Day 9 – Ibiza
We woke up on the later side and grabbed a quick breakfast. The spread was not as impressive as Ushuaia’s, but bonus points for serving Veuve Clicquot as the complimentary sparkling wine!
At 11:00am we headed next door to Nikki Beach Ibiza. Nikki Beach is a nightclub/ dayclub/ restaurant brand with locations all over the world. We’ve been to a few of them and they are always a good time: great food, nice outdoor atmosphere, and a fun party! Day beds next to the pool run in the hundreds of euros, so we went for the much cheaper lounge chair option. Those get booked up quickly, so getting there right when the venue opens is key. We also opted for their champagne brunch. Amazing spread of local and traditional brunch items plus unlimited champagne from 12:00pm to 2:30pm.
We actually reserved our lounge chairs at 11:00, but then walked back to our hotel (across the parking lot) and showered and got ready. As noted, brunch didn’t start until 12:00 so we had that hour window. With the unlimited champagne, there certainly wasn’t any need to buy additional drinks at the venue during that “dead” hour.
As expected, Nikki Beach was a blast. We befriended our lounge chair neighbors, a trio from the Netherlands, one of who was a hair stylist. In no time, hair tips and dog pics were being shared. Super fun group and definitely people to stay in touch with. The party really starting going at about 2:00 or 3:00pm. The DJ was joined by a percussionist, a violinist and a saxophone player. For many of the songs for the first hour or two, one of them would play along with the dance music. By the end, all three of them were playing simultaneously, culminating in an amazing live version of Eric Pryzd’s epic “Opus” (video coming soon).
Eventually we’d had enough fun in the sun for one day and headed back to the hotel for some room service and an early bed time. Ibiza’s been great, but it’s time for another country and another adventure. On to Portugal in morning!