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SPA IN SPLENDOR AT THE NEWLY REVAMPED SENTIDOS EN RIO REAL LUXURY HOTEL IN SUNNY SPAIN
by The Travel Snob for Fashiontribes.com
Photo: Manuel Conzalez Olaechea y Franco

A longtime fave hideaway on Spain's Costa de Sol now boasts equally fab accommodations. Nestled between the Sierra Blanca Mountains and the Mediterranean Sea about two miles from the heart of Marbella, the newly unveiled 29-room Sentidos en Rio Real has the distinction of being the resort town's sole member of the elite Small Luxury Hotels of the World.

Designed by the same architect who was commissioned by the Spanish royal family, it's a blend of traditional Spanish architecture with Asian and Mediterranean influences. Guests have the option of landing on the 24-hour helipad, and then slipping in through a gated entrance geared toward utmost privacy. An equally private entrance to one of the various spacious rooms reveals a peaceful, modern space appointed with hand-selected furnishings, Egyptian cotton linens, and a private terrace with commanding views of the cliff-side golf course - an 18-hole, par-72 wonder stretching across a beautiful valley, softly sloping from the mountains to the Mediterranean.

Apres golf, players can hang out in the club house and munch on gourmet snacks or enjoy a bevvy, all the while availing themselves of the golf concierge (who is always on hand). Other options include a game of tennis on the hotel's court, catching some rays on the sun deck or by the pool, horseback riding, water sports, or an outing aboard the hotel's opulent private yacht, the Rio Real III. (Custom-designed itineraries can be created with accommodations and use of the hotel yacht for upwards of $40,000 per week.) The hotel's pristine, glass-walled spa offers myriad pampering indulgences, including a range of therapeutic and relaxing massages, body wraps and facials utilizing locally grown flowers, citrus fruits and olive oils.

The hotel's Sentidos Restaurant specializes in Andalucian cuisine and boasts a wine cellar stocked with vintages from across Europe and around the world. Many of Hollywood's old school elite from the 60s maintain villas nearby and often drop by to take in the views from the floor-to-ceiling windows, or dine al fresco on the patio overlooking the golf course - and soak up some warm Andalucian hospitality.

For more info, visit RioReal.com.



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