Malaga - Costa Del Sol
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Malaga - Costa Del Sol
TOURIST BOARD & CONVENTION BUREAU COSTA DEL SOL TOURIST BOARD Malaga Sun and Luxury Plaza del Siglo, 2 29015 MALAGA - ESPAÑA Telephone: (+34) 952 12 62 72 E-mail: info@visitcostadelsol.com Website: www.visitcostadelsol.com Tourist Guide 11 Available online: www.visitcostadelsol.com Spanish, English, French and German versions Costa del Sol Tourist Board www.visitcostadelsol.com Graphic design: Conmunica Mediatrader Editing: IT Department at the Tourist Board and Conmunica Mediatrader index TOURIST BOARD & CONVENTION BUREAU Málaga, Sun and Luxury 1. Introduction page 5 2. Five-sstar Deluxe Hotels page 6 3. Málaga's Restaurants page 38 4. Event Venues page 52 5. Leisure 6. Shopping: page 58 Fashion & Jewels page 66 7. Services: Air Taxi and Luxury Car Rental COSTA DEL SOL TOURIST BOARD Plaza del Siglo, 2 29015 Málaga Telephone: (+34) 952 12 62 72 E-mail: info@visitcostadelsol.com Website: www.visitcostadelsol.com 2 page 68 The establishments that appear in this guide are exclusively members of the Costa del Sol Tourism Board 3 TOURIST BOARD & Málaga and the Costa del Sol: 150-kilometre of coast washed by the warm Mediterranean Sea in a weather promising 325 sunny days a year. No doubt it's a perfect place for sun & sand tourism, but the province has a much wider range of holiday options, and this makes it the more attractive. CONVENTION BUREAU SUN AND LUXURY The region's success as a travel destination is enhanced by its being so well-connected: Pablo Ruiz Picasso International Airport offers regular flights to the main European cities, the Málaga Port harbours transatlantic cruises, the train station is about to welcome the first high-speed train to reach the area, and roads make a strong and reliable network. However, none of these would be of use if the facilities and services didn't match up the communications infrastructure. 1 . INTRODUCTION Introduction . This is precisely the province's main strength. Its top-rate hospitality sector features nineteen five-star hotels and many restaurants of national and international renown. Moreover, Málaga has the ideal facilities for both social and corporate events, and provides excellent corporate services, allowing for the perfect combination of work and leisure, especially for golf and yachting lovers. Málaga: a paradise to unveil and enjoy. Sun and Luxury Sun and Luxury . . 4 Málaga, Sun and Luxury Index www.visitcostadelsol.com Málaga, Sun and Luxury 5 TOURIST BOARD & CONVENTION BUREAU Five-star Deluxe Hotels The Costa del Sol's place among international holiday destinations has to do with its enviable weather and its superb leisure offer, ranging from sun & sand, golf and water sports to food, shopping, and corporate services. page 8 page 9 page 11 page 13 page 14 page 15 page 16 To meet growing demand, Málaga has developed a solid hospitality infrastructure, including nineteen five-star hotels, most of which feature spas and business centres. This high-standing infrastructure is complemented by as many comfort and luxury services as can be imagined, and so it lives up to every visitor's expectations. Thus, the province's first-rate facilities are enhanced by the kind, efficient and highly-qualified staff, trained to promptly answer all guests' needs. 2 . INTRODUCTION page 18 page 21 page 23 page 24 page 25 page 27 page 27 page 32 page 33 . . 6 Five-sstar Hotels Five-sstar Hotels page 35 . Playing sports, sunbathing, diving in the deep-blue waters of the Mediterranean, enjoying the bustling nightlife, giving yourself a treat with restaurants' alluring delicacies, planning your corporate activities, going shopping, or just taking a break and relaxing… Málaga's luxury hotels are the ideal place to have the time of your life. page 30 Introduction NH Alanda Hotel & Spa Hotel Guadalpin Byblos Spa 5* GL La Cala Resort (Grand Deluxe) Don Carlos Hotel Gran Hotel Meliá Don Pepe (Grand Deluxe) Las Dunas Beach Hotel & Spa (Grand Deluxe) Gran Hotel Elba Estepona (Grand Deluxe) Gran Hotel Gaudalpin Marbella Spa 5* (Grand Deluxe) Gran Hotel Guadalpin Banús Incosol Hotel & Spa Kempiski Resort Hotel (Grand Deluxe) Los Monteros Hotel (Grand Deluxe) Gran Hotel Playabella Puente Romano Hotel Río Real & Wellness Resort Torrequebrada Hotel Villa Padierna Hotel Westin La Quinta Golf Resort FIVE-STAR HOTELS Index www.visitcostadelsol.com Málaga, Sun and Luxury 7 TOURIST BOARD & Boulevard Príncipe Alfonso de Hohenlohe, s/n 29600 Marbella (Málaga) Tel.: (+34) 952 899 600 Website: www.nh-hotels.com NH ALANDA HOTEL & SPA NH Alanda Hotel & SPA . Five-sstar Hotels In Mijas, in the heart of the Costa del Sol and surrounded by golf courses, you'll find the Gran Hotel Guadalpin Byblos, a five-star grand luxury hotel. Located within a private housing estate, and completely closed to the traffic for superb peace and quiet, it's the ideal place to enjoy with the family. Spa Elysium is the NH hotel group's brand covering its health and sport centres. NH Alanda's Elysium, with an area of 850 sq m, Málaga, Sun and Luxury . . HOTEL GUADALPIN BYBLOS SPA 5* GL The hotel has 144 rooms and suites, all with private terraces overlooking the swimming pool, the golf course or the Sierra de Mijas range. The rooms include: the great comfort double room (30 sq m); the junior suite (40 sq m), with a small drawing room and the possibility of adding an extra bed; the Byblos suite (60 sq m), in which an extra bed can also be added; the family suite (80 or 90 sq m), comprising two double bedrooms with separate bathrooms and dining room, and also the possibility of adding an extra bed; and the presidential suite (around 150 sq m), the largest and more luxurious, comprising a bedroom and a full bathroom, a big dining room, toilet, office area and a large terrace with hammocks and great views. Five-sstar Hotels With the high style and fine service you'd expect from a 5-star hotel, the Alanda offers you excellent facilities and services such as parking, 24 hour front desk service, medical care and baby-sitting, car rental, shopping area, laundry service, eight meeting or convention rooms, business centre, tours to nearby cities, show bookings, beach club, two restaurants, snack bar and cafeteria, golf course bookings, outdoor swimming pool and terrace, beauty salon, spa, fitness centre… The hotel's restaurant, called Khala, is run by young chef Jaime Pérez Siciclia, from Ferrán Adriá's school, who presents us with a novel and creative cuisine with Catalan and Andalusian flavours. Khala serves extraordinary desserts, a great variety of cheeses, and has an interesting and varied wine list. In short, Khala is an à la carte gourmet restaurant that on top of its delicious food offers an elegantly decorated dining room, blending cosiness with a modern style. Andaluz Urb. Mijas Golf 29650 Mijas Costa (Málaga) Tel.: (+34) 952 47 30 50 E-mail: infobyblos@guadalpin.com Website: www.granhotelguadalpin.com . 8 Its 199 rooms and suites, carefully designed with warm colours and parquet floors, feature all modern conveniences, including the latest technological advances -satellite & pay-per-view TV, Internet access, and air conditioning among other amenities. Rooms for non-smokers and for disabled people are also available. In the area devoted to marine hydrotherapy and physiotherapy, you'll be able to enjoy different programmes, choosing from hydromassage tubs with different pressure jets, mud and algae wrappings, special showers for rehabilitation treatments, or you can put yourself in the hands of the experts who'll treat you to facial and body treatments with Sisley products. The diversity of its rooms and their exquisite design is one of the salient features of Byblos. Its Arabian and Andalusian character is apparent both in its decoration and its architecture, conferring it a unique personality. HOTEL GUADALPIN BYBLOS SPA 5* Grand Deluxe Hotel Guadalpin Byblos Spa 5* GL The NH hotel chain is at the heart of the Costa del Sol with one of its best hotels: Alanda. The Alanda Hotel is located at the Milla de Oro housing estate, between Marbella and Puerto Banús, next to the great Marbella's mosque. features Swedish sauna, Turkish bath, ice room, aromatherapy shower, dynamic pool, rest area, and also access to the gym's muscle building room. The Elysium NH Alanda team of experts in beauty treatments and massage will recommend the best customised treatment to restore your balance, get revitalised or relax. CONVENTION BUREAU NH ALANDA HOTEL & SPA Five-star Hotels www.visitcostadelsol.com Index Málaga, Sun and Luxury 9 TOURIST BOARD & CONVENTION BUREAU opportunity of enjoying a drink, either on its terrace, ideal for summer nights, or its cosy lounge with hearth, perfect for chilly winter nights. . Five-sstar Hotels The Byblos Andaluz restaurant -in whose large and carefully prepared menu you'll find the most typical dishes of Andalusia and top quality products of the Mediterranean- offers two dining areas: the cosy and intimate indoor lounge, and the terrace bordering the pool, ideal for summer nights. The Le Nailhac restaurant, run by chef Philippe Galindo, offers author's cuisine with tried and tested creations masterly blending flavours and textures. To accompany these delicious dishes, you'll be able to choose among over 700 wines from their magnificent wine cellar. Málaga, Sun and Luxury Urb. La Cala Resort 29649 La Cala de Mijas (Málaga) Apdo. de Correos 106 Tel.: (+34) 952 669 000 Website: www.lacala.com LA CALA RESORT L a Cala Resort -an exclusive residential complex located between the Sierra de Mijas range and the Mediterranean Seaoffers a golf complex with three eighteen-hole golf courses, a six-hole, par 3 course, a club house, a luxury five-star hotel, and a spa. Five-star Hotels www.visitcostadelsol.com Index The courses are complemented with magnificent training facilities and David Leadbetter's Golf Academy, which caters for all levels, from beginners to professionals. The facilities include a six-hole par 3 golf course. The Driving Range course, measuring more than 300 metres, has fabulous views. The training facilities include chipping areas, putting greens, and bunkers in Málaga, Sun and Luxury . Besides these three restaurants, the St. Tropez bar, with live music every night, offers the Golf is undoubtedly one of Byblos's greatest attractions. The hotel has two eighteen-hole golf courses: Los Lagos, par 71, and Los Olivos, par 72. Designed by Robert Trent Jones, the two courses are only 50 metres away from the hotel and the golf locker room. Apart from these two golf courses, the chain has made agreements so that their clients are able to use other 30 courses throughout the province. The three golf courses have been designed by Cabell B. Robinson, who has proven his mastery at his craft by a superb use of the natural topography of the land. The Campo Norte or Campo de América is a 6,187-metre par 73 course. The Campo Sur or Campo de Asia is a 5,925-metre par 72 layout, while the Campo de Europa is a 6,014metre par 71 course. The latter has wide fairways and slightly larger tees and greens, what makes it more accessible to the average golfer. LA CALA RESORT Grand Deluxe Five-sstar Hotels . In the La Fuente restaurant, next to the pool, you can eat à la carte or choose the daily special, including salad and dessert bar. In the summer, you can enjoy live music while you dine. The Luison Bobet spa centre has indoor pools, hamman, sauna and fitness centre, as well as several treatment rooms, relaxation room and changing rooms. Recreating the spirit of the classical baths, this place is a true health sanctuary. The spa is complemented with a beauty centre where an excellent team of professionals use exclusive techniques with La Prairie products. . 10 The properties of the Guadalpin hotel chain pay special attention to food. The Byblos, as it could be expected, offers a varied selection of exclusive dishes in its three restaurants. In Byblos, you'll find all kinds of services to suit your needs: medical care, heliport, newspapers and magazines, laundry, dry cleaning, babysitting, 24-hour room service, limos with driver, library, shopping centre, beauty salon, discotheque, among others. Besides, the staff at the reception desk will be able to make all kinds of bookings for you: shows, plane tickets, tours, and so on. La Cala Resort Hotel Guadalpin Byblos Spa 5* GL The Minarete bar, next to the pool, serves soft drinks and cocktails during the day in the summer, while the Chill Out bar offers a relaxing atmosphere to enjoy after dinner. 