Map of Marbella Spain

Marbella, Spain is located along the Costa del Sol, southern Andalusia's golf capital. Marbella is about five kilometers to the east of the major city of Malaga. Approximately six kilometers to the east of Marbella, you can discover the sophisticated cosmopolitan center of Puerto Banús, where celebrities, international millionaires and other luxury seekers often vacation.

If you head west from Marbella, you can happen across the hillside town of Mijas, famous for its country markets, its bull ring and its central market. Slightly to the north and east of Marbella, you can visit the town of Eliviria. If you want to stay out of the bustling cosmopolitan centers, you can travel north and west from the town and stay over in Nueva Andalusia, just southwest of the Sierra Blanco mountain ranges.

In town, you can visit the old city, often referred to as the Cosco Antigo. In the center of Marbella, you can explore Moorish castles, museums filled with curious items from antiquity, and churches from the Middle Ages. You can also shop at reasonably priced boutiques, sample local cuisine and generally experience the charming atmosphere of Marbella's hospitable climate and culture.

Although Marbella is a magnet for visitors from around the world, the city doesn't feel like a tourist center. Indeed, Marbella has retained its rich cultural character throughout all its recent development. When you visit Marbella, Spain, you feel like you are strolling around heaven itself. For more geographical help or for assistance planning your Marbella travel itinerary, please contact your Marbella Options associate through our website MarbellaOptions.com.

OFFICIAL LAUNCH OF GULF OPTIONS

SPAIN’S FIRST SPECIALISED TOUR OPERATOR TO THE GULF REGION

Luxury Options, parent company of Marbella Options, the leading accommodation only provider on Spain’s Costa del Sol, has entered into an expansion phase that will supply specialized travel to many of the world’s leading tourist destinations.

Luxury Options is a high-end customer service driven travel company dealing mainly with guests from Europe and America. Its first destination was Marbella, Spain where the company’s head offices are located. Two years on, and Marbella Options controls a large percentage of the area’s hotel, villa and apartment business.

Now Luxury Options is expanding to incorporate Dubai and other GCC destinations with Gulf Options.

The company’s President, Nicholas Rhodes is very excited about this new endeavour. “As we anticipate the launch of the first Emirates non-stop flight to Spain later this year,” he explains, “it is the perfect time to launch the first Spanish based tour operator specializing in trips to Dubai and the surrounding areas. The outgoing Spanish speaking segment of the market has been relatively untouched for the Dubai/ UAE/Gulf region, and we are projecting 5,000 guests within the first year, increasing to 15,000 the following year.”
Heading up the Gulf Options operation is Anita Cremer, former Resident Manager and Director of Sales & Marketing for the One&Only Royal Mirage. “The reaction of our hotel partners has been wonderful,” says Cremer. “We are all excited to welcome a new market into our region and look forward to starting our operation with the support of all our associates, “
In addition, with the imminent introduction of the first non-stop service between Dubai and Sao Paolo, Brazil, clients based in the Gulf region will be able to take advantage of Latin Options, another new branch of Luxury Options that specializes in luxury travel to Chile and Argentina.

Rhodes continues, “We are now entering a frenetic phase of both consolidation and expansion. We continue to strengthen and grow our position as leader in the Marbella market and, using our proven business model, will use our extensive client base and presence in new markets to cross sell our portfolio of destinations. Our customer support teams and reservation systems will be harmonized, and with support offices in each of our destinations, we will have the local knowledge and on-site service needed to satisfy our guests.”

In addition to selling directly to almost 40,000 clients on its database, Luxury Options wholesales to over 732 agents throughout Spain, Germany, the UK, Ireland and the USA.
The first launch event for Gulf Options takes place at FITUR in Madrid, Spain, January 31 to February 05 2007. Please visit the team from Luxury Options at Stand 8D410A.

For more information, please contact
Anita Cremer
Gulf Options Dubai
Anita@gulfoptions.com
Telephone: 00971- 4- 3904115
Mobile: 00971- 50- 6280956

Marbella, Spain

There are a million and one things to do in Marbella, Spain, from relaxing on the beaches of the Mediterranean to sampling the more than 150 golf courses of Costa Del Sol. Indeed, Marbella is a veritable treasure trove of activities, amusements, and culture. In the center of Marbella, you can find the Old City, which features beautiful Moorish architecture, cobblestone streets, and over two thousand years of history.

