Need to know

Rooms

Seven, including one suite.

Rates

€245–€360, including breakfast, taxes and entry to the nearby O2 Wellness Centre.

Check-out

1pm. Check with reception when you arrive if you want to arrange a later departure.

Facilities

Library, roof terrace, DVD/CD selection, free WiFi throughout. Guests can use the nearby spa, pool and fitness centre. In rooms: flatscreen TV, DVD player, iPod dock. All rooms have king-size beds.

Poolside

A few minutes walk from the hotel, Marbella’s O2 Wellness Centre, has two heated pools available to Hotel Claude’s guests.

Children

Baby cots can be provided free and babysitting can be arranged via an external agency (€15–€20 an hour). The restaurant supplies high chairs and a children’s menu, and will heat milk or baby food on request.

Hotel closed

From mid-January, for two–three weeks.

Also

To maintain the pin-drop-peaceful atmosphere, mobile phones are frowned upon. Guests can smoke on the roof terrace.

In the know

Our favourite rooms

Claude’s seven rooms are each uniquely styled – top of our to-book list is Francesca, the only room that looks out onto the old town’s main street. A large balcony and a huge floor-to-ceiling window keep it bright and airy, and the high, wood-beamed ceilings and decorative arch leading to the minimalist mosaic-fitted bathroom create a sense of spaciousness. Up in the eaves, Flammandes overlooks the roof terrace and has its own private stairwell leading up to a smart loft-style studio with glossy oak floors and a semi-open-plan bathroom. Listening to the church chime outside and looking out over the steeple, you feel like a princess in a tower. Savannah and North African-themed Marroquí are joined by a courtyard, making them ideal for families or friends travelling together.

Packing tips

Don’t bother bringing a deck of cards – there’s a load of games in the library to help you pass the time or practise your card-sharp skills for Marbella's casinos..

Also

Make sure you have a taste for tapas; some of the Costa’s most tantalising bars are on your doorstep.

Food & drink

Hotel restaurant

German chef Tell Wagner has a Michelin star under his belt, and the international cuisine at Hotel Claude’s Le Bijou restaurant is as accomplished and delectable as you’d expect. In summer, you can eat by candlelight on the roof terrace

Dress code

Rat-pack suits and plenty of sparkle.

Top table

In one of the roof terrace’s many intimate nooks – try the pagoda surrounded by billowing muslin, or secure yourself the terracotta-toned private dining area.

Last orders

Dinner’s served until 11.30pm, but drinks are available through the night.

Room service

There’s a 24-hour snack menu.

Hotel bar

There’s no bar area, but you can settle down with a cocktail in the library, surrounded by ceiling-high shelves of architectural and design tomes, or gaze out at the rooftops from the terrace. Soft drinks and coffee available from an honesty bar.

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Hotel Claude

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