A San Antonio Holiday

I made a trip to San Antonio with some friends last September and we checked into one of the city’s hotels. It’s called the Bellamar Hotel, a 4-star hotel situated at the edge of the city near the Bahia district. If you love the joy the nightlife brings, then this hotel would be perfect since it’s near to any number of nightlife venues. Overall, the hotel offered us great accommodations as its rooms were designed to be comfortable and spacious, the decor was up-to-date and everything was very neat.

Our room had a balcony that provided us a breathtaking view of the sea. There were also other amenities such as the satellite TV, a telephone, a safe (which required extra payment), a bathroom, a mini-refrigerator and, most importantly, walls that were soundproofed (in case you didn’t know it, you actually need them once you’re in San Antonio). They also have a pool, a restaurant to feed the food addicts and a cafe that sells drinks (including alcohol) and fast food.

I actually preferred the pool where it’s clean and you are provided with several chaise loungers with which to enjoy the sun. San Antonio has a dependable bus that can take you to the nearest bars and beach restaurants. Often, when we went out for a night of clubbing, we took the same bus ride back to the hotel. The white sand beaches are enveloped with many sunset bars.

We found ourselves hanging out in a bar that’s way more popular than Cafe del Mar.  We did nothing but spend all our evenings bar-hopping, going to our three favourite restaurants and dozing off on the shore in the morning. However, there were two opportunities when we opted to go somewhere different from the beach and pool.

We headed first to a water park which, by the way, I definitely recommend! Ibiza has two so we opted to go to the park nearest to the city located at the Playa den Bossa. You won’t have a hard time locating it and once you get there, you’ll be amazed by the number of slides they offer. You could drain away all your energy there if you enjoy speeding down a waterslide and splashing into the water! But be careful in the sun and use sunblock to avoid getting sunburns.

They also have lockers where you can store your items safely while you take the plunge. All in all, I had a great time with the slides, although there was this one slide on which I chickened out.  We spent our second outing at the Cala Llonga’s ranch where you can go horseback riding. It is not that far from the city and is only a taxi ride away. No doubt, this was the best part of the entire vacation. But we enjoyed absolutely everything.