June 2016
As our hotel was not located by the beach, we tried a few of the various beach clubs in the area. This is our verdict:
Mistral Beach
Located between Marbella and Estepona, next to a few hotels. A sunbed costs 15€ per person and day and you have an umbrella too. They play music all day long, Wi-Fi is available for free and there is a restaurant and service all day. You can make reservations for certain sunbeds if you, for example, want the front row otherwise it is first come first serve.
Chiringuito Pepe's Beach: Lovely beach with only a few hotels and apartment buildings next to it. A sunbed only costs 4€ per person and day, they offer service for drinks throughout the day and there is a restaurant too.
Sonora Beach Bar
We found this on our last day but this was definitely our favourite. It felt very uncommercial, it had great food and was pretty relaxed all around. And sunbeds cost under 10€ per person per day!
Great choice and great ways to relax!