Six Senses Ibiza is a stay in Xarraca Bay, Ibiza, Spain. This page records what the property publishes about its building, across the eight pathways this index reviews.
Photography: Six Senses Ibiza's published media
The recordSpecified · read 4 Sept 2026
Current as of
4 Sept 2026
Last reviewed
19 Aug 2026
Coverage
Documented across 8 of 8 pathways.
Strongest evidence
Specified
Sources
Each entry shows its source and the date we read it.
Practical details
Type
Stay
Operator
Six Senses Hotels Resorts Spas
Rooms
137 guest accommodations
Stage
Operating
Six Senses Ibiza sits on Xarraca Bay at the northern tip of the island, 137 keys spread over twenty acres of rock, pine and cove.
A closer look at Six Senses Ibiza
Six Senses Ibiza sits on Xarraca Bay at the northern tip of the island, 137 keys spread over twenty acres of rock, pine and cove. Cave suites are cut into the cliff, residences and mansions run along the water, and the spa opens straight onto the gardens that grow its botanicals. The food comes from Can Tanca, the resort's own organic farm inland at Santa Gertrudis, which delivers daily and doubles as a learning centre. Naming the farm is the difference between a sourcing claim and a sourcing fact, and it is the strongest line on this record.
A documented bedMost hotels describe a bed with adjectives. Six Senses publishes a specification. The mattress is handmade…
Most hotels describe a bed with adjectives. Six Senses publishes a specification. The mattress is handmade from organic lamb's wool over coir from a certified organic coconut plantation, with a latex layer from a certified organic rubber plantation, under a quilted cotton cover. Sheets are organic cotton. Guests who sleep hot are offered linen made from eucalyptus fibre. That matters because a mattress is the single largest object a guest spends eight hours in contact with, and its filling and flame treatment are usually the least documented thing in the room. Here the fibres are named and their certification is named. What is still missing is a test result: no emissions class, no formaldehyde figure.
The island question nobody answeredThe resort funds water education in nine Ibizan schools and publishes the teaching hours. It publishes…
The resort funds water education in nine Ibizan schools and publishes the teaching hours. It publishes nothing about its own water. No source, no treatment train, no analysis, on an island whose fresh water is genuinely scarce. Air, electromagnetic load and acoustics are equally silent, and there is a live music venue on the beach. The resort also states it is the first BREEAM certified resort in the Balearics and holds two ISO certifications. None of the three appears in the certifying body's own register, so none is recorded here. On a property this precise about a mattress, those are gaps of publication rather than of practice.
What this property publishes, area by area
All eight areas, for every record. Each row opens to what was published, where we read it and when.
Publishing something is not the same as it being good. Every line below was read and placed by a person, not scored by a machine. What each rung means
Named means the property published something you can look up: a brand, a product or a number. Stated means it says so with nothing behind it. Not published means we looked and found nothing, which is a gap in our reading and not an answer about the building.
Air EcologyNo evidence recordedNothing found yet
The air in a closed room is what you breathe for eight hours. What decides it is the filter grade, the fresh air rate, and whether damp has ever been looked for.
We found nothing published on this. That is a gap in what we could read, not a finding about the building.
What to ask them
What filter grade is fitted to guest room air handling, for example MERV 13 or HEPA H13?
What is the fresh air supply rate per person in a guest room?
Are carbon dioxide, particulate or volatile organic compound levels measured, and are the readings published?
Is there a mould inspection and remediation protocol, and when was it last run?
Are there gas cooktops, fireplaces or other combustion sources inside guest rooms?
Water IntegrityNo evidence recordedNothing found yet
You drink it, cook with it and stand under it. What is in it depends on the source and on what, if anything, filters it, and both are things a property can name.
We found nothing published on this. That is a gap in what we could read, not a finding about the building.
What to ask them
What is the water source, and what treatment is applied before it reaches a guest room?
Is there a published contaminant test panel, and which laboratory ran it?
Is shower and bath water filtered, and to what specification?
How are pools and spas sanitised, and is the chemistry published?
How is drinking water delivered, and is it treated on site?
Light Rhythm1 source notePublished or supplied
Light is what tells a body the time of day. The part a building controls is what its fittings emit and when, which a named product or a colour temperature makes checkable.
The group publishes a named circadian intervention for arriving guests, complimentary access to the Timeshifter app for a personalised jet lag plan. This is a scheduling tool rather than a lighting specification, and no colour temperature, lux level or blackout provision is published for any guest room.
Published by Six Senses, read 19 Aug 2026. It covers the operator or the group, not this property on its own.
We offer complimentary access to the Timeshifter app to improve your traveling experience. In the app, you get a personalized jet lag plan based on your sleep pattern, chronotype, itinerary, and personal preferences.
What to ask them
Is guest room lighting tunable or circadian, and what specification is published?
What colour temperatures are used in the evening, and are fixtures flicker free?
Do sleeping areas have full blackout, and is it specified?
What daylight access does a typical room have?
Is exterior lighting shielded or reduced overnight?
EMF HarmonyNo evidence recordedNothing found yet
Wiring, routers and devices put electromagnetic fields in a room. What a building decides is where they sit relative to the bed, and whether anyone has measured it.
We found nothing published on this. That is a gap in what we could read, not a finding about the building.
What to ask them
Are guest rooms wired for data, or is access wireless only?
Where are wireless access points and smart meters placed relative to the bed?
Have field levels been measured in sleeping areas, and by whom?
Can a guest have wireless disabled in their room on request?
Is any shielded cabling or shielding material specified in the build?
