Wonderful trip, Palladium Palace, White Island Ibiza

By Tracy

Just returned from a wonderful week in Ibiza. We stayed on the Palace side but frequented the White Island side as well.

PROS: We felt the food was the absolute best of the GP’s we’ve been to (Riviera Maya, Jamaica and Punta Cana) and our guests agreed, rooms were lovely (we had 3 junior suites in building 4000 facing the sea), beds super comfy, NO upgrade tour or pressure from travel club, travel club reps Fernanda, Noelia and Lea Claire were super helpful and were set up at a lobby table each day, no solicitors from spa, watersports etc bugging you at all, POP shows were great, the Spanish house wines were delicious so we didn’t have to spend our $ buying bottles unlike the other GPs, WiFi worked everywhere and was very good, beach towel service was easy – didn’t have to trade one for another like at the other GPs. resort is much smaller than the others we’ve been to so easily walkable. Drinks were good as was the service.

CONS: HUGE con was the beach situation. All beaches in the Balearic Islands must allow access to the public which is fine. The bad part is GP does not provide beach chairs or umbrellas like at the other GPs. However the govt allows private beach clubs and two were set up right on our beach that we could use but have to pay 50 or 80euro PER DAY for two chairs and an umbrella which we didn’t do. I heard that GP used to have a license for providing chairs etc but they recently lost it so instead they provide beach mats for us to sign out which were not comfortable and cumbersome to carry. A couple other smaller cons were no Travel Club for us to hang out at, no Adult Only pool which we were craving by the end, no swim up bars, less entertainment than the other GPs, basically just the nightly show. Oh, and no maple syrup for your pancakes, just Nutella and other strawberry and caramel type concoctions so bring your own if you want syrup!

Other misc. info: there are 3 a la carte restaurants and they are all on the Palace side. Mexican, Italian and Mediterranean. We ate at these every night and didn’t go to the buffet at all for dinner. All were fabulous but we loved Portofino which is the Mediterranean the best. You could also eat a nice buffet lunch there instead of the 2 regular buffets and it’s on the beachside rather than by the lobbies like the other 2. Two pools on Palace side, one on White Island side. The lobbies and landscaping fauna (with the exception of the beautiful bougainvillea everywhere) pale in comparison to the other GPs but that’s not what we go there for. Also it seemed more laid back to us, less loud music playing poolside, no foam-type parties etc which was perfectly fine for us. No disco/club, as the island itself is known for the party scene which doesn’t start until after midnight and has ample clubs. Advice: rent a car for a day and tour the island. So well worth it! Hope this helps. Feel free to ask any other questions.
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