Marbella also hosts annual events and festivities, such as the 19th of October (Son Pedro de Alcatara) Festival. On July 16, Marbella residents honor the Virgin del Carmen, who, as legend has it, watches over the fishermen who head into the Mediterranean for bounty. The Old City also features castles, antique museums, and lots of fun cultural activities.

In terms of sports, you can participate in practically every outdoor activity on earth, from scuba diving to mountain biking to para-gliding to snowboarding. Leave time in your itinerary to take a day trip into the Sierra Blanca Mountains that overlook the city. At night, you can party in style at the nearby port city of Puerto Banus, take in beach side tapas, or check out native Spanish activities, like Andalusian flamenco shows.

In addition, you can go shopping at antique stores, bookshops, bazaars, and exhibition halls for treats for friends back home. Marbella offers dozens of activities for kids, including dolphin safaris, the Sea Life Center amusement park, inflatable castles, and so much more. Marbella's bounty cannot be summarized, so if you want to see a longer description, please peruse the rest of MarbellaOptions.comor speak with one of our operators.

Marbella Luxury Apartments

Before you decide to book a private Marbella villa or a 4 or 5 star hotel in the center of town, you may want to consider your luxury apartment rental options. The town of Marbella features gorgeous accommodations to fit any lifestyle. You can rent close to the beach; find a location in the middle of the Puerto Banús action, or retreat to the east or west to find seclusion within the mountains.

The La Trinidad is a large, luxurious resort located right along Marbella's golf mile. Eucalyptus trees, pine trees and other lush vegetation scent the air. Each La Trinidad apartment is uniquely styled and decorated. At the same time, you can enjoy untold amenities including tropical gardens, a large, heated indoor pool and two open-air pools.

It only takes about five minutes to walk to the beach, and you can easily get to Marbella or Puerto Banús. These well-protected apartments are very close to the so-called royal palaces of downtown Marbella. If you don't mind being a few seconds from the downtown action, you can get a great apartment at the Vasari Resort, which is a 10 minute walk outside Puerto Banús.

The Marina Mariola complex offers nightlife access, people watching, and plenty of fun outdoor activities. One, two and Three-bedroom units are surprisingly moderately priced, and units are beautifully decorated. The complex is frontline beach and has a covered heated pool. Here at MarbellaOptions.com you can view pictures of the Marina Mariola and Vasari Resort, as well as many other Marbella area resorts.

Luxury Options Expands Eastwards with 'Far East Options

Niche Operator Luxury Options Presents "Far East Options" as Part of Its New Global Expansion Strategy "Luxury - My Way"


MARBELLA, Spain--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Marbella based niche luxury travel operator Luxury Options(http://www.luxuryoptions.com) today announces that its new website "Far East Options" ( http://www.fareastoptions.com )has gone live.

"Far East" is a high end product based around luxury resorts and destinations in Thailand, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Maldives, Seychelles and Vietnam. The very graphical and descriptive site lets the prospective traveler build their own dream holiday, hand in hand with one of Luxury Options' highly knowledgeable travel specialists. Rather than self-booking their own holiday, the traveler works with the specialists to build their perfect trip.

Far East Options is the first of Luxury Options' websites to feature the new slogan "Luxury - My Way" which refers to Nicholas Rhodes, the President of the company, who states "My belief is that the term luxury has always been understood to mean expensive. I feel that this is wrong - luxury is a comparative state and everyone has their own vision of luxury which varies to their own individual budgets and needs. What I mean is that everyone should have access to their own levels of luxury. Moreover, they should be able to build their own luxury experiences 'My Way' "

Nicholas Rhodes continues "When we started our flagship Marbella Options (http://www.marbellaoptions.com ) 3 years ago we saw that the public was very excited about booking online. They still do but we have now send the trend back to speaking to someone knowledgeable. The web is very important but for long haul, it is merely an excellent communication tool - potential travelers need to talk ! This was further confirmed when we launched our South American operation (http://www.latinoptions.com)

In related news, Luxury Options also announces that it has signed agreements with several Spanish financial institutions to offer 100% consumer financing on all its holidays. Within the next few weeks, they will announce the same but with UK institutions.

