Sandos El Greco - Adults Only

There are places where the sea is a picture on the wall, and places where you can walk towards it in sandals. Sandos El Greco - Adults Only belongs to the second group, sitting on the beachfront at the northern end of Ibiza, in Portinatx. The setting is built around the coast rather than a town-centre shuffle between traffic, shops and noise.

Adults only gives the hotel a clear audience: couples and grown-up travellers who want a seaside base with a pool, bars, evening entertainment and somewhere to recover properly. The atmosphere is more organised resort than tiny hideaway, with 250 rooms across five floors and facilities designed to keep much of your day on site.

English is one of the languages used on the hotel's website, which makes planning straightforward for English-speaking guests. The hotel itself combines a beach-first location with all-inclusive options, wellness facilities and enough entertainment to keep the evening from ending at dinner.

Your address is Portinatx, Spain, on Ibiza's northern coast. Portinatx Beach is directly by the property, while S’Arenal Petit Beach is around 1,250 feet away on foot. Cala Portinatx is roughly half a mile away, and Cala Xuclar Beach is about 0.7 miles away by the straight-line distance shown for the area.

That puts several coves within reach when you fancy changing your view of the coast. Cala d'en Serra Beach is about 1 mile away, while the Santuari Punic d'Esculleram is around 3.4 miles away. The historic site is a practical excursion rather than a casual stroll, unless you particularly enjoy turning a sightseeing plan into an endurance event.

Ibiza Airport is roughly 18 miles from the hotel. The property is on the beach, but its setting is still in Portinatx rather than Ibiza Town, so you are choosing a northern coastal base rather than a central-island address.

The rooms are designed for straightforward recovery rather than elaborate apartment living. Air conditioning matters when you return warm, salty and slightly overcooked, while the balcony gives you somewhere to sit with a drink without having to leave the room. WiFi, a flat-screen LED TV, telephone, wardrobe and tea- and coffee-making facilities cover the useful basics.

For two, the Double or Twin Room lets you choose between two single beds or a shared arrangement according to the booking option. The sea-view package is the one to consider when looking out over the Mediterranean is part of the holiday, not merely a line in the description. Travelling as three means the Triple Room or its sea-view version, with a sofa bed alongside the main sleeping space.

Bathrooms have a shower, hairdryer, towels, slippers and toiletries. Soundproofing is listed among the room features, which should help when you want the evening to stop at the door. Daily housekeeping keeps the practical side moving, and a drying rack is useful for ordinary swimwear and beach clothes.

The main meal rhythm is built around a buffet restaurant serving breakfast, lunch and dinner, with show cooking and a pizzeria to keep the choice from becoming too repetitive. Breakfast is buffet-style, and the all-inclusive arrangement covers the three main meals as well as snacks between them. A vegetarian option is available.

There is also an à la carte restaurant, alongside the air-conditioned buffet dining room. Stays of five nights or more on the all-inclusive arrangement include a dinner there, giving you a reason to swap the buffet queue for a more deliberate evening. It is the sort of small change of pace that becomes useful by the fourth day, when you can identify the chips from twenty paces.

Three bars cover the drinking side of the day, including a pool snack bar. All-inclusive guests have soft drinks and national alcoholic drinks available between 09:00 and 23:00, with snacks between meals. Evening music shows and entertainment provide the post-dinner option when bed feels slightly too sensible.

An outdoor swimming pool gives you a second place to get wet, this time without checking your air supply. Sun loungers, parasols and pool or beach towels make it easy to settle in, while the terrace and garden provide alternatives to spending the entire afternoon beside the water.

The wellness centre offers massages, facial treatments, body treatments, scrubs and wraps. Massages and beauty treatments are available as part of the wellness offer, so a day can move from poolside to treatment room without requiring a timetable worthy of an airport connection. A whirlpool adds another way to let tired muscles object less loudly to the day's activities.

The fitness centre and fitness classes are there for anyone who still has energy to spend. Away from the wellness area, you can arrange cycling, hiking and snorkelling, with table tennis, darts and billiards for lighter competition. Cooking classes, local-culture tours, walking tours, live performances, quizzes and themed evenings give couples something to do together when the bar and the sun lounger have both had enough.

The reception is open around the clock, with a concierge service, tour desk, currency exchange and luggage storage. Check-in runs from 15:00 to midnight, and check-out from 05:00 to 11:00. You need photo identification and a credit card at arrival, and the hotel asks you to share your expected arrival time in advance.

Free WiFi is available throughout the property. Car hire can be arranged, and laundry, dry cleaning and ironing services are available. There is a lift, along with accessible rooms, while the hotel is non-smoking throughout and pets are not allowed.

The all-inclusive arrangement uses an official wristband for access to its services and extras. Transfer arrangements from Ibiza Airport should be organised with the hotel, as the airport is roughly 18 miles away. If your flight home is offensively early, the check-out window starts at 05:00, which is at least one practical mercy.