There are hotels and then there are hotels: at Anantara Villa Padierna Palace the whole design is guaranteed to make you never want to leave. Located on the famous Costa del Sol, the hotel is an oasis of tranquillity away from bustling, more touristic Marbella, yet close enough to enjoy all the area has to offer with its beaches, luxury shopping and pretty towns and villages.
A member of The Leading Hotels of the World, this iconic museum hotel is decorated with 1,200 carefully selected works of art that give it a real ‘wow’ factor. Guests have a palatial experience firsthand in the 125 rooms, suites and pool villas, restaurants, a 2,000-square-metre spa and even the amphitheatre, perfect for celebrations and events.
Anantara Villa Padierna Palace is one of those hotels that simply stuns visitors; unlike any other, with incredible details that really set it apart. A palatial building where more than 1,200 original pieces of art, including paintings, ceramics, sculptures and tapestries, many of them priceless, are waiting to be enjoyed both inside and outside in the spectacular gardens.
Andalusian cuisine, accompanied of course by the finest olive oils and wines, inspires the hotel’s culinary experience throughout its seven restaurants. La Loggia is an idyllic Italian restaurant serving traditional dishes by night, such as spaghetti carbonara prepared live at the table or an extensive antipasto buffet, and local Malaga cuisine by day; La Pergola is a relaxing oasis in the pool garden for fresh and healthy light lunches, with a focus on vegan recipes and natural juices; from Madrid to the Mediterranean via Dubai, 99 Sushi Bar brings intense and complex – but authentic – Japanese flavours to an enclave by the hotel’s serene lake – here you can sample its fish sashimi and marbled Wagyu; the hotel’s exquisite artwork is paired with snacks and cocktails from expert mixologists at Eddy’s bar; Irene’s Health Kitchen completes the luxurious spa experience, serving healthy meals such as quinoa pancakes with carrot hummus or the protein bread sandwich with avocado, salmon and spinach or the famous açaí bowl. The hotel’s most iconic restaurant is La Veranda, the ultimate in elegance where chef Santiago Altuna combines his classic recipes with a modern twist.
Beach Club offers the pleasure of eating by the sea with caviar or lobster, a delicious paella or refreshing cocktails; Hole 55 restaurant serves traditional breakfasts, healthy salads, baguettes, homemade desserts, typical Andalusian snacks and an extensive choice of wines, the ideal place to recharge your batteries; Lebanese cuisine is considered one of the healthiest in the world, for its minimally processed foods and abundant use of fruit and vegetables. Olà Beirut is a gastro pop up that will be open until 24 September, where authentic Lebanese dishes bursting with different flavours are served – a combination of tastes of the East and a touch of modern fusion.
The Costa del Sol and golf go hand in hand; a perfect match between the area’s hotels and golf fans’ urge to go on holiday to play their sport. Each year sees thousands come the area to play the more than 70 courses. Anantara Villa Padierna Palace Resort has three 18-hole golf courses surrounding the hotel. Flamingos, the resort’s original course, has hosted the European Senior Tour and the Spanish Womens’ Open and is characterised by its wide greens and outstanding fairways; the Alferini course runs through a green valley surrounded by mountains and is one of the few par 73 courses on the Costa del Sol, quite technical and requiring good shot length and accuracy; Tramores is ideal for beginners or for those wanting to polish their technique, especially for those signed up at the club academy under Michael Campbell, the 2005 US Open winner.
Anantara Spa is one of the largest and most sophisticated spas in Europe and rated best Spanish spa in the Condé Nast Johansens Awards 2022. With more than 2,000 m2 of Roman thermal baths, Turkish baths and pools surrounded by manicured gardens, ten specialist treatment rooms, the hydrotherapy circuit and an endless menu of treatments and pampering, guests can experience the rewards of the healing powers of water.