My husband & I stayed here for 3 nights. We chose this hotel because we wanted a room with an ocean view and wanted to be fairly close to the old town. The town was farther than we expected, however, it was still walkable. The hotel is located between the Dalt Vila/Ibiza Town and Playa d’en Bossa. Both are about a 15-20 minute walk.

The area around the hotel was very quiet and relaxing. The hotel pool was really pretty. Our room had a balcony overlooking the ocean which was beautiful. The hotel lobby was really nice, far more upscale than we expected; however the hallways outside the rooms looked more like a college dorm. The furniture was dated, but the rooms were comfortable.

There is free wifi & a free small mini-bar in the rooms (soda & water). The rooms have a safe available for a few euros a day. There’s also a radio system throughout the hotel that you can turn on through a panel on the wall. There were a few different types of music available - it was a nice background feature.

Breakfast was included in our room rate and was fantastic! The breakfast is a huge buffet of every typical breakfast item we could think of.

We had a rental car with us and never had any trouble parking it. The hotel has free parking available in a dirt lot in front of the hotel lobby and additional parking under the hotel. The parking under the hotel is locked so you need your room key to get into it. To get out, push the red button on the column to open the doors (we had trouble figuring that one out!).

Overall we really enjoyed our stay here. It was our first visit to Ibiza and without knowing the island it was a great place to stay. On our next trip we might stay closer to Playa d’en Bossa or Sant Antoni though (louder, younger areas). This was a nice area, however it is pretty quiet and there are few restaurants immediately around the hotel.

We wanted a reasonably priced hotel close to Playa Den Boss but of good quality. These tend to be hard to find in this area as they tend to either be 5* hotels which are really pricey or 2* or 3* hotels which aren't very nice and very run down!! This was a real find. The rooms are a little bit dated, but really clean. It's about a 15 minute walk to Bora Bora and Space - close enough to walk to, but far enough that it was nice and peaceful in the day time. The pool area was great, immaculately clean and nice and relaxing. The bar/restaurant by the pool was really nice too. We arrived at 9am in the morning and they let us into our room which was a nice surprise as we expected we'd have to wait. Highly recommended. Great value for money.

I have been visiting Ibiza for 10 years so have good knowledge of the island and hotel comparables.

In summary, my impression of Torre Del Mar is as follows;

Pros:
* Lovely swimming pool, outside bar and grounds
* Helpful and knowledgeable staff
* Very clean
* Maid service was excellent and ours was always friendly and upbeat
* Very well connected for boats to Formentera and Ibiza town
* Walking distance to Bora Bora etc and generally good location for accessing other parts of the island by taxi or car
* Free soft drinks and a fridge were very welcome each day!
* Very comfortable bed and pillow - which is unusual for pillows in Spanish hotels


Neutral:
* Beach immediately below the pool is average, but you can walk further along where it is a bit prettier / cleaner
* Would be good to have TV with channels additional to just the news

Cons:
* Interior rooms and decor needs modernising
* Paintings on the bedroom walls are scary!
* Walls are very thin so you can hear people in other rooms and vacuum cleaning, or plates being cleared away outside of your room

Additional comments to the above. Mini golf looked in good condition. There is a free to use Spa and indoor pools which was a nice touch.

I would go back for convenience, but prefer to eat out at the excellent restaurants on the island for evening meals. Hotel cafe/restaurant was ok for lunch.

We visited this hotel for 5 nights. Previously (2 years ago) I have stayed at Hotel Garbi, also located in Playa d'en Bossa which is also 4*. Before that I have stayed 3 times in a 2 star down in Figueretas-Ibiza (Lux Mar/Panoramic/Tropical Garden, which is basically the same complex). Both Garbi and Torre del Mar are way better compared to the 2 star in Figueretas. So I will leave that place/those 3 places out of the scope for this review.

Zooming in on the Torre del Mar compared to Garbi I would rate both of the hotels as comparable and give them 8 out 10 points (for Spanish standards).

