Scenarios and venues in Marbella
Meeting formats and venues we work with: five-star hotels in the centre, signature restaurants, theatres, private spaces.
A day at a beach club
The season's principal daytime scenario, May to September. Meeting around midday, sunbeds or a day bed, lunch by the water, music and the pool until evening. Ocean Club next to Banús is the liveliest venue, Sundays especially; Nikki Beach in eastern Marbella is the club format on the Don Carlos hotel grounds; Trocadero Arena at La Bajadilla is a calm lunch on the sand with no loud music. The format usually runs 4 hours or more: two hours covers lunch and nothing else.
Ocean Club Marbella
Avenida Lola Flores s/n, Puerto Banús, 29660 Marbella
The coast's main daytime club, next to Puerto Banús. A large pool, rows of day beds, Sunday parties known for their champagne spray, a crowd off the yachts and out of the villas. The peak runs from midday to evening, after which the flow mo…
Nikki Beach Marbella
Hotel Don Carlos, N-340 km 192, 29604 Marbella
The international beach-club chain, on the grounds of the Don Carlos hotel in eastern Marbella. By day — pool, sunbeds, a DJ, lunch by the water; at weekends, themed parties, and by evening the whole thing turns into a daytime club. A seaso…
Trocadero Arena
Playa de la Bajadilla, Marbella
The Trocadero group's beach restaurant directly on the sand: rice dishes and seafood, long lunches, sunbeds by the water. By day it's a two- or three-hour lunch with a view of the sea; the format runs calmer than the Banús parties.
Puente Romano Beach Resort
Bulevar Príncipe Alfonso von Hohenlohe s/n, 29602 Marbella
An Andalusian-style resort village on the Golden Mile, opened in 1979 and named after the first-century Roman bridge preserved on the grounds. Inside sits a whole dining quarter: Nobu Marbella, Dani García's BiBo and Leña, Sea Grill, La Pla…
Tip:
book sunbeds and a table a week ahead, earlier in August; ask the manager to agree shade and timing with the model — the sun from 13:00 to 17:00 is hard
Dinner on the Golden Mile
The evening classic of Marbella. Meeting in the hotel lobby around nine, dinner at 21:30-22:00, then a bar on the same grounds or a move over to Banús. Nobu Marbella is the most predictable point, BiBo is louder and merrier, Leña is a heavy meat dinner over fire, The Grill at Marbella Club is the quietest of them. Dress code: cocktail dress, mid-height heel, no beachwear.
Nobu Marbella
Puente Romano, Bulevar Príncipe Alfonso von Hohenlohe s/n, 29602 Marbella
The Spanish edition of the leading Japanese-Peruvian brand: black cod with miso, ceviche, tuna tartare, a sushi bar. In summer the main room opens onto the terrace, and by midnight the space shifts into bar mode and stays full. The most pre…
BiBo and Leña (Dani García)
Puente Romano, Bulevar Príncipe Alfonso von Hohenlohe s/n, 29602 Marbella
Two Dani García projects inside the same Puente Romano perimeter. BiBo is a bright bistro format on an Andalusian base with an open terrace — loud and cheerful. Leña is a meat restaurant built around live fire, dark interiors, steaks and em…
Marbella Club Hotel, Golf Resort & Spa
Bulevar Príncipe Alfonso von Hohenlohe s/n, 29602 Marbella
The hotel that started resort Marbella: Prince Alfonso von Hohenlohe opened it in 1954, and the whole Golden Mile grew up around it. Low buildings and garden villas instead of a tower, a private beach, a spa, The Grill restaurant, a beach c…
Puente Romano Beach Resort
Bulevar Príncipe Alfonso von Hohenlohe s/n, 29602 Marbella
An Andalusian-style resort village on the Golden Mile, opened in 1979 and named after the first-century Roman bridge preserved on the grounds. Inside sits a whole dining quarter: Nobu Marbella, Dani García's BiBo and Leña, Sea Grill, La Pla…
Tip:
Friday and Saturday in season need booking 1-2 weeks ahead; if you plan to continue in Banús, say so up front — shoes for the marina decking are chosen separately
A night in Puerto Banús
The late scenario, May to September. Dinner on Muelle Ribera around ten, the quayside bars by midnight, a club after one — either the marina's own venues or Olivia Valere in the hills above town. Closing at five or six in the morning. The crowd is yacht guests, villa renters and the international summer flow.
