SISU BOUTIQUE, MARBELLA
SO WHAT’S GOING ON HERE, THEN?
This adults-only escape in Puerto Banus hosts some of Marbella’s best parties at its Tattoo Geisha Day Club & Night Lounge (OK, ignore the silly name) and gorgeous Sushisha rooftop bar. Think red tulip chairs in the lounge, modern rooms and pool-view suites with a Jacuzzi on the private terrace – and if you’re travelling with friends, there are three-bedroom apartments, too. Twentyfour-hour room service means even if you get the munchies at 5am you’re in luck. Sisu VIP service allows you to go all Mariah Carey if you get the urge – they’ll fix everything from hiring a yacht to airport transfers and security personnel (worth considering if you’re trying to put distance between you and that clingy holiday fling).
AND WHAT’S THE CROWD LIKE?
International, but plenty of Brits. Marbs knows how to party, for sure, but Sisu attracts a particularly largerthan-life, designer-loving crowd – expect girls to be rocking serious swimwear, from labels like Gucci and Vuitton. It attracts celebrities, too, from Tinie Tempah to Mark Wright and the Made In Chelsea
lot.
WHAT SHOULDN’T I MISS?
The Feels Like Miami Saturday rooftop party is a must; monthly Love Juice is a champagne-fuelled house-music party around the pool and goes on until 3.30am; and the Thank Fuck It’s Friday (who comes up with these names?) pool party does what it says on the tin. When you’re not dancing, you can make new friends in the 20-person Jacuzzi or recline on a circular day bed (a word of warning: you have to book these, but group rates are available and packages can include drinks).
AND WHEN I’M DONE WITH ALL THAT?
If you can make it, find sustenance at the al fresco, decked breakfast terrace (wear shades, the all-white decor is blinding), but if you can’t face leaving your bed, order breakfast from room service, then relax in your on-terrace Jacuzzi. And you’re only a few hundred yards from the golden-sand beach of Puerto Banus, so hang out for the afternoon and aim to wipe out your hangover with a you’re-going-to-getdunked-in-the-sea bananaboat ride. Have an evening off and stroll to the glitzy nearby marina for gourmet tapas, like prawns in sherry, at La Moraga.