British holidaymakers are insisting they have been put off travelling to Ibiza after learning the staggering cost of bottled water in the Mediterranean party hotspot. A local tourism guide, Create Ibiza, took to TikTok to reveal how much you can expect to pay just to quench your thirst in popular nightclubs.
Price List of Water at Ibiza Nightclubs
Create Ibiza listed the price of bottled water at several popular clubs on the island. The findings were as follows:
- Hi Ibiza - €15 (£12.80)
- Eden - €12 (£10.24)
- DC-10 - €7/8 (£5.97/£6.83)
- O Beach - €5/6 (£4.27/£5.12)
- Ushuaia - €15 (£12.80)
- Cova Santa - €12 (£10.24)
- Pacha - €13 (£11.10)
- Unvrs - €15 (£12.80)
Ibiza welcomes around three million visitors a year, including approximately 800,000 from the UK. According to the content creators, the island's economy is significantly boosted by sales of bottled water.
Tourist Reactions
Writing in response, one TikTok user fumed: "How can you charge this much for water? It’s insane." A second person declared: "Ibiza will never be worth it." A third added: "I was drinking tap water at all these clubs and had such a sore throat, but you gotta do what you gotta do to save money." While a fourth hit out: "€15 is a scam for water."
Tap Water Concerns
Tourism website Ibiza Spotlight warns about the island's tap water: "Though it is 'safe' to drink, it frequently does not taste good owing to its extremely high levels of salt or calcium." Too much salt can cause heart problems, and too much calcium can cause kidney problems. It is very unlikely this will be a problem if you're visiting on holiday, but it's not ideal if you live here and use it long-term. Buying a filtration system for your home is a good idea if you spend a lot of time on Ibiza each year.
Alternatives to Bottled Water
Ibiza Spotlight recommends saving money and cutting down on single-use plastic bottles by using water filling stations. There are several filling stations on Ibiza where you can fill up your own water containers with treated drinkable water from the aquifers (20 litres of water costs approximately €1). You can find these filling stations behind the petrol station in San Rafael (Fuentejara), on the main road from Ibiza Town to Santa Eulalia (Pozo Can Guasch), and in San José.
Another great way to cut down on single-use plastic bottles is to make use of one of the four recently installed public water fountains in Ibiza Town. The fountains provide free filtered potable water, meaning you will be able to refill your water bottles and thus cut down on plastic waste. The Council has installed three fountains so far: in the square Plaza Sa Graduada, in the Carrer de Madrid in the town centre, on Plaza Julià Verdera beside the beach in Figueretas, and in the small park Parque de la Paz on Avenida Isidor Macabich. There is another one planned on the boulevard Paseo Juan Carlos I, which runs along the marina.
