Nobbie Q
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Long overdue review! Wasn't in a mad rush to start reviewing for some reason. Some preamble:
-this is my second ever trip, first ever trip was 2015 for 10 days in June, you can read all about it here-
http://forum.ibiza-spotlight.com/threads/june-16th-25th-first-timer-in-ibiza-trip-w-pics.73894/
Flight was from Toronto > Barca> Ibiza. Flight from Toronto left on July 9th at Midnight'ish, it was supposed to have left at 10:30 PM but they hadn't flown in the pilot to the airport to pilot our plane! I'm not that surprised- there's always delays at Pearson Airport, with me at least anyways, but I had left like 5 hours for my next plane from Barca to Ibiza so I wasn't that pissed off by it. I had emergency seats on the plane so I had a lot of leg room, plus no one was sitting in the middle seat.
I was really worried about my luggage getting to Barcelona. As per my last trip, my luggage didn't arrive until the next day I was in ibiza, so I was really anxious about this whole thing. BUT it did thankfully, and half my worries were erased immediately. I must have arrived in Barcelona just past 1 PM. My flight to Ibiza wasn't until 5:30 I think, so I had enough time.
Anyways I arrive in Ibiza, took a video of it too this time! I was sitting next to a couple of American guys and I gave them a couple of tourist tips. It was their first time there...I got a nice view of Formentera while on the approach to Ibiza. It was nice and sunny, so things looking great. The F*** Me I'm Famous sign on the escalator down was replaced this year with Martin Garrix's Multiply night, so no change in the level of cheese LOL, but I was happy to see something dance music related that would NEVER see any other airport. My luggage had arrived thank God and so it was off to San Antonio by the airport bus. I met a ticket seller at the airport for my first night there, Solomun + 1 w/Dixon. He met me right outside and started to make me worry about my footwear. I only had two pairs of sandals and he was saying I might not get in with them. This was new to me as last year there were no issues.
Anyways, after getting the typical picture in front of the Ibiza sign on the airport (which I wasn't able to get last year cuz I was worried about my luggage not arriving) it was off to San Antonio to hotel Marco Polo 1. I had a single room
My first thoughts of this hotel was that it was step down from Hotel Invisa Es Pla from across the street. I only had one light for my room that was situated all the way at the END of my room so you don't get proper lighting all across. The room was really small, but this was my bad for not checking the size before I booked I guess. The good news was that was a free safe to keep my passport and travel money and cards inside. I was thinking of going to the Cafe Del Mar area and predrinking there but it was like close to 9 by the time I settled in and decided to just get wasted in my room and save time. I was worried about my shoes situation and thought I'd have a better chance of getting in Pacha if I got in real early, since they might overlook my footwear at that time since it's not busy. I know Stivi told me it'd be fine but I really didnt' want anything to go wrong, especially on my first night!
I drank quite a bit and I honestly wanted to get there by 12. on my way to the San An busstation, I cut my finger on something, and it was deep. It didn't hurt me, but there was blood gushing out. The hotel staff sorted it out for me but they put on a big ass bandage on my hand and I looked like an extra from the Mummy. Luckily a convenience store next to the hotel had proper bandaids and I replaced my mummy wrap with that. Problem solved, but now i'd be getting to Pacha at like 12:30 AM.
There was no lineup or anything and the bouncers barely looked at me as they waived me in! I thought the atmosphere was funny inside. There were people inside but they surrounded the dancefloor and didn't want to be directly on it. The same thing happens in my hometown of Toronto too and i would think everywhere else- ppl aren't as loose yet in the beginning of the night and the whole scene looks like something out of a high school dance, where everyone is too scared of what other ppl might think of em dancing...TO ALEX KENNON's beats of all people right? Anyways he built up the atmosphere nicely and Dixon came on somewhere between 1- 1:30 AM. I didnt' recognize a single tune and the whole night became a blur to be honest. I can't remember the time I left but I remember taking a couple of buses to get back to San Antonio as the discobus had closed down.