Materials and Textiles3 source notesPublished or supplied
The things you sleep on and touch: the mattress, the sheets, the pillows, and the paints, glues and finishes around them. A named fabric, a fibre content or a certification can be looked up. A structural palette tells you about the building, not about the bed.
The mattress is specified by fibre and by the certification of its inputs: organic lamb's wool over coir from a certified organic coconut plantation, a latex layer from a certified organic rubber plantation, under a quilted cotton cover. No emission or composition test result is published.
Published by Six Senses, read 19 Aug 2026. It covers the operator or the group, not this property on its own.
The handmade mattress is made from organic lamb's wool with coir fiber that comes from a certified organic coconut plantation to ensure unbeatable airflow. The latex layer comes from the only certified organic rubber plantation in the world and provides excellent orthopedic support.
The resort's own accommodation page states the bed standard for this property: handmade mattresses, temperature regulating pillows and duvets, and organic cotton sheets. Neither the supplier nor any textile certification accompanies it.
if you tend to get uncomfortably hot, we offer specific linen created from sustainably-sourced eucalyptus that regulates core body temperature
What to ask them
What are the mattresses made of, and are they treated with flame retardants?
What is the fibre content of the linen, and is it certified, for example to GOTS or OEKO TEX?
Which paints, adhesives and sealants were specified, and are they low emission?
What cleaning and laundry products are used, and is the list published?
Are there named low emission certifications on the flooring or joinery?
Food and Kitchen3 source notesPublished or supplied
What a kitchen cooks with and where it buys are the parts of a stay you take inside you. A named oil, a named supplier or a published share is checkable; “healthy” is not.
The kitchens are supplied from a named farm the resort runs, Can Tanca at Santa Gertrudis, growing organic produce delivered daily. The share of total supply is not published, and the organic claim carries no certifier.
Operating a true a farm-to-fork ethos, each of our signature restaurants is fueled by exceptional, fresh-as-can-be produce from Can Tanca, our lovingly tended organic farm in neighboring Santa Gertrudis.
The restaurant menus are described as built on local produce from the resort's farm and fish from the bay, with no fisher, boat, grower or supplier named beyond the farm.
The restaurant's concept centers on local produce grown on the resort's nearby farm, paired with Mediterranean flavors. Diners can expect a variety of dishes, from vibrant spring vegetables to freshly caught fish from the bay.
A third party publisher records an on-site organic garden and a Farm Learning Center supplying a plant-forward farm-to-table kitchen.
Published by Girls Who Eat, Non-Toxic Travel Made Simple, read 19 Aug 2026.
Six Senses sits in its own quieter corner of the island with an on-site organic garden and Farm Learning Center supplying a plant-forward farm-to-table kitchen
What to ask them
What share of produce is grown on site or sourced locally, and is it verified?
Which cooking oils are used, and is the policy published?
What cookware is used in the kitchen?
Is kitchen and ice water filtered, and to what specification?
Is there a published position on additives, preservatives or allergens?
Biophilic and Healing Design3 source notesPublished or supplied
Daylight, planting, outlook and the way a room meets the outside are what make a place feel the way it does. Named design decisions can be checked; atmosphere cannot.
The resort funds a named habitat restoration programme, Regenera Natura. The area restored is published as 70,000 square metres between 2023 and 2025. The work is on land away from the guest accommodation, and no planting palette for any space a guest occupies is published.
70,000 square meters of habitat restoration in partnership with Regenera Natura from 2023 to 2025
The spa is described as opening directly onto the organic gardens that supply its botanicals, with outdoor treatment spaces reached from them. No planting inventory or outlook measurement is published.
Outdoors there are massage catacombs with direct access to the organic gardens, where ingredients for the spa botanicals and Alchemy Bar are grown.
The 137 accommodations are described as set into the contours of Xarraca Bay across a 20-acre site, with cave suites cut into the cliffside. This is a stated intent rather than a published siting method.
Six Senses Ibiza offers 137 guest accommodations across a 20-acre (8-hectare) site including fully appointed Suites, Cave Suites, three to seven-bedroom residences, and two stunning five and ten-bedroom mansions, all blending into the contours of the pristine Xarraca Bay on the Ibiza's northern tip.
What to ask them
Does every guest room have direct outdoor access or an operable opening?
What is the published design intent behind the natural materials used?
What are the typical ceiling heights and room volumes?
Was the landscape designed with native planting, and is the palette published?
Sound and Sensory EcologyNo evidence recordedNothing found yet
What you can hear at three in the morning decides whether you slept. Insulation, plant and machinery, and what sits next door are what decide it.
We found nothing published on this. That is a gap in what we could read, not a finding about the building.
What to ask them
What is the measured background noise level in a guest room at night?
What acoustic separation is specified between adjoining keys?
How loud is the guest room air conditioning at its lowest setting?
Is fragrance diffused into guest rooms or public areas, and can it be declined?
Not everything is published, and an empty row is a gap in what we could read rather than a fault in the building. If one of these matters to you, ask the property before you book. Send us something that updates this record
Certifications
Girls Who Eat Conscious rating
Issued by Girls Who Eat, Non-Toxic Travel Made Simple
Property
Awarded: Not stated · Valid until: Not stated · Source checked: 19 Aug 2026
Meets 3+ of our standards or still has synthetic fragrance in its main spaces or beauty products. Shows a clear commitment to non-toxic travel, such as local sourcing or wellness offerings
Meets 3+ of our standards or still has synthetic fragrance in its main spaces or beauty products. Shows a clear commitment to non-toxic travel, such as local sourcing or wellness offerings
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