Puerto Banús (marina)
Muelle Ribera, Puerto Banús, 29660 Marbella
The marina opened in 1970 by José Banús and built as an Andalusian village on the water. Around nine hundred berths, the Muelle Ribera and Muelle Benabolá quaysides with their restaurants and bars, a line of boutiques along the port. The co…
Ocean Club Marbella
Avenida Lola Flores s/n, Puerto Banús, 29660 Marbella
The coast's main daytime club, next to Puerto Banús. A large pool, rows of day beds, Sunday parties known for their champagne spray, a crowd off the yachts and out of the villas. The peak runs from midday to evening, after which the flow mo…
Olivia Valere
Carretera de Istán km 0.8, 29602 Marbella
Marbella's legendary nightclub, up in the hills above town. Moorish-spirited interiors with nods to the Alhambra, inner courtyards, a garden, a restaurant on site. It runs late: the place comes alive after one in the morning and holds until…
Nobu Hotel Marbella
Bulevar Príncipe Alfonso von Hohenlohe s/n, Puente Romano, 29602 Marbella
A separate wing of Puente Romano with its own entrance, lobby and pool, opened in 2018. Japanese-minimalist interiors, rooms quieter than in the main part of the resort, one minute on foot to the Nobu restaurant. The format suits anyone who…
Tip:
the shape of the night and its terms are agreed with the manager beforehand, not at three in the morning as you go; order the taxi back down from the hills before you go into the club
A dining evening
For anyone who wants dinner rather than a stage. Skina in the old town holds two Michelin stars, seats a handful of tables and serves a tasting menu over three to four hours. Messina is Mauricio Giovanini's chef's kitchen with a star. Ta-Kumi is the Japanese-Mexican format, simpler and shorter. Afterwards, a walk across Plaza de los Naranjos and the white streets of the old town, with no club to follow.
Skina
Calle Aduar 12, Casco Antiguo, 29601 Marbella
Two Michelin stars in a lane of the old town, a room of literally a few tables. Marcos Granda's project, contemporary Andalusian cooking and a very strong wine list. The format is a long tasting dinner of three to four hours, without rush a…
Messina
Avenida Severo Ochoa, Marbella
The chef's kitchen of Mauricio Giovanini, one Michelin star. Technical, complex plating, tasting menus, a calm room and attentive service. The town's second dining address in importance after Skina.
Ta-Kumi
Calle Gregorio Marañón, 29602 Marbella
Japanese-Mexican cooking, one of the town's most durable places outside the hotel complexes. A small room, sashimi, tacos and robata, and sensible prices against the Golden Mile backdrop — the option when you want dinner in town rather than…
Marbella Club Hotel, Golf Resort & Spa
Bulevar Príncipe Alfonso von Hohenlohe s/n, 29602 Marbella
The hotel that started resort Marbella: Prince Alfonso von Hohenlohe opened it in 1954, and the whole Golden Mile grew up around it. Low buildings and garden villas instead of a tower, a private beach, a spa, The Grill restaurant, a beach c…
Tip:
Skina books 3-6 weeks ahead in season, Messina 2-3; allow at least four hours for dinner, rushing rooms like these makes no sense
Golf and a day in Benahavís
The low-season scenario, October to May. The base is either Anantara Villa Padierna Palace with its three courses or a coastal hotel with a run out to Valle del Golf: Las Brisas, Los Naranjos, Aloha. The model accompanies you in the clubhouse and on the terrace, less often out on the course; after the round, lunch in Benahavís, the village fifteen minutes away that lives off its restaurants. In the evening, back to the coast.
