by What’s better than a great beach? A great beach club, of course. A place where you can soak up the sunshine with Michelin-worthy food, sip on bottomless chilled bottles of rosé and savor hypnotic beats from some of the world’s best DJs. But with new clubs opening every year, it can be hard to know where to focus your attention on the sand.
Here’s our pick of the hottest European beach clubs to see and be seen this season – both old and new.
Scorpios, Bodrum, Turkey
Suddenly Bodrum is on our must-visit lists. Along with the opening of the swish new MAXX Royal Resort this summer, comes the first Turkish branch of favorite Scorpios on the Mykonos beach club. Just like the Greek original, it will focus not only on great food, socializing and music but also on wellness. Expect a unique Ritual Space designed to bring people together in ‘transcendent’ experiences that combine the likes of art, dance and mindfulness.
scorpios.com
Lucia Cannes, France
From the mind behind the iconic Nikki Beach brand comes this new restaurant and ‘Bain de Soleil’ spot on Cannes’ palm-fringed La Croisette waterfront. Come for the tuna crudo à la Niçoise or runner bean and asparagus salad, served in the maximum space. And wait for the full-service beach suites, where you can settle in for the evening with a frosty bottle of Provençal rosé.
luciacannes.com
Peligoni Club, Zakynthos, Greece
Family-friendly Peligoni has been around since 1989 and has a lot to offer: a range of valuable facilities from tennis courts to kayaks, spa treatment rooms and villas. Access is sold as a weekly membership, ensuring a community-like feel as familiar faces and perhaps new friendships are made. Visit during half term or one of PACE’s Guest Chef Series or Wellness Weeks for additional activities on the Horse.
peligoni.com
Dune, Marbella
Opened at the end of summer 2023, this new club is located among streams of sweeping white sand in El Rosario with a polished boho vibe. Views roll out to a sparkling sea and large tables suitable for groups are cluttered with a range of colorful eats: tiger prawn tacos with mango and red onion, or burrata with tomato, orange and mint. Sit back and let lunch roll into dinner.
dunebeachmarbella.com
Yellow Fish, Ibiza
Ibiza is one of the world capitals of beach clubbing. And the scene has become more diverse with the addition of this new spot in the W Ibiza hotel in Santa Eulalia. Sunrooms with bottle service are reserved exclusively for hotel guests, who can order from a dedicated sangria menu (this is Spain, after all). Meanwhile, live DJs do their thing until sunset and beyond.
marriott.com
NAMMOS, Cannes, France
NAMMOS, from Mykonos, is a great splashy place where corks pop on bottles of fizz from early evening onwards. This May a new branch – with tamarisk trees and palms overlooking the Isles of Esterel and Lérins – is opening its doors in Cannes. The prime location: at Palm Beach, a renewed 1920s destination that will host the Riviera’s first oceanfront saltwater pool, a private members’ club and the first Zuma restaurant in France.
nammos.com
Cone Club, Sardinia, Italy
Whether you arrive via the rugged hills of northeastern Sardinia, or via the private jetty in your own yacht, the two-year-old Cone Club is a hideaway that pairs active water sports during the day or low-key lounge time with post-dark hedonism. . Sundowner hour is a big draw, so come early to bag a prime spot with your margarita and prepare for a fiery sunset show.
cone-club.com
Byblos Beach Ramatuelle, St Tropez, France
A beachfront extension of one of St Tropez’s most exclusive hotels, Byblos – where Mick Jagger married Bianca in 1971 – this club attracts a sophisticated crowd to Pampelonne beach thanks to its excellent service. Long, lazy lunches are made with locally sourced farm-to-fork produce, but if you fancy a change of pace when hunger strikes, one of the area’s most famous restaurants, Le Club 55, is also right next door.
byblos-beach.com
Amante, Ibiza, Spain
Nestled in a rocky cliff on the south coast of Ibiza, above golden sands lapped by turquoise waves, Amante boasts one of the most spectacular locations of any beach club. Although the food is so swoon-worthy; choose from a monkfish lunch with prawn croquettes, white gazpacho with coconut or tomato tart with goat cheese and shisho.
amanteibiza.com
La Cabane, Marbella, Spain
Tastefully furnished in blue and white Dolce & Gabbana prints and with food concocted by Michelin-awarded chef Dani García, the recently opened La Cabane doesn’t do things by halves. Life revolves around the glass pool, where DJ sessions and shows feature designer cabanas, sunbeds and parasols. Also don’t miss Seomra Dolci, an on-site patisserie that serves exquisitely crafted desserts and confections.
lacabanemarbella.com
Hula Hula, Hvar, Croatia
The Croatian island of Hvar is transformed into party central in the summer months thanks in no small part to beach clubs like Hula Hula. Join the golden hour crowd, sipping fruity cocktails on the sofa-lined rocky coast as the sun slips below the horizon beyond. Or come in for the day, enjoying chilled tunes and making the most of the al fresco massage pavilion.
hulahulahvar.com
La Guerite, Cannes
Oldie but goodie, La Guérite has been serving the exclusive atmosphere and charm of the Med on the Riviera Sainte-Marguerite island, near Cannes, since 1902. Come by shuttle boat from Port Canto – that is, if you are. they are not planning on rocking up with your own yacht, as many of the high-profile guests do. Order lemon-drenched fish dishes from chef Yiannis Kioroglou before doze on the parasol-studded beach.
restaurantlaguerite.com
JackieO’, Mykonos, Greece
For the past 10 years JackieO’ Beach Club has been helping people live the high life on Super Paradise Beach, welcoming everyone from fun-seeking families to couples from the wee hours of the morning until midnight. And the vacationing LGBTQ+ community especially loves it. The 7pm drag queen show around the pool area, which draws queens from the USA, the UK and elsewhere, is the stuff of local legend.
jackieomykonos.com
Conca del Sogno, Amalfi, Italy
There are some enviable hidden gems on the chic Amalfi coast, but once again those who are familiar with Conca del Sogno. Located mainly between Sorrento and Positano, it is perfect for indulgent seafood lunches and A-lister spotting. On sunny days the view over the sparkling Tyrrhenian Sea, fringed by rocky cliffs, is nothing short of spectacular.
concadelsogno.it
Tresanton Beach Club Hotel, Cornwall
Great beach club, in the UK? You bet. In the chic Cornish yachting town of St Mawes, favorite Tresanton Hotel brings the Polizzi Collection to Britain with tiered terraces, striped parasols and neat rows of loungers. You can descend directly into the waters for a swim or sprawl out with fresh juices and nibbles like grilled prawns with aioli. Keep your fingers crossed for the sun.
thepolizzicollection.com
The EDITION Bodrum, Turkey
With weekly beach parties, headline DJs and the sleek style that EDITION hotels are known for, this scene-y club has everything you could want in a sun-drenched party spot. It is located right on the white sand beach of Bodrum, but also has a wonderful infinity pool overlooking the photogenic curve of the bay. You don’t have to stay at the hotel to visit, but if you do you get early access, from 10am. Just about the perfect time for a holiday Bellini celebration, don’t you think?
editionhotels.com
