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We know the Benahavís hills and Buenavista phase by phase — which penthouses catch the evening light, which garden terraces stay private, how the breeze moves across the upper floors in August. If an asking price leans on the view rather than the home, we will tell you before you climb the hill.
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Buenavista de La Quinta sits at the high point of La Quinta, and the penthouses are why people climb that little bit further up the hill. The scheme was drawn by the architect Manolo Burgos as 71 apartments across two gated enclaves of 18 and 53 homes, both free of through-traffic, so the top floors get the long view without the road noise. From a Buenavista penthouse you tend to look out over the La Quinta fairways to the Mediterranean and back to the mountains in a single sweep, which is a combination you do not get everywhere on this stretch.
Most penthouses here are three-bedroom homes of around 120 to 130 square metres inside, with generous wrap terraces and, in many cases, a private solarium on the roof — the part owners actually live on through the warm months. They suit second-home buyers and golf-minded couples more than large families: people who want lock-up-and-leave with a view, the coast ten to fifteen minutes down the hill, and Marbella centre roughly twenty minutes away. As a type they generally run in a higher band than the apartments below them — you'd typically expect penthouses here to sit well into seven figures, more for the larger duplex-solarium layouts. We'll always tell you which ones are priced for the view and which are priced for the terrace you'll genuinely use.
Buenavista — formally Buenavista de la Quinta — holds the highest ground in La Quinta, the golf valley that climbs from San Pedro de Alcántara into the Benahavís hills. It was built as seventy-one apartments in two gated phases, one of eighteen homes and one of fifty-three, to a design by the architect Manolo Burgos: low-rise, whitewashed Andalusian blocks arranged so cars stay at the edge and the land falls away in front of every terrace. Below sit Manuel Piñero's twenty-seven holes; beyond them, the coastline runs out to the Mediterranean.
Penthouses are what Buenavista is known for and what most often reaches the market — top-floor homes with deep covered terraces and, in many cases, a private solarium above, taking in golf, sea and the La Concha massif in one sweep. Beneath them come generous two- and three-bedroom apartments, with builds running from around 120 to over 200 square metres and terraces of thirty to fifty, plus a run of garden-level homes whose private terraces can stretch past sixty square metres. Most face south or south-west. The communal pools and mature gardens are kept properly, and both phases are gated with no through traffic.
Buenavista suits golfers first — the La Quinta clubhouse is a walk of little more than ten minutes from the gates — and second-home owners who want something they can lock and leave inside a secure community, with the Westin La Quinta's spa and restaurants just down the hill. We also see owners trading down from villas in the valley who refuse to give up the view. On price, two- and three-bedroom apartments typically run from the high six figures to around a million euros; the penthouses generally sit between about €1.4 and €1.8 million. We will always tell you when an asking price is leaning on the panorama rather than the home itself, and why.
You will want a car, though you will use it less than you might think. San Pedro de Alcántara and its beaches are around ten minutes down the hill, Puerto Banús about twelve, Marbella's old town roughly twenty, and Benahavís village — worth knowing for its restaurants — about fifteen minutes up the valley road. Málaga airport is generally forty-five minutes via the AP-7. For families, Laude San Pedro International College, St George's and Calpe School sit in San Pedro, with Aloha College in Nueva Andalucía; all are within a fifteen-minute run.
We are a family firm, and we work Buenavista the way we work everywhere on this coast — slowly, on foot, and with the numbers in front of us. We will walk both phases with you, explain which terraces hold the afternoon sun and which penthouses justify their premium, and say plainly when one does not. If Buenavista sounds like your kind of altitude, drop us a line.
Most are three-bedroom homes of roughly 120 to 130 square metres of interior space, paired with large wrap-around terraces. Many of the top-floor units also have a private rooftop solarium, which effectively adds a second outdoor living area for the warmer months. Two-bedroom penthouses come up less often, and the largest layouts are duplex-style with the solarium above.
The defining draw is the open view. Buenavista sits at the top of La Quinta, so the upper floors look across the La Quinta golf fairways to the Mediterranean and the mountains in one frame, rather than facing into the development. Penthouses add the rooftop solarium and bigger terraces, and they sit in the gated, traffic-free enclaves designed by Manolo Burgos — quiet, walkable and secure.
As a property type they generally sit well into seven figures, above the apartments on the lower floors, with the larger duplex-and-solarium homes commanding more. Buyers are mostly second-home owners and golf-oriented couples who want a low-maintenance home with a strong view, gated security, and quick access to the coast and to Marbella, roughly ten to twenty minutes away by car.
Buenavista — formally Buenavista de la Quinta — sits at the highest point of the La Quinta area of Benahavís, in the hills directly behind San Pedro de Alcántara on Marbella's western side. It is a gated community of seventy-one apartments built in two phases above La Quinta Golf & Country Club, roughly ten minutes by car from San Pedro and its beaches.
Two- and three-bedroom apartments in Buenavista generally trade from the high six figures to around a million euros, depending on floor, orientation and terrace size. The penthouses, which lead the market here, typically sit between about €1.4 and €1.8 million. As a rule, the higher the position and the wider the sea view, the firmer the price.
Yes. La Quinta Golf & Country Club — twenty-seven holes designed by Ryder Cup winner Manuel Piñero — sits directly below the community, about a ten-minute walk from the gates, with the Westin La Quinta resort and spa alongside. Los Arqueros, a Seve Ballesteros design, and El Higueral are both within a short drive.
A car is the practical answer. San Pedro de Alcántara and its beaches are about ten minutes down the hill, Puerto Banús around twelve, Marbella centre about twenty and Benahavís village — known for its restaurants — about fifteen. Málaga airport is roughly forty-five minutes via the AP-7. Laude San Pedro International College and Aloha College are both within a fifteen-minute drive for school runs.
