The Marbella Club and the Puente Romano were recognized at the Best Hotel in Europe and the Best Golf Resort International respectively at the International Hotel Awards last week. This year long competition awards hotels which have earned a truly international five-star status. Following extensive scrutiny by the judging panel, the winners were revealed at a gala presentation dinner at the London Marriott Hotel Grosvenor Square on Sunday November 4th.

The Marbella Club won three awards at the prestigious event; Best Hotel Spain, Best Hotel Europe and was highly commended for the refurbishment of its legendary Champagne Room. The Puente Romano was named Best Resort Spain, Best Golf Resort Spain and Europe and fought off all the competition be named Best Golf Resort International.

Sales and Marketing Director for both hotels, Julian Cabanillas, travelled to London to collect the awards and said “It is a huge honour to represent the Hotel Puente Romano and the Marbella Club and to collect these awards on behalf of all the team. To be recognized as the Best Golf Resort in the World and Best Hotel in Europe is an amazing accolade and confirmation that all the vision, passion and investment in the hotels have paid off to give us a product capable of beating all the competition.”

Stuart Shield, president of the International Hotel Awards, says, “The hospitality industry is notoriously competitive and so the levels of expertise and quality required to gain one of these highly prestigious awards is extremely high. My sincere congratulations to all winners.”

Marbella Club - www.marbellaclub.com hotel@marbellaclub.com 95 282 3018
Puente Romano - www.puenteromano.com 952 820 900 hotel@puenteromano.com
 

Do you know who Frank Skott is? No? That is because Frank is one of Europe’s best kept secrets.

With nearly 13 years as a singer/songwriter, a major record deal, UK tour, major single release, 2 album releases and countless live performances all over the world, Frank still feels as though he’s just getting started.

As a songwriter, Frank has worked with some of music’s most respected names, and has the rave reviews to prove it. Frank’s soulful voice has been likened by many to greats such as Stevie Wonder, Terence Trent D’Arby and D’Angelo, and his song writing has taken him to some of the worlds most famous recording studios, including Lobo Studios on New York’s Long Island, home to the likes of 50 Cent, J-Lo and Marc Anthony. He has written songs for best selling UK girl group the ‘Sugababes’, and multi platinum UK boyband ‘Blue’, as well as co-writing with some real music pros such as Jez Larder, producer for Estelle, One Eskimo and David Bowie, among others. He’s written with David Faulk ( Mystikal ), Stevie Lange ( Bon Jovi, Blue, Sugababes, LuLu ), Jeff Scantlebury ( Stevie Wonder ) and the list goes on. With a song catalogue of some 160 plus songs, there is no end to the creative well Frank can draw from, or to the number of people who want to work with him.

Frank was born 30 years ago in Copenhagen, Denmark. Having a Danish mother and a Spanish father meant Frank’s life was destined to be international from the start. As well as English, Frank speaks and writes French and his own native Spanish, and having friends from all over the world allows him to practice his languages regularly. His schooling took him from Northern Ireland, to the Isle of Man, to southern England, where he finished university in Worcester with a degree in Outdoor Rec Management. His life since then has taken him everywhere, and he has followed his passion and his dream with a tenacity and desire to succeed and improve.

He will always describe Marbella as ‘home,’ but is still desperate to explore more of the world, and surround himself with what gives him the inspiration for most of his songs; people! People that is, of all different shapes, sizes, colours and creeds. Frank is at home around pretty much anyone, and it shows when you talk to him. He seems very laid back, and almost unshockable, and his love and affection for those close to him is something he says he is too honest to hide. He lost his ‘British stiff upper lip’ many years ago, and is much happier embracing his more open, emotional Latino side now.

Frank Skott is a man of many contrasts; the intellectual, the thinker, the philosopher, the writer, singer and poet, the Casanova, the epitome of the ladies man. He spent 16 years of his life in boarding schools and was, in his words, ‘raised by an old school system with old school values.’ But there’s the side of him that gave him the muscles, the scars, the tattoos and that long blond hair, his love of rugby, mixed martial arts, rally driving and weight lifting. You can tell from the soul in his voice, and the thought behind his lyrics, that this man has really lived, loved and lost. ‘Looks like a fallen angel, sounds like heaven,’ is how some would describe this talented mystery man.

Frank is now in the process of writing and recording his third album, coming out sometime later this year. His work can be found on iTunes and most other major internet music download sites. His albums, ‘Hard To Say’ and ‘Under The Streetlight’ are a must for music fans.

At present, he is in his hometown of Marbella, on Spain’s Costa Del Sol, and will soon be performing there and throughout Europe whilst promoting his up and coming album release. His smooth, heavy RnB and Soul grooves and his truly excellent vocal performances are something not to be missed. You can keep yourself informed on Frank’s up and coming performances, past appearances, interviews, songs, photos, videos and info on the following websites and links.

www.youtube.com/frankskottofficial
www.facebook.com/frankskottfanclub
www.reverbnation.com/frankskott
www.spotify.com/frankskott
www.itunes.com/frankskott

For details on upcoming shows, and for booking enquiries, contact Frank Skott on 0034 633 089 098.
Email: frankskott@gmail.com

Don’t miss Frank at The Cosmopolitan, Marbella, Friday 27th April, 8pm.

Information provided by the Frank Scott promotion team
 

The Spanish government has recently passed new laws aimed at encouraging property owners to rent out their properties. It is hoped that, by simplifying the eviction process, non-resident homeowners will be tempted to become landlords. The new law will also speed up the judicial process with which landlords were formerly faced when requesting that tenants vacate the property due to non-payment of rent.

The new legislation has resulted in three basic improvements to the current system.

· Firstly, there has been a reduction of the time period for filing an eviction application from two months to four weeks from the landlord's formal request for payment of outstanding rent. Of course, should the tenant make good the situation in the meantime, this application can be avoided.

· Secondly, the execution of an eviction order can be performed rapidly. A court sentence is now sufficient for the eviction notice to be carried out on the day noted in the sentence.

· Thirdly, the entire process can now be undertaken verbally, without the need for complicated documentation. Theoretically, this will allow for the passing of a court sentence in as little as five days.

The new law also means that, in certain circumstances, the landlord will no longer be bound to a minimum contract of five years. The instances in which he or she can end the contract now includes cases in which the property is required for personal use, extended to parents, children or spouse.

However, these contractual limitations must be included in the rental contract and, if the tenant finds that the property has not, in fact, been used for the purpose claimed in the termination of the agreement, the landlord will be compelled to return to him the use of the property. Additionally, he will be obliged to pay financial compensation to cover the costs of finding alternative accommodation. 

Again, these conditions should be clearly stated in the rental contract in order to facilitate swift action in the case of non-fulfilment by either party.

If you would like to know how these new laws might affect you – either as a landlord or a tenant – the team at Perez Legal Group can offer you help and advice. Our highly experienced lawyers will be able to answer all your questions and put your mind at rest.

 

Parents often tell me they find it difficult to find balance after the baby is born. They feel constantly occupied with the daily routine, but they miss the feeling that they are really bonding. Baby massage is a natural way to communicate with your baby. By massaging your baby you learn to know each other better and in a conscious and loving way you create an intense bond with your baby, it offers peace and relaxation.

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