EL Paraiso's greatest appeal is its location. The weather in southern Spain is world renowned, with over 300 days of sunshine every year. Situated 14 Km from Marbella in a valley surrounded by hills with magnificent views of the coast, it was designed with great attention to detail by Gary Player and Kirby. The designers laid out the course to take advantage of the slope of a hill which runs down to the sea. The clubhouse, situated in the middle of the course, is rustic but very popular.

The course has fairways which are quite wide, but you have to attack them quite carefully, because the roughs are dangerous traps. The water hazards play an important role, both for the beauty they add to the course and because of the dangerous streams lying hidden in the roughs. The central holes of the course (the 13th and the 14th) are incredibly beautiful, with their large trees and lakes. Probably the most difficult hole is the 7th, with its green guarded by two enormous bunkers.