Luxury Hotels Atlas / Places / Spain / Marbella / Marbella Club Hotel
Marbella Club Hotel
Marbella, Spain · Independent · High Luxury
Marbella Club Hotel was founded in 1954 by Prince Alfonso von Hohenlohe on his family's Finca Santa Margarita, becoming the first hotel built on what is now Marbella's Golden Mile. Its opening transformed a quiet fishing village into a destination for European royalty, Hollywood figures, and international society. The hotel sits on the Bulevar Príncipe Alfonso de Hohenlohe, the coastal corridor connecting Marbella to Puerto Banús. Set within 42,000 square meters of subtropical gardens, the property anchors the stretch of Costa del Sol coastline it helped define from the mid-1950s onward.
- 115 rooms
- Opened 1954
- Neighborhood: Golden Mile
- Architect: Cesar de Leyva; Juan Mora; Arnold 'Noldi' Schreck; Melvin Villarroel (over time)
About Marbella Club Hotel
- Prince Alfonso von Hohenlohe, godson of Spain's King Alfonso XIII, opened the hotel in 1954 on his family's Finca Santa Margarita as the first hotel on Marbella's Golden Mile.
- Its guest list has included Audrey Hepburn, Cary Grant, Aristotle Onassis, Grace Kelly and the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, cementing Marbella's jet-set reputation.
History
Founded in 1954 by Prince Alfonso von Hohenlohe on his family's Finca Santa Margarita, this was the first hotel on the Golden Mile and the catalyst that drew European royalty, Hollywood legends and global aristocracy to what had been a quiet fishing village.
The setting
Marbella Club Hotel stands on the Bulevar Príncipe Alfonso de Hohenlohe along Marbella's Golden Mile, the celebrated coastal corridor connecting Marbella to Puerto Banús. Founded in 1954 by Prince Alfonso von Hohenlohe on his family's Finca Santa Margarita, this was the first hotel on the Golden Mile and the catalyst that drew European royalty, Hollywood legends and global aristocracy to what had been a quiet fishing village. Playa de Nagüeles is nine minutes on foot and Puerto Banús twenty-two minutes by car. Set in a cluster of landmark hotels across 42,000 square metres of subtropical gardens, the property anchors the stretch of coast that defined luxury tourism on the Costa del Sol.
Experiences
- Claudia Di Paolo | The Scalp Ritual — Soothing ritual for jaw, neck and scalp using targeted self-massage, drainage techniques and a bioactive scalp serum.
Amenities
- Spa
- Indoor pool
- Sauna
- Hot tub
- Fitness center
Awards
- Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star (2026)
- MICHELIN Two Keys (2026)
- Condé Nast Traveler Gold List (2025)
- Condé Nast Traveller Readers' Choice Awards (2025)
Open Marbella Club Hotel in the atlas for live weekend rates, photos, and the full folio.
More hotels in Marbella
- Kimpton Los Monteros Marbella — Kimpton · High Luxury
- Anantara Villa Padierna Palace Marbella — Anantara · Grand Luxury
- El Fuerte Marbella — Independent · Core Luxury
- La Fonda Heritage Hotel — Independent · Core Luxury
- Nobu Hotel Marbella — Nobu · Core Luxury
- Boho Club Marbella — Independent · Accessible Luxury