Marbella Club Hotel
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The Marbella Club Hotel is a hotel in Marbella, Spain. Guests have included Ava Gardner
, Audrey Hepburn
, Cary Grant
and Laurence Olivier
.
The hotel is located on the Southern Spanish Costa del Sol
, on the "Golden Mile" near Old Town Marbella and Puerto Banús
.
The Marbella Club Hotel was built in 1954 by Prince Alfonso of Hohenlohe-Langenburg as his private residence. It was extensively renovated and enlarged from the mid-1980s through 2000.
The hotel features 121 bedrooms and suites, spread over the beach front resort, and 16 Andalusia
n-style villas throughout 42,000 square metres (9.4 acres) of gardens.
In 1999 the hotel completed its own private 18-hole golf course, designed by Dave Thomas
. The hotel has a British P.G.A. Professional, Gary Vautier. A riding stable for hotel guests is also located here.
Ava Gardner
Ava Lavinia Gardner was an American actress.She was signed to a contract by MGM Studios in 1941 and appeared mainly in small roles until she drew attention with her performance in The Killers . She became one of Hollywood's leading actresses, considered one of the most beautiful women of her day...
, Audrey Hepburn
Audrey Hepburn
Audrey Hepburn was a British actress and humanitarian. Although modest about her acting ability, Hepburn remains one of the world's most famous actresses of all time, remembered as a film and fashion icon of the twentieth century...
, Cary Grant
Cary Grant
Archibald Alexander Leach , better known by his stage name Cary Grant, was an English actor who later took U.S. citizenship...
and Laurence Olivier
Laurence Olivier
Laurence Kerr Olivier, Baron Olivier, OM was an English actor, director, and producer. He was one of the most famous and revered actors of the 20th century. He married three times, to fellow actors Jill Esmond, Vivien Leigh, and Joan Plowright...
.
The hotel is located on the Southern Spanish Costa del Sol
Costa del Sol
The Costa del Sol is a region in the south of Spain, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, comprising the coastal towns and communities along the Mediterranean coastline of the Málaga province. The Costa del Sol is situated between two lesser known costas: Costa de la Luz and Costa Tropical...
, on the "Golden Mile" near Old Town Marbella and Puerto Banús
Puerto Banús
Puerto José Banús, more commonly known as Puerto Banús is a marina located in the area of Nueva Andalucía, to the southwest of Marbella, Spain on the Costa del Sol. It was built in May 1970 by José Banús, a local property developer, as a luxury marina and shopping complex for the rich and famous...
.
The Marbella Club Hotel was built in 1954 by Prince Alfonso of Hohenlohe-Langenburg as his private residence. It was extensively renovated and enlarged from the mid-1980s through 2000.
The hotel features 121 bedrooms and suites, spread over the beach front resort, and 16 Andalusia
Andalusia
Andalusia is the most populous and the second largest in area of the autonomous communities of Spain. The Andalusian autonomous community is officially recognised as a nationality of Spain. The territory is divided into eight provinces: Huelva, Seville, Cádiz, Córdoba, Málaga, Jaén, Granada and...
n-style villas throughout 42,000 square metres (9.4 acres) of gardens.
In 1999 the hotel completed its own private 18-hole golf course, designed by Dave Thomas
Dave Thomas (golfer)
David Charles Thomas is a Welsh professional golfer and renowned golf course architect.Thomas was one of Britain's leading golfers during the 1950s and 1960s with many tournament victories around Europe, including the News of the World Match Play and the Belgian, Dutch and French Open championships...
. The hotel has a British P.G.A. Professional, Gary Vautier. A riding stable for hotel guests is also located here.