Marbella, Spain-Tips for you

Those who know me know i looooove travelling, so i"ve decided for every trip i make i'll share so you can decide if you will visit or not...I'll be writing about the others but the one for this month is Marbella (Beautiful Ocean)

Holiday details

Destination: Marbella, Spain

Airport: Malaga

Hotel: H10 Andulacia

Airline: British Airways

Marbella is a city and resort area on southern Spain’s Costa del Sol, part of the Andalusia region.We stayed there for just 4days and I will try as much as I can to break it all down for you....Enjoy!!

Day 1

We had a very early flight, so we got to Marbella at about 10am-Don't waste your money jumping on any of those airport taxi offers as there is a Bus stop right infront of the airport once you exit, all you have to do is get a ticket from the ticket stand which cost between 7-8euros depending on the time of your bus... It takes about an hour to get to marbella bus station

Our bus ride to Marbella from the airport.

As soon as we got to the bus station we took a taxi to our hotel... We were happy with what we saw...though we had to wait a bit for them to sort our room out, but it was worth the wait ( 20 minutes or so...)

We took a nap for about 4hrs, got up, freshened up and headed to calle medio in Marquez del Duero, ... We went to the  best restaurant in San Pedro de Alcantara: Restaurante Alcantara( Highly Recommended)

...for starter we had gambas pil pil, aguacate con langostinos and piña tropical then our main was spaghetti vongole (spaghetti with clams and prawns, cooked in white wine and chopped garlic) and lubina con verduras (sea bass with vegetables)... We ended with a delicious dessert called "Dama blanca aka white lady" basically icecream, cream and chocolate with a twist.

We relaxed till about midnight chatting and chilling then took a taxi to our hotel for about €8....boy were we glad to walk into a cool room cos we left one of our keys in the slot so the ac can be left on while we are out... You do know when u take it out everything goes off including the fridge.. So for those of you that don't already know... Always ask for a second key and leave one permanently in that slot if you want to walk into a cool room and cool drinks ln your fridge :) That was it for day 1

Day 2.

Woke up at about 9am, had breakfast which was very lovely..they had alot of variety and i was pleased... Breakfast was served between7.30-10.30am

Went back to the room... We got ready, took a stroll round our hotel appreciating it's beauty... However, we were disappointed that we had to pay for iron..lol...we let that slide and went on to capture a few moments

Relaxed, chatted and chilled till  about 4pm then we started our day.. Got a taxi to puerto banus ... Went to Zara in Marina Banús...they had some irresistible deals... Trust me to lay my hands on what looks like a good deal for my loyal customers...

After shopping we went to Terra Sana for wraps and got a nice chicken avocado wrap... It was yummmy and cost about €10

Then we walked around puerto banus appreciating the beauty of the town... We just saw cars and cars and cars everywhere... From ferraris to bentleys to Lamborghinis to some i haven't even seen or heard of before and they had all the designer shops by the port... It was beautiful... All sorts of yachts... Different shapes and sizes available for rent too

We did what we knew best... Photos photos till we got hungry.. went to have lunch ...we asked for pizza and the portion sent me straight to sleep... Lol..

we were so tired we couldn't even do our boat cruise anymore so we walked back to our hotel for the food to digest..Chilled for a bit... Went to the pool , enjoyed some inhouse flamenco entertainment and some quiet relaxing time...

walked out for cocktAils to this really nice place called Astral.. 

They indeed had nice cocktails... Although we found it weird that a clown was trying to sell roses and he won't allow us take a photo of/with him... I wonder why!!!

After our cocktails and plenty of chatting we took a taxi back to our base and slept... Mind you it was about midnight and clothe stores and shops were still open! They don't sleep in Marbella!!

Day 3:

Woke up early and had breakfast again :) chilled by the pool and relaxxxed

After chilling, we changed and got ready for the day and headed to the port... Of course we took pictures on our way...

then we headed off to the port and got a boat from Puerto Banus to marbella centre... We had lunch and had some tapas.. Then chilled at gran melia for a bit before taking the local bus to puerto banus... Spain is so beautiful and we had an opportunity to see the history as it was frequented in the 80s by the creme de la creme.. We got to PB in less than 20mins walked around... Wennt to the mall, had a wrap again lol and went to restaurante alcantara.. We had beef entrecôte in pepper sauce with mushroom and vegetables, at this point we were literally "belly full" then we had to try the best ice cream in san pedro of course!  Had some ice cream then we headed back to the hotel...

Day 4 

We got up, had breakfast, got a taxi to marbella bus station which cost just about €12 and took about 10 minutes and waited for the airport bus to take us straight to the airprot for 8.45am... We were favoured because the bus was almost full and if we didnt get that 8.45 we would have definitely missed our flight or had to spend more than 10 times the amount to take a taxi straight to the airport... We departed at exactly 8.48am and arrived at 9.24am

We had someone on our flight who had a very severe nut allergy, so the crew informed everyone of us not to eat anything that has nut on the flight at all... Wow! I thank God for my life o.... Anyway that was it....

Tips

1. Remember to carry along an Adaptor as the socket is different
2. Get your sunscreen whether you are black or not.lol
3. When picking a hotel don't pay for all inclusive if you want to explore cos u'll spend most of ur time out of the hotel...breakfast is ok as that's the most important meal (so they say.lol) :)
4. Try tapas & Mediterranean cuisine at restaurante Alcantara ( best restaurant) See their tripadvisor page for mouth watering spanish food and more!
5. Take a boat ride to marbella centre and enjoy the view
6. Don't take a taxi directly from/to the airport (extortion)
7. When shopping and using your card, always choose to pay in the countries currency...you get better value that way

Hope you learnt a little...Plus if you need a tour guide in Marbella I can hook you up with someone very reliable for a little fee.....Happy Travelling xxx