11 TOURIST BOARD & and squash courts, gym, a football field meeting FIFA's recommended size, outdoor swimming pool, and Jacuzzi, plus other activities on request, such as horse riding, sailing, tuna fishing, four-wheel drive trips, among others. At the Club House, located at hole 19, you can enjoy lunch on its magnificent terrace, or a snack in its bar, or just relax in its rest areas, such as the cosy Los Olivos lounge, as well as get anything you need to practise this exclusive sport in its store. But these are not the only sporting facilities La Cala Resort has to offer. There are also tennis This marvellous hotel has 107 rooms and suites with all the conveniences you'd expect from a hotel of its class. Luxuriously decorated in the purest traditional style, they maintain all the flavour of Andalusian architecture. In its excellent restaurant, La Terraza, the most demanding gourmets will enjoy the delicious dishes of the best cuisine from Andalusia and around the world. If you'd like to have a drink, however, you can do so in the lobby bar or the Califa, in the basement. And for those who wish to combine business with pleasure, the complex has several meeting rooms with professional facilities and a seating capacity of 250, in which you can request catering services and all other services needed at conventions or business meetings. La Cala Resort . Five-sstar Hotels . The hotel has 241 rooms and suites plus the exclusive, exquisitely decorated Beach Suites. Comfort and good taste combine and show in every detail. The large rooms (Deluxe, Superior and Comfort, of approximately 30 sq m) boast the latest technology: wireless Internet connection, CD player, digital TV screening premiering pictures, à la carte music, and so on. The suites (Deluxe, Executive and Presidential), of 70 sq m, comprise two distinct areas, the bedroom and the lounge. The Beach Suites, located on the ground and first floors of the hotel are a whole new concept in lodgings. They accommodate three or four people and have not only a spacious lounge but also a fully equipped kitchen. Besides, their private terraces have a superb view of the garden and the sea. As regards food, Don Carlos offers, as it could be expected, a varied, high quality menu. Buffet breakfast is served at the Bahia restaurant, while for lunch and dinner, guests can choose between having a light meal at the Five-star Hotels www.visitcostadelsol.com Index Besides offering a wide range of water sports (jet-skiing, banana boat, windsurfing, catamaran, waterskiing, wakeboarding, or canoeing), the hotel features the Marco Tennis Academy with a total of 12 courts (nine clay, one hard, and two paddleball courts), and a team of highly qualified instructors at your disposal. Also worth mentioning is the new fitness centre overlooking the garden, where besides toning up through exercising, you'll be able to enjoy massages, hydromassage, and steam baths. The coast of Marbella is a golfers' paradise. In the Santa María Golf & Country Club, with an 18-hole course, which is located next to the hotel, as well as in a wide range of other local golf courses, the hotel guests will get special Málaga, Sun and Luxury . Málaga, Sun and Luxury L ocated 11 km from Marbella's centre is the Don Carlos Hotel, a magnificent five-star hotel where guests can enjoy all the luxury and superb services provided by its extraordinary staff. At the La Terrasse bar, live music and cocktails give you the opportunity to enjoy Marbella's magnificent summer nights till the small hours of the morning. Don Carlos Hotel also offers a novel service -its exclusive beach club Nikki Beach. Open April through October, this new concept in clubs born in Miami Beach has personalised services offering Zodiac-style boats, hammocks/beds, a chill out lounge, massage, shop, and bar, among others. Located between a wide beach of fine sand, the hotel's lush gardens and its freshwater swimming pool, the beach club is an extraordinary place to enjoy these glamorous VIP amenities. Five-sstar Hotels 12 DON CARLOS HOTEL . Lastly, it's worth mentioning that La Cala Resort also has a flat, villa and cottage rental service, including exclusive services such as security, cleaning, and so on. Another perfect option to enjoy an unforgettable stay in the Costa del Sol. Ctra. N-340, Km. 192 29600 Marbella (Málaga) Tel.: (+34) 952 831 140 Website: www.hoteldoncarlos.com Don Carlos Hotel The Caracala Spa is an impressive 1,300-squaremetre building designed by Wheway Lifestyle International. For thermal treatments, the spa features heated pool, hydrotherapy, hammam orTurkish bath, sauna, herbal steam bath, igloo, sensory shower, foot baths, and tepidarium. For spa treatments, it has a wet room, six therapy rooms, a dry flotation room, rasul or mud therapy, and suite for couples. The facilities also include a relaxation suite, beauty salon, cafeteria, solarium, and boutique. The wide range of both facial and body treatments are in the hands of highly qualified professionals using first-rate products. Sol y Sombra restaurant, located next to the pool, or savouring the splendid creations of the chef at the Los Naranjos restaurant, with a splendid wine selection, where the most demanding gourmets will be thoroughly satisfied. During the summer, this restaurant opens its terrace, so you can enjoy romantic dinners in an intimate and classy environment. DON CARLOS HOTEL CONVENTION BUREAU which players can practise. They also have a private teeing area and a building with two indoor areas for driving practice, video rooms, advanced putting studio, and a massage and relaxation area. 13 TOURIST BOARD & Company product presentations, conferences, celebrations, and so on, will also find in this hotel an ideal venue. For this kind of events, the hotel has several rooms of various seating capacities (Los Condes, Las Adelfas, Los Almendros, Córdoba, Las Yucas, Las Acacias, Los Olivos, Las Mimosas, and Las Kenthias), as well as qualified personnel to assist the guests according to their specific requirements. Gran Hotel Meliá Don Pepe . Five-sstar Hotels Sol Meliá, a worldwide leader in holiday travel, is a hotel chain with 50 years' experience. Its 350 hotels are located in more than 30 countries, and the Meliá Don Pepe is undoubtedly one of its finest. Completely renovated in 2004, this luxury hotel is an oceanfront property, situated on the sea promenade, only 500 metres away from Marbella. Málaga, Sun and Luxury This luxury hotel -situated between Marbella and Estepona- provides peace and quiet as well as discretion, mainly due to its unbeatable location on the seashore, far from urban centres. Its elegant, classic style, which could be called "Andalusian Estate" style, is unique on the Costa del Sol. Las Dunas has 88 suites of different categories: for families, with two or three bedrooms, two-bedroom apartments with kitchen, junior suites overlooking the garden, one- to three-bedroom luxury suites overlooking the sea, and lastly, the presidential and royal suites, both with two bedrooms and superb terraces with views of the sea. All of them have marble bathrooms with shower enclosures and Jacuzzi or round bathtub. They have private furnished terraces, wireless Internet connection, satellite TV and plasma screen, plus all the exclusive amenities and services offered in a hotel of this category. Las Dunas has an excellent cuisine offer. El Lido, run by chef Juan Carlos Giménez, chosen Best Chef of 2005 by Academia Gastronómica Malagueña, is one of the most remarkable gourmet restaurants of the Costa del Sol, guaranteeing you an extraordinary culinary experience. Enjoying -both outdoors and indoors- Five-star Hotels www.visitcostadelsol.com Index The Las Palmeras beach club, located in the garden bordering the pool and the beach, offers a delicious Mediterranean hot and cold buffet, including paella, specialties of the land, a great variety of salads, grilled meat, fish and seafood. Open from March to October, the beach club is famous for the barbecue parties organised every Wednesday night all through the summer. The Mini Dunas Club, especially designed for little VIP guests, organises a series of activities for children four- to twelve-year-old children such as play workshops or swimming, among others which will turn your family holiday into an unforgettable experience. The Serenity Spa and beauty parlour provide an authentic health and beauty experience thanks to their exclusive facial and body treatments. These programmes, both the novel and the time-tested, are carried out by professional experts using leading cosmetic brands like St. Barth and Kanebo to achieve the most spectacular results. Las Dunas's leisure and services offer is wide and varied. You'll be able to request assistance at the reception desk regarding horse shows and flamenco performances, trips to nearby cities, yacht rental, sport fishing, horseback rides round the Sierra de las Nieves range, mountain bike or quad, luxury vehicle rental (Jaguar, Porsche, Ferrari, Bentley…), Málaga, Sun and Luxury . The hotel has 184 double rooms and 17 suites (12 junior suites, one loft suite, two presidential suites and two Garden Villa suites). Fully and Lastly, the hotel offers discounts on green fees for most local golf courses. This magnificent hotel also has five meeting and banquet rooms with a maximum seating capacity of 400. The unbeatable views of the Mediterranean, as well as the superb service will guarantee the success of your stay and that of your guests. LAS DUNAS BEACH HOTEL & SPA The Felix Brasserie offers an innovative combination of exotic dishes of Italian and Asian flavours prepared by chef Aba. In an elegant atmosphere, live music lightens up the dining experience in the summer in the typical Andalusian patio of this magnificent restaurant. Five-sstar Hotels . GRAN HOTEL MELIÁ DON PEPE The Don Pepe Sports Club has a fitness centre and two tennis courts. Its health offer also includes two outdoor pools (one for kids), an indoor heated pool, two Jacuzzis, Turkish bath, massage service and beauty salon. La Boladilla Baja - Ctra. de Cádiz, Km. 163.5 29689 Estepona (Málaga) Tel.: (+34) 952 809 400 Website: www.las-dunas.com . 14 C/ José Meliá, s/n 29600 Marbella (Málaga) Tel.: (+34) 952 770 300 Website: www.granmeliadonpepe.solmelia.com Their culinary offer is rounded off with the Bellavista restaurant, in which you can enjoy a splendid buffet breakfast; the La Farola Grill restaurant; the La Palapa restaurant, which has buffet service during the summer; the Copo bar, next to the pool; and El Almirante piano bar, with live music every night. its innovative Mediterranean cuisine will become a must during your stay at Las Dunas. LAS DUNAS BEACH HOTEL & SPA Grand Deluxe Las Dunas Beach Hotel & SPA GRAN HOTEL MELIÁ DON PEPE Grand Deluxe perfectly equipped, as it would be expected, they are beautifully decorated. In Sol Meliá, food service is considered a sign of quality, that's why great care was taken into creating the hotel's restaurant, Calima, by Dani García. Considered by many culinary experts as one of the best of our province, the restaurant offers fine dishes that are a real treat for the palate. Fish and seafood dishes, cold soups and homemade desserts are among Dani García's specialties, which can be accompanied by wines from a carefully selected wine list. CONVENTION BUREAU discounts. The golf department will make the reservations for you, take care of golf club rental and assist you in anything you may need. 15 TOURIST BOARD & Five-sstar Hotels GRAN HOTEL ELBA ESTEPONA When you arrive at this magnificent five-star grand luxury oceanfront hotel, you'll be amazed by the unique crystal dome covering its reception area, which opens it up to the sunshine of the Mediterranean and the sea itself. The hotel has 138 double rooms of 37 sq m, 43 junior suites of 55 sq m, 20 suites of 82 sq m with a separate lounge, and three presidential suites of 150 sq m with separate lounge, two bedrooms, and two bathrooms. All of them have private balcony or terrace, and are exquisitely decorated around a sea water thermal bath theme. . Málaga, Sun and Luxury At the front desk, they provide information about the wide range of leisure and sports activities that will make your stay an unforgettable one. You'll be able to visit nearby cities, attend a bullfight, take flamenco lessons, participate in cheese and wine tasting events, go sport fishing, practise water sports, take part in trips on horseback, or take golf lessons for all levels. In the area devoted to the Thermal Club, you'll find dynamic pools, crosscurrent pools, Jacuzzis, water beds, sauna, Turkish bath, thermal bath, contrast and scent showers, rest rooms with hot hammocks, a Japanese garden, and so on. The thalassotherapy treatment area features the most advanced technological equipment: bathtubs, jets, underwater massage showers, cubicles for algae or mud wrappings and massage. These magnificent facilities also include a fitness centre, a beauty centre, a physician's office, locker rooms, and bar. The Elba Estepona also has several meeting rooms of various sizes: the Gran Salón Edén (300 sq m), the Lys, Orquídea, Magnolia and Estrella de Mar lounges (110 sq m each), and the Jazmín hall (132 sq m). The hotel also offers the possibility of using its terraces and gardens for special events or galas, adjusting to the needs and preferences of the host. The Thalasso Spa Elba Estepona centre is located in one of the wings of this hotel complex so you can access it either from the hotel or from outside. With a covered area of 1,500 sq m, the centre features superb facilities, excellent programmes and treatments, as well as a qualified team of professionals including a medical director, physiotherapists, sports instructors, beauticians, and masseurs. Five-star Hotels www.visitcostadelsol.com Index . As regards food offer, guests can choose from three theme restaurants and one more that serves international cuisine. The Al-Andalus restaurant offers a typically Mediterranean cuisine with dishes of unmistakable Andalusian flavour; the Asia Fusión features creative cuisine combining Asian flavours in a minimal style; while the París-Roma restaurant serves Italian dishes with an exquisite touch of French cuisine. The Arena Beach restaurant, with a casual atmosphere and located on a beautiful terrace by the pool, offers customers a full buffet breakfast, and a varied menu including many salads, typical dishes of the land, and grilled meat, fish, and seafood. Five-sstar Hotels 16 Urb. Arena Beach Ctra. N-340, Km. 153 Estepona (Málaga) Tel.: (+34) 952 809 200 Website: www.elbaestepona.com . . The Las Dunas Park is a housing estate linked to the hotel located next to the beach. These incredible apartments for hire have an area in excess of 200 sq m and comprise two or three bedrooms, lounge, kitchen and a private terrace of 80 sq m. Besides their superb views of the sea, you'll be able to enjoy VIP treatment with 24-hour room service, daily newspapers, CD and DVD players, high security systems and absolute privacy. GRAN HOTEL ELBA ESTEPONA Grand Deluxe Gran Hotel Elba Estepona Gran Hotel Elba Estepona This magnificent hotel also offers you the Picasso Room, fully equipped for conventions, conferences, product launches, banquets or private parties. The hall has a surface area of 266 sq m and a seating capacity of 250, and is fully equipped for screenings, including CD players, Dolby Surround System, microphones, and so on. It's more than prepared to cover the communications needs of any kind of events. It also has an exclusive and very elegant small room for executive meetings, with a seating capacity of 12. CONVENTION BUREAU and for golf fans, outings to any of the 30 local golf courses, offering preferential prices, and golf lessons given by a golf pro. Málaga, Sun and Luxury 17 TOURIST BOARD & Boulevard Príncipe Alfonso de Hohenlohe, s/n 29600 Marbella (Málaga) Tel.: (+34) 952 899 400 E-mail: infomarbella@guadalpin.com GRAN HOTEL GAUDALPIN MARBELLA SPA 5* Five-star Hotels www.visitcostadelsol.com Index . Five-sstar Hotels . Health and beauty are the Guadalpin Spa's concerns. The Spa is an innovative centre covering 1,200 sq m, with a superb dynamic pool and four distinct areas: the area for individual treatments, comprising eight cubicles with hydrotherapy bathtub and UVA rays lamps; the water area, with dynamic pool, hydrotherapy circuit, massage/relax beds, waterfalls, shower