PYR Fuengirola

Facing Fuengirola Marina on the Costa del Sol, Hotel Apartamentos Pyr Fuengirola is a seafront aparthotel that suits a golf break built around flexibility. Apartments give you space to settle in between rounds, while the on site bar cafeteria keeps refreshments close at hand. The beach is a short walk away, and the marina setting makes an easy change of scene after golf. More than 20 courses lie within a 30 minute journey, with the hotel able to organise green fees, selected hire clubs and transport from Málaga Airport or out to the course each day. Pets are also accepted, subject to the conditions confirmed at reception.

Mijas Golf provides two very different rounds. Los Lagos is a par 71 Robert Trent Jones Sr design where generous fairways offer room from the tee, although its nine lakes can quickly alter the line into a green. Los Olivos asks for more precision, threading through established olive trees to smaller, shaped putting surfaces. Santana Golf, another strong option in the Mijas valley, is Cabell Robinson’s par 72 layout of 6,788 yards. Laid out on former avocado land, it combines broad driving corridors with large, American style bunkers, so there is a sensible balance between committing to the driver and keeping a favourable angle.

For a more exacting test, Torrequebrada Golf in Benalmádena is a 6,303 yard, par 72 Pepe Gancedo course where pines, lakes and the terrain between the sea and Sierra de Mijas demand careful placement. Chaparral Golf Club brings Mediterranean woodland into play on its parkland and forest route near the coast, while Los Arqueros in Benahavís descends through slopes and tighter fairways on Severiano Ballesteros’s par 71 design. Private return transfers can be arranged for the airport and daily golf, leaving the evening free for a drink by the marina or a walk along the beachfront.