At the end of the month, at the international travel fair FITUR in Madrid, Luxury Options will officially launch Far East Options as well as its other new destination Gulf Options (http://www.gulfoptions.com). Luxury Options will be on stand 8D410A.


For more information
Nicholas Rhodes
nick@marbellaoptions.com
+34 95 2859910

Marbella Events

When you organize an event in Marbella with Marbella Options Events, you rest assured that we will take care of all the details that will make your program one to remember at no fee.

Our professional team has a wide experience in corporate events, an excellent local knowledge and a continuous direct contact with all Marbella companies’ involved in the organization of an event.

Innovation and flexibility is the key of our success. Once our clients communicate us their needs, we design a tailor-made project for them always in the budget. Once we are named as event coordinators, and if you require this function, we design a personalized web site for this specific event where participants could access to the information related with the program.

If you leave your event in our hands you will save time, money and you will have at your disposal all our team that will never leave anything to chance from the very first moment to the final farewell.

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Puerto Banus Hotels

Puerto Banus manages to offer the paradoxical--a relaxed environment that's brimming with excitement. The vacation home for international film celebrities, industry mavens, and young hip fashionistas, Puerto Banus offers more amenities and activities than practically anywhere else in Spain. At the same time, the port city is remarkably charming, eschewing ostentation for a relaxed, intimate feel.

Thanks in large part to the efforts of former Marbella Mayor, Jesus Gil y Gil, Puerto Banus and the surrounding golf resort regions witnessed a spate of building activity in the 1990s. Despite the frantic development, the region was able to retain its flavor of parochial remove. It's no wonder that more and more visitors--ranging from golf enthusiasts to heads of state--visit Puerto Banus every year.

Of course, just because you're staying in the lap of luxury doesn't mean you can't cut loose. You can head down to the beach and windsurf, waterski, or relax at a bevy of well appointed beach bars. You can also traipse along the promenade, enjoy beach food and ambience, and catch a drink at the Ocean Club.

Despite all of these amenities and opportunities, it helps to have a local guide to clue you into hotel discounts, facilitate luxury requests, and point out last-minute entertainment opportunities. Marbella Options offers a full suite of services for the sophisticated Puerto Banus traveler. Check out the rest of our site Marbella Options for details on how we can make your vacation memorable.

Marbella and Puerto Banus Luxury Hotels

Marbella Spain is home to dozens of state-of-the-art luxury hotels. Here at Marbella Options, our local experts can guide you through travel logistics, point out fun activities for your family, and add luxury touches which will truly make you feel like you're on vacation. Whether you want a personal chef to deliver a freshly cooked meal on the beach or door-to-door limo service, we can accommodate your needs.

Thanks in large part to the proliferation of luxury golf resorts in the Marbella area, there are plenty of five-star hotels from which to choose. You can stay at the Hotel Puente Romano, which offers over 170 delightfully appointed rooms. The Hotel Gran Melia Don Pepe is one of the most well-known resorts in all of Spain--it features a private tropical garden and a beach view.

The Hotel Don Carlos, which provides spectacular vistas of both the Mediterranean Sea and distant Africa, was refurbished in 1997 to provide more amenities and appointments for visitors. All told, the Don Carlos provides 229 rooms, including two fabulously decorated presidential suites. Physicians are available on call at all hours for your safety.

Six kilometers from the heart of Marbella is the Gran Hotel Guadalpin Banus--located just steps from the water and only five minutes from the world famous marina, Puerto Banus. With 181 elegant rooms, it is an exceptionally exotic and renowned destination. To plan your complete itinerary, get in contact with a Marbella Options professional today. We offer unsurpassed multilingual service, local expertise, and a range of affordable options.

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5 Star Hotels in Marbella

Andalucia is recognized worldwide as one of the premier destinations in southern Spain. This beautiful location is known for its dramatic landscape featuring mountain ridges, gorgeous beaches, and quaint Spanish villages. One of the highlights of the Andalucian province is Marbella, a beautiful Spanish town where tradition and modernity combine to produce a fabulous Mediterranean getaway.

