A six-bedroom villa in Es Cubells, Vista Alegre, Cala Jondal, or San José in the first three weeks of August lists at €18,000 to €55,000 per week. After service, the Balearic sustainability tax, staff gratuities, a chef on four nights, and one beach-club lunch at Blue Marlin or Cotton Beach Club, the all-in week lands 40 to 65 percent above the headline. The beach-club and night-club programming is the second biggest line on the trip, often larger than the chef. The full structure, line by line, with three worked examples.
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Ibiza pricing is shaped by three forces. The first is the Balearic VFT licence moratorium, which has held the legal-rental inventory roughly fixed since 2017. The second is the night-club economy, which compresses August into the most expensive four weeks in the Balearic islands. The third is the beach-club programming, which now operates as a discretionary spend universe parallel to the room. A villa booking here is rarely the dominant line on the trip budget. Plan accordingly.
The rates below were verified against May 2026 cards from Plum Guide, Le Collectionist, Onefinestay, and four direct managers operating in Es Cubells, Vista Alegre, San José, and Santa Eulalia. All figures are quoted weekly except line items. The zone split table follows the headline table.
Headline weekly rate before service, sustainability tax, gratuities, and chef. Peak runs the third week of July through the second week of September. Shoulder is the first two weeks of July and the third week of September through the second week of October. Off season is everything else.
| Bedrooms (top-tier zones) | Peak (3rd Jul – 2nd Sep) | Shoulder | Off season |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 BR | €10,000 to €22,000 | €6,500 to €14,500 | €4,200 to €9,000 |
| 5 BR | €13,500 to €32,000 | €8,800 to €21,000 | €5,500 to €13,000 |
| 6 BR | €18,000 to €38,000 | €11,800 to €25,000 | €7,500 to €15,500 |
| 6BR trophy (Es Cubells cliff, Vista Alegre estate) | €32,000 to €55,000 | €21,500 to €36,500 | €13,500 to €23,000 |
| 8 BR | €28,000 to €65,000 | €18,500 to €42,500 | €11,800 to €27,000 |
| 10 BR+ | €55,000 to €140,000 | €36,000 to €92,000 | €23,000 to €58,000 |
| Zone (6BR, peak August) | Headline weekly rate | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Es Cubells cliff & Cala Jondal | €26,000 to €55,000 | Cliff trophies, southwest sunset |
| Vista Alegre & Sa Carroca | €22,000 to €42,000 | Gated, walking-distance to Ibiza Town |
| San José & Porroig (south) | €18,000 to €34,000 | Quieter, near Blue Marlin and Tropicana |
| Cala Tarida & Cala Conta (west) | €14,000 to €28,000 | West coast sunset, family-friendly bays |
| Santa Eulalia & Roca Llisa (east) | €14,500 to €26,000 | East coast, golf, calmer scene |
| San Juan & Benirrás (north) | €12,000 to €22,000 | North bay sunset drums, quieter villas |
| San Llorenzo & San Carlos (north interior) | €10,500 to €18,500 | Inland, hills, no sea view |
| San Antonio side (Cala Bassa, San Agustin) | €9,500 to €22,000 | Beach-club proximity, mixed quality |
Add 20 to 35% on the second week of August. Formentera day-trippers staying on Ibiza pay the Ibiza premium for the night and the Formentera premium for the day.
Platforms and managers price a service charge on the headline rate. Plum Guide runs 12 to 15% on Ibiza product, Onefinestay 10 to 12%, Le Collectionist 10%. Direct managers run 10 to 15%. Some Ibiza operators bundle housekeeping uplifts into the service line during peak weeks. On a €30,000 week, that is €3,000 to €4,500 in service.
Spanish short-term holiday rentals to private individuals are exempt from VAT under Article 20.1.23 of Law 37/1992, provided the manager does not bundle hotel-style services into the rate. The Ibiza luxury norm is no IVA on the room. Where housekeeping is bundled daily or food is provided, a 10% reduced IVA can apply. Always read the contract: the line should say either “exenta IVA Art. 20.1.23” or “IVA 10%”. If the contract says 21%, push back. A handful of Ibiza operators have applied the wrong rate.
