Ibiza Rocks hotel guest 'nearly has nervous breakdown' over disgusting 'giant petri dish' pool
Amid concerns over the popular Ibiza Rocks resort, following a fourth tragedy, footage has emerged which shows the allegedly grimy condition of the hotel pool, which one holidaymaker likened to a "petri-dish".
In a TikTok video some have dubbed "minging," user @caoimha.lp showed followers the less-than-gleaming pool at Ibiza Rocks; an Ibiza-based hotel and event space long favoured by partygoers.
The self-described "germ freak" wasn't best impressed by the mucky-looking pool, which was strewn with debris, including drink cans left behind by revellers. Giving fellow TikTok users a closer look at what she was dealing with, the content creator lifted up her Barbie pink Croc, which had been left grubby inside.
Commenting, "SOS send help", the Ibiza tourist, who visited the resort in August 2024, shuddered: "The germ freak in me having a nervous breakdown in Ibiza Rocks".
A number of fellow germophobes felt her pain, taking to the comment section to express their sympathy. One person wrote: "I stayed there last time I went to Ibiza and you should see the colour of the water once it's closed and everyone's gone." Another advised: "You would need a tetanus after being in that."
In response to a third commenter, who declared that this was the reason they would "never have pool parties", the original poster agreed: "I never put them together?! It's like a big fat Petri dish."
It wasn't all doom and gloom, however, with one follower revealing that: "My mate found a €20 note in there so worth the disease." On this front, @caoimha.lp laughed: "I'd love a list of everything ever found in it".
She also urged future swimmers to wear their trusty Crocs while taking a dip, urging, "Don't take them off you."
This comes as politicians call upon the San Antonio mayor and tourism minister to visit the area of Ibiza Rocks, following another tragic death at the resort. Since April, four people have died at the hotel, which made headlines again this week after sportsman Gary Kelly, 19, from Scotland, plummeted to his death after falling off a balcony.
This tragedy occurred just two weeks after the death of 26-year-old Evan Thomson, from Aberdeen, who fell to his death from the same hotel. In the aftermath of this devastating incident, Evan's family and friends criticised safety precautions at the four-star venue.
On April 27, a 19-year-old Italian tourist of Turkish origin plunged to her death from the fourth floor of the adult-only hotel, while a British guest, aged 33, died in her room after going into cardiac arrest.
There is no suggestion that the Ibiza Rocks hotel is to blame for any of the four tragedies that have unfolded on the premises. However, the PSOE party, which leads the opposition both in San Antonio and in the Balearic Islands region, has issued the following statement on the matter: 'The PSOE of San Antonio publicly denounces the worrying increase of tourism of excesses in the municipality during the two years of Marga Prohens' Partido Popular Balearic Islands Government with the direct complicity of San Antonio mayor, Marcos Serra, and Vicent Mari's Ibiza island council.
"It also demands urgent measures to stop the deterioration in co-existence, security and image. The PSOE regrets the death of yet another tourist and, with the lack of direction the municipality is suffering, again asks the mayor to convene round-table talks to work on the change of tourism model we need.'
It continued: 'What we are experiencing today is the confirmation of a deliberate policy of permissiveness on the part of the Partido Popular, which puts the interests of those who benefit from the lack of control before the well-being of citizens. The PSOE denounces that the Balearic PP government has chosen to protect excesses and progressively dismantle the tools of control.'
In light of Gary's death, Ibiza Rocks has paused its events programme, with a spokesperson giving the following statement: 'We are deeply shocked and devastated by the recent incidents that have tragically occurred.
"Our priority is to support those affected and their loved ones during this incredibly difficult time, and to fully assist the authorities with their investigations. The safety and wellbeing of our guests has, and always will remain, our highest priority.'
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