Marbella: Spanish resort where Cheryl Cole and Kate Moss like to party | Mail Online: "Nikki Beach, the Costa del Sol's most manic cocktail bar in the richest, raunchiest, dodgiest and most hedonistic strip of sand in Spain: Marbella. Since the swinging Sixties when jet-set figures such as Jackie Onassis, Audrey Hepburn and Brigitte Bardot would regularly be seen bopping in its discos and Rolling Stones Brian Jones and Mick Jagger sunned themselves on its beach, Marbella has resisted the urge to grow up and be serious. These days Cheryl Cole, Simon Cowell and Jemima Goldsmith all relax here while Kate Moss and Prince Harry love the party scene.
Sleeping in style: The Hotel Puente Romano in MarbellaThe first morning, I woke to the sun blazing through my window at the Hotel Puente Romano. A large breakfast of fruit, coffee and orange juice had been laid out on the terrace and as sipped strong coffee gazing out to sea, I already felt like a jet-setter. By late morning I was in town. Here, white Andalucian tapas bars nestle among High Street shops such as Mango and Zara, and cool, leafy squares contain urban-style bars. I had coffee and churros (Spanish doughnuts) at a bijou cafe on the Paseo Maritimo. The historic part of Marbella is partly surrounded by the ruins of an old Arab wall, There are churches and the well-known Orange Square, dating from 1485."
Sleeping in style: The Hotel Puente Romano in MarbellaThe first morning, I woke to the sun blazing through my window at the Hotel Puente Romano. A large breakfast of fruit, coffee and orange juice had been laid out on the terrace and as sipped strong coffee gazing out to sea, I already felt like a jet-setter. By late morning I was in town. Here, white Andalucian tapas bars nestle among High Street shops such as Mango and Zara, and cool, leafy squares contain urban-style bars. I had coffee and churros (Spanish doughnuts) at a bijou cafe on the Paseo Maritimo. The historic part of Marbella is partly surrounded by the ruins of an old Arab wall, There are churches and the well-known Orange Square, dating from 1485."
