Hotels in Marbella

As it has been since the “beautiful people” first discovered Marbella, this resort remains an oasis of mature gardens spilling downhill from a stand of pines behind the main hotel to the edge of one of the best beaches on this section of the coast. Renovations completed in early…

Not far from the center of the Old Town, this grand resort on the beach combines spacious and beautiful rooms (most with terrace or balcony) with tropical gardens on the grounds. It is a chain hotel, but the Meliã group is one of Spain’s best, and this particular property has hosted…

The most charming of the modest hotels in the old quarter of Marbella, the Enriqueta is a classic example of Andalucían architecture, with rooms arranged around a flower-filled central courtyard. Rooms 109, 202, and 208 have balconies overlooking that courtyard. All of the compact,…

When the Marbella Club opened in 1954, there was almost nothing else around it. Exclusive and expensive from the outset, it swiftly established Marbella as an alternative to the French and Italian Rivieras for aristocrats, tycoons, and yachtsmen who prefer their weather sunny and…

Jet-set favorite Puente Romano began as a cluster of vacation apartments but came into its own in the 1970s as a luxurious and beautifully landscaped colony of high-end lodgings. The intervening decades have seen it mellow even further to become an Andulucían seaside village for the…

If you want old-school luxury with modern comforts in an intimate setting, look no further. Rooms in this former manner, now boutique hotel could make an impressive portfolio for an ambitious interior designer. With just enough restraint to escape the fussy kitsch of Spanish royal…