Marbella Options is a local service dedicated to producing a personalized vacation package which meets your every need. Their website, MarbellaOptions.com, provides you with the opportunity to find accommodations in Marbella and the surrounding area with ease. You can search for lodging in Marbella by location, style, and price all in the comfort of your own home.

Marbella features a wide variety of lodging options including villas, apartments, and 5 Star hotels. One of the advantages offered through Marbella Options is the availability of special options and package deals. Being a local company means Marbella Options has an established relationship with hotels in the area, and as such, Marbella Options is able to provide you with great deals that add value to your vacation package.

When you plan your vacation with Marbella Options you can rest assured that every last detail will be attended to. You might be interested in a rugged outdoor adventure of hiking or mountain biking, a balloon ride over the spectacular Ronda valley, or maybe just a bag of groceries to greet you on your arrival. Whatever you have in mind, Marbella Options is devoted to providing you with all you need to ensure this will be a vacation you will never forget.

Marbella Holidays

Marbella is one of the gems of Spain's Andalusia region. Subtropical gardens, whitewashed buildings, green golf courses and blue waters all await you here in this vacationer's paradise. Marbella is at once a cosmopolitan town, a historical masterpiece, and a simple, peaceful Spanish village. Whether you're coming for the culinary delights, the legendary golf games, or the 320 days of sun a year, Marbella will welcome you with open arms.

Your trip to Marbella shouldn't just be an excursion to the beach or the golf links. Marbella offers plenty of traditional local action including festivities on May 3, June 11, and July 16. If your vacation coincides with one of these three days, you may get the chance to participate in ancient Andalusian traditions. However, every day is an adventure and discovery here in Marbella.

Boutique shoppers will not be disappointed. Marbella boasts museums, art galleries, furniture stores, bazaars, designer boutiques and much more. Typically on Saturday mornings, there is a local bazaar by the town bullring where locals peddle fresh vegetables and artistic creations. Sporting options include clay shooting, big game hunting, tennis, sailing, diving, scuba diving, cable skiing, mountain biking and more.

Marbella is also located on Spain's golfing paradise, Costa del Sol. There may be no place on earth that offers as many golfing opportunities or excursions. Through Marbella Options, you can train your golf game at a local prestigious golf academy. You can also get private lessons, a video analysis, shopping help and special business discounts.
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Weddings in Marbella

Your wedding day is one of the most important days of your life, a day to remember, a day to enjoy and most importantly a day to love and be loved.

To this end, Marbella Options was created to bring the highest quality of service to wedding planning and co-ordination on the Costa del Sol. Our aim is to help you to realize your dream, and to ensure that not only the wedding day but also the planning is an enjoyable and memorable experience.

Spain is known worldwide for its passion and romance, its jasmine scented summer nights and warm sunny days that all combine to create an atmosphere that is truly intoxicating.

From an intimate gathering amongst the orange blossoms, to the most lavish beach-side celebration under the summer stars, Marbella Options Weddings gives you Southern Spain at its very best.

There are no rules when it comes to planning your wedding, knowing what works for you is crucial and creating your wedding day with your own style is what is very important to us.

You, your family and your friends will be looked after completely by the Marbella Options Team so that you can fully appreciate everything that your Wedding Day has to offer, after all it is not just another wedding but the Event of a Lifetime.

In our experience the reception will take around 50% of your budget, with the music, photography, flowers and miscellaneous items taking up the remaining 50%. Obviously once you have decided on your budget, the site for the ceremony and reception can be chosen and booked. Whilst we do believe that every detail counts, we advise couples to be realistic in striving for perfection. A wedding is a living thing with moments that may exceed expectations, and others that may be unexpected. All of these elements go towards making your Day unforgettable. One of the most important items that you guests will remember is what you will offer them to eat and drink, from the moment that they arrive to the end of the event, the hospitability and welcome that they receive will leave a long lasting memory.

Regarding the ceremony, whether you follow the traditional path or choose something a little more unique and personal, the ceremony should take you and your partner's wishes as the center point, and then we can build on this foundation to make the moment as lavish or simple according to your wishes.

Our feeling is that a wedding is a wonderful excuse for a party, a celebration from start to finish, you and your guests should feel totally relaxed and happy, there should be an atmosphere of friendship and fun, a feeling that the moment will last forever....

