Anantara Villa Padierna Benahavís Marbella Resort will mark the season with a full programme from 27 November to 1 January, combining candlelit music, family-friendly workshops and a strong food and drink line-up open to guests and non-residents.
The season begins on 27 November with the tree-lighting in the lobby, set to live music and a welcome cocktail. Throughout December, an in-house advent calendar will offer daily surprises, a small reminder that pleasure often sits in the details.
Away from the lights, the resort embraces local craft and simple, hands-on moments. Guets can enjoy unique destive destination experiences like visits to Christmas markets or try traditional local season crafts, before all the family come to the table for festive dining. On 23 December at 4 pm the resort’s head pastry chef hosts a Christmas-sweets class. On 26 December at 12 pm ceramicists from Coín lead a pottery workshop. Both are designed so children and adults can create something to take home.
Music sets the tone on 12, 13, 26 and 27 December, when Candlelight concerts in Salón Linares fill the space with strings and soft glow, hundreds of candles shaping the room into a warm, intimate hall.
For younger guests, Santa appears twice, first on 24 December at 7:30 pm and again on 25 December at 1 pm. Animal lovers get their moment on 27 December at 12 pm, when Donkey Dreamland brings its gentle rescue donkeys to the resort for a talk and meet-and-greet that focuses on care and respect.
Festive dining
The kitchen has planned a sequence of meals that favour classic flavours and a relaxed sense of occasion.
- Christmas Eve, 24 December
Dinner at La Veranda comes with live music. Highlights include foie gras mousse with carquiñoli crumb, sea bass loin with pistachios, and a Manjari chocolate ganache with jasmine and coconut ice cream. €325 per person. - Christmas Day Brunch, 25 December
A generous spread of Ibérico cold cuts, fresh seafood, grilled meats and fish, and traditional festive pastries. €195 per adult, €90 per child. - New Year’s Eve, 31 December
Three routes into midnight: an Asian menu at 99 Sushi Bar €425, a Mediterranean gala dinner with party favours in Salón Linares €550, or a special menu at Ola Beirut created for the night. - New Year’s Day Brunch, 1 January
Prime Ibérico, seafood stations and signature desserts to start the year well. €220 per adult, €100 per child.
From 20 December to 7 January, Eddy’s Bar serves a festive afternoon tea, and those in a celebratory mood can book an oysters-and-Champagne experience. The spa rounds out the offer with a seasonal Elemis treatment designed for deep rest and reset, an easy gift to yourself or someone close.
Set among formal gardens with golf on the doorstep and the Mediterranean breeze in the air, Christmas at Anantara Villa Padierna aims for simple pleasures done well: music by candlelight, time spent making things by hand, and meals that feel both generous and polished. Reservations are recommended for all concerts, workshops and dining.
You can read The Luxury Editor Review of Anantara Villa Padierna Benahavís Marbella Resort here.
Anantara Villa Padierna Benahavís Marbella Resort will mark the season with a full programme from 27 November to 1 January, combining candlelit music, family-friendly workshops and a strong food and drink line-up open to guests and non-residents.
The season begins on 27 November with the tree-lighting in the lobby, set to live music and a welcome cocktail. Throughout December, an in-house advent calendar will offer daily surprises, a small reminder that pleasure often sits in the details.
Away from the lights, the resort embraces local craft and simple, hands-on moments. Guets can enjoy unique destive destination experiences like visits to Christmas markets or try traditional local season crafts, before all the family come to the table for festive dining. On 23 December at 4 pm the resort’s head pastry chef hosts a Christmas-sweets class. On 26 December at 12 pm ceramicists from Coín lead a pottery workshop. Both are designed so children and adults can create something to take home.
Music sets the tone on 12, 13, 26 and 27 December, when Candlelight concerts in Salón Linares fill the space with strings and soft glow, hundreds of candles shaping the room into a warm, intimate hall.
For younger guests, Santa appears twice, first on 24 December at 7:30 pm and again on 25 December at 1 pm. Animal lovers get their moment on 27 December at 12 pm, when Donkey Dreamland brings its gentle rescue donkeys to the resort for a talk and meet-and-greet that focuses on care and respect.
Festive dining
The kitchen has planned a sequence of meals that favour classic flavours and a relaxed sense of occasion.
- Christmas Eve, 24 December
Dinner at La Veranda comes with live music. Highlights include foie gras mousse with carquiñoli crumb, sea bass loin with pistachios, and a Manjari chocolate ganache with jasmine and coconut ice cream. €325 per person. - Christmas Day Brunch, 25 December
A generous spread of Ibérico cold cuts, fresh seafood, grilled meats and fish, and traditional festive pastries. €195 per adult, €90 per child. - New Year’s Eve, 31 December
Three routes into midnight: an Asian menu at 99 Sushi Bar €425, a Mediterranean gala dinner with party favours in Salón Linares €550, or a special menu at Ola Beirut created for the night. - New Year’s Day Brunch, 1 January
Prime Ibérico, seafood stations and signature desserts to start the year well. €220 per adult, €100 per child.
From 20 December to 7 January, Eddy’s Bar serves a festive afternoon tea, and those in a celebratory mood can book an oysters-and-Champagne experience. The spa rounds out the offer with a seasonal Elemis treatment designed for deep rest and reset, an easy gift to yourself or someone close.
Set among formal gardens with golf on the doorstep and the Mediterranean breeze in the air, Christmas at Anantara Villa Padierna aims for simple pleasures done well: music by candlelight, time spent making things by hand, and meals that feel both generous and polished. Reservations are recommended for all concerts, workshops and dining.
You can read The Luxury Editor Review of Anantara Villa Padierna Benahavís Marbella Resort here.
Contact Details
Website: www.anantara.com
Address: Urbanizacion Villa Padierna Golf Resort, Autovía del Mediterráneo, km166, 29679 Marbella, Málaga, Spain