set, jet shower and Vichy shower for mud therapy treatments; the thermal area, comprising two saunas (one for men and one for women), caldarium (for men and women), two hammams (one for men and one for women), Turkish massage cubicle, and icy shower; and lastly, the relax corner, a bright and spacious area bordering the pool. Málaga, Sun and Luxury . Málaga, Sun and Luxury Another important facility is the Guadalpin Boulevard, a shopping centre comprising four restaurants, an exhibition hall, newsagents, gift and souvenir shops, exclusive stores such as Victorio & Lucchino, and the Cebado beauty salon which, on top of offering the latest techniques and trends in hairstyling, has a cubicle for manicure, pedicure, makeup and waxing. The dining area comprises four restaurants where you'll be able to enjoy fabulous culinary creations. Mesana bets on exclusive creative cuisine in a remarkably elegant space. It gained a Michelin star in 2007 and was selected as Best Restaurant in 2002 by the Málaga Gastronomy Academy. Aralia serves seasonal Mediterranean dishes, brightening up summer evenings with live music on the outdoor dining area. The Taro Guadalpin provides the exoticism of Masao Kikuchi, a master of Japanese cuisine. Finally, in the Gourmet Corner, you'll be able try great delicacies accompanied by wines from a carefully selected list. Five-sstar Hotels At the Gran Guadalpin, you'll be able to choose among several kinds of rooms: the grand comfort double room (from 35 to 50 sq m), which has a kitchenette and furnished terrace; the junior suite (60 sq m), with a fully equipped kitchen, lounge and a spacious furnished terrace; the deluxe junior suite (90 sq m), located on the fourth floor, which has also a private loft with Jacuzzi and solarium; the family suites (from 90 to 150 sq m), accommodating four people, with two bedrooms, two bathrooms, lounge and terrace, and in the deluxe version, also loft with Jacuzzi and solarium; and the three-bedroom suites (from 100 to 180 sq m) with bathroom, kitchen, lounge, roomy terrace and, in the deluxe Other excellent services provided by the Guadalpin are one-touch customer service and 24-hour room service, laundry, pressing and dry cleaning, nonsmoking rooms, rooms for the disabled, and wireless Internet connection throughout the entire hotel for free. The most novel service, however, is the Euro Business Centre, located at the hotel's ground floor and open Monday to Friday. This business centre offers guests mobile connection, e-mail, black & white and colour printing, DHL international courier service, fax sending and receiving, photocopies, document scanning, binding, lamination, mobile phone charging, office rental, meeting room, flight bookings, international weather reports, and so on. The centre also provides business advice, translation services, company registration service in Spain, virtual office service, website registration service, office search and set up (both renting and buying), advertising and design, computing lessons, car rental, and more. The centre can also get you the NIE (foreigners' identity number) and a driver's license. In sum, it provides everything you need for the success of your business project. . 18 The superb facilities and the excellent, personalised customer service are the pillars of this renown hotel. Its 117 luxury suites and rooms, all with a private terrace, command marvellous views of the Mediterranean Sea, are carefully decorated and offer maximum comfort. version, private loft with Jacuzzi and solarium. The rooms provide amenities befitting the hotel's five-star category. All of them have wireless Internet access, fully equipped kitchen or kitchenette, heat radiating floor, air conditioning, and central heating, piped music and hi-fi system, safe, minibar, satellite and pay-per-view TV, and so on. Gran Hotel Guadalpin Gran Hotel Guadalpin The Gran Guadalpin Marbella Hotel & Spa, built in modern and innovative style, is situated at the Milla de Oro development, a privileged location from which you'll be able to access the wide range of activities offered at the Costa del Sol. CONVENTION BUREAU G. H. GAUDALPIN MARBELLA SPA 5* 19 TOURIST BOARD & While adults enjoy some spa treatment or work out, children will have a great time at the Children's Club where, under specialised personnel's supervision, they will participate in a wide range of activities including drawing, drama, music, dancing, and board games, among others. GRAN HOTEL GUADALPIN BANÚS Those who prefer to show their abilities on the green, can use the golf department's tee time, lessons booking service, advice and special prices for local courses. C/ Edgar Neville, s/n - Puerto Banús Nueva Andalucía 29660 Marbella (Málaga) Tel.: (+34) 952 899 700 Website: www.granhotelguadalpin.com Lastly, the Guadalpin Grand has a wide range of versatile multipurpose halls and meeting rooms (with a seating capacity from 4 to 400), fully equipped for any kind of events -meetings, conferences, banquets, product presentations, and so on. The rooms are the Goleta (150 sq m), Balandro (110 sq m), Bergantín (180 sq m), and Jábega (436 sq m). GRAN HOTEL GUADALPIN BANÚS The Gran Guadalpin Banús Hotel is situated in Marbella's Nueva Andalucía exclusive housing estate, a few minutes' walk from Puerto Banús. In this location, a state-of-the-art tourist destination of renowned international prestige, you'll find a neat and beautiful marina and will be able to enjoy the most exclusive boutiques, terraces and restaurants overlooking superb views of yachts and boats. The Guadalpin Banús is a five-star hotel which offers excellent services: 24-hour room and reception service, rooms for the disabled, non-smoking rooms, laundry and pressing, minibar, safe, and so on. The hotel's 181 rooms and suites are decorated in a distinct colonial style displaying great elegance without disregard for comfort, as they are all equipped with the latest technological advances, such as plasma TV with via satellite and pay-perview channels, hi-fi system, ADSL WiFi, air conditioning, central heating, and so on. Its double rooms (30 sq m), both in their standard and superior versions, have furnished terraces. Junior suites (74 sq m) feature fully equipped kitchen, lounge and terrace. In their deluxe version (120 sq m), located on the fourth floor of the hotel, they also include a private loft with Jacuzzi and solarium. The Banús suites (80 sq m), located on the first, second and third floors, have fully equipped kitchen, lounge, terrace and magnificent panoramic views of the Mediterranean. Five-sstar Hotels Five-sstar Hotels . . . . 20 Gran Hotel Guadalpin Banús Gran Hotel Guadalpin To water lovers, the Guadalpin Hotel offers an outdoor pool with a poolside bar. There, you'll find beach chairs and parasols with mist cooling system, towels, drinks, light eals, and so on. The more adventurous guests will be able to practise fun water sports. CONVENTION BUREAU The premises also include a fitness centre, located on the first floor. It features a large area with a complete set of cardiovascular fitness equipment and another area devoted to customised fitness training. Málaga, Sun and Luxury Five-star Hotels www.visitcostadelsol.com Index Málaga, Sun and Luxury 21 TOURIST BOARD & Málaga, Sun and Luxury Gran Hotel Guadalpin Banús . Five-sstar Hotels To give a final touch to these attractive culinary experiences, the Guadalpin Banús recommends Sofía, a comfortable lobby bar where you'll be able to relax and enjoy delicious cocktails. Five-star Hotels www.visitcostadelsol.com Index The hotel has 192 rooms and suites of different categories (single, standard double, superior double, superior double plus, junior suite, junior suite plus, superior junior suite, standard suite, and suite plus). Spacious and with private terraces, they are decorated with simplicity and good taste, paying attention to comfort. The La Esencia restaurant serves original dishes designed by Chef Juan Carlos Jiménez, who will no doubt surprise you with his unique flavours. The location is perfect, next to the exquisite Patio de los Poetas. The other culinary choice is El Jardín, but if you want just to have a drink you can choose La Rotonda or El Chiringuito. Surrounded by lush gardens and pools, guests will be able to enjoy all the fitness centre has to offer. In it, you'll find a large room for aerobics and stationary cycling, as well as a complete aqua-gym programme, dancing lessons, stretching classes, and so on. However, the spa and medical centre and their offer of therapies, Málaga, Sun and Luxury . For health and beauty treatments, a free transport service leaving every 30 minutes will take you to the Guadalpin Marbella Hotel & Spa, All the Guadalpìn hotels have a specialised department, the Guadalpin Catering Division, whose staff will provide you with advice regarding the planning of your event or, if you prefer so, will take care of it right down to the tiny details, guaranteeing impeccable service, exquisite decoration, and the most exclusive food. Lorea, a restaurant specialising in Basque and Mediterranean cuisine, offers a menu of carefully prepared specialties of the land, from the traditional pil pil cod and juicy beef steak, to delicious desserts, and an exclusive selection of a wide variety of cheeses. Incosol, displaying an innovative option, combines a prestigious medical centre, a therapeutic spa and a five-star hotel, all this in one of the most reputable housing estates of Marbella, at only 800 metres from the beach. Five-sstar Hotels For those who prefer playing golf, the Golf Department offers special fares in most of the courses throughout the Costa del Sol, as well as tee time reservations, lessons and advice. The Guadalpin Banús also offers a Fitness Centre, a modern room equipped with state-of-the-art fitness machines to keep you in good shape. At the Guadalpin Banús, the celebration of any kind of event is sure to be a great success. Its four modern rooms for special events, with a seating capacity of 400, are suitable for meetings, conferences, banquets, presentations, and so on. The rooms are Sierra Blanca (77 sq m), La Fontanilla (190 sq m), Río Verde (103 sq m), and Las Cañas (94 sq m). You may book the rooms individually or grouped, making the El Faro Hall (400 sq m). In Abanda, an international rice restaurant by the sea, you'll find more than a hundred kinds of rice from the five continents, in a range dishes from Africa to Asia and Europe to the Middle East, not forgetting the traditional paella or the vegetable risotto. The La Proa restaurant offers the best fresh seafood right from the sea. These delicacies can be accompanied by superb wines from their excellent cellar. INCOSOL HOTEL & SPA . . Sun-and-sand lovers will be able to enjoy themselves in the hotel's large solarium with outdoor heated pool, children's pool and bar, as well as in its superb Beach Club, while relaxing with a cocktail and a snack. For the most daring, the Water Activities Centre offers a wide range of water sports in the sea. where you'll be greeted by its over 1,200-squaremetre facilities with dynamic pool and four distinct areas: individual booths, water area, thermal area, and relax area. This offer also includes the use of the Cebado hairdressing salon, which besides hairstyling, features manicure, pedicure, and waxing services, among others. Urb. Golf Río Real, s/n 29600 Marbella (Málaga) Tel.: (+34) 952 860 909 Website: www.incosol.com Incosol Hotel & SPA 22 The presidential suites (120 sq m), on the fourth floor, feature fully equipped kitchen, lounge, terrace, private loft with Jacuzzi and solarium, affording the best views of the sea. L'Ambasciata, Italian restaurant of renowned prestige, offers a menu of exquisite combinations based on homemade pasta with creative avant-garde touches. The restaurant has an impressive wine cellar as well, where you'll find wines from all over the world (Italy, New Zealand, Australia, Chile, France, and the United States, among others). INCOSOL HOTEL & SPA CONVENTION BUREAU As at the Guadalpin Marbella Grand Hotel, where the Dining Centre offers luxury cuisine for all tastes, food is of paramount importance at the Guadalpin Banús. Here, you'll be able to enjoy an exclusive and varied menu. The quality of the ingredients, the know-how, and the superb service are the highlights of the Guadalpín Banús. 