Marbella Hotels.
The enduring hotels in Marbella, including the Gran Meliá Don Pepe, the Marbella Club, and the Puente Romano hotel, have successfully adapted to evolving trends and demands, remaining highly coveted throughout the years. Additionally, the Anantara Villa Padierna, a palace hotel featuring a superb spa and golf course, has recently rebranded and is gaining attention.
Origen.
The evolution of Marbella has brought with it tremendous investments not only in new, branded residences and hotels but also in the renovation of older ones, in line with market trends over the last decades and the anticipation of the acceleration of these trends in the future.
The former medical hotel Incosol, inaugurated in 1973 by General Franco himself and closed almost a decade ago, is set to be restored by the Ilanga Capital group.
Hotel Investments & Renovations as never before in Marbella.
The restoration is planned to be completed at the end of 2025, relaunched as a five-star luxury hotel complex with 160 rooms specializing in health and well-being, including out-patient and surgical facilities. More than €150 million will be invested in the project. The Andalucía Plaza Hotel is now the Hard Rock Hotel.
Originally inaugurated in 1973 by José Banús, it was acquired by Stoneweg Hospitality & Bain Capital Credit in 2021 and underwent a complete refurbishment before opening again in July 2022. It comprises 383 rooms and suites, and the design, finishes and decoration of the hotel have won several international awards.
The evolution of Marbella has brought with it tremendous investments not only in new, branded residences and hotels but also in the renovation of older ones, in line with market trends over the last decades and the anticipation of the acceleration of these trends in the future.
Club Med Magna Marbella, the former Don Miguel hotel, opened to guests on 20 May, 2022. Marbella can now boast a new luxury family holiday resort with 14 hectares of gardens, five swimming pools, 485 rooms, several restaurants, 15 conference rooms and much more.
The former medical hotel Incosol, inaugurated in 1973 by General Franco himself and closed almost a decade ago, is set to be restored by the Ilanga Capital group.
The restoration of this hotel in Marbella is planned to be completed at the end of 2025, relaunched as a five-star luxury hotel complex with 160 rooms specializing in health and well-being, including out-patient and surgical facilities. More than €150 million will be invested in the project.
Also in July 2022 the Occidental Puerto Banús opened with 291 rooms. The old PYR Hotel in Puerto Banús near El Corte Inglés, was taken over by the Barcelo Hotel Group the year before and undertook an extensive refurbishment. The Hotel El Fuerte, one of the very first hotels in Marbella originally opened in 1957 by Don José Luque Manzano, a pioneer in the hotel industry on the Costa del Sol, has undergone a major transformation costing over €30 million, converting it into a five-star hotel with The Andalucía Plaza Hotel is now the Hard Rock Hotel. Originally inaugurated in 1973 by José Banús, it was acquired by Stoneweg Hospitality & Bain Capital Credit in 2021 and underwent a complete refurbishment before opening again in July 2022. It comprises 266 rooms reopened in May 2023.
La Fonda, a glorious small hotel in the Old Town of Marbella, which in the 60’s through to the 90’s was a favourite place of the “jet set”, has been totally refurbished at a cost of over €11 million. Built on the structure of three houses dating back to the 16th century, it comprises 20 rooms and suites, a gourmet restaurant, and many other facilities. It opened its doors as the first Relais & Châteaux property in Andalucía in April 2023.
The Hotel Los Monteros, a historic landmark hotel and one of the first five-star hotels of Marbella, owned by Stoneweg Hospitality, first opened in 1962, just received the building license for another refurbishment at a cost of €11.8 million. It will reopen its 178 rooms and suites next year under the luxury brand Kimpton, one of the exclusive brands of IHG Hotels and Resorts.
All these hotels join the many others, most of which have already been refurbished, such as Pinomar, Eurostar, San Cristóbal, Don Pepe, Estrella del Mar, Don Carlos and the Hotel Guadalmina.
What about luxury Real Estate in Marbella?
In response to the growing desire for top-tier real estate, developers are actively constructing new projects that cater to the preferences of affluent purchasers. These properties include breathtaking ocean vistas, exclusive swimming pools, state-of-the-art wellness centres, and round-the-clock security.