Ibiza Town (Eivissa) — Old Town, Marina and Pacha

Ibiza Town — Eivissa — is the cultural and dining capital of the island: UNESCO-listed Dalt Vila on the hill, the port and marina below, and Pacha at sea level. Our 2026 database holds 364 dated nights across the town and marina venues, with an average advertised entry of about €73.

Why base yourself here

It is the only base that works as a city break as well as a clubbing trip. You can spend a day inside the walls of Dalt Vila, eat properly in the port, and still be at Pacha in eight minutes and €8 by taxi. It is also the most central point on the island: €15 to Playa d'en Bossa, €18 to DC10 and Cova Santa, €22 to Amnesia, €28 to San Antonio.

Nightlife here

• Pacha — 3,000 capacity, the island's dress-up club, entry from €60, the only major venue we list as operating year-round rather than May–October
• Lío — dinner, cabaret and late club on Marina Ibiza, entry from €180 and a strictly enforced dress code
• Chinois — 400 capacity in Marina Botafoch, deep house and disco, entry from €150

This is the glamorous end of the island's nightlife. Pacha's stored dress guidance is simply "glamorous"; Lío's rules out shorts, flip-flops and sportswear outright.

Eating

The port, the marina and Dalt Vila hold the highest concentration of restaurants on the island, including STK Ibiza. Book ahead in July and August — this is the one part of Ibiza where walk-in dinner tables genuinely run out.

Where to stay

• Gran Hotel Montesol — on the Vara de Rey, in the town itself
• Sir Joan Hotel and OD Ocean Drive — Marina Botafoch, across the water
• The Standard

Who it suits

Couples, older visitors, anyone who wants restaurants and architecture as well as clubs, and people going to Pacha more than once. If your whole trip is Hï and UNVRS, you will spend €30 a night in taxis you would not spend in Playa d'en Bossa.