23 TOURIST BOARD & waterfalls and palm trees, and offers one of the best views of the coast of Málaga, Gibraltar, and even, in sunny days, the northern coast of Africa. For golf fans, the hotel has discount prices in several courses in the area, such as the Río Real Golf Course, located only a five-minute walk from the hotel. The hotel has 133 rooms of approximately 42 sq m, all with private balcony or terrace overlooking the sea, and equipped with all the amenities expected from a luxury hotel. . Five-sstar Hotels The deluxe and diamond suites, overlooking the sea -laterally the former and frontally the lattercomprise bedroom and lounge, covering 100 sq m. The hotel is located by the sea and surrounded by 45,000 sq m of tropical gardens splattered with Kempinski's culinary offer is outstanding. El Mirador serves a varied buffet breakfast to start your day with, and it includes a healthy food table. For lunch, the menu offers many exclusive international dishes, mainly prepared with first-rate local produce. To top it off, you'll be able to enjoy delicious home-made KEMPINSKI RESORT HOTEL the Kempinski chain is present at the Costa del Sol, offering a new concept on rest and relax which is based on extraordinary facilities, the hospitality of its staff, and the natural harmony with the environment. Málaga, Sun and Luxury The La Veranda bar is the ideal place to taste Spain's traditional tapas. It also has an excellent choice of cava wines and different drinks. Lastly, the pool bar is the ideal place to enjoy a refreshing natural juice, cocktail or ice-cream under the beach umbrella. Equally outstanding is the choice of coffees though the bar is closed in winter. With an excellent service, as it could be expected from a five-star grand luxury hotel, the Kempinski has four special event rooms with wireless Internet connection and all the necessary devices: Poniente (282 sq m with a seating capacity of 240), Levante (90 sq m with a seating capacity of 40), Terral (92 sq m, seating capacity 41), and Sahara (80 sq m, seating capacity 35). There are more than 30 golf courses and a horse riding school close to the hotel, and within the Five-star Hotels www.visitcostadelsol.com Index Ctra de Cádiz, Km. 187 29600 Marbella (Málaga). Tel.: (+34) 952 771 700 Fax: (+34) 952 825 846 Website: www.monteros.com LOS MONTEROS HOTEL The Los Monteros, an emblematic hotel in the area, is situated in the Milla del Golf complex, in Marbella, in one of the most exclusive residential areas of the Costa del Sol, just a few minutes from the city centre and Puerto Banús. It was fully renovated and refurbished in 2003. Its facilities will make your stay at the Costa del Sol an unforgettable experience. The hotel has 33 double guestrooms (29 sq m) in the Andaluz Pavilion; 137 junior loft suites (40 sq m) with upper room and balcony, in the Mirador Pavilion; 7 full suites (66 sq m) in the Mediterráneo Pavilion; 2 spa suites (60 sq m) including jet shower, Turkish bath and jet tub; 2 ambassador suites; and 2 presidential suite. Málaga, Sun and Luxury . As an emblem of elegance and comfort, Lastly, the presidential and royal suites, of 120 and 150 sq m respectively, stand out for their exquisite décor. The royal suite, in colonial style, is located at the highest and most privileged point in the building, and features a second terrace, equipped with Jacuzzi and deck chairs, from where the best views of the area can be enjoyed. La Cabaña del Mar, a wooden cabin with a large terrace by the sea, offers typical, delicious and healthy Mediterranean dishes (rice, fish, and salads, among others), either for lunch or for dinner. LOS MONTEROS HOTEL Grand Deluxe Five-sstar Hotels . Ctra. de Cádiz, Km. 159 29680 Estepona (Málaga) Tel.: (+34) 952 809 500 Website: www.kempinski.com El Alminar, a new concept in restaurants, invites you to taste Andalusian dishes with a touch of Arabian and Asian flavours. A culinary journey seasoned with excellent wines. This restaurant also gives you the opportunity to savour a special menu and enjoy special service at the Almenara tower, no doubt the true romantic spot of the hotel. Lastly, we'll mention the Kempinski VIP Club programme, whose aim is to integrate children into the functioning and services of the hotel, making them feel very special. . 24 KEMPINSKI RESORT HOTEL Grand Deluxe There are also 15 suites -standard, junior, deluxe, diamond, presidential, and royal. The standard and junior suites, of approximately 80 sq m, are decorated either in safari style, in pastel colours with wildlife images, or in shell style, in which light shades combine with sea motifs. Both include two distinct areas: bedroom, dressing room and main bathroom on the one hand, and lounge with toilet on the other. While the wintry cold doesn't set in, you'll be able to enjoy a romantic outdoor dinner at La Brisa , where you can choose among a wide selection of Italian dishes. The lovely garden view and live music will accompany you all through the evening. hotel, the sports offer includes a tennis court, a fitness centre, and the Poly Mar Spa, with anti-stress, anti-ageing, and slimming programmes. This Spa, of 1,200 sq m, has 18 treatment rooms, workout area, sauna, and heated pool. Los Monteros Hotel Kempinski Resort Hotel Lastly, let's point out that the hotel has five halls (Mirador, Sierra Blanca, Golf, Al-Andalus and Conference Hall), from 36 to 222 sq m, in which to hold all kind of meetings or other events. Architecture and design complement each other in this tourist complex with excellent results. In this exclusive resort, you'll find the perfect combination of luxury and peace. desserts. A distinctive feature is the well-known brunch on Sundays, lightened up with live music. CONVENTION BUREAU slimming programmes, health, prevention and beauty are the most interesting and exclusive features of the hotel, as they are unique at the Costa del Sol. Its superb facilities include six pools (four outdoor and two indoor pools), 25 massage cubicles, Jacuzzi, hammam, sauna, sun beds, ice showers, and Kneipp system, all supervised by a highly qualified professional staff. 25 TOURIST BOARD & El Corzo, on the ground floor, is elegantly decorated. It's the perfect place to enjoy dinner by the marvellous tropical garden that surrounds the building. Málaga, Sun and Luxury Five-sstar Hotels . The Playahoteles hotel chain is present on the Costa del Sol through Gran Playabella Hotel, one of the group's best establishments. All the guestrooms have king size beds, round bathtub, shower enclosure, satellite TV, balcony, air conditioner, heater, safe box, etc. The suites afford magnificent views of the sea and guests can access a private pool exclusively offered to suite customers. The hotel has different room options: family suites with a door that communicates both rooms; duplex suites with a drawing room on the lower floor and bedroom on the upper floor; theme suites; and one presidential suite, the biggest room, with a terrace and private pool. The Playabella has several dining options: La Almazara, with its open kitchen; Anfiteatro and the Beach Club, which serve delicious Mediterranean dishes in the summer; and the Café del Mar or Al Andalus Pub, where you can have a snack and a refreshing drink. In this hotel, you can spend your leisure time in the outdoor pool with water rides, the Jacuzzis or the solarium. There's also an amusement area where you can play pétanque, or play chess with Five-star Hotels www.visitcostadelsol.com Index In this magnificent hotel they take care of the little ones too, since they provide babysitting services, and children enjoy themselves and have great fun at the Delfín Playa Mini Club when they go on holiday to Estepona. PUENTE ROMANO HOTEL Ctra. Cádiz, Km. 177 29600 Marbella (Málaga) Tel.: (+34) 952 820 900 Website: www.puenteromano.com PUENTE ROMANO HOTEL Located in the heart of the Costa del Sol, this hotel has been named after the remnants of a Roman bridge (puente means bridge in Spanish) on the Augustan Way, the road that linked Cádiz with Rome. At the beginning, Puente Romano used to be a residential complex, but in 1979 it was converted into a hotel. The 27 three-storey houses (274 total rooms and suites) have been built on a surface area of 55,000 sq m marked by brooks, waterfalls and pools surrounded by landscaped gardens featuring Málaga, Sun and Luxury . At the front desk of Los Monteros, the friendly staff will tell us the leisure and sporting options available in the area, such as skiing at the Sierra The hotel is famous for its capacity to organise and hold large or small meetings, since the service offered is excellent. The hotel has versatile rooms and spaces designed to meet the fundamental and special needs of all types of cutomers. The rooms are Salón Real, the largest and most luxurious; the Taurino and the Bridge halls, the Jardín and Patio suites and the La Cabane Club, which we mentioned above. GRAN HOTEL PLAYABELLA Five-sstar Hotels 26 La Cabane is an exclusive Beach Club, open all the year round. The true star here is the Mediterranean Sea. It has 36 wood cabins with beach chairs, hammocks, vip beds and gazebos. Vip bed services include half bottle of champagne, towel and bedspread. The buffet serves a wide variety of fresh fish and seafood, salads, pasta, deep-fried fish and meat, and a festival of rich desserts. La Cabane includes multi-purpose spaces covering a surface area of more than 3,000 sq m with a capacity of 1,200 to host special events, galas, banquets, concerts, wedding receptions, and other social functions. The hotel offers a minibus shuttle service from the lobby to the beach club. Nine-hundred metres away from the hotel, sports enthusiasts can try their backhand shots at the three courses in the Marbella Golf & Country Club (booking in advance required). Los Monteros holds deals with the top golf courses in the area -Santa Clara, Río Real, Marbella Golf, La Alcaldesa, La Duquesa, Alhaurín Golf, La Quinta, and Estepona Golf- and offers services like club room, shoe cleaning, tee time booking, scorecard and transportation from and to the golf courses. Urb. Costalita, s/n - Puente de Cancelada 29680 Estepona (Málaga) Tel.: (+34) 952 880 868 Website: www.playahoteles.com a giant set, practise archery, work out… They offer golf course booking in nearby fields. The Aquaplaya beauty and wellness centre offers relaxing and beauty treatments in its top quality facilities -heated pool with jets, Turkish bath, chromotherapy, sauna, chilled water well, fruit and stone pool, foot bath, Jacuzzi, ice and water spray grotto, Indo-Roman baths and relax area. . . Los Monteros Hotel The Flamingo has two distinct areas, one by the pool and another one on a terrace in the gardens. Its varied and interesting menu turns the Flamingo into the ideal restaurant to enjoy a casual lunch. Moreover, you can use the fitness centre, situated in the Mediterráneo Pavilion. Guests can train with cardiovascular fitness equipment, body-building equipment or treat themselves to beauty or wellness treatments such as different kind of relaxing, toning and firming, massage, including reflexology. GRAN HOTEL PLAYABELLA Gran Hotel Playabella / Puente Romano Hotel One of the main pillars of Los Monteros is its splendid dining offer, served at El Corzo, El Flamingo and La Cabane. The experienced chef and his great team organise Culinary Weeks for which they call cooking professionals from all over the world who offer elegant creative cuisine for discerning palates. Nevada, to which you can travel by helicopter, hunting, balloon riding, horse riding, sailing, underwater fishing, canoeing, cooking lessons (learn how to cook paella), flamenco lessons, wine tasting, mountain bike riding, quad biking on the mountains, and more. CONVENTION BUREAU All the rooms have a private balcony or terrace with beautiful views of the gardens, the sea or the city. They feature all the amenities expected by guests who stay in a luxury hotel -air conditioning, telephone, satellite TV, safe, and so on. 27 TOURIST BOARD & service, laundry, flight or train ticket booking, restaurant or tour booking, car rental, and so on. The Puente Romano offers four guest rooms for the disabled, 28 standard double rooms, 130 superior double rooms, 36 de luxe double rooms, 7 beach double rooms, 55 superior suites, 7 beach suites, 12 de luxe junior suites, 1 executive suite, 1 royal suite, one beach suite with two rooms, 1 presidential suite and 1 imperial suite (over 100 sq m). In addition, the establishment has a shopping area with bank, beauty salon, clothing and accessories, newsagent, gifts, flowers… There are many dining options: El Puente, next to the Roman bridge, has a large terrace and is open all day long. It offers Mediterranean dishes with a touch of the famed French cuisine. All the services provided by this five-star hotel are superior: 24-hour room service, babysitting, medical The Suite del Mar beach bar serves Mediterranean dishes for lunch, including meat and fish and a wide Puente Romano Hotel array of healthy salads. In the evenings, it offers a festive ambience you'll enjoy while listening to music and having a drink. La Cascada is an elegant bar with live piano -mainly jazz- every night, except for Wednesdays. The Plaza is a restaurant serving Mediterranean and international food where you can eat while enjoying good jazz, flamenco and other music genres styles. Five-star Hotels www.visitcostadelsol.com Index . Five-sstar Hotels . In the summer, children have fun while participating in the activities the hotel staff plan for them like games, handicraft worshops and so on. Málaga, Sun and Luxury . Málaga, Sun and Luxury The fitness centre offers customised training programmes prepared by a professional staff. It has a fitness equipment and a room for aerobic lessons. Following your workout session, you'll love relaxing at the sauna, Turkish bath or the outdoor pools (one of them is a heated pool). The sporting offer at the hotel includes water sports like water ski, windsurf, kayaking, and sailing. Five-sstar Hotels Just 15 minutes from the hotel is the Marbella Club Golf Resort, a great 18-hole golf course designed by Dave Thomas. Dotted with brooks, lakes, waterfalls, or bunkers, the golf course poses innumerable sporting challenges. The golf department at the Puente Romano will make the reservations for you to use this or any other golf course in the area. The hotel's tennis club features three red-clay tennis and four paddleball courts. They are considered as the best in Europe, so much so that they have played host to Davis Cup and ATP games. . The Italian restaurant Roberto, boasting a romantic and sophisticated ambience, offers a wide variety of delicious dishes. Fresh pasta, however, is Roberto's specialty. There's also an equestrian club where you can take horse riding lessons, either individually or in groups. Moreover, you can do tours on horseback to get closer to the beautiful surroundings. Puente Romano Hotel 28 CONVENTION BUREAU more than four-hundred plant species coming from all over the world. 29 TOURIST BOARD & Ctra. de Cádiz, Km. 185, Urb. Río Real 29600 Marbella (Málaga) Tel.: (+34) 952 765 732 Website: www.rioreal.com the superb 18-hole, par 72 golf course designed by Javier Arana and makes this green an oasis for golf lovers. Besides a shop where you can get all the best brands in golf products, the course offers excellent facilities and services including putting green, a practising course, club room, individual or group lessons (for all levels), club and buggy rental, and so on. The Club House, on hole 9, is an ideal place to rest and regain your strength, having a drink in the bar or lunch in the restaurant. The best food in Río Real, however, is to be found at the Río Real Gourmet restaurant, where you'll be able to enjoy the most exclusive international dishes in a bright and elegant dining room with large windows. The hotel also has lobby bar, where you can have a snack or a drink by the hearth. CONVENTION BUREAU RÍO REAL GOLF & WELLNESS RESORT RÍO REAL GOLF & Wellness Resort . Five-sstar Hotels The New York-loft-style Eagle Suites are rooms in which open spaces and distribution allow for translucent bathroom doors or a glazed hydromassage bathtub overlooking the golf course. Lastly, the Albatross Suite, with more than 100 sq m and exquisitely decorated with luxury antiques, has a spacious terrace with splendid views of the green. Five-sstar Hotels The Río Real, the river that surrounds the hotel and from which it gets its name, runs through Málaga, Sun and Luxury . . . 