| Over the years holiday home ownership has | | | | quieter the best time to go would be the summer |
| increased dramatically across Europe shifting the | | | | half term (end of May, early June) and the October |
| trend of traditional package holidays to more | | | | half term. Temperatures are still well into the 20's and |
| independent breaks. Renting an apartment or villa can | | | | you will find hire cars cheaper to rent. |
| often be cheaper than a package holiday and also | | | | The most expensive areas to rent a holiday home in |
| gives you a lot greater freedom. While Ibiza is a | | | | Ibiza tend to be around the Ibiza Town area, Roca |
| relatively small island it has hundreds of holiday homes | | | | Elisa and Talamanca particularly so. If you are looking |
| available to rent. | | | | for a countryside retreat in a central location then |
| Roly Searle spent his first few holidays in Ibiza | | | | San Rafael is the best area to base yourself. Further |
| staying at cheap hotels as part of a package holiday | | | | south but still central is San Josep which benefits |
| deal. "While it seemed convenient buying my flights, | | | | from having easy access to wonderful beaches. |
| transfers and hotel together it soon became a bit | | | | Younger crowds are increasingly looking for villas and |
| samey and you felt like you have to take part in | | | | apartments to rent while on holiday in Ibiza. With the |
| wider group activities when all you wanted to do was | | | | change in club licensing laws clubbers now have |
| relax in peace. Added to this the resorts became | | | | nowhere to go from 6am until 4:30pm and are |
| more crowded and we found ourselves increasingly | | | | increasingly looking to spend more time at their place |
| frustrated. | | | | of stay. Having a villa where you can have an after |
| Our good friend suggested that renting a villa in Ibiza | | | | party means people don't have to worry about |
| would not cost us any more and it would offer us a | | | | disturbing hotel guests and it gives you more |
| whole new experience. The following year we | | | | freedom to relax. |
| decided to try a villa and found a great place in the | | | | Another benefit of taking a self catering holiday in |
| quieter north end of the island. We bought low cost | | | | Ibiza is the saving you can make from eating. With |
| flights and hired a great little car and worked out we | | | | the exchange rate currently 10-15% down on 2008 |
| saved over 15% from the previous year's holiday | | | | eating at home is a great way to cut back on cost. |
| which was fantastic." | | | | Even with the bad exchange rate the cost of food |
| The far south west and northern parts of Ibiza Island | | | | and drink in Spain is relatively cheap compared to the |
| are family friendly and properties are often | | | | UK. So with some careful planning you can have a |
| surrounded by beautiful countryside or sea views. If | | | | great week away without blowing the bank if you |
| you are looking for cheaper deals when the island is | | | | rent a holiday home in Ibiza. |