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Balearic butlering: this new premium Ibiza hotel promises to reinvent luxury holidays

An exterior view of the rooms at TRS Ibiza, come with private pools

Ibiza’s newest premium hotel is promising to ‘reinvent luxury tourism’ on the Balearic island. The TRS Ibiza hotel, which opened earlier this month, is the European debut of the TRS Hotels brand, a familiar name in the Caribbean. 

Located in Cala Gració, the TRS Ibiza is an all-inclusive, adult-only offering with a number of novel features.

A personal butler service allows guests to create a wish list prior to their arrival, to personalise their stay – everything from the type of pillow offered, to coffee capsules and drinks selection.

The new opening will also offer guests the Signature Level program, a selection of additional benefits that tend beyond the hotel’s own space and facilities, including access to acclaimed local restaurants and venues.

A personal butler service allows guests to create a wish list prior to their arrival, to personalise their stay…

There are five bars and three à la carte restaurants: the Gaucho steakhouse (charcoal entrecote, turbot with a light jus, and sea bass ceviche are on the menu), Helios, offering Mediterranean Asian fusion bites, and Capricho, a mix of trad and contemporary cuisine. 

We think a big attraction will be Gravity, a sky lounge facing the bay of San Antonio. Along with stunning views,  there’s an infinity pool and signature cocktail menu. The venue will also have live music and jazz events throughout the season, so pack your dancing shoes.

There’s also the Zentropia Palladium Spa & Wellness centre, complete with waterfalls, a dry sauna, steam baths and sensation-showers, plus a gym with state-of-the-art facilities. 

To book your stay at the TRS Ibiza, click here

I tried London’s viral chocolate pasta… but it’s the fresh Italian classics here which stole my heart 

Chocolate bucatini as a main course sounds like a dare. In Soho, it’s dinner – and for one very Instagrammable week, 27 Old Compton Street is serving up a full bowl of chocolate-coated pasta that looks like date night mischief and tastes surprisingly… good? Let’s start with the headline act: bucatini al cioccolato. Thick strands…