Originally Posted by
wiredboy10003
I was there with dollaroff a few days ago and I'll throw in my two cents. I've been to Barcelona, Sitges, and the Costa Brava many, many times. This was my first time in Ibiza. To me, it had aspects of both Sitges and the country around BCN. It's really the clubs which make it different from anywhere else. Clubs which hold 10,000 people and have a $70 admission!
Though there were gay people, and a smallish gay street in the town, it didn't strike me as particularly gay. And a local told me that it's billed as a 'family' destination with clubs for those who want them. I'm not really into the club thing so I probably won't go back. I'm glad I can say I've been there though.
August is probably the ultimate time to go since all of Europe is off the entire month...
I wasn't going to comment on this thread as I thought my opinion might make me sound like a grumpy old man but it's nice to know i'm not the only one who desn't rate Ibiza!
Now before we start, don't get me wrong, I love a great night out clubbing and I love my dance music. However, like 99.9% of the people there I don't know any locals who know the bouncers so spending $70 to get into a club where everybody is off their face and you have to take out a mortgage to buy a beer, partying from stupid o'clock til stupid o'clock around lots of straight people, then spending the day in bed feeling lousy and missing the sunshine isn't my idea of a good holiday.
The gay scene was boring. The gay beach was great (in fact the best part of the holiday) but one hell of a trek to get to!
Ibiza is way over-hyped. I wouldn't say it is a dump but there are far nicer places to go to. I found it much more orientated towards families and drunken young straight people than towards the gay crowd.
Oh yes and then there were the mosquitos...