Healthouse Las Dunas

Estepona, Costa del Sol · flagship

Healthouse Las Dunas

THE VIBE

Grand Hotel Las Dunas, Autograph Collection — an Andalusian hacienda with an octagonal tower, 51 suites and the Mediterranean directly ahead.

THE BACKSTORY

The property on Urbanización Boladilla Baja has operated for over four decades along the stretch known as the New Golden Mile. Kiluva Group acquired the hotel in 2013 for 35–40 million euros and ran it as Healthouse Las Dunas — an adults-only health resort with strict dietary and detox programmes. In March 2026 the property reopened under a 20-year management agreement with ACHM Hotels by Marriott, joining the Autograph Collection portfolio with a repositioned offer centred on relaxation and Mediterranean gastronomy.

WHY NOW

Since March 2026, Marriott Autograph Collection has operated the property under the name Grand Hotel Las Dunas — a generational shift away from the Healthouse era's strict health-hotel format. The new restaurant Casa Calma and Serena Spa are the new centre of gravity.

THE ROOM

Sea View Suite: balcony with direct sightlines to the Mediterranean, no structural elements cutting the horizon.

WELLNESS

Serena Spa houses an indoor pool and a ten-station hydrotherapy circuit; three thermal sequences running from Roman baths through Finnish sauna to contrast shower. The Golden Prelude package times its closing massage to coincide with sunset over the Mediterranean.

THE TABLE

White prawn carpaccio with seasonal raw ingredient and Josper grill — Casa Calma. The hotel's own restaurant across three interconnected rooms — the pavilion, the pool terrace and the seafront Mirador — with Andalusian tradition and local fish at its core. Golden Glow cocktail programme at sunset.

THE SERVICE

Serena Spa offers a ten-station hydrotherapy circuit and three thermal sequences — Roman baths, Finnish sauna and contrast shower — with the evening-timed 'Golden Prelude' treatment as the booking recommendation.

THE NEIGHBORHOOD

New Golden Mile, Urbanización Boladilla Baja at km 163.5 on the Marbella–Estepona road. The hacienda format with its octagonal tower and gardens cascading toward the sea via fountains is the signature architecture. The beach is accessible via Sendero Litoral, the coastal path running past the estate.

HONEST CAVEAT

Remote location at km 163.5 on the motorway — a car is essential. No restaurants or shops within walking distance.

THE VERDICT

Grand Hotel Las Dunas delivers what the Healthouse proposition never quite offered: a full-format luxury hotel with genuine gastronomy and a spa that does not presuppose the guest is in clinical recovery. The remote setting demands a car and is a genuine compromise, but it is also what keeps the New Golden Mile sector free from promenade congestion.

THE FULL PICTURE

A dedicated wellness hotel that means it. Healthouse Las Dunas treats health as the primary product, not a spa tacked onto a beach resort. Medical-grade programmes, macrobiotic cuisine, and the kind of silence that urban escapees crave. The post-pandemic wellness movement has made properties like Healthouse more relevant than ever. This is not a weekend pampering stop — it is a recalibration facility for people who take their health seriously. Sea-view wellness suite with private terrace and treatment room access. The seamless transition from bedroom to treatment is the design feature that separates Healthouse from hotels that merely have spas. The in-house macrobiotic kitchen is the only one of its kind on the Costa del Sol. Seasonal, plant-forward, scientifically calibrated. Not comfort food — functional food that happens to taste elegant. Not a party hotel. Not a family hotel. The macrobiotic restaurant will disappoint hedonists. The location in Casares is remote by design — 30 minutes from Marbella without traffic. Come to reset, not to socialise.

FACTS

FAQ

When is the best time to visit?

Since March 2026, Marriott Autograph Collection has operated the property under the name Grand Hotel Las Dunas — a generational shift away from the Healthouse era's strict health-hotel format. The new restaurant Casa Calma and Serena Spa are the new centre of gravity.

Anything I should know before booking?

Remote location at km 163.5 on the motorway — a car is essential. No restaurants or shops within walking distance.

What is the neighbourhood like around Healthouse Las Dunas?

New Golden Mile, Urbanización Boladilla Baja at km 163.5 on the Marbella–Estepona road. The hacienda format with its octagonal tower and gardens cascading toward the sea via fountains is the signature architecture. The beach is accessible via Sendero Litoral, the coastal path running past the estate.

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