Flight arriving at 1.30am, need your opinions please!

[Flor]

Good morning everyone,

We have booked flights with Easyjet flying from London on the 28th Aug and arriving at Ibiza airport at 1.30am. We already have a nice hotel booked for our week long stay but as we are splurging a bit we didn't want to book the same hotel that first night and pay the (quite high) full room rate for only a couple of hours' sleep ... The idea is to start calling a couple of hotels around 10pm that same night from London before our flight leaves and try to get a very discounted rate for that same night, counting on the hotel not being able to sell that room that night and therefore discounting their rack rate ..... that, or staying somewhere cheap and chearful on the way to Sta Eulalia where our hotel is located or near the airport to sleep for couple of hours before checking in at our proper hotel ...

As we are also travelling with a 4 year old, would appreciate your comments on how feasible this is and whether we would be better off booking something now, and/or recommendations of suitable accomms. for that first hours' sleep (we will have a car).

Thanks a lot
-Flor

 

[puppylover]

Its August - peak season!!!!

Personally, I wouldnt do this - especially with a 4 year old in transit.

We had to sleep 4 of us in a car one year (from 3.00am anyway) until our villa was ready at 2.00pm - not the best start to a holiday I can tell you.

No hotels near the airport, you would have to drive to Playa D'en Bossa for nearest accommodation.

Good luck tho!! 8)

 

[suepink]

i would definately pre book a cheap hotel for 1 night xx has puppy lover says it is bank holiday week ..

 

[Flor]

Uhmmm .. haven't thought about that wkd being Bank Holiday in the UK... . It looks like unfortunately we'll need to book something then ...

Any recommendation on cheap hotel/ best location for us?!!

Thanks for your help
-Flor

 

[woodruffe]

think is its going to be hard to book for just onenight.and most will be full anyway.your gonna have to do some searching to find somewhere for one night..

 

[puppylover]

Uhmmm .. haven't thought about that wkd being Bank Holiday in the UK... . It looks like unfortunately we'll need to book something then ...

Any recommendation on cheap hotel/ best location for us?!!

Thanks for your help
-Flor

Check the hotels on offer on this site first - you may be lucky...

 

[fatphilb]

failing that see if you can get an extra day in your nice expensive hotel

 

[Flor]

Thank you all for your comments - we have now extended our original booking for one more night, it seemed too much hassle in the end trying to find somewhere else ...

Thanks again
-Flor

 

[stephen]

i reckon you'd have spent more on phone calls than you have booking the extra night

 

[puppylover]

Thank you all for your comments - we have now extended our original booking for one more night, it seemed too much hassle in the end trying to find somewhere else ...

Thanks again
-Flor

I think you made a wise decision - peace of mind so outweighs the extra cost IMO.

Have a great holiday!8)

 

[Flor]

Thank you all

Now, off to read reviews on restaurants in the North of the island as well as deserted sandy beaches (or maybe not, given we'll be there at the end of August...)

-Flor