Chic and Cheerful: Boutique Hotels on the Costa Del Sol by Nadia Latif

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Hotel Villa Padierna

"In grand Italianate style, this pale pink luxury hotel is decorated with art from the owner's private collection."

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The Costa del Sol gets some seriously unfair coverage as a rowdy, holiday resort-type destination. True, there are pockets of it that cater to Club 18-30, but we at TI Towers are determined to prove that this is the exception, rather than the rule.

Just like Mallorca, the Costa del Sol houses some style-savvy boutique hotels that wouldn’t look out of place in Andalucía’s more sophisticated city destinations, like Seville or Granada. To illustrate our point, we’ve rounded-up some of the best boutique hotels in Costa del Sol to show once and for all that you can get chic and cheerful on the Spanish coast...

The Town House

A white-on-white confection of a boutique hotel in Marbella, The Town House lies close to the Plaza de los Naranjos. It’s a firm favourite with romancing couples and honeymooners and with just nine guestrooms it guarantees intimacy and refinement.

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Casa la Concha

Charming and family-owned, Casa la Concha is a proper boutique hotel for those wanting to experience a different side of Marbella. Instead of traditional guestrooms there are five cottages tucked away in the hotel grounds, plus an amazing spa and dramatic blue-tiled pool. Divine in every sense of the word.

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Fountainhead

Set apart from the main tourist drag in picture-perfect Riogordo, Fountainhead is an exquisite rural retreat. Interiors-wise, it’s luscious and theatrical with Moorish furnishings, mosaic tiling and original artworks adorning the walls.

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Cortijo Valverde

Another out-of-the-way bucolic boutique, Cortijo Valverde lies in the Moorish village of Alora, a 45-minute drive from Malaga airport. It's traditional and impeccably staffed, the perfect antidote to the demands of city living.

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Finca Cortesin

Marbella’s finest luxury pad, Finca Cortesin is immaculate inside and out. It has myriad award-winning amenities, from its golf course to its restaurant, but what those in-the-know really come here for is the pervading atmosphere of laid-back luxury.

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Planning a trip to the charming Spanish coast? Be sure to check out our collection of the best luxury hotels in Costa del Sol. Or see all our luxury hotels in Spain.