If you're a fan of California, then you're going to love Marbella. In this discussion, Cloud Nine Spain Managing Director Sean Woolley chats with two California natives Paul Brazell Acosta & Joyce Little about the commonly used description for Marbella: The California of Europe. 
But is it similar? And what does it even mean?

0:00 - Intro
2:38 - Is it a good thing?
3:35 - What is the California lifestyle?
6:15 - Similarities in landscape
6:34 - A home from home
7:15 - We have Antonio 
10:18 - Why did they move to Marbella?
10:45 - Europe at your doorstep
12:32 - Universities

Cloud Nine Spain Podcast: Is Marbella really the California of Europe?

In this discussion, Cloud Nine Spain Managing Director Sean Woolley, Paul Brazell Acosta & Joyce Little offer us their personal insights as well as feedback from clients about what they consider to be the top 10 luxury hotels in the Marbella area. ...plus they reveal a few new 5-star hotels which are coming to the coast in the near future. 

0:00 - Intro
1:20 Puente Romano, Marbella Golden Mile
1:29 - Marbella Club, Marbella Golden Mile
2:00 - Nobu Hotel, Marbella Golden Mile
6:58 - Hotel Los Monteros, Marbella
8:05 - Don Carlos, Marbella
8:45 - Kempinski, Estepona
9:44 - Villa Padierna, Benahavis
11:02 - Don Pepe, Marbella Centre
12:10 - Ikos Resort, Estepona
13:55 - Finca Cortesin, Casares
16:43 - SO/ Sotogrande
18:05 - Club Med Magna Marbella
18:27 - Byblos Hotel / Hyatt, Mijas Golf
19:58 - Barceló Hotel, Marbella

Agree? Disagree? Did they miss any out? Leave a comment below.

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Get in touch with Cloud Nine Spain:
Telephone: +34 951 203 808
Email: info@cloudninespain.com
https://cloudninespain.com/

Address;
Centro Comercial Guadalmina 4, Local 88
29660 San Pedro de Alcantara
Marbella, Malaga

Cloud Nine Spain Podcast: Our Top 10 Luxury Hotels in the Marbella Area

Cloud Nine Spain Managing Director Sean Woolley & Paul Brazell Acosta reveal what they consider to be two hidden gems in the Marbella area of the Costa del Sol. 

You may have heard of them, you may not.

For anyone thinking of buying a property in La Zalageta, these two locations deserve consideration: Marbella Club Golf Resort and Monte Mayor. 

They're both located in the Benahavis municipality, but not often on peoples' lists of places to go and look at.

Find out why they're ones to watch out for... 

0:00 - intro
1:57 - where they are
2:17 - Marbella Club Golf Resort: a mini, relaxed La Zagaleta for golf lovers
5:40 - Marbella Club Golf Resort - prices of villas & plots of land
6:59 - Monte Mayor - a remote, mini El Madroñal
8:28 - Monte Mayor - great value property prices for villas & plots of land
10:18 - Road access and improvements to infrastructure
11:08 - Conclusion: the cat's out of the bag!

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Get in touch with Cloud Nine Spain:
Telephone: +34 951 203 808
Email: info@cloudninespain.com
https://cloudninespain.com/

Address;
Centro Comercial Guadalmina 4, Local 88
29660 San Pedro de Alcantara
Marbella, Malaga

Follow us on Social:
https://www.facebook.com/CloudNineSpain
https://www.linkedin.com/company/cloud-nine-spain/

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Sean Woolley is the author of "From The Ground Up: The Insider's Guide to Buying Spanish Property"

Available on Kindle and Paperback 
Buy it on Amazon: https://www.amazon.es/dp/B08C1SFBSG/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_x_NdCDFb5KZ6JYN

Two Alternatives to La Zagaleta: Marbella Club Golf Resort & Monte Mayor

Cloud Nine Spain Managing Director Sean Woolley takes us on a light-hearted drive-through tour through the popular golf resort of Los Flamingos and into Marbella Club Golf Resort & Monte Mayor.

Driving From Los Flamingos To The Marbella Club Golf Resort & Monte Mayor, In Benahavis

Marbella-based Spanish lawyer and estate planning expert Michael Davies discusses the news about the Wealth Tax in Andalucia being scrapped, who it affects and why Andalucia is the bset place in Spain to buy a holiday or retirement property as far as taxes are concerned.

Davies Abogados - Marbella office
C/ Ramiro Campos Turmo 10 A
29602 - Marbella
Phone +34 951 35 03 13
https://www.daviessolicitors.com/

Wealth Tax in Andalucia Scrapped - What You Need to Know

In this 10th episode of "La Piedra" join Cloud Nine Spain Managing Director Sean Woolley and Mark Stücklin (Spanish Property Insight) review the Spanish property market in 2023 for a foreign buyer perspective.

Visit: https://www.spanishpropertyinsight.com/

Get in touch with Cloud Nine Spain:
Telephone: +34 951 203 808
Email: info@cloudninespain.com
https://cloudninespain.com/

Follow us on Social:
https://www.facebook.com/CloudNineSpain
https://www.linkedin.com/company/cloud-nine-spain/
https://www.instagram.com/cloud_nine_spain/

Foreign Buyers Trends in Spain with Mark Stücklin & Sean Woolley

We chat with Fede Gonzalez, CEO of Sala Group Holdings, owners of the famous La Sala Restaurant & Bar in Puerto Banus, about how the business has coped during the pandemic, and what he´s hoping for in 2021.

What Next for the Costa del Sol Hospitality Industry?

Sean is joined today by Joyce Little from Mortgage Direct, Spain´s largest mortgage broker. They discuss products, interest rates, currency clauses, HNW applicants, self-builds...and more!

Mortgages in Spain - All Your Questions Answered

Cloud Nine Spain offers buyers the best choice of properties for sale in Southern Spain, with access to a portfolio of over 20,000 properties covering the most popular areas of the Costa del Sol, Costa Calida and Costa Blanca.

Foreign Buyers Trends in Spain with Mark Stücklin & Sean Woolley

Cloud Nine Spain - Marbella

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