Melia Marbella Banus

Location
The hotel is located in an exclusive area of Puerto Banus, in the famous Milla de Oro next to the beach. With its excellent transports links, the hotel is just 45 minutes' from Malaga Airport and 6 km from Marbella and the charm of its old quarter.
Facilities
This totally refurbished hotel has 221 rooms. The hotel has been designed in the purest of Mediterranean styles, with elegant furnishings and colours that magnify the light that is so characteristic of Andalusia. Additionally, with its extensive garden areas, dotted with palm trees and infused with colour and aromas, this earthly Garden of Eden guarantees an experience second to none of the splendour of the Mediterranean. The hotel aims to offer the most exclusive luxury accommodation in the area and to satisfy the most exclusive clients. Facilities on offer include a 24-hour reception desk, 4 lifts, safes, a games room and a TV room. A bar and a restaurant are also offered. Internet access (for an extra charge) and conference rooms are also available. There is a garage and a car park.
Rooms
The hotel offers outward-facing rooms which are spacious and bright. Each offers a terrace with fantastic views of the sea, the mountains or the exuberant gardens. Connecting rooms and non-smoking rooms are available.
Sports/Entertainment
The hotel has several outdoor swimming pools for adults. One of them is like a lagoon and has a spectacular stone waterfall, set in extensive gardens with palm trees. This pool also has a separate nearby pool for children. The hotel also offers an indoor heated swimming pool, sauna, Turkish bath and hot tub, a tennis court, 2 paddle tennis courts, a massage service in summer (during the rest of the year on request) and a mini club for children aged 5 years and over (only in summer). Guests have free entrance to Marbella Casino, less than 1 km from the hotel. There is a great choice of golf courses nearby, with discount rates for guests. In addition, the hotel has a renovated lobby bar and a relaxation area for adults with Balinese beds in the pool area, designed by a renowned architect. There is a family programne that serves the needs of younger guests, with exclusive amenities and activities created for children as well as entertainment.
Meals
The hotel includes the Rio Verde Restaurant, which is perfect for a buffet dinner or as a snack bar. It serves a large range of dishes from a made-to-measure menu. Open-air La Hiedra Restaurant offers a spectacular buffet with show cooking for a Mediterranean lunch or magnificent dinner. In addition, the hotel offers four halls for meetings and banquets.
Payment
American Express, Diners Club, MasterCard and VISA are accepted as methods of payment.
How to get there
From the airport, take the highway A7 or AP7 direction to Cadiz / Algeciras. Continue in A7 direction San Pedro de Alcantara. Take the first exit to Puerto Banus, number 175. On the roundabout take the 3rd exit until arriving at another roundabout and continue straight on. Go under a bridge and come to another roundabout. At this roundabout there is a rhinoceros in the middle. Take the exit from the roundabout which is marked with the direction of Marbella. After about 200 m on the main road is a sign on the right-hand side which indicates the exit for the hotel, take this exit and follow the road until arriving at the hotel.