People & bar
Overall I would say that Garbi is very hip, hot and happening. That hotel caters to the somewhat younger crowd so there is more stuff going on at the Garbi pool and lobby bar. Torre del Mar caters both to the party people as well as some just seeking some R&R. No families (in September), only saw 1 kid I guess. They do have a children's pool but is occupied by adults most of the time. The party people visiting Torre del Mar probably just party outside of the hotel because the atmosphere around the pool and hotel was mainly very relaxing/chill-out. There is a nice outside terrace at Torre del Mar with bar/food service but there is no lounge-like-lobby bar inside like at Hotel Garbi. Service at the bar for drinks is good. We did not like the food for lunch. Eat out (see next section)!

Location
So it was not a big pool party at Torre del Mar. However we loved the hotel nevertheless. It is just a short walk to places like Bora Bora (15 minute walk) or the taxi boat to Ibiza town, so you can enter the action anytime you want to. The Torre del Mar hotel in itself is more quiet than Hotel Garbi and this can be nice if you want to take it easy for some time (and you can enter the daytime party time and nightlife anyway within walking distance). There are some very good restaurants within walking distance of the hotel. If you want to enjoy lunch walk towards Figueretas beach (left hand while standing in front of the hotel) and eat at some of the very nice restaurants over there. It is a 10 minute walk. You can walk from Ibiza town to this hotel using the gravel path that leads to the end of Figueretas. It probably is a 45 minute walk. I would grab a cab on your way down to Ibiza town. No taxis waiting at the hotel. Probably your best bet is to ask the reception to call one for you. We just went on the streets and had a hard time flagging a cab down. Or take the taxi boat (5 minute walk from hotel).

Pool & spa
The pool at Garbi is bigger (square at Garbi, round at Torre del Mar) and also their spa beats the Torre del Mar spa hands down. The Garbi spa is cool and nice whereas the Torre del Mar spa is a bit outdated. I loved the Garbi spa (for European standards) after a day in the sun and only visited Torre del Mar's spa once.

Service around the pool at Torre del Mar was outstanding! There is this S.O.S. guy working around the pool who is taking great care of the guests at the pool with sun loungers, tables (for drinks) and keeping the pool area clean warning people not to bring glasses into the pool etc. He is doing an outstanding job and I think he is one of the most valuable assets of this hotel! He makes you feel very welcome and treats you as royalty. One day he had a day off and service was noticeable worse that day. So the pool guy is a great guy offering great service. He seems to love his job and takes it very seriously. If you read this, thanks!

Rooms
The rooms at Torre del Mar are pretty OK. Nice detail, each room has a speaker in the ceiling and you can listen to 2 different Ibiza radio stations in your room; one playing house/dance music and the other station offering more chill-out/lounge music. Beds are OK (a bit hard, pretty cheap mattresses I guess), flat screen TV, bathroom is pretty OK and you have a small balcony. Room cleaning was perfect; also if you are sleeping in late (just use the do not disturb sign, this CAN be different in Spain/Ibiza you know). Room is pretty small, but adequate.

Noise
I read reviews that this hotel can be noisy? Actually, we never noticed any problems with noise. There is an in-room door between the hallway and your room and if you close this hardly any outside noise will enter the room. Maybe these complaints are from elderly people? We had no issues whatsoever.

Breakfast
Breakfast is great! Nice restaurant (view on the sea, lots of sun but good air conditioning) and the food is above par. Freshly squeezed orange juice in the morning! All kinds of breads, eggs, fruit, coffee, juices etc. Very good! I would say breakfast at Torre del Mar is better than Garbi's breakfast.

Generic
Service at the reception on check-in and check-out was good as well as their service if you have any questions. It took a while until the rooms where ready (1 at 15 hrs, the other only at 16 hrs) but who cares.

All in all a great hotel for the price we paid (EUR 680 for 5 nights in a double room during high season).