The 6th Edition of the Essential Magazine Awards were held with a gala dinner at the Hotel Puente Romano.

The Salón Andalucia at the Hotel Puente Romano was the venue for the glittering Marbella Awards Gala Evening which took place on Saturday the 19th of November. Organised by Essential Magazine and in association with Jyske Bank, this prestigious event was attended by over 250 guests and involved the presentation of 16 Awards to Marbella's most popular companies covering a range of business categories.

The evening was hosted by UK television personality Shivani Mair with co-presenter Mugge Fischer and consisted of a lively cocktail reception and sumptuous gala dinner with a fabulous line-up of live entertainment performed by Quike Navarro, Monkey Tennis and Yanela Brooks.

The Awards were presented during an Oscar's-style ceremony involving the Spanish National Basketball Coach, Sergio Scariolo and José Luis Hernández, the Tourism Minister of Marbella Town hall. The event, endorsed by the Ayuntamiento de Marbella, was also an important fundraising effort, with all proceeds from ticket sales and a generous raffle draw going to two charities: the Fundación Cesare Scariolo, devoted to children suffering from cancer and their families, and the Fundación Tutelar (Fundaspandem), which helps the disabled.

The 2011 winners are:

Golf Club - Finca Cortesín Golf

Racquets Club - Puente Romano Tenis Club

Fitness Club - Vitality Studios

Spa - Villa Padierna Spa

Hotel - Hotel Puente Romano

Beach/Port Restaurant - Trocadero Playa

Beach Club - Ocean Club

Night Club - Suite

Oriental Restaurant - Tai Pan

Italian Restaurant - Ristorante Da Bruno

Mediterranean Restaurant - El Lago

International Restaurant - Polo House

School - Aloha College

Specialist Clinic - Ocean Clinic

Special Award 1 - Tikitano Restaurant

Special Award 2 - Swans School