One bunk bed. In a room shared with four other people. For 51 euros per night. It is one of the most surreal tourist accommodation offers that can be found this summer on Airbnb. “Cheap experience”, as Kris, the hostess, calls it, who is very careful not to put any photo of this shared room. She is also careful with images of the house in Jesús in which the collective tourist accommodation is located, which is also offered in Booking. However, so that no one can say later that they didn’t know they were paying for a bunk bed, she adds a picture of a furniture catalog in the gallery. Occupying one of these mattresses costs 38 euros a night (plus 13 service fee). Finding a bunk bed in August is a mission impossible. In addition, in the same house another room (180 euros plus 31) and an apartment (250 euros and another 43) are offered.
Tourist accommodation in the middle of the forest
Also with complementary offerings is Klaus, who manages a total of seven tourist infra-lodgings. Six of them in a forest between Santa Gertrudis and Sant Mateu and one near Benirràs. For all of them he gets 765 euros a day to which the extras he gets for the “therapeutic services” and “healing ceremonies” he offers to those who stay in the “tent in the heart of the forest”, the “romantic camping”, the “nice tent for relaxation”, the “adorable tipi”, the “bamboo meditation house”, the “sacred forest temple” and the “nice room near the drumming beach” must be added. The host flaunts all the clichés of alternative Ibiza: “escape under the stars”, “our comfort lies in the calm and peace that reigns in this place”, “ideal for healing and meditation”, “to come here you have to be adaptable and love the tranquility”, “unique space”, “reconnect with nature”, “unforgettable accommodation”…
Between the Klaus’ definitions and the photographs there is a whole universe of difference. The first four tourist offerings are nothing more than tents hidden among the trees. Nothing pretty or anything close to glamping. Tents with a mattress and little more for which he charges between 40 and 120 euros per night (service fee on top). There are no amenities. That’s what it takes to stay in a “sacred mountain”. There is not even a fridge, and Klaus warns his potential guests that they should buy everything they need “before they arrive”.
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