Puente Romano Beach Resort

Style

Whitewashed Andalusian luxury

Setting

Spanish seaside village

Welcome to Spain’s Golden Mile: hotel Puente Romano Beach Resort, sprawled along the sun-soaked Andalusian coast, might be big but its village-y layout and cosy atmosphere set it apart from the neighbouring beachfront behemoths – none of the traditional whitewashed buildings has more than three storeys. The resort’s show-stopping seaside tennis courts, three pools and nine restaurants make leaving the grounds entirely optional.

Facilities

Rooms

A total of 182 rooms.

Checkout

Noon, but flexible, subject to availability and a charge of €150. Earliest check-in, 3pm.

More Details

Rates include buffet breakfast.

Also

The majority of the hotel’s common areas are on the ground floor, and there are several Junior Suites that have been specially adapted for wheelchair access.

Fitness Center

Free Internet Access

Golf

Laundry

Pet Friendly

Room Service

Spa

At the Hotel

Treatment rooms, tennis and padel courts, golf course, Pilates and yoga classes, DVD library, free WiFi throughout. In rooms: flatscreen TV, iPod dock, minibar, tea- and coffee-making facilities, wired or WiFi internet, Aromatherapy toiletries.

Our Favourite Rooms

The Imperial Suite has a wrap-around terrace with sweeping views of mountains and sea. If you’re travelling en masse with family or friends, look into the interconnecting family rooms that give you two bedrooms and ensuites.

Poolside

Lay out your beach towel beside one of the hotel’s three pools. The family-friendly Beach Club Pool – down on the sands beside the Mediterranean – is heated and watched over by a lifeguard from 8am to 8pm in summer; the resort’s Main Pool and Central Pool are among the gardens.

Spa

Andalusian in design, Puente Romano's sleek Six Senses Spa (awarded Spain's Best Resort Spa 2017 by World Spa Awards) has a wet area with a hydrotherapy pool, cold plunge pool, heat and ice experience showers, herbal steam room, sauna and hammam. There are nine treatment rooms: six indoors and three outdoors, with canopied roofs and swing cabanas overlooking the sea, and a range of Six Senses signature massages, facials, hammam experiences, body treatments and scrubs, and mani-pedis. The spa uses QMS Medicosmetics and Organic Pharmacy products. For a truly indulgent spa day, opt for the beauty, royal, or energiser rituals, which combine several specially selected treatments.

Packing Tips

Don’t forget your tennis shoes: Puente Romano has its own clay courts on site.

Children

Very welcome. Babysitting is available for €25 an hour for up to two children (book at least 24 hours in advance) and there’s a kids club during school holidays for €95 a day (or €50 for half a day).

Gallery

Food & Drink

Top Table

In the Sea Grill, request a sea-facing table – candlelit dinner for two to a soundtrack of lapping waves is about as romantic as it can get.

Dress Code

You won’t be out of place in your best jeans, but dress them up with some smart shoes for the evening (don’t arrive for dinner at Dani Garcia in shorts or flip-flops). At lunch, a comfy-chic kaftan will help you fit right in.

Hotel Restaurant

You won’t go hungry: there are 15 restaurants. In Leña, Dani Garcia's steakhouse, the eponymous Michelin-star-holding chef dishes up tempting Iberian delights. Open in high season, Chiringuito Puente Romano is right on the beach and specialises in fresh fish and seafood. Celicioso – set by the Roman bridge and shops of Plaza Village – dishes up exclusively gluten-free fare, including baked goods, juices and cocktails. Nobu serves up Peruvian-inspired sushi – dine alfresco or in the lantern-lit dining room. There’s also the Sea Grill, right by the pool and with its own tandoori oven; Babette's tapas with a twist; Serafina, a tribute to Italian cuisine overlooking the gardens and ancient Roman bridge; Monkey Club, a Med-meets-the-tropics restaurant; Thai Gallery, the hotel's authentic Asian restaurant, serving up fragrant light bites, salads, curries and noodle dishes; Les Jardins du Liban, spotlighting the flavours of Lebanon; SupperClub where dining and DJs go hand in hand; poolside Cheat Burger for elevated comfort food and Rachel's, perfect for healthy breakfasts and light meals.

Hotel Bar

For slick nightclubbing, head to La Suite after midnight to hear international DJs in action. In the summer, claim a sofa at La Plaza and soak up the sunshine as you sip refreshing cocktails.

Last Orders

Noon. Serafina, closed on Sundays, is open until 12.30pm, Leña until 10.30pm. El Chiringuito and Sea Grill start serving snacks from 11am. Suite is open on Fridays and Saturdays and pours drinks until 4am.

Room Service

24 hours.

Planes

It’s a 35-minute drive to Málaga-Costa del Sol Airport (aka Pablo Ruiz Picasso Airport) which has regular flights to destinations throughout Europe, including London, Birmingham and Manchester. Call our Smith24 team to book your flights.

Automobiles

A car will make it easier for you to explore the coast and countryside; you can rent a car from the Málaga airport or at the hotel itself, and there’s free parking on-site.

Worth Getting Out of Bed For

Marbella deserves its long-held reputation as a full-service family holiday hotspot: there’s certainly no lack of fun to be had under the Andalusian sun. Tee off – for free – at the 18-hole golf course at the Marbella Club Golf Resort in the Benahavis hills, which has views stretching from the Andalusian beaches across the Mediterranean to the coast of North Africa. The high-quality greens of the El Higueral Golf Club's par-36, nine-hole golf course are dotted with lakes.

Earn or Redeem Points with World of Hyatt

This Mr & Mrs Smith hotel participates in the World of Hyatt loyalty program. As a member, you can earn and redeem points and enjoy exclusive benefits for qualifying nights. .