Four-star Between Puerto Banús and Estepona, Marbella
Senator Banús Spa Hotel
A long white building shaped like a cruise liner on the coast road west of Puerto Banús, with 146 rooms, two pools and a spa of about 700 square metres.
Opens the hotel's own website. We have no arrangement with the hotel.
- Category
- Four stars, recommended for adults
- Rooms
- 146, each with a balcony or terrace
- Spa
- About 700 square metres
- From the airport
- About 45 minutes from Málaga
The hotel
A liner moored by the coast road.
The hotel stands at Benamara, on the old N-340 between Puerto Banús and Estepona, and its long façade is drawn like a cruise ship. Big arched windows light the public rooms, and an imperial staircase rises from the hall. There are 146 rooms, each with a balcony or terrace. It opened in 2006, according to booking listings, and belongs to the Spanish group Senator Hotels & Resorts.
The hotel calls itself recommended for adults, and the place is built around rest: gardens with two outdoor pools, a piano bar in the evening and a spa of about seven hundred square metres. The beach is roughly ten minutes away on foot, and the marina at Puerto Banús about ten minutes by car. There is a buffet restaurant and an Asian à la carte restaurant.
- The spa A thermal area of about 700 square metres, with hydromassage beds and pools, a hammam, a sauna, waterfalls and a contrast pool.
- Two pools A lap pool for swimmers and a large pool with an open-air bar, both set in the gardens.
- Puerto Banús close by The marina, its yachts and its shops are about ten minutes away by car.
Rooms & suites
From deluxe doubles to duplex penthouses.
All 146 rooms have a balcony or a terrace over the gardens, and some look out to sea.
- Rooms Deluxe Double The standard room, also available with a sea view.
- Suites One-Bedroom Suite A separate bedroom and sitting room.
- Penthouses Duplex penthouses and the Presidential Suite Two-level penthouses, one of them with a private whirlpool.
Good to know
Before you go.
- Adults The hotel describes itself as recommended for adults. Some booking sites list it as adults only, so we check the current rule with the hotel before booking if you travel with children.
- Pets Welcome, according to the hotel; conditions apply.
- Getting about There is no public transport to the airport, so plan on a car or a transfer.
Getting there
Flying to Marbella.
Málaga-Costa del Sol airport is about 45 minutes to an hour away by car, our estimate, along the coast motorway. Private jets use the general aviation terminal at the same airport.
- Madrid 0 h 55
- Geneva 2 h 10
- Paris 2 h 15
- London 2 h 35
- Dubai 7 h 55 long-range jet
Questions
What guests ask first.
- Is Senator Banús Spa Hotel for adults only?
- The hotel says it is recommended for adults. Booking sites differ, so we confirm the rule with the hotel if children are travelling.
- Is the hotel in Puerto Banús?
- No. It stands at Benamara, between Puerto Banús and Estepona, about ten minutes from the marina by car and ten minutes' walk from the beach.
- How many stars does the hotel have?
- Four. The hotel's own page shows four stars.
- Can SkyCourtage arrange the flight to Marbella?
- Yes. We arrange Business and First Class seats on scheduled airlines and private jet charter to Marbella, with one final price, our margin included. The hotel is booked with the hotel or through our booking partner.
Also in Marbella
Other hotels worth the trip.
- Marbella Club Hotel Opened in 1954 by Prince Alfonso of Hohenlohe: the hotel the Golden Mile grew around.
- Puente Romano Marbella A village of low white buildings in subtropical gardens, named for the Roman bridge in its grounds.
- Nobu Hotel Marbella For adults only, around the plaza of Puente Romano and its restaurants.
- Hotel Don Pepe Gran Meliá A beachfront resort at the town end of the Golden Mile, with gardens down to the sand.
- La Fonda Heritage Hotel A Relais & Châteaux house on a small square of the old town.
- El Fuerte Marbella On the seafront below the old town, raised to five stars after its 2022 to 2023 renovation.
- Kimpton Los Monteros East of the town among the pines, reopened under the Kimpton name in 2025.
- Boho Club Low bungalows in landscaped grounds on the inland side of the Golden Mile.
- Don Carlos Marbella In gardens behind the dunes and the beach, reopened in 2025 after a three-year renovation.
- Gran Hotel Guadalpín Banús On the beach, within walking distance of the marina.
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Finca Cortesín Sixty-seven suites beside an 18-hole course laid out by Cabell B. Robinson, a mile inland from the sea.
- Anantara Villa Padierna Palace Benahavís Marbella Resort Built like a Tuscan villa among three golf courses, with a Roman-style amphitheatre and more than 1,200 works of art.
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La Zambra Resort The old Byblos hotel of 1986, restored around courtyards and stone fountains, with three pools and four restaurants.
- Grand Hotel Las Dunas, Autograph Collection Fifty-one rooms on the beach, the Serena Spa and the Casa Calma restaurants.
- The Westin La Quinta Golf Resort & Spa In the valley the coast calls the Valley of Golf: 170 rooms by three nine-hole courses designed by Manuel Piñero.
- Elba Estepona Gran Hotel & Thalasso Spa Built around a thalassotherapy centre on the seafront at the edge of Estepona.
- ME Marbella Directly on the beach, with tacos at La Neta in the gardens and the Oasis Pool Club open from midday until sunset.
- Hacienda del Mar Meliá Collection A new opening between Estepona and Marbella, with a kids' club and the Neguri beach club.
- Vincci Selección Estrella del Mar Its beach club stands on the sand, and El Mercado de Baraka cooks over the coals at night.
Staying at Senator Banús Spa Hotel?
Book the room, then the flight.
Rates and availability come from the hotel itself. For the journey to Marbella, a Business or First Class seat or an aircraft of your own: tell us the date and we come back with one final price, our margin included.
Opens the hotel's own website. We have no arrangement with the hotel.