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Rio Real Hotel & Golf Club

8.8
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Found just outside Marbella, in the heart of the Costa del Sol, Rio Real is a paradise for sun-seeking golf groups of any size and ability. The course at Rio Real Golf Club is the oldest in the Marbella region and remains inside the top 40 layouts in Spain, flowing through towering palm trees, with stunning views of the coast as the backdrop. 

Rio Real Hotel & Golf Club is less than 40 minutes from Malaga Airport, with golden sands of the Spanish coast just 5 minutes away from the resort. The stunning golf course is equaled by the fantastic accommodation at the hotel. The stylish hotel gives you the option of relaxing at any of the awesome on-site facilities or heading into Marbella for a taste of Spanish culture.

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Rio Real Golf Club

Measuring 6,741 yards from the championship markers, Rio Real was designed by Javier Arana, and provides a great test of golf for even highly skilled players, without ever overwhelming the average golfer. The front nine holes are certainly the tougher, with the tight fairways bordered by banks of beautiful trees.

Patience and accuracy are crucial here, but on the closing stretch you can open your shoulders and be aggressive with the driver from the tee. The stunning landscape makes Rio Real a memorable place to play, especially the 4th and 5th holes, which run adjacent to the famous Costa del Sol, affording amazing views of the coastline.

Signature Hole: Hole 4, Par 4, 386 metres, SI 4
This hole turns into a real challenge when the Marbellan sea breeze picks up. A beautiful hole too, and the golfer is greeted with a spectacular sea view when reaching the green. However, there is much to do until then, with a slight dogleg left from the drive, followed by a lengthy approach shot to a well protected green, with bunkers to the sides and rear. A visually stunning hole, and a draw from the tee would suit this hole well, setting up a less lengthy approach shot.

Course Information
Par 72
Designed by Javier Arana
Opened for play 1965
Tees
White 6,097 metres SSS 72
Yellow 6,003 metres SSS 71
Red 5,282 metres SSS 73

Accommodation at Rio Real Hotel & Golf Club

The hotel at Rio Real is a match for the quality of the golf course, presenting visitors with an authentic oasis of tranquility. Within easy reach of Marbella's bustling centre, the hotel is a classy and stylish option for the discerning golf holiday-maker.

Rio Real is what many people would call a boutique hotel, featuring refined furniture and fittings throughout. The guest bedrooms and suites are no different; light wood, marble bathrooms and fitted iPods are among the superb features to be built into many of the units.

Rio Real is one of the finest new hotels to be established anywhere along the Costa Del Sol in recent years, and represents a fantastic high end option for a luxury golf holiday in the sun.

Guests at the luxury Rio Real property can take advantage of the leisure facilities, which include fishing, horse riding and tennis, while it is also possible hire the resort's private yacht. The nearby coastline presents the opportunity for a myriad of water sports, such as water skiing, scuba diving, sailing and jet skiing.

The beautiful Rio Real Restaurant is an amazing gourmet experience, set in a truly delightful dining room.

What Our Golfers Say

8.8
Very Good
5 reviews
Bar / Restaurant 9.6
Facilities 8.6
Location 9.0
Room comfort 10.0
Staff 9.6
Value for money 8.6
These reviews are from verified Your Golf Travel customers.

Excellent
10.0

Excellent
10.0

Realy great.We will come again.Swimming pool could be warmer.

Very Good
8.0

Hotel lovely but pool was cold Not value for money because had to pay for 4 buggies

Very Good
8.0

The hotel is lovely, quiet and tranquil. My room had a great outlook over the 11th hole. Food good, service to match.

Very Good
8.0

Favourite hole: "Really nice par 4, elevated tee and a brook to cross to reach green, this was followed by a lovely par 3 with lake to left of green."


My caddy tip: "It would be easier to play second time round, but would advise caution off most tees as narrow fairways and on par 3 most greens well surrounded with trouble."

Stableford score: 30

Handicap: 16

8.8
Very Good
55 reviews
Condition overall 8.6
Condition of greens 9.0
Speed of round About right
Value for money 8.4
Facilities 8.8
Difficulty Average
These reviews are from verified Your Golf Travel customers.

Excellent
10.0

Great course

Very Good
8.0

Watch out for the storm water levees they are sometimes invisible when playing but are a straight lost ball as strict no go zones and thread through entire course. Nice warm up course.

Excellent
10.0

LOVED THE COURSE AMAZING VIEWS GPS BUGGIES

Very Good
8.0

Excellent
10.0

Very Good
8.0

Great course, Greens been treated a few weeks ago No buggy bar or water in pro shop

Excellent
10.0

Always the perfect course

Very Good
8.0

Great course Greens 7/10 Course 9/10

Excellent
10.0

Thought it was a great course

Very Good
8.0

All fine, course was mainly dry despite weeks of heavy rain. But overall too soft to allow buggies on the grass, so tendious and very slow cart path only round.

