The Almenara hotel, open in 1999, enjoys superb views of sweeping fairways, pine clad mountains, lakes hills and the Mediterranean. Sotogrande is a resort with outstanding resources. There are four golf courses including Almenara, which has 18 holes, a golf academy with the latest analysis equipment. Sotogrande has a beach club with many sport activities, shops and a variety of restaurants and bars.

The hotel offers 150 rooms equipped with a full bathroom, air conditioning, heating, hairdryer, safe, mini-bar, dataport/modem socket, pay TV/satellite TV, direct dial telephone, video and playstation. Non-smoking rooms are also available. All the rooms and suites are set within individual Andalusian villas.

The amenities available to guests include a bar/café, restaurant, garden/terrace, children's playground, disabled facilities, laundry service, 2 meeting rooms, money exchange, hair salon, newsagent, car park and garage.

The Elysium Heath Club offers a heated indoor swimming pool with hydromassage beds and Jacuzzis, Finnish sauna and Turkish baths. Other fitness facilities include a bicycle rental, billiards, gym, horse riding, massage service, beauty treatment, tennis court and sauna. The beach is about 4 kilometers away. The hotel has it's own golf course and excellent practice grounds.