Where to stay · Local feel

Most local neighbourhoods in Ibiza

Where to stay in Ibiza to feel like a resident — the neighbourhoods with genuine local life, independent restaurants, and the fewest tourists.

All Budget Local feel Nightlife Families Walkability Most central

Top pick for local feel

North Ibiza (Sant Joan & Portinatx)

Pine-forested north — hippy markets, Benirras drum-circle sunsets and zero club noise.

North Ibiza — Benirras beach at sunset with drum circle

North Ibiza (Sant Joan & Portinatx)

Top pick

Pine-forested north — hippy markets, Benirras drum-circle sunsets and zero club noise.

4/10

Walk

7/10

Price

9/10

Local

2/10

Central

Santa Eulalia — palm-lined promenade and marina

Santa Eulalia des Riu

Good

East-coast family town — palm-lined promenade, marina, almost no clubs and a real Spanish town centre.

8/10

Walk

6/10

Price

7/10

Local

5/10

Central

Ibiza Town — Dalt Vila fortress walls above the harbour

Ibiza Town (Eivissa)

Trade-off

UNESCO-walled old town above the islands main harbour — Pacha, the marina superyachts and the citadel.

9/10

Walk

3/10

Price

6/10

Local

9/10

Central

San Antonio — sunset at Cafe del Mar strip

San Antonio (Sant Antoni)

Trade-off

Sunset strip and stag-party west coast — Cafe del Mar, Cafe Mambo and a budget-package crowd.

7/10

Walk

8/10

Price

3/10

Local

5/10

Central

Playa den Bossa

Trade-off

The 24-hour beach-club strip — Ushuaia, Hi, and the islands longest sandy beach.

7/10

Walk

3/10

Price

2/10

Local

7/10

Central

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