Very nice small hotel combining the advantages of a hotel with the service and friendliness of the perfect B&B. Very well situated in surprisingly - to us anyway - attractive old town of Marbella. Close to restuarants etc, and convenient to the bus station if you wish to venture further withour driving. We had a very enjoyable stay of four nights.

We have only just returned from the Hotel Claude, in Marbella - and we really have had the most lovely time. The owners are all charming, and nothing is too much trouble for them, to make your stay special...it is not like a hotel in fact, it was so much more - we really felt like we were incredibly welcome guests, staying in a family home.
We loved it.
And Old Town Marbella is charming, even if Puerto Banus is not.
We saw authentic Flamenco dancing, and have eaten in lovely restaurants, and met some lovely people along the way. And today, with an extremely elongated check out time, we have had the pleasure of whiling away the day on the roof terrace, in the sun, reading. Magnificent.
Do go - if you want to feel extra special.

We loved this interesting & historical hotel which is ideally situated within walking distance of lots of restaurants, bars and shops in the quaint Old Town yet is very quiet so you get a good nights sleep! The room (Oriental) was wonderfully large with extra comforts eg ipod docking etc and the cleanest I've stayed in. The breakfast menu was perfect; the freshest continental style plus eggs anyway you like and was served on the small but well thought out roof terrace. The staff were extremely helpful; Desiree greeted us in style with a glass of cava and organised our taxi transfer from airport as well as booking tables at restaurants - all done with a smile too! We wanted a quiet short break out of UK but not too far, staying in affordable luxury boutique hotel and ability to walk to good restaurants in pretty location - Hotel Claude delivered on all aspects and we even had warm sunshine in March!

We arrived to a very friendly welcome from Desiree. That welcome continued through the service we received through the whole stay - quite simply the hotel team could not do enough for us - from booking restaurants, to breakfast literally served whenever we wanted it, tending to the odd medical emergency, and just always being available with a friendly smile and quick unobtrusive chat about life. This is a family run hotel which has a very chic feel. We stayed in the Francesca room which contained one of the largest and most comfortable beds we have ever stayed in. Despite being at the front of the house, we were able to lock ourselves away from the world and overslept on more than one occassion.
This hotel was recommended to us through Mr and Mrs Smith, so we were confident we'd get a cool, boutique hotel. What we didn't expect was such a warmth and hospitality throughout the stay. Thoroughly recommend it.