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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Lifestyle
Katie Strick

El Fuerte, Marbella: chic, old-world glamour offering a classier side to the Costa del Sol

Nine-course tasting breakfasts and Michelin-starred chefs. Chic low-lit libraries straight out of an interiors catalogue. A guest book featuring everyone from Walt Disney to Penélope Cruz.

These are just some of the highlights of a stay at El Fuerte, a 66-year-old iconic seaside hotel right on Marbella’s beachfront — and the latest in a string of chic new properties helping to redefine the Golden Mile’s Brits-abroad stereotype thanks to a five-star, £30 million makeover. No package holidays here. Instead, think £350 helicopter rides, glamorous old world lounge areas and private terraces with hot tubs featuring the best views in town.

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