Trocadero Sotogrande
Trocadero Sotogrande
Trocadero Sotogrande is a beach club right on the sand in the heart of Sotogrande, a few kilometres from Gibraltar. It stands on the site of El Cucurucho, the club that served the resort for around 30 years, and was redesigned and renamed for the 2015 season (andalucia.com), keeping the landmark pale blue cone. Today it combines lawns, two pools, sunbeds, a Mediterranean restaurant and a summer-only Thai and Japanese kitchen, all dressed in a relaxed African colonial style.
A wedding here is a barefoot-elegant beach party on a big scale. Drinks flow around the pools as the sun drops over the sea, dinner is served on the terraces or under the palapa, and the dance floor carries on into the night. The club's own kitchen handles the food, and the large outdoor areas suit everything from a long-table dinner to a lively cocktail-style celebration.
The spaces
Pool and circular bar
The main pool area seats up to 300 or takes around 400 for a standing reception (Bodas.net).
Pool, palapa and tent area
A second pool zone that seats up to 200 outdoors, 70 under the palapa, or nearly 500 for drinks (Bodas.net).
Lawns and beachfront
Green lawns running down towards the sand, ideal for welcome drinks and sunset photographs.
Mediterranean restaurant
The club's year-round restaurant, serving market-led Mediterranean cooking.
Asian restaurant
A Thai and Japanese kitchen that opens in the summer months only (Grupo Trocadero).
A beach club built for big parties
Trocadero Sotogrande can welcome very large weddings without losing its laid-back beach-club feel.
With two separate pool areas, lawns and direct beach frontage, the club can host up to 1,000 guests for a wedding, and up to 1,800 across its outdoor spaces for a cocktail-style event (Bodas.net). It holds only one event per day, and the kitchen adapts menus for vegetarian, vegan, coeliac and diabetic guests. Outside the public season, from roughly October to Easter, the whole club can be booked for private events (Grupo Trocadero).
A closer look
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The details
What's here
- Directly on Sotogrande beach
- Two pool areas, one with a circular bar
- Palapa and tent area for shade or cover
- Up to 1,000 wedding guests (Bodas.net)
- In-house kitchen with adaptable menus
- Vegetarian, vegan, coeliac and diabetic menus
- One event per day
- Dance floor, garden and terrace
- Parking and wheelchair access
- Open to the public Easter to October
Accommodation at Trocadero Sotogrande
Trocadero has no rooms of its own (Bodas.net). Sotogrande has a good choice of places to stay within a short drive, from the larger resort hotels to boutique options near the marina and in Torreguadiaro, and many families rent villas in the resort for the wedding week.
What a wedding here costs
Wedding menus at Trocadero start from €150 per guest, and there is no fixed venue fee; instead, exclusive use of each area carries a minimum spend that depends on the zone you choose (Bodas.net, 2026). The open bar is charged as a fixed total for a set number of hours. Full payment is due in advance. For context, the average wedding in Spain costs €25,183 (Bodas.net, 2026), so a full-sized wedding here will usually sit above that.
How we help
Whether you need us from the very first idea or just for the day itself, we shape our service around you.
Wedding Planning
Full-service planning from the first idea to the last dance. We shape the concept, manage the budget, book every supplier and build the timeline for your wedding at Trocadero Sotogrande.
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Planned it yourselves? We take on your suppliers and running order in the final weeks, then run the day itself so you and your families can be fully present.
Learn more →Venue & Vendor Sourcing
We know the venues and suppliers across Sotogrande and Cádiz. From securing your date to sourcing florists, photographers and entertainment, we handle every introduction.
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Trocadero Sotogrande
For couples who want a big, sociable beach wedding with the sea on one side and a pool bar on the other, Trocadero is one of the most capable venues on the coast.
- Right on the beach in central Sotogrande
- Room for very large guest lists
- In-house kitchen with flexible menus
- Only one event a day
- Easy reach of Gibraltar and Málaga airports
Common questions about Trocadero Sotogrande
Where is Trocadero Sotogrande?
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Trocadero is on Paseo del Parque, on the beach in Sotogrande, in the municipality of San Roque, Cádiz. It is a few kilometres from Gibraltar.
How many guests can Trocadero host?
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Weddings of up to 1,000 guests are possible, and the outdoor areas can take up to 1,800 for a cocktail-style event (Bodas.net). The main pool area seats up to 300 and the palapa area up to 200.
Is there accommodation at the venue?
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No, Trocadero has no rooms (Bodas.net). Sotogrande has hotels and holiday villas within a short drive.
Where can we hold the ceremony?
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Trocadero does not list a dedicated ceremony space, but its lawns and beachfront are natural settings for a symbolic ceremony. We would agree the spot with the club's events team.
Can we bring our own caterer?
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Trocadero has its own kitchen offering market-led, signature and international menus, with vegetarian, vegan, coeliac and diabetic options (Bodas.net). Bringing your own wedding cake is not permitted.
How much does a wedding at Trocadero cost?
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Menus start from €150 per guest, with a minimum spend for exclusive use of each area rather than a fixed hire fee (Bodas.net, 2026). The average wedding in Spain costs €25,183 (Bodas.net, 2026).
Is there a curfew?
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Yes, events have a time limit (Bodas.net), and the open bar is sold for a fixed number of hours. The exact finishing time is confirmed when you book.
When can we get married at Trocadero?
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The club is open to the public from Easter to October and available for private events on request for the rest of the year (Grupo Trocadero). It hosts one event per day.
Can we have a legal wedding at Trocadero?
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A legal civil wedding in Spain usually requires at least one partner to be resident, so most couples from the UK and Ireland marry legally at home and hold a symbolic ceremony at the venue.
Do you plan weddings at Trocadero Sotogrande?
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Yes. Our wedding planning is €75 per hour plus VAT, with a 10-hour minimum, and on-day coordination starts from €750 for a half day or €1,400 for a full day, plus VAT.
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Where to find
Trocadero Sotogrande
Trocadero Sotogrande
Paseo del Parque s/n
11310 Sotogrande, San Roque
Cádiz
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- About 25–30 minutes from Gibraltar Airport
- About 70 minutes from Málaga Airport
- About 5 minutes from Sotogrande Port
- About 40 minutes from Marbella
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Wes, Owner & Wedding Planner
Wes founded Swish Soirées in 2019 and has seven years' experience planning weddings across the Costa del Sol and beyond. He writes from first-hand experience of the venues, suppliers, permits and timings our team works with every season.
Established 2019100+ weddings plannedBased in Marbella
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