We received an effusive welcome from our charming hostess Belen. First impressions were favourable but it did not take long to dampen our spirits.
I travel extensively so know how disappointing a bad review will be for Belen but there are are serious issues with this flat. The first was an overriding smell of damp in the bedroom. The cupboards, drawers and bedding were extremely musty even after the previous prolonged dry spell. This is clearly an ongoing issue as there is a portable dehumidifier: unfortunately this was unable to reduce the humidity below 70%. On the bed, grey sheets were clean but had old ingrained dirt. Belen kindly provided two new pillows as the others were worn out. The very-average mattress is 30cm too small for the two linked wooden bed bases. Light from the living room which has no black-out blinds ensures an early wake-up call.
Two steps from the bedroom, easy to trip on, lead up to the living room/kitchen. Here we found various electrical multi-socket leads trailing across the floor. The furniture is an eclectic mix of mismatched items. My friend described it a cross between ´boot fair and Ikea´. "BoHo" is a 1980s abbreviation of Bohemian Homeless, drawing on various bohemian and hippie influences. These days it suggests a level of luxury and chic, but the furnishings here are certainly not. The chaise and chair look just fine but are incredibly uncomfortable. The two pretty carved wood dining chairs have no seat cushions. There is an old LCD tv receiving only Spanish and news channels. The kitchen, open plan to the living room, lacks basic equipment such as frying pan, small saucepan and casserole dish. There are no instruction manuals. A door leads to the bathroom, newly painted but already showing damp patches around the adequate shower, where, incidently, there is no shelf on which to stand shampoo etc.
On the small living room balcony, metal chairs and a table fit only for the skip stood on dirty and cracked tiles. This standard continues to the roof terrace where there are no parasols or shade.
Finally, a word about the location. These flats were built fifty years ago as the long-defunct Robinson Club holiday complex and are now badly subsiding in a run-down area. The local crowded beach has two over-priced tourist restaurants and a small supermarket. You definitely need a car.
I am sorry Belen but this is a very tired flat and seriously overpriced even for expensive Ibiza.