Marriott's Marbella Beach Resort

The Marriott is our second home for over 20 years. It is located beautifully directly at the beach. The resort offers a variety of activities for old and young. The staff is amazing. There are restaurants in the resort offering fast food as well as spanish/ American cuisine. The apartments are well equipped and are freshly renovated. You can either provide yourself with food and drinks or get fully served within the resort. The only teardrop during summer time is the huge amount of guest from Saudi Arabia who have a different point of view of environmental protection and human rights concerning their behavior towards staff members and other guests.

I've stayed at many Marriott Vacation Club properties in the US. This was my first time staying at one outside the US and it did not disappoint! Both the rooms and the grounds look very similar to any Marriott beach resort you'd find in the US. We spent a week at the resort and thoroughly enjoyed our time there. The grounds are gorgeous with colorful potted plants scattered throughout and impeccable landscaping. We also enjoyed the on-site restaurants. We didn't discover the daily breakfast buffet until later in the week but we wished we had discovered it sooner because it was so good! The resort is located about a 15 minute drive from downtown Marbella, and it's very easy to get around with a car. There are a couple restaurants and shops within walking distance, but most of the local attractions need to be accessed by car. We didn't mind this at all since there's plenty of public parking in downtown Marbella and everywhere else we visited. Highly recommend this resort to anyone looking to visit Spain's southern coast!

I really do not recommend this place. They use an excessive amount of plastic for everything, single-use items everywhere, and there seems to be absolutely no consideration for the environment. Trash is handled carelessly, and the whole setup feels completely unsustainable. Environmental activists should seriously visit and see the mess for themselves, this is just not acceptable in 2025. During our stay, no one came to clean the room, even though daily cleaning was supposed to be included. When we mentioned it, no one seemed to care. The food was also a huge disappointment. The pasta tasted like something from a school cafeteria, overcooked, bland, and completely unappetizing. Definitely not worth the money. Avoid this place!