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                            IBIZA








              WHAT’S THE USP?


              It’s hard to know where to start. The                                                    Ashram, then watch the sun go down with
              low-lit underground wellness room –                                                      a chilled beer on the orange cliffs.
              complete with a disco Jacuzzi (lights that                                                 One of the best things we did was share
              change colour), great sound system and       cook up a feast on the barbecue in the      the cost of a private yoga session. Booked
              sauna – was the thing we missed most         immaculate outside kitchen (bigger than     through the villa, instructor Rachel Spain
              after landing back in the UK. The next       our indoor kitchen at home) with a table    (@spainrachel) arrived one morning
              USP has to be the infinity pool, which       for 10. You’re set high on a hill above San  complete with mats and a joyful vibe and
              was enormous and had all the views by        Carlos, yet the town is only a 10-minute    led us through an hour’s lesson by the
              day – hills, villages, sea – but was even    stroll away through olive and almond        pool (from £90 per hour).
              more gorgeous lit up at night, when you      groves. We loved places like Bar Anita for
              could float and look at the stars.           tapas and Las Dalias, a weekly (Saturday)   AND HOW MANY MATES
                                                           hippy market, selling everything from
              ANY HAVE-TO-DO                               handmade jewellery to those cool white      CAN I TAKE WITH ME?

              HIGHLIGHTS?                                  cotton dresses you only seem to be able to  Ten of you can have the time of your lives
                                                           buy on the White Isle. Don’t miss Sunday    at this five-bedroom, four-bathroom, open-
              Have a soak in the blue bathroom at least    lunch at Pikes, it’s the best you’ll ever   plan pad. Split between three luxurious
              once, as it has a skylight above the tub for   taste, plus the vibe there is magical – go   en-suite doubles and two twin bedrooms,
              cloud-gazing. Also, put all your white wine   prepared to spend the afternoon, possibly   there’s plenty of space for sprawling out

              and bubbly in the temperature-controlled     evening, as DJs play by the pool and when   and, if you want a bit of peace and quiet,
              wine fridge, laze around on the stunning     things hot up it’s hard to tear yourself away.  some private balconies to chill on.
              Balinese white daybed by the pool and        Swim in the calm, warm sea by café Sunset   The villa can be rented for £8,550 per
                                                                                                       week (Cvvillas.com), so that’s £855 each
                                                                                                       per week. Grab an Easyjet flight to Ibiza
                                                                                                       (Easyjet.com), which start from around £50
                                                                                                                           return, and that’s a
                                                                                                                                 rock-star trip
                                                                                                                                     for under a

                                                                                                                                        grand. ›



















                                                                                                       Daybed x infinity =
                                                                                                        our favourite ever
                                                                                                          collaboration


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