This Luxury Party Resort Is As Much About Slowing Down As It Is About Iconic Ibiza Raves

As I haul my sleep-deprived self into Destino Five Ibiza, the first sight that hits me is the domed ecru facade cutting through the island’s endless stretch of blue horizon and rustling greenery. The next thing that catches my eye is the glint of the metallic cherries embedded into the gate, an obvious wink to the symbology that has become synonymous with the legendary club Pacha Ibiza. 

Part of Dubai-based FIVE Holding’s takeover of the White Isle’s iconic Pacha brand, Destino Five Ibiza feels like it was built for an era where wellness and wild partying are both part of the same ritualistic routine. The luxury party resort hums with an inherent stillness, even as lo-fi house beats blare in the background. A lone disco ball melts into the concierge desk, turning the midday glare into the most glorious strobe light. At check-in, a cart stocked with zingy lemonade and Ibiza’s fennel-flavored Hierbas liqueur is yet another hint: this is where detox and debauchery dance together. 

Living up to Pacha’s five-decades-long legacy of the most epic all-night ragers is a tall order, but Destino Five Ibiza does it with barefoot ease and a Balearic flair. The resort’s color palette of white, green and blue is every so often interrupted by the luscious cherries sprinkled throughout the property—on pool towels, the back of servers’ shirts, a ring toss game zone, and even a woven screen that silently judges you as you scurry back to your room after one too many Aperol Spritzes. The small but upscale rooms have all the trappings of a post-party cradle, complete with a coffee pod machine, a private lounging terrace, and one of those televisions that whirs to life even when you didn’t ask it to. Each of its 159 rooms is decked out with archival snapshots of Pacha’s dance-floor memories, though the neon-haloed mirrors on the ceilings feel strategically placed to shame afterparty survivors who wake up to find themselves in the previous night’s outfit.   

Mediterranean date palms, matte stone, and sculptural loungers frame the glassy turquoise pool at Playa Pacha, the resort’s plush hideout. It’s the perfect place to plonk yourself after spending nearly ten hours folded into airplane origami. We stretch our legs and sink into the sunbeds as Sam Oui—the resort’s resident DJ and a regular on Pacha Ibiza’s weekly Flower Power lineup—spins a groovy mix of deep and Afro house on a sunken deck in the middle of the pool. The atmosphere is buzzing with the sound of music, clinking glasses, and the blissful purrs prompted by the in-house poolside masseuse kneading away partygoers’ hangovers. 

Our poolside eavesdropping is paired with the creamiest guacamole, umami-bomb hamachi, and just enough mojitos to make us think we can decode the smattering of accents around us. As I look around the crowd, it’s clear that the resort attracts a diverse mix of well-heeled travelers, and its menu is equally reflective of this worldly influence. While the resort’s all-day dining spot, Cielo, serves up Iberian ham, paella, and antioxidant-packed juices in a breezy setting with lush live music, its finca-style Greek patio, Elia, offers front-row views of Dalt Vila and Formentera as you dig into chargrilled meats and mezze platters. But the real test of any upscale party resort’s food formula is whether or not it can deliver on those post-party 5 AM munchies. Consider it my professional obligation to report that the chicken tenders and truffle rigatoni on Destino Five Ibiza’s after-hours menu do, in fact, hit the spot. 

Ibiza moves to a warped timeline, where the sun doesn’t set until 10 PM, and the dancefloor revelry stretches well into the unforgiving light of noon. At Destino Five Ibiza, this floaty feeling of time is even more pronounced. So when I oversleep during a jet lag-induced power nap and find myself wandering through the glow-lit lobby at midnight, it almost feels like business as usual on the island. Over at Pacha, a short ten-minute drive away from the property, the party is just getting started. 

On our first night, we slip in through the club’s back entrance reserved for “Pacha Family,” a fortunate perk for all resort guests. The place is still stirring into action as we explore its labyrinthine floors, discovering a hidden-in-plain-sight garden bar on ground level, and a prime DJ viewing spot beyond a gateway of glaring screens. Still, we can’t resist pushing our way through the jam-packed backstage area around 2 AM, just as Solomun—the underground music stalwart who helped define a new wave of melodic techno—is set to blast off. Pro tip: carrying a portable fan in Ibiza’s punishing summer heat can win you new dancefloor friends and a spot in the front. Following a cerebral set by Âme, we lose ourselves in a Solomun-spun web of slow-burning builds and bone-rattling bassline drops that feel almost cinematic under a downpour of lasers. We end the night on the terrace at Pacha’s newly opened Paradiso Ibiza, a pop-up bar from the Barcelona-born venue that has consistently ranked among the World’s 50 Best Bars.

On night two, we pop into the Pacha restaurant tucked just below the dancefloor, where the throb of the bass becomes a sensorial score to a Japanese-Mediterranean spread of smoky aubergine, wagyu tataki, and black cheesecake. Just when we’re convinced we’ve eaten our way into a food coma, the sound of A-Trak’s disco-drenched beats spilling out from the club lures us back to the dancefloor.

Like any club that’s earned its icon status, every night at Pacha comes with a stacked lineup of residencies featuring electronic music’s most sought-after names—from vibe curator BLOND:ISH to Grammy-nominated dance music duo Camelphat. Destino Five Ibiza brings a pinch of that signature energy to their grounds every Thursday, turning the resort into an open-air stage for the genre’s most enticing acts under a vine-draped canopy that pulses with light, music, and movement. Led by Italian DJ Marco Carola, the Pacha ICONS roster features the likes of Michael Bibi, PAWSA, Ben Sterling, and Vintage Culture, who keep the momentum going with follow-up sets at Pacha the next night.

While music and unabashed hedonism are at the heart of Destino Five Ibiza’s philosophy, equal emphasis is put on the art of slowing down. The resort runs entirely on renewable energy, the food is fresh and crunchy, the architecture radiates serenity, and there’s a Love Island-coded fire pit for when you want to trade flashing lights for star trails. There’s also an outdoor gym made with heat-resistant steel that regularly plays host to personal trainers, breathwork coaches, and sound bath specialists. Some guests have even been known to summon a local shaman for a spiritual cleansing at the property’s cocooning amphitheatre space. Against the backdrop of our growing obsession with wellness culture, Destino Five Ibiza speaks to a new breed of ravers, giving back more energy than it takes.