A firsthand account of a wild weekend at Pikes Ibiza, a legendary party hotel with a rich history and a unique vibe.
Messages coming through on our “Surviving Pikes” group chat are comedy gold (or maybe you had to be there). Either way, they precisely sum up the past 96 hours. I look at my own count: 20,000 steps. I, too, have not left the property.My friends and I checked into hedonistic wonder-of-the-world Pikes Ibiza in the foothills of San Antonio five days ago. We’ve stopped dancing only to sleep. Occasionally we refuel too. I knew it was going to be a marathon, not a race.
But how we survived, I’m still not sure. Part boutique hotel, part Mad Hatters social gathering, Pikes Ibiza is one of the oldest and most iconic parties on the Balearic island. Yes, debauchery is in its DNA. But there’s a finesse to it. Firstly, a vibe policy forbids anyone under the age of 27 to enter or even book a room. In a place like Ibiza, where greenhorn rowdiness can be hard to avoid, it’s a genius move. And it sets the tone immediately., Pikes was founded in 1978 by British-born Aussie Tony Pike. He was well-connected, and high-profile friends including Freddie Mercury, George Michael and Naomi Campbell were fixtures here (and the photos on the reception wall prove it). Tony Pike passed away in 2019 at the age of 85, and the property has since undergone a glam restoration by current owners, Ibiza Rocks, which was completed in 2023.Alongside 26 quirky rooms are a fluoro pink tennis court, restaurant Pamela’s, which is laden with giant disco balls (they host a boozy brunch every Sunday), and a central pool surrounded by daybeds nursing the wounded in various states of regret and elation. Pike’s cavernous club Freddies is one of Ibiza’s most underrated venues, set at the back of the property in an intimate room with a killer sound-system and a bed up against the back wall. Before its rebirth, it was Mr Mercury’s favourite suite. When we arrive to the hotel at midday, I clock the mural scrawled across the back wall of the car park “You can check out… but you can never check out.” Hmm
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