Microsoft's Paul Allen here on the Costa in his Super Yacht.

One of the world’s richest men here in Malaga for a weekend away in style.

Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen rolled into Malaga port aboard his 126 metre yacht, Octopus, to attend a business meeting with Pilar Lopez, president of the Spanish arm of the technology giant.

With two helicopters, a submarine, swimming pool, music studio and basketball court, the superyacht is the 14th largest in the world.

The ship is also known for its annual celebrity-studded parties hosted at Cannes film festival, where Allen and his band play for guests.

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