Sol Marbella Estepona Atalaya Park sits in around 50,000 square metres of subtropical gardens and it's built like a proper all-in resort. There are 484 rooms in total, including 33 suites and 15 bungalows. Rooms are straightforward and practical for golf trips, with air conditioning, safe, minibar and a terrace looking over the gardens or pool areas. If you're travelling with clubs and you're up early for tee times, it does the job without fuss.
On-site facilities are where the resort earns its keep. You've got four swimming pools, a health and fitness centre, a football pitch, water sports and a day-to-night entertainment programme. Families are well looked after with a dedicated Kids' Club running themed activity days, which is ideal if one half of the party wants to squeeze in an extra nine while the other heads for the pool. There's also a massage and beauty centre for a post-round reset.
Food and drink is spread across four restaurants and four bars. The Parole, Verbena and In&Out restaurants cover international and local menus. Bar Salado, open in high season, focuses on traditional Andalusian dishes and fresh fish. For a pre-dinner drink, the Lobby Bar has views over the grounds, the Jazz Bar leans more cocktail-led and the Pool Bar is a great shout around sunset.
If you're not going all inclusive, you're a short drive from both Estepona and Marbella for a bigger choice of restaurants, bars and beach clubs, plus the classic Costa del Sol beaches. The resort's position, slightly inland but close to the action, gives you the best of both worlds: a quiet, self-contained base with everything you need on site and quick access to the buzz of Puerto Banús, the old-town charm of Estepona and a golf course list that runs deep along the Costa del Sol.
