Long before TOWIE landed in town, Marbella has served as a playground for the rich and famous.

One of the hotels responsible for this fishing village flourishing into the polished coastal resort that it is today is the ultra-lux Marbella Club.

This plush resort, where nightly stays can cost up to £7k, was opened in 1954 by ‘it boy’ of the day, Prince Alfonso von Hohenlohe, and Metro.co.uk got one of the first looks following its recent facelift.