30 The hotel has only 29 rooms, all spacious and sober, and they feature exclusive furniture and magnificent views of the golf course. Par Room and Par Superior are luxury rooms decorated in light shades with walls painted with a trompe-l'oeil effect imitating wood. The Birdie Suites, also decorated in warm colours and a little more spacious, have a private terrace overlooking hole 11. Río Real Golf Hotel Río Real Golf Hotel Only 5 kilometres from Marbella, you'll find the Río Real Golf, a delightful five-star hotel where personalised service is paramount. Its design combines tradition and modernity, creating a peacefully balanced atmosphere and high standard of comfort throughout. Five-star Hotels www.visitcostadelsol.com Index Málaga, Sun and Luxury 31 TOURIST BOARD & cascades, lakes and tropical plants all the way from the building to the beach. superior double rooms (41 sq m), also elegantly decorated and designed bearing comfort in mind. Avda. Costa del Sol, s/n 29630 Benalmádena Costa (Málaga) Tel.: (+34) 952 446 000 Website: www.torrequebrada.com After going through the main door, accessible either from the outside or the car park, you'll see the magnificent lobby on one side, and the entrance to the casino on the other, as well as an information desk. The hotel also has superb suites: 44 junior suites, of 51 sq m, comprising two distinct areas, the bedroom and a cosy drawing room; executive suites, with entrance hall, dining room, bedroom, and a spacious bathroom, altogether covering 75 sq m, which are ideal both for Holidays and business meetings; and lastly, the royal and presidential suites, the most luxurious of all, of 116 sq m, including entrance hall, two bathrooms -one of them with hydromassage- a spacious bedroom, dining room and office. TORREQUEBRADA HOTEL The . Five-sstar Hotels The beauty and fitness centre at the Torrequebrada Hotel is located in the Torre Málaga, next to the gardens. Besides an indoor heated pool, sauna and gym, the centre includes a beauty salon and facial and body massage services. Everywhere in the world, the Ritz Carlton Hotels and Resorts are well-known for their luxury and magnificence, reflecting their 100 years' history and tradition. Here, at the Costa del Sol, they are represented by the Villa Padierna. This superb hotel, whose architecture is reminiscent of a Tuscan villa, is located within the splendid Flamingos Golf Club. The design and décor of the hotel's 35 rooms, 18 suites, bar and restaurants boast the style of a traditional Italian villa. The leisure offer of this five-star hotel is ample and varied. The casino and the Fortuna special event room, attached to the hotel, are iconic in the Costa del Sol. Besides, the proximity of the Benalmádena marina is alluring for sailing and water sports lovers alike. Moreover, golf fans have magnificent golf courses in our province where to play and have a wonderful time. In Villa Padierna every detail is carefully attended to so as to fully display its characteristic elegance. The rooms and suites are spacious and have the best views of the golf course, plus all the amenities to make you feel in harmony with the environment. Furnished in traditional style, they have bathtub and separate shower, bidet, two washbasins, hairdryer, bathrobes, and luxury French toiletries, two or three phones (one in the bathroom), Internet access, fax Five-star Hotels www.visitcostadelsol.com Index Málaga, Sun and Luxury . . VILLA PADIERNA HOTEL Five-sstar Hotels Málaga, Sun and Luxury As to the culinary offer, the Torrequebrada has the Pavillón restaurant, located in the garden, where, apart from a buffet breakfast, you can enjoy a delicious lunch in the sun. The Café Royal overlooks the hotel's gardens and the Mediterranean from its glazed terrace. There you can enjoy the most delicious and innovative Mediterranean cuisine, gracefully served. In the Saphir Café, next to the lobby, you can have a drink and also eat some palatable tapas. Ctra. de Cádiz, Km.166 29679 Marbella (Málaga) Tel.: (+34) 952 889 150 Website: www.hotelvillapadierna.com . 32 The hotel has 274 standard rooms (30 sq m), tastefully decorated in warm colours, and 64 VILLA PADIERNA HOTEL Villa Padierna Hotel Torrequebrada Hotel Torrequebrada Hotel, in Benalmádena Costa, only 12 km from Pablo Picasso International Airport, Málaga, is extraordinarily well situated on the Mediterranean coast, with marvellous gardens dotted with All the rooms and suites of the Torrequebrada are soundproof, and include private terrace, air conditioning and central heating, interactive TV, piped music, safe, minibar, and so on. The equipment and conveniences provided by the hotel are intended to offer you maximum comfort. The Torrequebrada Hotel has 15 conference rooms with a seating capacity of up to 1,600, offering all you may need for organising meetings, conferences and conventions: a wide range of possibilities according to your needs and preferences, always with the expert advice of the hotel's wonderful professional staff. CONVENTION BUREAU TORREQUEBRADA HOTEL 33 TOURIST BOARD & Shakespearean midsummer night atmosphere, making it the ideal place to have dinner or sip a delicious cocktail. The Toscana Suite can be used as a single hall or be divided into three different rooms: Pisa (85 sq m), Firenze (111 sq m) and Siena (85 sq m). You can choose between Classic rooms (20 sq m); Deluxe rooms (30 sq m); Junior suites (from 31 to 42 sq m), all including a sitting area with sofas, tables and chairs; Deluxe suites (from 42 to 52 sq m), with separate lounge; or one of the four Penthouse suites on the fourth floor. The latter feature a spacious dining room, upholstered ceiling and walls, and carpeted floor, a Frenchstyle room (with settee, couch, love seat, and works of art), a full bathroom, and a magnificent terrace with plants. Guests can also freshen up in La Cantina restaurant -the most casual of all- having dinner, a drink or a quick meal while resting on its terrace. Lastly, at Eddy's bar, you'll find the perfect place to relax with friends and have an early evening cocktail. Decorated with exquisite paintings, furniture, busts and statues (all in the best "Villa Padierna" style), the bar has an English lounge atmosphere to it. The hall is especially equipped for meetings, banquets and conventions, and has a large dance floor. Its seating capacity is 180. It is also fully equipped with audio and visual devices. For slides or films, it has several screens, DVD and VHS players, computer connections, and so on; for data transmission, includes data ports; and for sound, it features 72 microphone connections. . Five-sstar Hotels With splendid views of the Mediterranean, Gibraltar and Africa, La Loggia restaurant offers a wide selection of Spanish and international dishes during the day. You can enjoy a magnificent breakfast before practising your swing, or have lunch on its ample terrace while admiring the views. Málaga, Sun and Luxury Moreover, our expert and multilingual personnel will be happy to give you advice and make reservations for flights, shows, trips, horse riding lessons, among others. You can even rent the hotel's luxury yacht -El Xargo, 87-foot long- ideal for sailing the Mediterranean Sea. The resort is surrounded by lush gardens and features three outdoor pools (one of them heated, and one for children), restaurants, bars, sauna, fitness centre and an Asian massage centre, all with easy access for disabled people and managed by a courteous multilingual staff. The resort has 163 double rooms, as well as three Premium Deluxe rooms, three Junior suites, two Executive suites, and the Marbella Presidential suite. Spacious and decorated in Andalusian style (with terracotta floors and wooden furnishings), every room has a private balcony from which to enjoy the views of the fairways and the Mediterranean weather. The resort also has two rooms for disabled people, connected rooms, and non-smoking rooms. All the rooms feature air conditioning, a spacious bathroom with bidet, bathtub and separate shower, VMS, cable and satellite television, two phones (one of them in the Villa Padierna also has ample experience in planning corporate meetings and incentive trips, offering several rooms and halls to hold them. Five-star Hotels www.visitcostadelsol.com Index Málaga, Sun and Luxury . La Pérgola, a restaurant next to the pool, is surrounded by gardens and fountains which give it a As mentioned above, Villa Padierna is situated within the Flamingos Golf Club, an 18-hole, par 72, 5,906sq-m course. Designed by architect Antonio García Garrido, its privileged location -by the Mediterranean and surrounded by beautiful natural landscapes- as well as its superb personalised service, have resulted in its being chosen to be the European Senior finals and The Daily Telegraph European Seniors Match Play Championship venues three years in a row. The Villa Padierna Hotel completes its offer with a business centre (where you'll get all the advice and services your company needs), a fitness centre to relax and keep in shape, a heated indoor pool, an outdoor pool, and a beach club. The Westin La Quinta Golf Resort, Marbella-Benahavís, is the most recent jewel of the Costa del Sol -a true paradise in the heart of the famous Marbella Golf Valley, where the green hills beautifully blend with the blue colour of the Mediterranean Sea. Five-sstar Hotels . La Veranda cooks traditional recipes with a modern touch. The décor takes you back to classic times and the beautiful polychrome painted walls are reminiscent of the colours of dusk. It has a huge terrace opening up to the golf course from which guests will be able to enjoy spectacular and unforgettable sunsets. Lastly, the hotel offers the Linares dancing hall, ideal for bigger events. With high ceilings, elegant marble floors and ample terrace, it's the ideal place for great banquets, receptions, weddings or conventions. It has two separate areas: the indoor lounge, of 719 sq m, and the gardens, of 588 sq m. WESTIN LA QUINTA GOLF RESORT . 34 During your stay at Villa Padierna, you'll be able to taste five different cuisine styles in each of its beautiful restaurants affording amazing views and offering a superb service. In the Venus hall, leisure and business fuse in an extraordinary way. It’s a 70-sq-m room designed for small meetings or banquets, carefully and exquisitely decorated right down to the finest detail. Urb. La Quinta, s/n 29600 Marbella (Málaga) Tel.: (+34) 952 762 000 Website: www.starwoodhotels.com Westin La Quinta Golf Resort Villa Padierna Hotel The Presidential suite (49 sq m), on the second floor, features a double room connected to a large lounge, a small office, and a large, 30-sq-m terrace. And to balance body and soul, nothing better than a session at the Thermae Spa. With an innovative design, combining classic and modern elements, its ample open spaces and abundant natural light will make you feel relaxed and forget about the outside world. The spa has 12 treatment cubicles, eight thematic baths and two saunas. It features aromatherapy, and steam, herbal and mineral treatments. It also includes a varied massage service (therapeutic, facial, reflexology, for tired feet, and shiatsu), as well as sophisticated body and facial treatments (Bali peeling, body peeling, lymphatic drainage, among others). WESTIN LA QUINTA GOLF RESORT CONVENTION BUREAU and data ports, air conditioner, minibar, safe, 24-hour room service, iron or pressing service, free shoe cleaning service during the night, and so on. 35 TOURIST BOARD & . The centre covers an area of 360 sq m and is divided into three separate sections, having a total seating capacity of 240. In the main building, there's also an elegant meeting room, three multipurpose rooms, and to top it all, you can have the room you choose fully equipped and enjoy the best catering service. All rooms and halls have sound system, VCR and computer image projector, screen, data ports, Internet access, cable TV and voice ports. To satisfy the guests even further, the resort has recently opened the Westin La Quinta Spa, a body-and-soul sanctuary, and the Westin La Quinta Kids Club, a leisure centre for the little ones so that both adults and children can enjoy their family holiday. The elegant Los Arcos restaurant has an indoor dining room and an outdoor area looking at the garden and the pool. There, you can enjoy both delicious local dishes and an international menu. The Kaede Japanese restaurant, one of the most famous Japanese restaurants in the Costa del Sol, is located in the hotel's terrace, with panoramic views of Marbella Golf Valley. Enjoy the Chef's spectacular culinary style tasting the teppanyaki dishes or the well-known sushi or sashimi at the sushi bar. The Aljama bar and lounge is the perfect place to relax, order an aperitif to share with friends or have a drink after dinner. Lastly, and only during the summer, you can enjoy the pool-side bar El Mirador, from whose terrace you can admire the garden and the golf course while having superb cocktails and snacks. Málaga, Sun and Luxury . 36 The resort has two restaurants, the pool bar and the lounge bar with a wide culinary offer, from Mediterranean through Asian to vegetarian cuisine. The resort also has a convention centre whose modern facilities plus the roof garden are the perfect place for holding business meetings, incentives, social events or banquets. Five-sstar Hotels Five-sstar Hotels . Westin La Quinta Golf Resort In the golf desk, you'll be able to get all the information you need to play this sport. La Quinta Golf & Country Club is every golfer's dream come true: three 9-hole courses, three putting greens, one practice course, pro shop, and the International Golf Academy of Manuel Piñero, the famous golfer and designer of this club. And if golf is not what you choose to keep in shape, you can go to the fitness centre, featuring exercise machines, sauna and Asian massage. You can always ask for this kind of massage in the privacy of your own room. CONVENTION BUREAU bathroom), data port for PC connection, minibar, Internet, 24-hour room service, hairdryer, pressing facilities, magnifying mirror, and so on -everything you can expect from a hotel of its category, and even more. Five-star Hotels www.visitcostadelsol.com Index Málaga, Sun and Luxury 37 TOURIST BOARD & Local chefs join those coming from other regions who have chosen the Costa del Sol to settle and made a considerable contribution to the rise of Málaga's cooking panorama. With their know-how and commitment, all these young professionals have formed part of the revolution that has taken place in Málaga's cuisine, and their efforts have met the fair reward of catering for and pleasing the most demanding palates. page 41 page 42 3 . INTRODUCTION MÁLAGA'S RESTAURANTS page 44 page 44 page 46 page 47 page 48 page 48 page 49 page 50 page 51 Over the past few years, Málaga and its Costa del Sol have become one of the points of reference of Spanish cuisine. Alongside Basque and Catalan cookeries, Andalusian dishes are beginning to find their place in the booming scenario of Spanish flavours, and this is reflected in restaurant guides and specialised magazines. Málaga's Restaurants Málaga's restaurants are points in a spectrum comprising different ways to understand this trade, giving guests the possibility to choose their food from a wide range of options: from traditional, Mediterranean-based dishes, prepared after popular recipes, to avant-garde cuisine, which has meant an enriching quality leap in the evolution of the sector. Index www.visitcostadelsol.com . . page 41 . 