Very Good
8.0

Good
6.0

Good layout.

Very Good
8.0

Excellent
10.0

Perfect course in beautiful condition A very fair test

Excellent
10.0

The greens were very difficult to read and play as they were very fast. Overall one of the oldest but still one my favourite courses on the Costa del Sol.

Excellent
10.0

More forgiving than the courses at La Quinta.

Good
6.0

Played this course a few years ago and not in good shape, played this year after a break and will not playing next year , in bad shape , not worth the money, better courses out there.

Excellent
10.0

Excellent
10.0

The course, facilities, staff, course condition were all excellent. We enjoyed the course immensely.

Excellent
10.0

Great course in fab condition. 6 of us played this & 3 others (Los Naranjos, Cabapino & Valle Ramano) and all agreed this was the stand out venue.

Good
6.0

Always a favourite of ours.however they have sold the land on holes 4and 5 and made the course par 68. So sad a great course ruined. However, best greens we played on

Very Good
8.0

Disappointed that the 4-5th holes closed and for sale if our info is correct. Put in 2 par3's to compensate. General opinion is that it takes away something from the course but would go back with reduced green fee.

Excellent
10.0

Excellent
10.0

Everything was perfect, the condition was good, greens are very quick and pace of play was spot on. Can't say anything negative about Rio Real and will play this every time I'm in the Costa Del Sol.

Very Good
8.0

Bit disappointed as the tees had tonnes of sand on them ! Bit untidy around the edges

Very Good
8.0

6 hours to do 15 holes And to top it off got let down with simple shuttles had to get taxis to and from Rio real not happy

Very Good
8.0

Much busier course so a bit slow but much enjoyed

Very Good
8.0

Very Good
8.0

Looked after from start to finish

Excellent
10.0

Very warmly welcome. Excelent restaurant.

Excellent
10.0

Course was exceptional

Excellent
10.0

Very Good
8.0

Been here before --all good tricky course gets better for knowing.

Very Good
8.0

Love Rio Real - does what it says on the tin & this year was in great nick :-) !

Excellent
10.0

My favourite course in the Costa del Sol . Simply wonderful course

Very Good
8.0

A few quirky holes but a good course in good condition with quick greens.

Very Good
8.0

Great course but disappointed that buggies were not included as led to believe Had to pay for 4 buggies

Very Good
8.0

Having played Rio for a number of years all of us thought the fairways were cutting up when playing any club , the grass just seemed to explode and something we have not witnessed in previous years so the members have already agreed that Rio would be dropped if we played golf on the Costa Del Sol.

Very Good
8.0

Fairways and rough were patchy but greens were excellent. Course is a little flatter than some others in the area but would still recommend a buggie. Staff very freindly and a very quick round of 4 hours suggest they don't pack the course out like others.

Average
4.0

Well maintained course, tight in places and windy on one day so a bit harder than usual I suspect. The greens, a litany of pitch marks every where, utterly disgraceful. I’m not sure what the management are doing, but certainly not supervising the calibre of golfers they let on the course. At £150+ for a round (2 players and buggy) it does not represent good value. My complaint was met with a shrug of the shoulders🤷‍♂️

Excellent
10.0

Lovely pine tree lined course with a number of tight drives. Similar in feel to the courses in Turkey. Would play again.

Excellent
10.0

Excellent
10.0

Excellent golf course, generally beautiful with lovely greens. Some very tricky holes with quite a few blind shots with traps for the unwary. We felt more confident the second time round. Knowing where you're going helps. Overall a very enjoyable and well presented golf course.

Excellent
10.0

Great course and excellent facilities.

Excellent
10.0

Excellent

Excellent
10.0

Excellent
10.0

All ok but had a 5 hour round

Good
6.0

Easy arrival and book in. Flexible to postpone round 24 hrs due to rain. Course wet due to recent weather and 2 holes closed and cart path only. Greens fast. Friendly bar staff.

Excellent
10.0

Always enjoy Rio real but bar prices are quite expensive

Very Good
8.0

A nice course with good facilities and staff.

Excellent
10.0

Another good looking course with open fairways allowing good drives and forgiving if you missed. A nice mixture of easy to hard holes with some elevated tees downhill to long fairways. Our best course of the week and would play again.

Very Good
8.0

An attractive course and in good condition, some holes are a little close to ajoining tee's however this was not a problem for reasonable golfers.

Excellent
10.0

Great round of golf , nothing to say but a great experience.

Very Good
8.0

I love Rio Real, although they do rate themselves quite high with their attitude. There are course Marshalls whose sole role seems to be to annoy you. Twice we were asked to keep up with the group in front...they were a two ball we were a four and we had no one behind us, it’s not necessary to say anything and take the gloss off.

Very Good
8.0

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