Ibiza Beach clubs continue to divide opinion amongst residents and tourists. Many play by the rules but some like to push the boundaries.
Last week Cathy Guetta's new 'Bagatelle Beach Club' at Cala Moli hit the headlines when her lawyer threatened to file a complaint to the French consulate after San Jose local police had the audacity to shut off the music for an hour on Bastille day whilst they performed acoustic tests.
This was after they had received a complaint from a neighbour about the excessive noise coming from the beach venue as French VIPs celebrated their national day on 14 July. San Jose council have opened a file on the complaint and the beach club is now looking at a 12000 euros fine. A French farce indeed.
Deeva Beach at Port d'es Torrent, another San Jose establishment has also been in the news this week when a resident complained of the growing number of beach beds limiting space on the sand for those not wanting to pay large sums of money to be on a publich beach. The complainant counted 220 sun beds and 60 umbrellas even though the beach concession has a licence for 68 and 34 respectively.
Deeva Beach replaced Imagine Restaurant which was very popular with locals and is owned and operated by the Cala Bassa Beach Club Group. Local residents are feeling more and more marginalised by beach clubs taking over the sand.
The pressure is on San Jose council to clean up its act with regards to beach clubs as the local population (and therefore voters) are growing more and more restless with blatant law breaking on a daily basis.
The council recently announced a new law that will be in place for summer 2018 limiting music to 65 decibels which is comparable to a vacuum cleaner or hairdryer. Let's see how that goes……
NOTE: On 01 August 2017 (after this article was written) it was reported in the local press that DEEVA Beach had been inspected and that it complied with all the appropriate licences.
Source: Periódico de Ibiza/Diario de Ibiza
"MAN IN SAN AN" by Martin Makepeace 
Hi Martin,
01AUG17 El Ayuntamiento de Sant Josep aseguró ayer que la concesionaria de los lotes de playa de Port des Torrent «cumple con las directrices» de ocupación de elementos, en contra del testimonio aportado por una vecina que denunciaba un exceso de hamacas y sombrillas de pago sobre la arena.
https://periodicodeibiza.es/pitiusas/local/2017/07/31/283009/sant-josep-asegura-port-des-torrent-cumplen-directrices-ocupacion.html
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