Marbella Hotels

When it comes to hotels in Marbella, Spain, the competition is stiff. There are lodging options for any personal style or preference to be had here. Whether you would prefer to stay in the aristocratic atmosphere of a former royal palace, have 36 holes of golf right on your front doorstep, or stay at a lively casino, Marbella has exactly what you've been looking for.

If you are looking to surround yourself with luxury, you should look into the Hotel Puente Romano. This beautiful hotel features ten acres of gardens, meandering brooks, an exclusive beach club, and a number of premium amenities. Urban luxury is available at the new Hotel Guadalpin Banus. If modern modesty is more your style, you might want to stay at the Hotel Fuerte Miramar SPA. This newly constructed Four Star resort features an open-air restaurant, satellite TV, music channel, and Internet access.

Whatever you decide, Marbella Options would like to invite you to take advantage of its services. As a locally owned luxury travel management service, Marbella Options has the local connections and native insight that can fully enhance the value and enjoyment of your vacation. When you reserve a room through Marbella Options you will always receive the lowest rates possible.

Marbella Options also offers a number of exciting package deals and discounts. Whether you would prefer a strenuous mountain biking holiday or a safari excursion to North Africa, Marbella Options can make it happen for you. At Marbella Options, your total satisfaction comes first.

Marbella - Everything under the sun

Puerto Banus

Puerto Banus is one of the centers of Costa Del Sol. Located approximately six kilometers from the cosmopolitan city of Marbella, Puerto Banus offers a dazzling array of waterfront restaurants, design boutiques, bars, and more. You can find some of the world's most expensive yachts parked in the Puerto Banus Harbor. Traveling to and from Marbella is easy; you take the N-340 Highway the whole way.

Parking in Puerto Banus can be quite a challenge, so you may want to pull off into the El Corte Ingles or have Marbella Options arrange a shuttle to drop you off. Every Saturday, Puerto Banus hosts a thriving street bazaar right next to the bullring. You can purchase traditional Spanish goods and foods or simply marvel at the bright colors and gay atmosphere.

If you're looking for tapas restaurants, Puerto Banus boasts some of the most delectable regional cuisine in all of Andalusia. If you're a fish fan, you may want to check out Antonio-Puerto Banus. If you're in a hurry, you can pick up casual but yummy dishes along the beach.

Of course, Puerto Banus is perhaps most famous for its never-ending night life. Even if you're a hard core club aficionado, you'll have a tough time outlasting the partygoers at Buddha Puerto Banus. Other great clubs include Conga and the Irish Banus. Dance club fans can hit any number of local discotheques and presumably run into American celebrities and international high rollers. If you'd like more detailed tourist information about Puerto Banus or any one of these restaurants, clubs, or bars, dial a Marbella Options operator, or e-mail us through the website, http://www.marbellaoptions.com

Marbella - Hotels, Apartments, Villas and all you can imagine

Marbella, Spain offers dozens of vacation possibilities for the adventurous traveler. Whether you want to play one of Costa del Sol's famous golf courses, bask in the clear blue waters of the Mediterranean sea, or sample traditional Spanish Andalusian culture, Marbella will entice you. Marbella, Spain features a special microclimate thanks to its proximity to the Mediterranean sea. Marbella benefits from 320 days of sunshine warm, breezy nights.

While Marbella is truly a traveler's paradise, locals here love their city as well. Marbella doesn't become a ghost town once vacationers return home; in fact, Marbella boasts over 2,000 years of history! During the Middle Ages, Moorish invaders sacked the southern part of Spain and built a large castle in Marbella's town center. This castle stands to this day as a powerful architectural and historical artifact.

The Casco Antiguo, Marbella's old town, is, in many ways, untouched by hundreds of years of modern history. Ancient churches, museums and buildings blend seamlessly with the more modern buildings. Marbella is at once a celebration of antiquity and a modern metropolis. From local festivities like the July 16 "Virgen del Carmen" pilgrimage to flamenco dances and bull fights, Marbella is a deeply Spanish city.

To discover the magnificent riches of Marbella and the surrounding areas, we at Marbella Options invite you to employ our travel agency for your vacation planning. We can assist with all travel logistics including arranging transportation, finding babysitters and even hiring a private chef to cook meals for you and your sweetheart.