38 page 40 Introduction Málaga’s Restaurants Málaga's Restaurants Airén Babilonia Café de París Calima La Cónsula Del Escudero El Higuerón El Lago La Meridiana Mesana Taberna del Alabardero Tragabuches Trayamar CONVENTION BUREAU Signature cuisine is on the rise in Málaga. Its great chefs, the creators of a new type of cookery that has made its way into the province's restaurants, have been trained in the prestigious local culinary schools. Their talent pervades their restaurants' menus, including high cuisine and fusion food, and the result is an enriched top-quality offer. Málaga, Sun and Luxury 39 TOURIST BOARD & The Palacio Babilonia has a capacity of 350, and is open only in the summer (June-September). However, in winter, the Olivia Valere's leisure centre offers Le Privé restaurant-lounge bar, an elegantly decorated space designed by Miguel Cancio, the French interior designer. Here, we can order a dish from its international menu and dance after dinner. Le Privé has a seating capacity of 150 and is open from October through March. BABILONIA RESTAURANT, BY OLIVIA VALERE Urb. Reserva del Higuerón Autopista Costa del Sol - Exit 127 29639 Benalmádena (Málaga) Tel.: (+34) 952 565 884 (+34) 952 661 174 Closed on Sundays. Ctra. de Istán, Km. 0.8 29600 Marbella (Málaga) Tel.: (+34) 952 828 861 Website: www.oliviavalere.com Open Mon-Sun in the summer (June through September). CONVENTION BUREAU AIRÉN RESTAURANT AIRÉN RESTAURANT Valere is one of the bestknown women of the Costa del Sol. She came to Marbella more than twenty years ago, and opened her leisure centre in 1997. The facilities include a restaurant -Palacio Babilonia-, a private club -Le Privé restaurant-lounge bar-, and a night club -Olivia Valere-. The Marbella's location has become internationally celebrated and a must-visit for foodies who want to eat delicious food in a stylish restaurant. Málaga’s Restaurants CAFÉ DE PARÍS RESTAURANT The Café de París is centrally located, close to La Malagueta beach, the Pablo Ruiz Picasso Sea Promenade and the Port of Málaga. The warm, cosy restaurant has a bar and two dining areas. The menu is populated by international dishes and a wide variety of desserts, and the wine list features national as well as international wines. Moreover, Palacio Babilonia's expert staff will help you plan family reunions or business events. The restaurant has gained international fame, especially since José Carlos García, the founder's son, started running it. The Michelinstarred restaurant is also recommended by other restaurant guides like Gourmetour or Campsa. The Café de París serves unique signature dishes. Index Málaga, Sun and Luxury Málaga's Restaurants www.visitcostadelsol.com . . C/ Vélez Málaga, s/n 29016 Málaga Tel.: (+34) 952 225 043 Website: www.rcafedeparis.com Restaurant hours: 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. Closed on Sundays and Mondays. Málaga’s Restaurants Málaga, Sun and Luxury CAFÉ DE PARÍS RESTAURANT . 40 The wine list and the service are equally excellent. Olivia You access Olivia Valere's site crossing a drawbridge. Guided by candle lights, you climb up the stairs toward the impressive Palacio Babilonia, whose red terra-cotta Arab-style walls enclose a magnificent patio that serves as dining area. The décor, the fountains, the aromatic plants, the candles… all the details contribute to the dream-like ambiance of the restaurant. . Airén Restaurant The restaurant's minimalist décor, which consists of simple forms, straight lines and modernist details, lends great elegance to the place. BABILONIA RESTAURANT Recently, Airén has hired Fernando Martín as a chef. The Asturias-born cook who has adopted Málaga as his province of residence has been awarded numerous prizes and has run great restaurants like the Trascorrales or El Higuerón. As soon as his culinary journey landed Martín in Airén, he revised the menu, fusing traditional ingredients to prepare fantastically flavoured dishes that suit most tastes. Babilonia Restaurant / Café de París Restaurant Airén, a top restaurant in the Costa del Sol, is located in the Reserva del Higerón Country Club and Spa. The dining area, with a seating capacity of 250, commands spectacular views of the country and the sea. The terrace -among the nicest miradors of the province- is open only in the summer. 41 TOURIST BOARD & He and his staff carefully select and pick quality ingredients they use to create an original menu offering Andalusian options, seafood, cold soups, Iberian pork, and Málaga's revisited recipes. The sample menu combines classic food and innovative options. And to top it all off, there's the cellar with 300 high quality, national and international wines (from France, Italy, Chile, California and other top vine growing and wine making locations). Lourdes Muñoz is the maitre d'hôtel. Index Málaga, Sun and Luxury The restaurant has a wine list with over 400 wines and you can sample them at the in-house tasting room. Also the desserts match the restaurant's lines, thus brimming with creativity on a range of extraordinary flavours and textures. . Málaga’s Restaurants Calima, one of the restaurants of the luxury Gran Meliá Don Pepe Hotel, is a short stroll from the beach. Its capacity is 40 plus 18 in a private room. Weather permitting, customers can eat in the marvellous terrace overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. The restaurant's minimal décor, with some details evoking the sea, the food and service are equally impressive… among the best restaurants in Spain. . Málaga, Sun and Luxury Málaga’s Restaurants . CALIMA RESTAURANT . 42 Gran Meliá Don Pepe Hotel Avda. José Meliá, s/n 29600 Marbella (Málaga) Tel.: (+34) 952 764 252 Website: www.restaurantecalima.com Closed on Sundays and Mondays. It's run by Dani García, who's been awarded the Chef de l'Avenir prize by the Académie Internationale de la Gastronomie, and added one Michelin star to the Tragabuches restaurant, in Ronda. He learned from masters of cuisine like Martín Berasategui, who specialises in lowtemperature cooking, cutting-edge liquid nitrogen cooking techniques. Chef García's superb cuisine featuring interesting contrasts and textures will keep attracting followers. Calima Restaurant Calima Restaurant CALIMA RESTAURANT, BY DANI GARCÍA CONVENTION BUREAU It prepares varied dishes with traditional quality ingredients for well-tailored tastes. Some of its surprising, tasty creations of original textures and forms are well-known in Málaga -ajoblanco in red wine, Málaga's deep-fried dish or sardine cake, among others. Málaga's Restaurants www.visitcostadelsol.com 43 TOURIST BOARD & La Cónsula Restaurant & Culinary School / Del Escudero Restaurant . Cónsula is a country estate situated in the district of Churriana. It's been named after a Prussian Consul's wife who in late nineteenth century commissioned the construction of this beautiful place Hemingway used to praise. The property has been home to the Málaga Culinary School and its restaurant since 1991, when the Andalusia's Regional Government and the Málaga Town Council established the consortium that runs it. The school's goal is to train qualified restaurant professionals so that they can easily access the dining labour market. It has served as springboard for cooks and chefs who have become famous in our province and beyond, some of whom have already been granted Michelin stars, like José Carlos García or Dani García. Málaga, Sun and Luxury This restaurant in the delightful city of Ronda is situated by the Bullring, on the edge of the Tajo cliff, whose Puente Nuevo (New Bridge) links the Arab part of the city with the more modern district, one dating back to the Middle Ages, the other to the sixteenth century. The magnificent location affording spectacular views and the food turn the establishment into a must-visit Both the warm atmosphere and the classic décor make the restaurant move constantly from the traditional to the modern. Del Escudero serves the best dishes of Castilian and Andalusian cuisine, with carefully prepared dishes and high quality ingredients. The restaurant's best flavours and textures can be found when savouring the restaurant's grilled meat and fish, and of course, its traditional desserts. The colonial building that houses Del Escudero features a multi-purpose room that has a seating capacity of over 450 and is ideal for parties. It also has smaller rooms and nice gardens leaning out from the cliff. Indeed, Del Escudero is among the best restaurants in Ronda, thanks to its location, food and wines. Index Málaga, Sun and Luxury Málaga's Restaurants www.visitcostadelsol.com . At La Cónsula, students work in a real business environment to offer a Mediterranean menu in which creativity and innovation mix with tradition. The School -carrying great prestige at the national level- teaches topics other than cooking, such as customer service, ambience design, or décor. DEL ESCUDERO RESTAURANT Málaga’s Restaurants Málaga’s Restaurants La Paseo de Blas Infante, 1 29400 Ronda (Málaga) Tel.: (+34) 952 871 367 Restaurant hours: 12:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. Closed on Sunday evenings. . . LA CÓNSULA RESTAURANT & CULINARY SCHOOL DEL ESCUDERO RESTAURANT Del Escudero Restaurant 44 Finca La Cónsula Churriana (Málaga) Tel.: (+34) 952 622 562 Restaurant hours: Open for lunch only. Closed on Saturdays, Sundays, holidays, Holy Week, August and Christmas. CONVENTION BUREAU LA CÓNSULA RESTAURANT & CULINARY SCHOOL 45 TOURIST BOARD & EL HIGUERÓN Ctra. Benalmádena - Mijas, Km. 3.1 29640 Fuengirola (Málaga) Autovía Costa del Sol. Exit 217 Tel.: (+34) 952 119 163 Website: www.elhigueron.com Restaurant hours: Mon-Sun, 1:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. EL HIGUERÓN Avda. de las Cumbres, s/n Urbanización Elviria Hills Greenlife Golf Club House 29600 Marbella (Málaga) Tel.: (+34) 952 832 371 Website: www.restauranteellago.com Restaurant hours: 8:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. Closed on Mondays. From 9:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., El Lago's snack bar service offers a light, informal menu with quality food and the usual excellent service. EL LAGO This great restaurant in the Club House at the Greenlife Golf, in the Elviria Hills complex of Marbella, is surrounded by a golf house and located by an artificial lake (lago in Spanish) Its minimal décor is modern and cosy at the same time. It has a nice terrace that guests always prefer in warm summer evenings. Málaga’s Restaurants The original menu includes unique preparations based on local and seasonal quality products. With its delicious dishes, the restaurant will seduce you into trying new textures, colours and flavours. . Málaga, Sun and Luxury Málaga's Restaurants www.visitcostadelsol.com Index Málaga, Sun and Luxury . The wine list has more than 200 varieties, of which Spanish red wines stand out (Rioja, Ribera del Duero and Catalonia). It has also a good selection of wines made by small wineries. Málaga’s Restaurants 46 Open since 2000, El Lago has become a leading restaurant in Marbella and in Spain as well, as it has been granted a Michelin star and is mentioned in such restaurant guides as Campsa or Gourmetour. Its unquestionable success is the result of the efforts by the site's young and creative staff, managed by Paco García, and the chef, Celia Jiménez. Celia is one of the most talented chefs of our province. . . The restaurant was established in the late 90s as a small, friendly and cute mountain restaurant called Ventorrillo La Luna. After several renovations, today it's an excellent restaurant with a capacity of 200. Its different dining areas boast distinct EL LAGO El Lago El Higuerón El Higuerón, in Fuengirola, in the heart of the Costa del Sol, looks like a big balcony suspended from a mountainside. The vistas of the Mediterranean coast the site affords are really beautiful. The Higuerón has always hired great chefs who have prepared delicious recipes mixing tradition and modern design. Guests can choose among a list of over 200 wines and they'll appreciate the efficient, kind service. CONVENTION BUREAU décor options combining country, modern and classical styles, which make a perfect fusion. 