Puerto Banus is an upmarket resort located six kilometres to the south of Marbella which was built by Jose Banus in 1970.
The resort began as a marina with a shopping complex and has become one of the largest entertainment centres on the Costa del Sol.
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The nearest airport is Malaga International Airport which is sixty kilometres or forty miles away.
To the north of the resort is the famous resort of Marbella while to the south you will find the resorts of San Pedro de Alcantara and Estepona.
Puerto Banus is a popular tourist resort attracting close to five million tourists annually most of which come from northern-Europe especially from the United Kingdom as well as the very wealthy from Saudi-Arabia and Kuwait.
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Puerto Banus is a resort to see and be seen and mix with the extremely wealthy.
The focal point of Puerto Banus is its marina with close to 1000 berths, the King of Saudi-Arabia has his luxurious yacht moored there. Behind the marina are a variety of bars, pubs, restaurants and boutiques.
Here you will find some well known names such as Chanel and Christian Dior.
Golf
Puerto Banus is located in the heart of the “Costa del Golf” with an abundance of golf courses. The Monte Paraiso resort lies to the north-east of the resort close to Marbella while keen golfing enthusiast can also play at Golf La Dama de Noche, Aloha Golf Club, Las Brisas Golf and the Las Naranjas Golf Club.
Best Beaches and Clubs
Puerto Banus has four main beaches which are Artola Beach, Nueva Andalucia Beach, Rio Verde Beach and El Ancon Beach.
Puerto Banus is also the resort to visit if you want to experience the famous beach club culture on the Costa del Sol of which the Ocean Club, La Sala Beach Club, which was until recently better unknown as the Buddha Beach Club, Mistral Beach Club and Soul Beach.
There are also some well known chiringuitos where you can hire a sun lounger from €5-€10 a day and enjoy a good variety of meals, snacks and drinks. Well worth mentioning are La Pesquera, Azucar Beach, Aurora Beach, Levante Beach, Plaza Beach, Astral Beach and Pedro’s Beach.
Hotels – Where to Stay
Of course it almost goes without mentioning that there are several five star hotels in the resort of which according to the Trip Advisor the most favourably reviewed include the Club Jardines del Puerto, Sisu Boutique Hotel & Spa and the Pyr Marbella Hotel. Here guests can expect very high quality when it comes to luxury accommodations, meals and infrastructure.
Of course there are also many self-catering apartments and villas to rent by the week starting from as little €350 for a seven night stay.
Map
Our handy interactive tourist map of Puerto Banus is best used as a tourist information guide as it shows some of