La Cala Resort has been crowned Spain's Best Golf Hotel at the 2025 World Golf Awards, a prestigious international accolade recognising the finest destinations in global golf…
La Cala Resort has been crowned Spain's Best Golf Hotel at the 2025 World Golf Awards, a prestigious international accolade recognising the finest destinations in global golf tourism. The award reinforces La Cala's position as one of Europe's leading golf and lifestyle resorts and celebrates the remarkable transformation the property has undergone in recent years.
Voted for by golf industry professionals, tour operators and the public, the honour acknowledges the resort's exceptional blend of championship golf, contemporary hospitality and authentic Andalusian character. With three 18-hole courses designed by Cabell B. Robinson, alongside a new nine-hole academy course opened this summer, La Cala Resort now offers an unrivalled 63 holes of golf, the largest single-site golf offering in Spain, presenting strong product differentiation for agents and operators.
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The hotel, recently refreshed to reflect a more modern Mediterranean aesthetic, provides an ideal base for groups and FIT bookings. Guests can expect bright, spacious rooms with panoramic terraces overlooking the mountains and fairways, a luxurious spa, and an array of leisure and sporting facilities that make La Cala Resort a compelling year-round proposition for golf tour operators and travel agents alike.
The resort's enhanced F&B offering has been instrumental in driving repeat business, with the newly refurbished La Terraza restaurant and the popular Steakhouse forming part of a vibrant culinary line-up. Each venue combines quality local produce with warm service and spectacular views, key selling points for the trade. La Cala Resort also hosts a diverse calendar of events, from the annual La Cala Golf World Open and End-of-Year Golf Tournament to charity fixtures such as the Cudeca Cup, providing operators with ready-made itinerary opportunities and added value for clients.
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Sean Corte-Real, General Manager of La Cala Resort, said: "To be named Spain's Best Golf Hotel is a tremendous honour and a reflection of our team's relentless commitment to excellence. Every area of the resort, from our golf courses and hotel to our dining and leisure facilities, has been elevated to deliver a world-class guest experience. This recognition belongs to everyone who contributes to making La Cala the special place it is."
The World Golf Awards form part of the World Travel Awards programme and are regarded as the benchmark for quality across the international golf and hospitality industries. For La Cala Resort, this latest accolade follows another major success, last year's IAGTO Award for Golf Resort of the Year (Europe), further strengthening its credentials as a premium golf product for the UK and European markets.
Beyond golf, La Cala Resort continues to evolve as a lifestyle resort, offering strong cross-sell opportunities across leisure, wellbeing and residential living. Ongoing investment across the hotel, golf and real estate portfolio is creating new packages and experiences for trade partners to offer their clients. Located just 30 minutes from Málaga Airport, with excellent year-round connectivity from UK regional airports, La Cala Resort offers tour operators a compelling Mediterranean golf product with proven commercial appeal.
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