The Impuesto sobre Estancias Turísticas charges luxury villas €4 per person per night in peak season (1 May to 31 October), €1 in shoulder (November to April), plus 10% IVA on the tax itself. A 50% reduction applies after the 9th night. Children under 16 are exempt. On a 10-guest, seven-night peak booking, plan for €308 in sustainability tax including IVA. The line appears on the contract.
The Ibiza gratuity norm runs higher than Mallorca because the August season runs harder. Seven hundred to 1,200 euros per staff member for the week, paid in cash on the final day, distributed by the housekeeping lead. A typical six-bedroom Es Cubells or Vista Alegre villa carries three to four staff (housekeeper, pool, gardener, sometimes a houseman). Plan for €2,100 to €4,800 in gratuities. The well-run managers brief in writing.
Independent chefs in Ibiza run €700 to €1,400 per day for dinner service, plus food sourcing at cost. The chef bench is exceptionally deep in August because the restaurant network and the festival kitchens draw talent from across Spain and Italy. Lunch is half the dinner fee. Food cost for a group of 10 lands at €55 to €100 per person per dinner. The in-house package the manager pushes runs €900 to €1,800 per day and is frequently outsourced to the partnered beach club’s second-in-command. A week with four chef dinners and two chef lunches lands €3,800 to €7,500 all in.
Beach club lunch spend at Beachóuar, Cotton Beach Club, Cala Bassa Beach Club, Tropicana Cala Jondal, and Blue Marlin Cala Jondal runs €180 to €450 per person at peak. Front-row sun-bed at Blue Marlin in August runs €180 to €320 per person per day with a spend minimum on top. The front-row bed (lettino matrimoniale) is €800 to €1,600 with a €800 to €1,600 spend minimum. Jockey Club Salinas runs slightly cheaper for the bed, similar for the food. A group of 10 doing one lunch at Blue Marlin in front row will land €3,500 to €5,500. Save accordingly.
Pacha, Ushüaia, Hi, DC10, and Amnesia are separate spend universes from the villa rental. A standard night entry runs €65 to €120 per person. A reserved VIP table at Ushüaia for the David Guetta night runs €3,500 to €9,500 with bottle minimums. Hi Beach VIP runs €2,200 to €7,500. The night-club month (mid-July through end of August) is when the Ibiza trip math escalates fastest.
A 10 to 12-metre rib runs €2,200 to €3,800 per day from Marina Botafoch or San Antonio port, fuel separate (€250 to €500). A 15 to 18-metre motor yacht with crew runs €4,500 to €6,500. A 24-metre Sunseeker or Sanlorenzo runs €7,500 to €9,500 plus fuel and 10% crew tip. The standard pattern is Formentera one day (lunch at Beso Beach or Juan y Andrea), Cala Bassa and Cala d’Hort the second.
Mercedes V-Class from Ibiza (IBZ) to Es Cubells runs €140 to €200 each way; to Vista Alegre €90 to €140; to Santa Eulalia €120 to €180; to San Juan €180 to €220. The S-Class is roughly €160 to €280. Helicopter is rare except for Formentera transfers; expect €1,800 to €2,800 per leg.
Three trip configurations we priced for clients in 2024 and 2025. Numbers verified against source contracts. The takeaway: the line items add 40 to 70% on top of the headline rate, and the beach-club programming is usually the second-largest non-villa line.
Headline: €9,500 / wk (shoulder pricing).
Service charge (10%) €950. Sustainability tax (4 × 7 × €4 plus 10% IVA) €123. Staff gratuities (2 staff) €1,600. IBZ transfers round trip €360. No chef, restaurant dinners €220 per couple per night × 5 = €1,100. Pre-stock €420. One boat day, 10-metre rib, €2,400 plus fuel €320.
All-in: €16,773 for the week.
Premium over headline: 77%.
Headline: €36,000 / wk (cliff sunset).
Service charge (12%) €4,320. Sustainability tax (10 × 7 × €4 plus 10% IVA) €308. Staff gratuities (4 staff) €4,000. Two V-Class transfers IBZ round trip €640. Second car for the week €520. Chef four dinners (€1,000/day) €4,000 plus food €3,200. Pre-stock €1,200. Blue Marlin lunch one day €4,200. Boat day to Formentera, 15-metre with crew, €5,500 plus fuel €420.
All-in: €64,310 for the week.
Premium over headline: 79%.
Headline: €95,000 / wk.