47 TOURIST BOARD & MESANA RESTAURANT Camino de Santa Cruz, s/n 29600 Marbella (Málaga) Tel.: (+34) 952 776 190 / (+34) 952 776 625 Website: www.meridiana-notte.com Restaurant hours: 8:30 p.m. to 0:30 a.m. Closed on Sundays. Gran Hotel Guadalpin Marbella Boulevard Príncipe Alfonso de Hohenlohe Crtra. N-340, Km. 179 29600 Marbella (Málaga) Tel.: (+34) 952 899 400 / (+34) 900 112 120 Website: www.mesanarestaurante.com Restaurant hours: Mon-Sat (incl. holidays), from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. Reservations required. Closed on Sundays. LA MERIDIANA La Meridiana / Mesana Restaurant . The unparalleled scene boasting lush gardens, pools and glazed terraces is not the only attraction in the complex; there's La Notte night club as well. MESANA RESTAURANT The Mesana restaurant, in the fivestar Gran Guadalpín Hotel, boasts an exquisite, elegant décor, lavishing attention on details like cutlery, glassware, crockery… The service couldn't be better with Raúl González as a maître d’hotel who was third finalist in the "Nariz de Oro" awards in 2006. TABERNA DEL ALABARDERO RESTAURANTS T he Taberna del Alabardero restaurants form part of Lezama, a group that comprises culinary schools and restaurants. In the Costa del Sol, Lezama has two locations, one in the Alabardero Resort, in Benahavís, and the other one in the San Pedro Alcántara Beach Club. Mesana is run by Ramón Freixa, a great chef whose family owns the renowned El Racó d'en Freixa, a restaurant in Barcelona which has had a Michelin star for almost twenty years. Ramón learnt all the secrets of the most innovative European cuisine while working in such prestigious restaurants as La Tuffe Noire and Comme Chez Soi, in Belgium, or the Michel Bras, in France. He is a young cook with a wide, valuable experience that earned him the following awards: Best Chef of Spain 2001, by Gourmetour; Best Chef 2003, by Málaga Cuisine Academy and a Michelin star, held by the Mesana restaurant, in 2006. The Benahavís location is the gem of this four-star resort & spa. Surrounded by gardens, the restaurant, with live piano and elegantly decorated with candle lights and rose petals on colonial furniture, serves excellent food. 48 Málaga, Sun and Luxury Málaga's Restaurants www.visitcostadelsol.com Index Málaga, Sun and Luxury . Benjamín Alloza is the chef. Trained in the Basque Country, Benjamín Alloza combines Basque and Andalusian food using innovative cooking techniques. His menu presents us . The kitchen is still run by Eusebio Checa, whose expertise is shown in the good and varied menu. Urb. Castiglione, s/n San Pedro Alcántara 29670 Marbella (Málaga) Tel.: 952 785 138 Open Mon-Sun. Málaga’s Restaurants Italian Paolo Ghirelli owned La Meridiana for twenty-three years. Paolo adapted the restaurant to the requirements of Marbella's jet set and beyond. Currently, its owner is Emilio Rodríguez, who after refurbishing the place continues to offer the excellent services customers were used to. The new owner has retained the old staff. ALABARDERO PLAYA . Málaga’s Restaurants European nobles and members of royal families or millionaires and celebrities from all over the world can be seen eating at the tables in the splendid garden or the indoor dining room. Ctra. de Ronda, Km. 167 Urb. Fuente del Esparto 29679 Benahavís (Málaga) Tel.: 952 812 794 Open Mon-Sun. Taberna del Alabardero Restaurants Located near the mosque, La Meridiana is a renowned, exclusive restaurant that has been a symbol of Marbella's lifestyle for many years. There are more than 500 wines in the restaurant's cellar. Undoubtedly, sommelier Sergio Vergara will tell us the perfect marriage of food and wine. ALABARDERO RESORT CONVENTION BUREAU LA MERIDIANA Freixa has introduced an interesting menu, with traditional dishes made with the latest cooking techniques. There are three different sample menus, including appetisers, fish, meat, cheese and dessert that will give us the chance to taste Freixa's fantastic creations. Tasty and delicious food you'll certainly love. 49 TOURIST BOARD & As to the Alabardero Playa, it's much more than a simple beach bar. It serves excellent food and has different relaxing options that make it an original space, perfect to spend our leisure time and enjoy a hearty meal. You can have a drink by the pool before lunch. The dining room features marine elements, and the menu includes innumerable dishes, mainly Mediterranean food, but there are some typical dishes as Málaga's deep-fried dish, rice dishes or recipes from the North. You can wash down the Alabardero Playa's delicious meal with a good wine. . Málaga’s Restaurants Benito Gómez has retained many dishes that were already in the menu before his arrival and has added new ones like low-temperature cooked egg with asparagus juice, mushrooms and Jabugo ham, or boiled cod. The chef has managed to keep the Michelin star and is expected to increase the restaurant's prestige with his innovative recipes. Plaza de Uncibay, s/n 29008 Málaga Tel.: (+34) 952 215 429 Website: www.grupotrayamar.com/restaurantes.swf Restaurant hours: 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. Closed on Sundays. TRAYAMAR Mediterranean food with a minimal touch is typical of this establishment. Málaga-born Dani Carnero is the chef. He presents guests with a menu that abounds with a fusion of strong but balanced flavours, as the city prefers. There's a sample menu that is an authentic food festival. Málaga's historic centre, just five minutes' walk from the Cathedral, the Picasso Museum, the Roman Theatre and the Alcazaba (fortress). The wine list features over 200 wines from Catalonia, Navarra, the Basque Country, Andalusia, Galicia and Castile. The desserts are worth mentioning, since they reflect the kitchen's special nature. The restaurant offers quality and an excellent service in a relaxed, quiet atmosphere. Men will Lastly, the professional service that comes along each meal will undoubtedly meet customers' needs. The Trayamar Uncibay is located in Málaga’s Restaurants TRAGABUCHES This restaurant is located in the beautiful city of Ronda, in the heart of the mountainous region of Málaga. It has been named after José Ulloa, known as Tragabuches, one of the popular bandits who used to hide in the Málaga, Sun and Luxury . . The Tragabuches belongs to Manuel López. Some of the famed cooks who have worked here are Sergio López and Dani García (currently at the Calima in the Meliá Don Pepe Hotel). At present, Tragabuches chef is Benito Gómez, an enthusiastic young cook who started working in Ronda, and then moved to La Alquería of Hacienda Benazuza, in Seville, a top restaurant in Andalusia run by Rafa Morales that has been awarded two Michelin stars. TRAYAMAR . 50 C/ José Aparicio, 1 29660 Ronda (Málaga) Tel.: (+34) 952 190 291 Website: www.tragabuches.com Restaurant hours: 12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. Closed Sunday evenings and Mondays. The establishment operates in a nineteenth-century building that has undergone renovation. It has three dining areas: Ulloa (capacity, 30), La Cueva (capacity, 8), and La Nena (capacity, 40). Its minimal décor in black and white combines elegance and grace in all the corners and ornaments. choose a formal attire -suit and tie- or dress casually -a pair of jeans- to eat here. The restaurant's goal is to entertain customers, offering delicious dishes, a plain décor with nice tablecloths and temporary exhibition paintings on the walls. Trayamar Tragabuches TRAGABUCHES mountains after committing their crimes. CONVENTION BUREAU with a chance to try wonderful food made with the best ingredients. Even the most demanding customers will rate the Alarbadero recipes superb. Málaga's Restaurants www.visitcostadelsol.com Index Málaga, Sun and Luxury 51 TOURIST BOARD & CONVENTION BUREAU Event Venues Finca Casilla de Madera Finca La Concepción Palacio Monte Miramar The Costa del Sol is the ideal place for both private or corporate event planning. As the weather is mild, you can always hold your events in outdoor facilities, against a backdrop of fine natural landscapes. Also, the region has a wide array of event planning firms that provide all the necessary services and facilities. page 54 page 55 page 56 page 56 Event Venues . . 52 Event Venues Offering excellent added-value services (catering, flower arrangements, transport, music shows, and so on), the following fincas and cortijos (country estates) are perfect for product presentations, incentive trips or special events. Whichever event you're hosting, count on the estates' professional staff to ensure your Costa del Sol event is nothing short of a major success. . Finca Paloverde EVENT VENUES page 54 Introduction Cortijo de Cortes 4 . INTRODUCTION Index www.visitcostadelsol.com Málaga, Sun and Luxury 53 TOURIST BOARD & FINCA LA CONCEPCIÓN Ctra. de Coín, s/n Churriana (Málaga) Tel.: (+34) 630 953 601 (Contact person: Pedro Ansorena Onieva) Ctra. de Istán, Km. 2.3 - La Laetitia 29600 Marbella (Málaga) Tel.: (+34) 952 812 221 / (+34) 925 811 143 Website: www.fincalaconcepcion.com This spectacular stage is the ideal venue to host private and business events. At La Concepción, you can rest assured every detail will be handled exactly to your specifications. La Concepción has been planning events for years now, which guarantees success and clients and guests' satisfaction. The establishment has a large car parking and a heliport just 700 m away. Urb. Paraíso Alto - Cortijo de Cortes 29679 Benahavís (Málaga) Tel.: (+34) 952 887 022 Website: www.cortijodecortes.com FINCA LA CONCEPCIÓN Such a nice frame, the excellent catering service and the team of experts will help you create the most impressive private parties and business events, sure to be remembered for years to come. This beautiful country estate was built in the nineteenth century to serve as one of the first smelting mills constructed in Spain. When the mill stopped operating as such, in mid-twentieth century, the premises and the labourers' homes were neglected and got ruined with the passing of time. The large car park -parking capacity: 600- and the proximity to the capital of the province of Málaga or the adequate road network add value to this venue. The property has undergone extensive renovation, carried out by local craftsmen and artists, and has finally re-emerged from the ashes to become one of the finest cortijos in the Costa del Sol. . The Cortijo de Cortes is located at Paraíso Alto estate, next to Marbella's Milla de Oro and surrounded by numerous golf courts. It has retained the typical structure of an Andalusian cortijo, or country estate, and features distinct spaces, offering services to host receptions, business meals, product presentations, private parties, weddings and all kinds of special events. The versatility of its three courtyards and two halls enables the professional staff to re-create different ambiances and adapt to the number of attendees at any event. Besides these spaces, the Cortijo de Cortes has a small bullring that makes the ideal place to host bullfights, horse shows, and flamenco performances. A true paradise for Event Venues www.visitcostadelsol.com Index . Málaga, Sun and Luxury CORTIJO DE CORTES The menu is filled with Mediterranean dishes whose cooks prepare with high quality ingredients and innovative cuisine techniques while respecting traditional recipes. An exquisite and delicious experience for you and your guests. Event Venues Located only 3 kilometres from Marbella, in an incredible natural site and on a land of 10,000 sq m dotted with centuries-old palm trees, avocado trees, orange and almond trees, rises the magnificent noble mansion that presides over the country estate whose entranceway was the portal of the old church built two centuries ago. Remnants of the old mill can still be seen. Event Venues . CORTIJO DE CORTES . 54 As to the halls, there's the Salón del Príncipe, furnished with noble wood and a big fireplace in the centre. Its 160 square metres can accommodate up to 100 people, while the Salón del Cortijo, which is located on the former stable and courtyard, is decorated with bullfighting elements and has a capacity of 400. This country estate is located in Churriana, very close to Pablo Ruiz Picasso International Airport. It's a nineteenth-century property that has been refurbished and is surrounded by 4,000 square metres of landscaped gardens boasting tropical and subtropical plants that turns the complex into a delightful one. It has a 1,000-square-metre marquee with a capacity of 900. Moreover, the gardens can accommodate up to 1,400 guests. So the Patio de los Naranjos (500 sq m) is the ideal space to run a cocktail party or a summer dinner. The Patio del Señor Liñán, a bit more secluded, has a seating capacity of 112. Lastly, the Patio del Maestro, is on the highest part of the country estate and its 400 sq m stretch around the bullring. Cortijo de Cortes Finca Casilla de Madera / Finca La Concepción FINCA CASILLA DE MADERA those who are interested in the arts and culture of our land. CONVENTION BUREAU FINCA CASILLA DE MADERA Málaga, Sun and Luxury 55 TOURIST BOARD & FINCA PALOVERDE Palacio Monte Miramar C/ Monte Miramar, 38 29016 Málaga Tel.: (+34) 952 211 211 Website: www.palaciomontemiramar.com Ctra. A-404 - La Arjona 29045 Alhaurín de la Torre (Málaga) Tel.: (+34) 952 963 954 Website: www.fincapaloverde.com PALACIO MONTE MIRAMAR Málaga Bay, has been built over a 30,000-square-metre plot of land boasting superb gardens. The place is quiet, situated close to the historic quarter, and conveniently communicated via a road network. In sum, it has all the elements needed to make the most of your private or corporate events. The décor matches the architectural features very well, as it is classic and elegant, full of exquisite details. Events can be held both in the summer and in winter, since there are outdoor gardens with a capacity of 1,500, and a winter garden with a capacity of 400. Guests who arrive by car can park it comfortably in the parking area. FINCA PALOVERDE This splendid 13,000-square-metre country estate in Alhaurín de la Torre is surrounded by nice fruit orchards. The modern premises of Paloverde can host over 1,500 guests and are equipped with state-of-the-art technology as regards air conditioning, lighting, multimedia equipment, wireless Internet connection… Not only is technology taken into account but also elegance and good taste, which can be seen even in the small details. Alonso Catering, an excellent firm established more than 40 years ago, is in charge of the venue's catering service. Paloverde has beautiful landscaped areas and a car parking with a capacity of 300. To conclude, we must mention the catering service, with a qualified and professional staff to take care of it. Event Venues Event Venues . Palacio Monte Miramar / Finca Paloverde This magnificent palace, located in CONVENTION BUREAU PALACIO MONTE MIRAMAR . . 56 Málaga, Sun and Luxury Event Venues www.visitcostadelsol.com Index Málaga, Sun and Luxury 57 TOURIST BOARD & CONVENTION BUREAU LEISURE Leisure Ascari Race Resort Marbella Casino Costa del Sol Riding School page 62 page 62 page 63 page 64 page 65 Leisure Leisure Marinas page 60 . . 