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Under the brand new possession of Dubai-based Five Hospitality, the refurbished Destino Five Ibiza blends one of the best of each worlds: indulgent luxurious with the ever-present attract of hedonism.
Set the scene
Interior designer Tristan du Plessis has reimagined the Pacha model expertise with a contemporary, high-gloss luxurious. At reception, grand whitewashed interiors with massive, low-lying modernist sofas fill the sunshine, ethereal, expansive house. Intentional pops of crimson act as an ode to the notorious cherry emblem. A melting disco ball designed by artist Kelly Wearstler hangs off the facet of the entrance desk, and textured gold, impressed by Ibiza sunsets, stretches throughout the reception space.
Through the wall-to-wall, floor-to-ceiling glass doorways, the attention travels to the blue pool and behind it, the even bluer sea, with tremendous yachts slowly gliding previous.
At ‘Playa Pacha,’ the lodge’s pool membership, DJs play within the sales space set inside the pool and mix a tasteful number of chilled home music by way of a state-of-the-art sound system. The lodge crowd is strictly what you’d count on to see in a high-end, hip Ibiza hotspot. Beach baggage by Chloe, Celine, and Loewe drape toned, tanned shoulders. There’s the usual Instagram shoots going down beneath the 85-degree noon solar—however who can blame them in a setting like this?
Bridget Mills-Powell
Bridget Mills-Powell
The backstory
Dubai’s actual property and hospitality conglomerate, Five Holdings, which owns Palm Jumeriah and Jumeriah Village amongst others, acquired Pacha Group in 2023.
With the ‘All-You-Can-Play’ tagline, Five Group comfortably and confidently operates on the intersection of luxurious and leisure, catering to a sybaritic clientele. So it comes as no shock that Ibiza was a lovely vacation spot for them.
The acquisition included the Destino property together with Pacha Hotel and Pacha Ibiza Nightclub, opting to remodel Destino Five Ibiza right into a five-star resort and protect the Pacha Hotel, retaining its intimate allure.
The rooms
Bougainvillea climbs up the casitas, every room inside channeling modern, trendy luxurious, with a respectful nod to Pacha’s longstanding affect on Ibiza. White marble tables and welcoming pouf seats sit alongside bohemian tie-dye function cushions, archive Pacha pictures, and lengthy boho-style ceramic pendant lights. The design imaginative and prescient is evident—mixing the fashionable with the long-lasting—and effectively executed.
I’d be remiss to not give a particular point out to the spectacular Cherry Suites, of which there are 4. Although there’s a slight distinction in measurement between them, every has a non-public pool overlooking the ocean, plentiful day beds, lengthy tables for internet hosting, with the choice of a non-public chef, making it the perfect house for an enormous birthday, wedding ceremony after-party, or just an extremely indulgent night time on the island. Prices vary from $1,700–$3,500 per night time relying on the day and level within the season.
Food and drink
There are two eating places: Cielo, translating as ‘sky’ in Spanish, which hosts breakfast and lunch, and Elia, the place visitors take pleasure in a Greek-inspired dinner menu.
Live acoustic Ibiza classics soundtrack the breakfast buffet, with the standard five-star unfold and the much less common chocolate fondue fountain with cherry sweet.
Even although lunch is out there on the restaurant, arguably your greatest lunch location is strictly the place your sunbathing spot is. Why transfer? Order contemporary tuna sushi and surprisingly moreish corn ribs with lime and Parmesan straight out of your poolside waiter.
Dinner at Elia is spectacular. Book a desk for 8:45 p.m. to eat contemporary octopus carpaccio with fennel citrus dressing and a fantastically aromatic watermelon and mint salad because the solar units over your meal. If you’ve any house left for dessert, go for the Galaktoboureko, a vanilla pastry with cinnamon syrup.
Bridget Mills-Powell
Bridget Mills-Powell
The neighborhood/space
Set far sufficient away from the island’s buzz, the lodge can really feel very quiet and peaceable, particularly within the morning hours whereas visitors compensate for their magnificence sleep. The resort is located on the cliffs of Cap Martinet with phenomenal panoramic views, taking in Formentera and Dalt Villa.
Naturally, as a part of the Pacha group, the tremendous membership is a brief 10-minute taxi journey, even in peak season, whereas Talamanca seaside is a 20-minute stroll alongside the shoreline, and the charming cobbled streets of Ibiza Old Town are a 15-minute taxi journey.
As a definite signal of Ibiza’s continued ascent into super-luxury, the Dolce & Gabbana seaside membership and wellness middle, Clap House, neighbors the lodge. But for one thing with much less of the ‘new Ibiza’ sheen, Fish Shack, a 23-year-long island fixture, is a 15-minute stroll away. Visit for contemporary fish, views of Talamanca Bay, and a post-dinner cliff bounce into the inviting Mediterranean Sea.
The service
Understandably, after 5 a long time of hospitality and internet hosting vacationers on their island, Ibiza isn’t recognized for its unwavering ‘service-with-a-smile’. But Destino is a delightful exception to that rule. The workers are all the time keen to assist and reply any want swiftly, and enthusiastic buggy drivers willingly provide on-site transport to weary, danced-out legs.
For households
Before the refurbishment, Destino was adults-only. Although households are actually welcome post-refurb, it isn’t kitted out for youths: suppose extra seaside club-to-nightclub than youngsters membership.
Eco effort
All of Five’s accommodations function beneath a “technology and innovation for guilt-free indulgence” ethos, integrating eco-friendly applied sciences akin to 100% renewable electrical energy, zero-waste water programs, and solar-powered water heating.
Accessibility
The resort presents six devoted wheelchair-friendly rooms (500, 501, 503, 506, 508, and 509).
Anything left to say?
If you need a particular poolside mattress, e-book it upfront. The lodge presents 80 euro day passes which can be redeemable on meals and beverage (at round $90, a steal, by Ibiza requirements) So in peak season it will probably get busy.