Sotogrande is the largest resort and privately owned residential development in Andalusia. A large part of the resort is administered by NH Hotels and it is considered part of the NH World. It is located in the municipality of San Roque, Cádiz, Spain, southern Europe and is composed of a 20 square kilometres (8 sq mi) stretch from the Mediterranean Sea 25 km east of Gibraltar, back into the foothills of Sierra Almenara, providing contrasting views of sea, hills, cork forests and green fairways, including the Rock of Gibraltar and Morocco.
Regulars and inhabitants of Sotogrande include Peter Caruana, Chief Minister of Gibraltar, Tony Blair, John Medina, Juan Loyasa, Sandro Rottman with his fiancée Rosa Garcia , Antonio A. Camerena, Doro Plana, Emilio Botín, Ana Rosa Quintana,[1] Royal Shakespeare Company actor Mike Gwilym,[2] and HRH Prince Louis Alphonse of Bourbon, the legitimist pretender to the throne of France.[3][4]
Sotogrande, Spain is well known as an architectural showcase on the Costa del Sol, with styles varying from the traditional Andalucian to mid century modern, all the way through 21st century design and even more unusual designs, including moorish/mudejar style homes and even a Swiss chalet. In 2008 the local government declared three buildings as of cultural interest, protecting them from reform or demolition. These architectural gems were the Biddle House, by Francisco Javier Carvajal, the Zóbel house by José Antonio Coderch, and the Real Club de Golf by Luis Gutierrez Soto.[7]