La Fonda Heritage Hotel

About La Fonda Heritage Hotel

By the ULTIMATE Marbella Editorial Team

A Relais & Châteaux boutique hotel on Plaza Santo Cristo, with a sky bar, a bodega and a restaurant in the heart of the Old Town. The most stylish bed in historic Marbella.

On the prettiest square

La Fonda Heritage sits on Plaza Santo Cristo, at the top of Calle Ancha, overlooking the 16th-century Santo Cristo chapel and a ring of old houses. The tourist office describes it as opening a new era in which old and new merge in a sophisticated sanctuary full of history and Andalusian charm. It is a member of Relais & Châteaux.

Inside

Rooms are spread across restored historic buildings around the square. The restaurant celebrates water, earth and fire in its dining rooms, with avant-garde dishes, and La Bodega de La Fonda runs wine tastings that introduce guests to the origins and character of each wine and the art of pairing. On the roof, La Fonda Sky Bar looks over the rooftops and church towers of the Old Town to the sea.

Old and new meet in a sophisticated sanctuary full of history and Andalusian charm, in the words of the town’s tourist office.

Living in the Old Town

Staying here means the lanes are your corridor. Plaza de los Naranjos is a few minutes’ walk, the Tablao Flamenco Marbella is on the same square, and the restaurants and tapas bars of the historic centre are all within strolling distance. The beach is about fifteen minutes away on foot.

Who it suits

Couples and culture-lovers who would rather wake up among bell towers than beside a pool. If you want a big resort with a beach club, the Golden Mile is a better fit.

Our advice: book a room overlooking the square, take a sunset drink on the sky bar, then walk down to the flamenco tablao next door.

Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with La Fonda Heritage Hotel before you go.