I'm trying to upload more pics but the file sizes are too big and I'm too lazy to downscale them.
-this is my second ever trip, first ever trip was 2015 for 10 days in June, you can read all about it here-
http://forum.ibiza-spotlight.com/threads/june-16th-25th-first-timer-in-ibiza-trip-w-pics.73894/
Flight was from Toronto > Barca> Ibiza. Flight from Toronto left on July 9th at Midnight'ish, it was supposed to have left at 10:30 PM but they hadn't flown in the pilot to the airport to pilot our plane! I'm not that surprised- there's always delays at Pearson Airport, with me at least anyways, but I had left like 5 hours for my next plane from Barca to Ibiza so I wasn't that pissed off by it. I had emergency seats on the plane so I had a lot of leg room, plus no one was sitting in the middle seat.
I was really worried about my luggage getting to Barcelona. As per my last trip, my luggage didn't arrive until the next day I was in ibiza, so I was really anxious about this whole thing. BUT it did thankfully, and half my worries were erased immediately. I must have arrived in Barcelona just past 1 PM. My flight to Ibiza wasn't until 5:30 I think, so I had enough time.
Anyways I arrive in Ibiza, took a video of it too this time! I was sitting next to a couple of American guys and I gave them a couple of tourist tips. It was their first time there...I got a nice view of Formentera while on the approach to Ibiza. It was nice and sunny, so things looking great. The F*** Me I'm Famous sign on the escalator down was replaced this year with Martin Garrix's Multiply night, so no change in the level of cheese LOL, but I was happy to see something dance music related that would NEVER see any other airport. My luggage had arrived thank God and so it was off to San Antonio by the airport bus. I met a ticket seller at the airport for my first night there, Solomun + 1 w/Dixon. He met me right outside and started to make me worry about my footwear. I only had two pairs of sandals and he was saying I might not get in with them. This was new to me as last year there were no issues.
Anyways, after getting the typical picture in front of the Ibiza sign on the airport (which I wasn't able to get last year cuz I was worried about my luggage not arriving) it was off to San Antonio to hotel Marco Polo 1. I had a single room
My first thoughts of this hotel was that it was step down from Hotel Invisa Es Pla from across the street. I only had one light for my room that was situated all the way at the END of my room so you don't get proper lighting all across. The room was really small, but this was my bad for not checking the size before I booked I guess. The good news was that was a free safe to keep my passport and travel money and cards inside. I was thinking of going to the Cafe Del Mar area and predrinking there but it was like close to 9 by the time I settled in and decided to just get wasted in my room and save time. I was worried about my shoes situation and thought I'd have a better chance of getting in Pacha if I got in real early, since they might overlook my footwear at that time since it's not busy. I know Stivi told me it'd be fine but I really didnt' want anything to go wrong, especially on my first night!
I drank quite a bit and I honestly wanted to get there by 12. on my way to the San An busstation, I cut my finger on something, and it was deep. It didn't hurt me, but there was blood gushing out. The hotel staff sorted it out for me but they put on a big ass bandage on my hand and I looked like an extra from the Mummy. Luckily a convenience store next to the hotel had proper bandaids and I replaced my mummy wrap with that. Problem solved, but now i'd be getting to Pacha at like 12:30 AM.
There was no lineup or anything and the bouncers barely looked at me as they waived me in! I thought the atmosphere was funny inside. There were people inside but they surrounded the dancefloor and didn't want to be directly on it. The same thing happens in my hometown of Toronto too and i would think everywhere else- ppl aren't as loose yet in the beginning of the night and the whole scene looks like something out of a high school dance, where everyone is too scared of what other ppl might think of em dancing...TO ALEX KENNON's beats of all people right? Anyways he built up the atmosphere nicely and Dixon came on somewhere between 1- 1:30 AM. I didnt' recognize a single tune and the whole night became a blur to be honest. I can't remember the time I left but I remember taking a couple of buses to get back to San Antonio as the discobus had closed down.
I'm trying to upload more pics but the file sizes are too big and I'm too lazy to downscale them.