news worldnews michelle-obama 7911544 ----- # Michelle Obama heads to Marbella for Spanish holiday with daughter and friends ## Michelle Obama and her daughter are to take a holiday in the Spanish resort of Marbella on the Costa del Sol, the White House confirmed on Monday night. ![Villa Padierna in Spain.][1] Michelle Obama will be staying at Villa Padierna Photo: Alamy By Fiona Govan in Barcelona 11:35PM BST 26 Jul 2010 America's First Lady and her younger daughter, Sasha, nine, will spend four days in the seaside resort, staying at the five star Villa Padierna, which has a reputation as the best hotel in Spain. President Barack Obama will not be making the trip, nor would the couple's elder daughter Malia, 12, who is going to an American summer camp. Confirmation from the White House of [**Mrs Obama's**][2] private trip came after a day of frenzied speculation by the Spanish media over whether the entire family had chosen Spain for their holiday destination. On Sunday evening, websites of Spain's national newspapers claimed the entire family would be coming, but the White House quickly denied that the president, who is beset with problems at home, would be leaving the country for his holiday. However, a day later an official statement released by the White House read: "The First Lady will travel to Spain next week for a private, mother-daughter trip with longtime family friends. President Obama will not be joining this trip." ## Related Articles * [Washington's safest babysitters: Malia and Sasha Obama][3] 23 Jul 2010 Spanish media reported that the trip would take place between August 4 to 8 and that Spain's King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia had invited Mrs Obama to visit them at their summer palace on the island of Majorca. The Villa Padierna, a golf and spa resort with a private beach set along the coast from Marbella, regularly plays host to Sheiks from the Gulf States, most recently Prince Faisal, the son of the king of Saudi Arabia. Sources quoted in the Spanish media said the Obama party had booked 30 rooms at the resort, which start at 250 euros for a standard double, rising to between 2,200 and 5000 euros for a private villa within the gardens. According to the Obama's official schedule, the[ **First Family will visit the disaster-hit Gulf Coast**][4]** **in Florida for a weekend in August and will spend 10 days in the New England resort island of Martha's Vineyard. [X][5] Share & bookmark Delicious Facebook Google Messenger Reddit Twitter Digg Fark LinkedIn Google Buzz StumbleUpon Y! 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