Amu Beach Club Marbella – Review

Amù Beach Club Marbella opened in 2025 and sits on Marbella’s sought-after Playa Real de Zaragoza beach. Part of the Gran Marbella Resort & Beach Club, the club brings Riviera style to this popular stretch of the Andalusian coast. Open to hotel guests and non-residents, it offers a sea-facing infinity pool with red-and-white daybeds, an indoor/outdoor restaurant, Mediterranean dishes and signature cocktails. Expect mezze, sea bass crudo and paellas served table-side. Beach access by day, a DJ-led music scene after sunset. The new Champneys Wellness Spa is also part of the complex.

Arriving at Amù Beach Club Marbella, you are greeted by bold red and white. Parasols trimmed in crimson catch the light, towels are crisp and bright, and three tall palms frame the infinity pool view as the Mediterranean Sea sparkles beyond. The entrance sets the mood, with surfboards leaning among olive trees, and baskets of lemons.

Côte d’Azur to the Costa del Sol

Amù is new to Marbella, a Côte d’Azur original now at home on Playa Real de Zaragoza. The setting is special, as this is undoubtedly one of Marbella’s best beaches, with shallow, calm waters. The club is expansive, including a garden lawn that runs towards an outdoor cocktail bar with Mediterranean views. There is an inside bar as well, polished and cool. The covered dining terrace flows from the indoor all-weather area. Daybeds line the pool, loungers wait on the sand. Everything invites you to stay and linger under the sun.

We visited in late October under clear Andalusian skies. Lunch began with a Gran Marbella Spritz, bright with cava rosé and elderflower, and a Passion Picante Paloma with a gentle heat mixing up the classic cocktail. Mezze arrived first: smooth hummus, a smoky moutabal, and ajo blanco, before the crisp fried calamari.

Beachside dining

Then the showpiece: a paella of carabineros, served at the table from a traditional pan. A chilled white wine tied it all together. Service was warm, attentive, and natural.

The menu includes Riviera favourites with Spanish Mediterranean dishes. There is sea bass crudo with leche de tigre, grilled tuna from the Josper with peppers, and simple things done well, from a pissaladière to a Niçoise. There are family favourites like pizzas and pastas. The desserts are contemporary interpretations.

The drinks list is playful and precise, from the Bloody Marbella to a Mango & Chilli Caipiroska, with Champagne and spritzes for long afternoons.

By day, Amù is about poolside posing, beach swims, and summery lunches. As the sun dips, the music changes and it’s a fun dining destination.

Champneys Wellness Spa

Amù sits within Gran Marbella Resort & Beach Club, a discreet five-star resort a very short stroll up the road, with buggies on hand if you prefer a lift. The resort has also introduced Champneys to Spain for the first time. If you want a different kind of day, the new Champneys Wellness Spa Marbella has sea-view treatment rooms, a heat circuit, and a serene indoor pool. It suits the mood here: energy when you want it, calm when you need it.

You can read The Luxury Editor review of Gran Marbella Resort & Beach Club here.