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The next two weeks there are no events at the Ibiza Rocks Hotel in Ibiza after two fatal accidents in a short time. But in the past three months there have been more victims. What kind of place is this?
The team behind the Ibiza Rocks Hotel has been active since 2005. First as a driving force behind small-scale concerts of guitar bands: including Kaiser Chiefs and Arctic Monkeys performed there at the beginning of their careers.
In 2010, the current location in the city of Sant Antoni de Portmany was involved. There, the 362-room hotel has developed into a destination for partying youngsters. In 2016, the Ibiza Rocks Hotel began its success formula: pool parties.
Around the pool there is room for 2,500 partygoers. The mottos of Ibiza Rocks are “creating beautiful moments” and “exceeding expectations”. And all this “with the right energy”.
Little about safety measures can be found on the hotel’s website. It only states that a maximum of six hotel guests may be on the balconies during events. “The safety and well-being of our guests is and remains our top priority,” the hotel says on Instagram.
Long list of incidents
Yet there is a long list of incidents at the Ibiza Rocks Hotel, which is especially popular with Brits. In 2014, a 25-year-old Brit died in a fall. Four years later, a similar incident took place, in which a 22-year-old Brit was seriously injured.
At the end of April there were again two deaths in the hotel. On April 27, a Turkish-Italian woman died after a fall. Three days later, a British woman died of cardiac arrest.
The Ibiza Rocks Hotel only recently came into the public eye after two fatal accidents in three weeks. On Monday, nineteen-year-old Brit Gary Kelly made a fatal fall from a balcony. Earlier this month, his 26-year-old compatriot Evan Thomson had died in the same way.
Music shortly after fatal accident
Especially the way the hotel management dealt with Thomson’s death has caused resentment. His friends say that they quickly moved on to the order of the day. An hour and a half after Thomson was found, the high-pressure cleaner was already used for cleaning work. Not much later, the music went on again, writes Press & Journal.
There was also no sympathy on social media. This was also the case in April. Since Monday, there has been a statement on the Instagram account of the Ibiza Rocks Hotel. It states that there are no events in the coming period due to “the seriousness of the situation and out of respect for those involved”. The hotel website has not been adjusted.
The hotel has (not yet) responded to NU.nl’s question why it took so long to come up with this response. It remains unclear whether measures are being taken to prevent further incidents. And if so, which ones.