Rental Guide Ibiza

What holiday rentals actually cost

Rates on Ibiza are seasonal to an extreme degree. The same villa can be €12,000 a week in May and €38,000 in the first week of August.

May, June, September, October: the value months. The island is open, the sea is warm, the prices are half.July: high season begins. Book by spring.August: peak. The best villas are gone by January.November to April: most of the collection closes. What stays open does so for a reason.

Check what is included. Some rates cover staff, changeover cleaning and concierge; others cover the keys.

Booking a holiday villa

Book early: by January for August, by spring for July. This is not a sales tactic, it is arithmetic: the supply of genuinely good licensed villas is small and it does not grow.

Expect a contract, a deposit and a damage deposit. Expect to provide guest numbers honestly; occupancy limits are part of the licence, not a suggestion.

Long-term rentals: why it is so hard

The long-term market on Ibiza is genuinely difficult, and it is worth saying so plainly rather than pretending otherwise.

Holiday letting is more profitable for owners, which removes stock. Protected land limits new supply. And demand from families, professionals and relocating workers keeps rising.

The result: most long-term rentals are let through word of mouth before they ever reach a portal. What you see advertised is what nobody took.

How to actually find one

Start earlier than feels necessary: two to three months, and more for a September start when every relocating family is looking at once.

Be specific about your requirements. Vague searches get vague results.Be honest about pets, budget and timing. It narrows the search but it stops wasted viewings.Use a network. This is the entire reason our personal rental search exists: we look where you cannot.Be ready to decide. Good long-term properties are gone in days, not weeks.

Contracts, deposits and your rights

Long-term residential lets fall under the Spanish LAU (Ley de Arrendamientos Urbanos), which gives tenants meaningful protection: including minimum terms and controlled rent increases.

Expect one to two months' deposit plus a month in advance. Get an inventory, photographed and signed. Confirm who pays IBI, community fees and utilities before you sign, not after.

A holiday let dressed up as a long-term contract protects nobody. If the arrangement seems irregular, it is.

Renting versus buying

A significant number of our long-term rental clients end up buying. Rental costs here are high relative to much of Europe, supply is constrained, and if you already know you want to stay, the arithmetic changes quickly.

We are happy to run through it honestly: including when renting is the right answer, which it often is for the first year.