clubs, among them Pacha and El Divino.

Playa d'en Bossa's best-known venue is Space, which would be more accurately described as a 'dayclub' than a nightclub, since it opens at 8am and rocks on until late. With an enviable open-air terrace on site and some of the world's most famous DJs on its payroll, Space is fast turning into the most impressive of Ibiza's many clubs. Since the all-day ticket offered by Space allows for one exit and re-entry, there are few better places to spend the afternoon than Bora-Bora, the beachside bar-club at Playa d'en Bossa. Bora-Bora is now big enough on the Ibiza party scene to be able to draw in some of the best DJs, not to mention clubbers in their thousands.

Playa d'en Bossa may well be Ibiza's longest beach, but some of the island's other excellent beaches are very close by indeed. Salines, by far the most trendy, is just a little way to the south, and also boasts a very long strip of white sand - not to mention beach bars like Sa Trinxa and Jockey Club that pull in the celebrity holidaymakers. Figueretes is just a short drive to the north of Playa d'en Bossa and also boasts a popular, sandy beach, although it is somewhat more chaotic and family-oriented than Salines.

Playa d'en Bossa has plenty of hotels of varying quality, and is an excellent place to stay. Its proximity to Ibiza Town is nothing but a bonus, since the island's capital is ideal for both clubbing and non-clubbing visitors. Furthermore, Playa d'en Bossa is only a short commute from the airport, has excellent watersports facilities, and is not yet classed as one of Ibiza's large, Brit-filled tourist centres.

Locality:

Playa D'En Bossa is on the south east coast of the island. The resort extends from 1 to 2½ mls south west of Ibiza town centre and is directly on the flight path of Ibiza airport, 1½ mls by road. It is on completely flat land behind a long, wide, gently curving beach, and backed by agricultural land. Pine covered hills rise a few miles inland.

Entertainment/Facilities/Attractions/Things to do:

The beach is a long, gently curving stretch of sand (the longest beach on the island), which varies in width and runs the length of the resort. Generally calm waters, with gently shelving entry to the sea. Plenty of loungers available for a small charge.

There are many supermarkets and outlets selling the usual tourist paraphernalia. Tobacco and spirit stores do a good trade in low-duty goods. There is plent of car and scooter hire available. One or two boutiques, but a better selection is found in Ibiza town.

During the daytime the main activities involve water sports including pedalloes, jet-skis and banana-boat rides. There is the Aguamar water park. Club Fiestaland offers multisports centre with tennis, squash, golf driving range, football, badminton, archery. There is ten-pin bowling and minigolf.

The attractions of historic Ibiza old town, including archaeological museum. Trotting races at San Jordi hippodrome on Sundays. Hippie market every Friday.

The nightlife here offers a choice of discos and music bars, an Irish pub and plenty of shows in hotels. There is also an ultra-trendy nightclub for serious all-night/day clubbers.

There is a modest selection of informal cafe-style restaurants serving a limited range of food at reasonable prices. The British grub dominates, but Spanish, Italian and Chinese cuisine can also be found. Plenty of snack bars serving fast food. Wider choice at Figueretas up the road or in Ibiza town.