Service charge (13%) €12,350. Sustainability tax (16 × 7 × €4 plus 10% IVA) €492. Staff gratuities (5 staff) €5,500. Three V-Class transfers IBZ €780. Two extra cars €980. Chef five dinners (€1,200/day) €6,000 plus food €5,800. Pre-stock €1,800. Two beach-club days (Blue Marlin and Cotton) €9,200. Two boat days, 22-metre Sunseeker with crew, €8,500 average €17,000 plus fuel €1,200 plus tips €1,700. Ushüaia VIP table one night €6,200.
All-in: €164,002 for the week.
Premium over headline: 73%.
EUR figures as quoted. USD conversions use the May 2026 EUR/USD rate of 1.10. The beach-club and night-club lines in Example III are discretionary; without them the premium drops to 47%.
Six levers move the all-in figure on an Ibiza week.
Move to the first week of July or the third week of September. Headline drops 30 to 40%. The beach-club programming is at its strongest in June and September anyway.
Trade Es Cubells cliff for Cala Tarida west coast. The west-coast sunset is the same sunset for 30 to 45% less. The Cala d’Hort headland sits between.
Verify the VFT licence before signing. The bookings that go wrong are the ones without a registered licence. Five minutes on the Consell d’Eivissa registry.
Skip the in-house chef. The Santa Catalina and Marina Botafoch chef networks travel anywhere on the island for the same daily rate. Better cooking, same money.
One beach-club day, not three. The third Blue Marlin day rarely adds anything. The chef night at the villa beats the Blue Marlin dinner on any objective measure of food, and is 60% cheaper.
The sixth lever. Three Ibiza direct managers (operating in Es Cubells, Vista Alegre, and Santa Eulalia) run quiet repositioning lists when a confirmed booking moves: villas release 12 to 22% below the original rate inside the 60-day window. The platforms do not surface them. Email any of the strong direct managers in late May for August openings, in late June for the late-August window.
For a six-bedroom villa in Es Cubells, Vista Alegre, Cala Jondal, San José, or Cala Tarida, the headline weekly rate in the first three weeks of August runs €18,000 to €55,000. After service, sustainability tax, staff gratuities, a chef on four nights, and one beach-club lunch, the all-in week typically lands between €28,000 and €82,000.
Spanish short-term holiday rentals to private individuals are exempt from VAT under Article 20.1.23 of the Spanish VAT Law, provided no hotel-style services are bundled. Where the manager bundles daily housekeeping and food, a 10% reduced IVA can apply. The norm in Ibiza luxury villa rentals is no IVA on the room rate. The Balearic Sustainable Tourism Tax (ITE) applies regardless.
The Impuesto sobre Estancias Turísticas charges €1 to €4 per person per night, plus 10% IVA, depending on accommodation category and season. Luxury villas pay the top band of €4 in peak (May to October), €1 in shoulder. A 50% reduction applies after the 9th night. Children under 16 are exempt.
Seven hundred to 1,200 euros per staff member for the week, paid in cash on the final day. The Ibiza staff norm runs slightly higher than Mallorca. A typical six-bedroom Es Cubells villa carries three to four staff. Plan for 2,100 to 4,800 euros in gratuities.
Independent chefs in Ibiza run €700 to €1,400 per day, plus food sourcing at cost. The chef bench is exceptionally deep in August. Lunch is half the dinner fee. The in-house package runs €900 to €1,800 per day and is frequently outsourced to the partnered beach club.
Yes. Every legally rentable villa carries a VFT licence number that should appear on every listing. The Balearic moratorium has kept new licences capped since 2017. Verify the VFT number against the Consell d’Eivissa registry before signing.
Beach club lunch spend at Beachóuar, Cotton Beach Club, Cala Bassa Beach Club, Jockey Club Salinas, Tropicana Cala Jondal, and Blue Marlin Cala Jondal runs €180 to €450 per person at peak. The front-row bed at Blue Marlin in August is €800 to €1,600 with a €800 to €1,600 spend minimum on top.
The 20-page PDF with line-item math for Es Cubells, Vista Alegre, San José, Cala Tarida, and Santa Eulalia, the comparison table against Mallorca, the eight chefs we have used by name, and the beach-club minimum-spend chart by club and season. Free. We trade it for an email.
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