58 . Costa del Sol Racecourse Complementing all these highstanding services, the Costa del Sol also has exclusive leisure venues. At the Torrequebrada and the Marbella casinos, guests can have a drink, gamble, or attend parties or shows. Horse lovers can visit the riding school for great dressage shows and horse competitions, or the racecourse in Mijas for exciting horse races, perhaps with the hope of having the winning horse's name written on your betting ticket. Málaga's eleven marinas are the perfect choice to rent a ship, go sailing, or engaging in water sports in the perfect setting of the Mediterranean Sea. Last but not least, at Ascari Race Resort, those who enjoy high adrenaline levels can try driving some of the fastest racing cars. Introduction Torrequebrada Casino & Sala Fortuna 5 . INTRODUCTION Index www.visitcostadelsol.com Málaga, Sun and Luxury 59 TOURIST BOARD & Ctra. de Campillos, Km. 10 29400 Ronda (Málaga) Tel.: (+34) 952 187 171 Website: www.ascari.net ASCARI RACE RESORT The off-road track, which is divided in two sections, is apt for riding quads or driving the most modern four-wheel-drive vehicles. Moreover, there's a six-kilometre road across the woods and around the complex which affords breathtaking views and makes visitors feel an incredible driving sensation. The one-kilometre-long dirt track can be used to drive "speed buggies" (fast vehicles with fibreglass bodywork and safe steel cage). Its cambers and bends of different sorts -some quite open and fast, others closed and sharp and thus ideal for skidding- promise a great deal of fun. This area also doubles as a go-kart racing section, bending into a 30-metre circular track. The club house is an old but renovated Andalusian estate holding a bar and surrounded by a swimming pool and gardens overlooking the tracks and the pit lane. Guests can have a drink or a Mediterranean meal inside or on the terrace. Leisure . Málaga, Sun and Luxury Leisure www.visitcostadelsol.com Index Málaga, Sun and Luxury . 60 The most original service offered by Ascari is the Race Academy, a driving school where customers will feel free to do what they've always dreamt about on exceptional machines: ordinary vehicles, sports cars, single-seaters, and F1 cars featuring cutting-edge technology for driving performance assessment. Instructors are experienced and highlyqualified. Ascari club members have access to the exclusive use of tracks for two months a year, a right they can transfer to friends, relatives or customers for ten days. Leisure Ascari race resort also hosts corporate events. The resort's planning and advisory staff can work on their own or in cooperation with agencies, organising incentive activities in the complex or outside (for example, golf or yachting events on the Costa del Sol, or skiing in the Sierra Nevada). In general, the circuit's surroundings provide the adequate combination of excitement and relax, and this makes going too far away unnecessary. Since the tracks are free from ads and brandnames, they can be used for vehicle presentations or photo sessions. . The main track also features eight double garages providing water, three-phase electric power, compressed-air systems, fire and security alarms, and electric doors. A technical service centre is under construction; it will have a vehicle repair area, a meeting room, an exhibition room, and a car park. In addition, the Ascari circuit is protected with state-of-the-art security systems and provides healthcare services to customers, who can use the private heliport if they need to. . The circuit, 5,245 metres in length, is the longest in Spain. It has been painstakingly designed. Its 26 bends -different combinations of angles, slopes and cambers- are big challenges for riders, as they resemble those of famous world circuits. Ascari's unique circuit can be configured in six different ways, and this allows for the carrying out of several activities at the same time, depending on different skill levels. Ascari Race Resort Ascari Race Resort Ascari, the first race resort in the world, is located in a dreamlike setting -a valley surrounded by holm oaks next to the Serranía de Ronda. It's a brand-new type of resort, ideal for motor addicts and nature fans. Its facilities include a high-speed circuit, dirt tracks, a driving school, a club house, a heliport, a bar, and a swimming pool, and a luxury hotel for VIP customers is under construction. CONVENTION BUREAU ASCARI RACE RESORT 61 MARBELLA CASINO In the coast of Málaga, the tourism infrastructure is luxury-oriented, offering visitors a wide range of leisure options. Given its cosmopolitan atmosphere, Marbella has them all, even a prestigious casino. The Marbella Casino is open every day from 7 in the evening till the early morning. Alongside the games, there is a jackpot bar offering live concerts on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, and an international restaurant with a dining room holding 200 guests, adjacent to the casino, which can be booked in advance and include special shows. Avda. del Sol, s/n 29630 Benalmádena Costa (Málaga) Tel.: (+34) 952 446 000 Website: www.casinotorrequebrada.com TORREQUEBRADA CASINO & SALA FORTUNA The Torrequebrada Casino is located in Benalmádena Costa, next to the grand Torrequebrada five-star hotel and a short walk away from the Benalmádena Marina. According to casino regulations in force, visitors must access the casino with their ID cards, passports, or driving licences, and they have to be wearing adequate outfits. The Torrequebrada Casino also features an elegant restaurant, whose menu includes Andalusian dishes alongside culinary innovations, all of them abiding by the rules of the Mediterranean diet. The perfect match to all the fun and food is Sala Fortuna, the best known night club on the Costa del Sol. Sala Fortuna has two permanent shows: the José Montes International Ballet (45 minutes) and the Carmen Mota Spanish Ballet (60 minutes). Their careful staging in terms of lighting and sound and their skilled dancers make them the ideal audio-visual complement for an original evening out. COSTA DEL SOL RIDING SCHOOL The Costa del Sol Riding School is located in Estepona, near the Padrón River and one kilometre away from the beach. The riding school -surface area: 90,000 sq mwas created in 1998, with the aim of fostering the love of horse riding as a sport while organising equestrian competitions and shows. The school's facilities are also used for cultural, social, and corporate events. Opened in 1979, it is still one of the main leisure venues on the Costa del Sol. In its large gaming rooms, guests can indulge in American roulette, French roulette, blackjack, five-card stud poker tables, baccarat and, of course, slot machines of all sorts. The Costa del Sol Riding School provides different kinds of services in its facilities, including an equestrian shop, a 1,200-spectator horse exercise ring for dressage shows, competitions and exhibitions, an external trail, a pony club, and stables including horseboxes, shower yards, harness storage rooms, and fodder and straw barns. An adjacent building provides horseshoeing, veterinary and saddlery services, also selling horse supplies and tailor-made leather apparel. The casino's games include eleven American roulettes, two French roulettes, six five-card stud poker tables, eleven blackjack tables, a midi-baccarat table, and over one hundred slot machines next to the jackpot bar. According to casino regulations in force, visitors must access the casino with their ID cards, passports, or driving licences, and they can't be wearing shorts or tennis shoes. . The school also has a bar and a restaurant, El Abrevadero, decorated in typical Andalusian country style and owning a wedding hall for 400 guests. Leisure www.visitcostadelsol.com Index Málaga, Sun and Luxury . Málaga, Sun and Luxury Ctra. N-340, Km. 159 - Río Padrón Alto, s/n P.O. Box 266 29680 Estepona (Málaga) Tel.: (+34) 952 808 077 Website: www.escuela-ecuestre.com Opening hours: Mon-Sun, 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Leisure 62 COSTA DEL SOL RIDING SCHOOL . . Hotel Andalucía Plaza, s/n - Ground floor 29660 Marbella (Málaga) Tel.: (+34) 952 814 000 Website: www.casinomarbella.com Casino hours: Mon-Sun, 7:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m.; slot machines, starting at 12:00 p.m. TORREQUEBRADA CASINO & SALA FORTUNA Costa del Sol Riding School Leisure MARBELLA CASINO CONVENTION BUREAU Nueva Andalucía Marbella Casino / Torrequebrada Casino & Sala Fortuna TOURIST BOARD & 63 TOURIST BOARD & Urb. El Chaparral 29649 Mijas Costa (Málaga) Tel.: (+34) 952 592 700 Website: www.hipodromocostadelsol.com COSTA DEL SOL RACECOURSE . Alongside its tourist infrastructure and services, its cultural attractions, leisure venues and nature spots, the Costa del Sol offers yachting lover an unbeatable range of choices, as anyone can guess from the number of marinas on the coast: eleven. These are: Benalmádena Marina Estepona Marina Fuengirola Marina El Candado Yacht Club (Málaga) Royal Mediterranean Club (Málaga) La Duquesa Marina (Manilva) La Bajadilla Marina (Marbella) Cabopino Port (Marbella) Jose Banús Marina (Marbella) Marbella Marina (Marbella) Caleta de Vélez Marina (Vélez-Málaga) In addition to technical services, all the marinas have a leisure offer including yachting activities, day trips and ship rentals, making a wide range of vessels available to customers, from humble sailing boats to luxury yachts with their own crews and catering services. Some, like popular Puerto Banús, have developed additional attractions, such as shopping areas and or a bustling nightlife in restaurants and clubs. For further information on Málaga's marinas, you can have a look at the Costa del Sol Tourist Board's tourist guide 8, Málaga, Sun and Marinas, which is available online at www.visitacostadelsol.com. Translated into English, French and German, this guide includes detailed descriptions of each marina, their services and technical data. It stretches over 500,000 square metres and has two 25-metre-wide and 1,600/1,700-metre-long sandy tracks. It also features two jumping courses used for dressage shows, horse jumping competitions, and riding lessons. The main course is 9,000 sq m, while the other one (6,000 sq m) is basically used for warming-up purposes. . Spectators going to the races can take the stands (seating 2,500) or go to a 15,000-square-metre area overlooking the tracks. The Mijas Racecourse's outstanding facilities include stables with 334 fully-equipped horseboxes, a large paddock enclosure and parade ring where horses are shown before and after the races, and thirty box offices distributed in three betting rings. Leisure . . Leisure Costa del Sol Racecourse is located in El Chaparral, an urban development in Mijas Costa. It can be accessed from both La Cala de Mijas and road N-340, opposite the Fuengirola Castle. It is open all year round, holding day races on Sundays in autumn, winter and spring (11:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.), and night races on Saturdays in the summer (10:30 p.m. 1:30 a.m.) Close to the racecourse, there are several catering establishments, some of them offering music shows. Free parking is available for 1,200 vehicles, and entrance tickets are 7 euros for visitors older than 18. MARINAS Marinas Costa del Sol Racecourse The Of course, the racecourse's main attraction is horse races, but there's an athletics track inside the racing course, and this track is connected by tunnel to the Olympic Stadium, featuring eight running lanes, a rugby pitch, a gym, and all the necessary facilities for high jump, long jump, pole vault, weight-lifting, javelin, archery and other sports. 64 CONVENTION BUREAU COSTA DEL SOL RACECOURSE Málaga, Sun and Luxury Leisure www.visitcostadelsol.com Index Málaga, Sun and Luxury 65 TOURIST BOARD & CONVENTION BUREAU SHOPPING: FASHION & JEWELS P uerto Banús, forming part of Marbella, is more than a marina that hosts almost one thousand luxury yachts. It's also a social centre where you'll find fine restaurants, bars, night clubs, and exclusive shops. The world's top brands have their shop here, either on Puerto Banús streets or piers: Custo, Dior, Hermés, Versace, Boss, Emporio Armani, Gianfranco Ferré, Roberto Cavalli, Moschino, Dolce & Gabbana, Chloé, Vogue, Lanvin, Louis Vuitton, Burberry, Loewe, Jimmy Choo y Karen Millen, among others. Shopping 6 . INTRODUCTION Fashion & Jewels . Shopping Shopping . . 66 Introduction In the Marina Banús shopping centre, very close to the local marina, there are other prestigious fashion labels like Roberto Verino or Purificación García, and on the main streets and avenues, running westwards (Ricardo Soriano Ave., Ramón y Cajal Ave., and Príncipe Alfonso de Hohenlohe Boulevard) you'll find such luxury fashion goods by brands as Hermenegildo Zegna or Victorio & Lucchino and jewels by Bulgari, Cartier o Chopard. A wide array of elegant, exclusive designer items. Index www.visitcostadelsol.com Málaga, Sun and Luxury 67 TOURIST BOARD & CONVENTION BUREAU SERVICES: AIR TAXI AND LUXURY CAR RENTAL In this top travel destination, you'll find companies whose goal is to provide visitors with excellent, high-end transportation services. Services 7. INTRODUCTION Luxury Car Rental Air Taxi page 70 page 71 Introduction Services Services . . . 68 Index www.visitcostadelsol.com Málaga, Sun and Luxury 69 TOURIST BOARD & The following companies offer chauffeur driven limousines and luxury cars like Porsche, Ferrari, Bentley, Jaguar, Rolls Royce, and so on. AIR TAXI SHEIK MOTOR EXCLUSIVE RENT A CAR SL Tel.: (+34) 952 794 345 Website: www.las-dunas.com THE MARBELLA UTRECHT LIMOUSINE COMPANY SL Tel.: (+34) 952 053 776 Website: www.limosol.com CONVENTION BUREAU LUXURY CAR RENTAL AMERICAN LIMOUSINES MARBELLA To travel to other destinations that have airport or private aerodrome, you can contact air taxi operators that serve flights with a fleet including Falcon 100, Falcon 200, Piper Cheyenne IIXL, Piper Cheyenne II, Cessna Citation CJ2, Dassault or Falcon 20 E5. The air taxi operators that you'll find below will fly you anywhere in comfort and style, on the day and at the time that suits you. Tel.: (+34) 952 882 264 Website: www.americanlimosmarbella.com MARBELLA AIR SERVICE SL Tel.: (+34) 952 048 614 Website: www.marbellaairservice.com PREMIER LIMOUSINES Tel.: (+34) 902 119 692 Website: www.limousines-premier.com D. SALEM PROPERTIES Tel:. (+34) 952 908 676 Website: www.mdsalemproperties.com However, if you want to buy a car, visit . SOKOAVIATION . the Porsche car dealer (www.porsche-marbella.com) or C. de Salamanca (www.cdesalamanca.com), sited in Marbella. The latter is the authorised dealer of Jaguar, Bentley, Land Rover, Ferrari, Maserati and Aston Martin cars. Tel.: (+34) 952 048 609 Website: www.mayoralaviation.com Air Taxi Luxury Car Rental MAYORAL AVIATION Services Services Tel.: (+34) 667 646 282 Website: www.soko.es . . 70 Málaga, Sun and Luxury Services www.visitcostadelsol.com Index Málaga, Sun and Luxury 71 www.visitcostadelsol.com 72