Anantara Villa Padierna Palace
Carretera de Cádiz km 166, 29679 Benahavís, Málaga
A Tuscan-style palace in the Benahavís hills, twenty minutes from Puerto Banús. Three courses of its own — Flamingos, Alferini, Tramores — a large spa and an antique collection through the interiors. Michelle Obama stayed here in 2010, and …
Marbella Club Hotel, Golf Resort & Spa
Bulevar Príncipe Alfonso von Hohenlohe s/n, 29602 Marbella
The hotel that started resort Marbella: Prince Alfonso von Hohenlohe opened it in 1954, and the whole Golden Mile grew up around it. Low buildings and garden villas instead of a tower, a private beach, a spa, The Grill restaurant, a beach c…
Los Monteros Marbella
Urbanización Los Monteros, N-340 km 187, 29603 Marbella
The classic of eastern Marbella, running since the 1960s: a large park, the La Cabane beach club on its own stretch of shore, tennis, a spa. Ten minutes to the centre, twenty to Banús, and almost no noise.
Tip:
collared shirt and no jeans on the course, softer rules on the terrace; the length and cost of a day like this are agreed with the manager
A day on the water
The summer format for guests with their own yacht or a charter. Meeting at the berth in the marina, then out along the coast — Estepona and Sotogrande to the west, Cabopino to the east — lunch on board or a stop at a beach club, back by sunset. For the model's safety we fix the vessel's name, the captain's name and the return time in advance.
Puerto Banús (marina)
Muelle Ribera, Puerto Banús, 29660 Marbella
The marina opened in 1970 by José Banús and built as an Andalusian village on the water. Around nine hundred berths, the Muelle Ribera and Muelle Benabolá quaysides with their restaurants and bars, a line of boutiques along the port. The co…
Trocadero Arena
Playa de la Bajadilla, Marbella
The Trocadero group's beach restaurant directly on the sand: rice dishes and seafood, long lunches, sunbeds by the water. By day it's a two- or three-hour lunch with a view of the sea; the format runs calmer than the Banús parties.
Ocean Club Marbella
Avenida Lola Flores s/n, Puerto Banús, 29660 Marbella
The coast's main daytime club, next to Puerto Banús. A large pool, rows of day beds, Sunday parties known for their champagne spray, a crowd off the yachts and out of the villas. The peak runs from midday to evening, after which the flow mo…
Tip:
vessels over fifty metres often sit at anchor off Banús — then a tender to the side is needed, agreed separately; the cost of a day on the water is set with the manager
A meeting at the hotel
The simplest and most frequent scenario, year-round. The model arrives in the lobby at the agreed time, and from there it's the room, the hotel restaurant or going out together. We know how reception works at Marbella Club, Puente Romano, Nobu and Los Monteros: a calm arrival with no luggage and a visit agreed in advance raises no questions.
Marbella Club Hotel, Golf Resort & Spa
Bulevar Príncipe Alfonso von Hohenlohe s/n, 29602 Marbella
The hotel that started resort Marbella: Prince Alfonso von Hohenlohe opened it in 1954, and the whole Golden Mile grew up around it. Low buildings and garden villas instead of a tower, a private beach, a spa, The Grill restaurant, a beach c…
Puente Romano Beach Resort
Bulevar Príncipe Alfonso von Hohenlohe s/n, 29602 Marbella
An Andalusian-style resort village on the Golden Mile, opened in 1979 and named after the first-century Roman bridge preserved on the grounds. Inside sits a whole dining quarter: Nobu Marbella, Dani García's BiBo and Leña, Sea Grill, La Pla…
Nobu Hotel Marbella
Bulevar Príncipe Alfonso von Hohenlohe s/n, Puente Romano, 29602 Marbella
A separate wing of Puente Romano with its own entrance, lobby and pool, opened in 2018. Japanese-minimalist interiors, rooms quieter than in the main part of the resort, one minute on foot to the Nobu restaurant. The format suits anyone who…
Los Monteros Marbella
Urbanización Los Monteros, N-340 km 187, 29603 Marbella
The classic of eastern Marbella, running since the 1960s: a large park, the La Cabane beach club on its own stretch of shore, tennis, a spa. Ten minutes to the centre, twenty to Banús, and almost no noise.
Tip:
the minimum slot is 2 hours at €1,500, but the real format here is 4 hours at €2,000 and up; night and 24 hours are agreed with the manager