PIKES BOOK 2017

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Captain of the Night L O O K I N G A F T E R P I K E S W H E N T H E S U N G O E S D O W N How would I describe my job? It’s tricky to define but some people say I am the ‘Captain of the Night’. Things can and do go wrong so someone needs to keep order. Sara Cox says I’m a “bossy little German”, and perhaps I am a Germanic authoritarian, however, Pikes is an ‘Adults Kindergarten’ and someone has to say what needs to be said, and that person is me. We work hard to create this place and our guests work hard to get here, we know this is their vacation, their time to switch off and maybe reinvent themselves. Grown men become boys; women naughty school girls; many become cross dressing, roller skating karaoke stars. Things happen when people forget themselves. We’ve had guests fall in the pool, trip over and fall down the stairs and smash their faces. A porn star once decided to get naked and take a bath in Freddies during the party – though, to be honest, that didn’t need much managing. Then there was the time a gay couple were staying and partying with us. They went back to their room and re-entered the party naked apart from both sporting Russian gas masks. One crawled in on his knees in a dog collar and the other one walked behind him, holding the leash and spanking his boyfriend’s bum with a cane.... How do you manage this? Well, I was just walking behind them saying, “please mind where you are crawling, there is broken glass on the floor, sir!” Once I entered Seth Troxler’s room at his first, now legendary, birthday party, to investigate the noise as it was ‘officially over’ – he literally had 100 people crammed into the room. Nurturing adults playtime without spoiling the fun is quite a delicate business. The hotel has been defined through past experience and the best things happen organically, they cannot be orchestrated. It was great to see Fatboy Slim at Harvey’s party last year. It is often said that Harvey is the DJ’s DJ, and it really appears that way. It was as if Norman was at his own home, dancing on the speakers with no shoes on. His manager literally had to usher him out of the premises to catch his flight home. We’re proud that people feel like they’re at home at Pikes, but perhaps some people take the home feel a bit too far. Behind the DJ booth in Chez Fez there were some ice buckets on a shelf. I suppose some DJ had decided rather 47 than leave the decks they’d prefer to relieve themselves in one of the ice buckets and just put it back on the shelf. That is not the end of the story... A foul smell gradually developed over the following days into weeks; we had a serious problem and we couldn’t figure out what it was, we cleaned that room endless times to try eliminate this odour. I overheard people joking that it was like partying in a public toilet. One night at a really busy party I was called to Chez urgently, a guest was really upset. It turns out they had tried to hide their camera while they were partying on the packed dance floor, and figured they’d hide it in the ice bucket. Well, you can imagine what happened next... sploosh! He didn’t realise at first, only when he put his hand in to drag it out. Well, at least we solved the problem of the foul smell albeit in quite an embarrassing and expensive manner! I’ve no doubt there will continue to be surprises at Pikes, magical moments happen as a gift to remind you not to take life so seriously. Life at Pikes promotes this, Pikes exists to make sure there is a place in the world that you can live outside the box. - Mika Jarosz, Captain of the Night
P H O T O G R A P H Y : D O N N A T R O P E / S T Y L I N G : E M I L Y B R A D B U R Y True Rocks is a unique rock ’n roll meets kitsch designer jewellery collaboration between Emily Bradbury, of vintage Victorian punk label Constant and True, and Dawn Hindle, the Creative Director of Pikes Hotel and Ibiza Rocks. Launched back in 2014, their inaugural range was snapped up by Ed Burstell, the maverick Managing Director of Liberty in London. A tribute to rock ‘n’ roll excess, the company have also collaborated with some of the UK’s most exciting artists, including taxidermist Polly Morgan, Gavin Turk, Rachel Howard, the late John Bradbury of The Specials and designer Rory Dobner (whose murals you can see adorning the walls at Pikes). Idris Elba snapped up the first Gavin Turk for True Rocks ‘Rich Tea’ necklace before the Haim sisters and Lily Allen rocked their favourite pieces on stage during their Ibiza Rocks and Glastonbury gigs. Since then, True Rocks jewellery has adorned the necks of A-listers all over the world, including Cara Delevingne and Mark Ronson. This summer sees the launch of the True Rocks Two-Tone gold and silver collection. For bespoke jewellery-lovers, True Rocks have reinvented and modernised the classic charm necklace and bracelet and taken it 48 48 to a whole new level. Check out their tiny charms including crab claws, anchors, vintage telephones, razor blades, pegs or bananas in yellow, rose gold plate or silver and simply attach to one of their chunky chains for a super-stylish original piece of bespoke jewellery. This Spring, True Rocks teamed up with acclaimed fashion photographer Donna Trope when she was in London to produce this stunning shoot. The True Rocks range is available online at truerocks.com and reception at Pikes as well as selected outlets.
Page 2 and 3: CONTENTS WELCOME FROM DAWN HINDLE 0
Page 4 and 5: “THERE’S ALWAYS A SPECIAL MOMEN
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Page 10 and 11: Reception Reception is open daily,
Page 12 and 13: Breakfast The best way to start you
Page 14 and 15: Room 39 Our highly regarded restaur
Page 16 and 17: Concierge Our front desk team is ha
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Page 32 and 33: DJ HARVEY MERCURY RISING EVERY MOND
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Page 68 and 69: LUNCH COCKTAIL 5-A-DAY 50ml vodka o
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Page 74 and 75: VITAMIN INJECTIONS Starting at €5
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Page 78 and 79: IT’S NOT ANOTHER JUICE OR YOGA RE
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Page 82 and 83: I L O V E T H A T T H E P R I N T S
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