Dates you were there:
25th of June to 2nd of July.
Where you stayed:
Hotel Abrat, really nice hotel and was a bit more upmarket than what we usually stay in. Major disappointment though was booking a sea view room, which had a great view but they have glass barriers and it was impossible to sit out there almost as was so hot, i love balcony time but this trip was mainly just mornings out there as was out by 8pm every night pretty much.
Club nights visited:
Saturday - arrived around midnight and just went straight out in San An, Flahertys then Itaca. Itaca was awful, staff all pissed, shot girls either begging for shot for herself or the value of 1, service just garbage, never went back all trip. Decided to head to Eden for Wndrlnd, i agreed purely for the group, not my bag at all, but we had some fun and probs wasnt as bad as i anticipated, newbies enjoyed. A fair few helmets in there though, grabbing some of the girls etc, decided to leave in the end coz of it, got in around 5:30am.
Sunday - Amnesia for Pyramid. Pre drank at Ohio bar in San An then got disco bus around 12, checked club out first, music in terrace was never for me so i plotted up in Main room even though the lineup wasnt very exciting for my taste, i danced a lot though, on my own for whole of Beyers set, enjoyed it but nothing amazing, heard start of Zonneveld set before finding the group. I hadno plan of leaving but they all had enough, decided to go with them reluctantly but saved a little in the tank. Sama Abdulhadi was the best set i thought. Home about 6:00am.
Monday - Circoloco. Ate a lot earlier this day and all got a good drink in before getting to DC10 after 9pm. Garden was good, atmosphere was building and a big tune dropped at about 11:30pm and then suddenly music off at 11:35pm, bit of a gutter but we just headed in main room. Krysta Klear was great and after his set our group of 7 went outside as 3 were leaving due to early flight, said bye had a chill and headed back in for Red Axes. Not heard much but i enjoyed and same for Innellea, then Anna took it up a notch and had great last hour. Left at 6:15am to beat the rush and we got taxi pretty much straight away. I enquired about a little night cap at the beach but the others werent so keen
. Best night ive had at DC10 by a mile though. Spot we had was great for air con and sound in main room was much better than other years, didnt hurt this time.
Tuesday - Night off and just ate at Pamelas and listened to Paco and friends.
Wednesday - Pacha for Bedouin. Got in about 1am Dj Tennis warmed up nicely but set over at 2:30am which was a shame. Bedouin were ok, not a sound im really into, a bit long winded but i was enjoying myself, they had a guy singing over the odd track which was new to me but pretty cool. Couple of the group were trying their best but just couldnt get going so left around 4ish and headed to Murphy's in PDB for a couple of drinks, ended up in their basement somehow that was blasting Spanish pop or similar, was pretty packed but not our bag at all, had a laugh though and got cab about 5:45am.
Thursday - another night of no big club although i was very close to going Hi solo but in the end we got drunk and went West End till kick out in an 80s 90s bar, was a good laugh tbf.
Friday - Pikes for Melon Bomb, seriously fun night. Great atmosphere, plenty of chatting with randoms. Music in Freddies was great and also music in Pamelas after restaurant shut was fun. Stayed till pretty much 4am. Top night to end the trip. We contemplated in the day doing a Pikes and DC10 double up as i wanted 1 last big club in me, after half hour of being at Pikes we all agreed we werent going anywhere.
Best Night:
Id have to say Circoloco, you know youve had a good one when the next day youre still on a massive high from it, think this was tge case for all 4 of us.
Worst Night:
Has to be Eden, had more fun than i expected but far too many plebs in there, it wasnt really a shock though.
Best Bar:
Ohio bar in back streets of San An. Was our meeting spot for whole week as all in different hotels. Super cheap and the girl that looked after each night was great. We drank a serious amount of baby guinness shots after we shown her how to make them, in the end i think they ran out of kahlua and she just improvised with allsorts lol, but were still nice. Got given a fair few on the house too. We spent some decent coin there and im sure they were very grateful.
Best place to eat:
Tapas in San An. Always enjoyed it there, ended up eating there twice and pretty much all tried something different the 2nd time and was just as good. Super strong cocktails to finish both times too.
Best Beach:
Cala gracio, spent a few days there. One day we couldnt get a parasol though so plotted up near the wall as you walk on to the beach for some shade. Others slept all day whilst i drank desperados and listened to speaker. Was a nice day
Money spent:
Around 2k between 2, excluding club tickets as had bought beforehand.
Biggest regret:
Not going to Hi for Charlotte De Witte. Was best lineup of the week for my taste but didnt happen. I dont regret putting the newbies first though and ensuring this trip wont be their last.
Going back:
100%, currently looking at mid September.
Top Tip: as usual... if solo or a couple then buses are great. Once we were 4 we used cabs as it made more sense but i still missed the disco bus
Observations/conclusion:
Biggest thing this trip was having the Sea view room but couldnt enjoy it due to heat, and also just not a big fan of it being melting hot till 8:30-9pm every night. I massively prefer later in year and earlier sunsets etc. Not sweating constant on your way out after your shower. I dont think id ever go before September again unless it was very early sesson.
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I never made it to Amnesia, I really loved this night so much - was a proper musical journey and reminded me of a venue I used to love going to locally. Once the crowd had relaxed a bit everyone was quite chatty too!
the main event I wanted to go to. I started out down the back of the room as the front looked too busy, but once the three/four vodkas had kicked in the confidence came out and up the front I went. Wish I'd done it sooner! I was well looked after by everyone there - including one incredibly tall American/Canadian (please don't be offended!) guy who let me have space right up by the DJ booth to dance - thanks to him I also shook Paul Van Dyk's hand 
