The Senator Hotel in Marbella will have 190 rooms when it reopens its doors in 2028.

The Senator Hotel, one of the most iconic in the municipality, will have 190 rooms - none of them single - of which 165 will be doubles; six adapted for guests with reduced mobility; 24 junior suites; and one suite. The hotel group Meliá, which will manage the establishment after the completion of renovation works, already has the municipal license to undertake them. The hotel chain's forecast is that the establishment, closed to the public since last fall, will reopen to the public in the course of 2028. Meliá will invest around 13 million euros in the renovations to finance actions that will be carried out on a surface area of more than 7,000 square meters. After its reopening, the hotel will feature a swimming pool on the roof, a completely reorganized top floor, a renovated facade, new or improved common areas with better accessibility including elevators and newly created ramps and access to the spa or pool. New rooms will also be set up to enhance the establishment's conference and event offerings, located a short distance from the municipality's Palace of Fairs and Congresses. "The project is a clear proof of the importance of the hotel sector in the municipality of Marbella," said the mayor, Ángeles Muñoz, this Tuesday. The closure of the hotel after last summer was wrapped in a labor dispute that threatened the layoffs of its more than 107 employees after disagreements between Meliá; the chain Hoteles Playa, which managed the establishment until its closure; and the owner of the property housing the business. After weeks of negotiations in Marbella, Málaga, and Sevilla and an indefinite lock-in by the employees, the business side, CCOO, and the company committee reached an agreement in mid-December to replace the mass layoffs with a Temporary Employment Regulation File, which will allow workers to regain their jobs when the hotel reopens.