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Four Seasons, Benahavis
Situated in the highly sought-after area of Los Flamingos, Benahavis, this luxury duplex penthouse offers a premium lifestyle on the Costa del Sol. With a tota…
La Quinta, Benahavis
Presenting an exceptional duplex penthouse in the sought-after enclave of La Quinta, Benahavis, Malaga. This luxurious residence boasts three elegantly appoint…
La Quinta, Benahavis
This exquisite duplex penthouse is situated in the exclusive area of La Quinta, Benahavis, Malaga, offering a refined blend of contemporary luxury and Mediterr…
Alborada Homes, Benahavis
Presenting an exceptional penthouse in the prestigious Alborada Homes development, located within the esteemed La Quinta area of Benahavis, Malaga. This beauti…
We're Bianca and Omèr, and we know the homes across this stretch of the Costa del Sol inside out. Benahavís is where we send buyers who want green hills and privacy without losing the coast. We'll walk you through every urbanisation, and we'll always tell you which homes are over-priced and why.
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A duplex penthouse here means the upper crown of a resort apartment block: living space spread over two floors, with the second level usually opening onto a private solarium. In Benahavis that solarium tends to do real work — many carry a plunge pool or jacuzzi, an outdoor kitchen, and the long open views west towards Gibraltar and the Mediterranean that the gated golf urbanisations were laid out to catch. You're buying the building's best aspect and, in effect, your own roof terrace.
They cluster in the golf communities rather than the white village. Los Capanes del Golf, completed in 2008 around the El Higueral course, was designed with three- and four-bedroom penthouses among its blocks; Los Flamingos Golf Resort (the Tee 5 phase in particular), La Quinta, El Paraiso and Marbella Club Golf Resort all run a steady line of them. Sizes typically land between 150 and 250 sqm of interior, two to four bedrooms, paired with terraces and solariums that can match or exceed the indoor footprint. As a guide you'd generally expect a band from around €950,000 to roughly €1.8m, with the larger four-bed, sea-view duplexes sitting at the upper end. We'll always tell you which ones are over-priced for the view they actually have.
Sitting in the hills between Marbella and Estepona in Málaga province, Benahavís is the inland counterpart to the coast rather than a beach town in its own right. The old village clings to the gorge of the Guadalmina river, all narrow lanes and tapas terraces, while the municipality spreads up into the Serranía de Ronda foothills and down towards the sea. It is consistently one of the wealthiest municipalities per head in Andalucía, and that shows in the calibre of the homes more than in any flash. What you get here is space, greenery, security and views — and a short hop back down to San Pedro, Puerto Banús and Estepona whenever you want the coast.
It's an international crowd — roughly six in ten residents come from abroad, with strong British, Scandinavian, Northern European and Russian-speaking contingents alongside Spanish families from the village itself. Broadly there are two Benahavís populations. Up in the gated estates you'll find privacy-minded buyers: business owners, sports and entertainment names, and families who want a guarded address and a heliport down the road. Around the golf and around the village it's more everyday — retirees, remote workers, and families chasing the international schools and the calmer pace. Plenty are second-home owners, but a good number live here year-round, which is why the village restaurants stay open through winter rather than shuttering in October.
Villas are the heart of the Benahavís market, and they come in every register — from contemporary glass-and-concrete builds in La Quinta and Los Flamingos to the vast private compounds of La Zagaleta and El Madroñal. Around them sits a healthy run of apartments, ground-floor garden apartments and penthouses, especially in the golf developments, plus duplex and duplex-penthouse layouts in the country-club resorts. You'll also find townhouses and the odd semi-detached villa or house in the more village-scaled pockets like La Heredia, and building plots for those who want to design from scratch — La Zagaleta in particular is sold largely as land for bespoke villas. The signature styles are two: crisp modern villas built for the valley views, and the traditional Andalucian whitewashed look around the old town. The named addresses worth knowing are La Zagaleta and El Madroñal at the very top, the Marbella Club Golf Resort, Los Flamingos with its Villa Padierna resort, the golf-centred La Quinta, and the friendlier La Heredia, La Alquería and El Paraíso lower down.
Benahavís spans a very wide band, so it pays to know where you're aiming. Apartments and ground-floor homes around the golf typically open from the high-three-hundred-thousands to around half a million euros, with penthouses and larger duplexes running into seven figures. Townhouses and semi-detached homes generally sit in the mid-hundreds-of-thousands to low millions. Villas are where the range really stretches: a comfortable family villa in La Quinta or near the village usually starts around the one-million mark, while the gated estates of La Zagaleta and El Madroñal trade firmly in the multi-million bracket and run up into the tens of millions for the trophy homes. Plots are priced on their plot size, position and, above all, the view they command. Those are typical ranges, not a today's-market quote — values swing with finish, plot and outlook, and our standing promise is to tell you honestly when an asking price doesn't match the home behind it.
Benahavís earns its nickname as the dining room of the Costa del Sol — the Rincón Gastronómico — with a village square packed with tapas bars and restaurants well out of proportion to its size, mountain game and grilled meats alongside fresh coast seafood. Golf is the other anchor: the municipality is laced with courses, including Los Flamingos, La Quinta, Atalaya and El Paraíso, more than a dozen across the area. For families, the international schools cluster just down the hill — Atalaya in the valley below, plus Laude San Pedro, St George's and Mayfair within a short drive in San Pedro and Estepona. The beaches aren't on your doorstep but they're close: San Pedro de Alcántara and the Guadalmina coast are roughly fifteen minutes down the A-7, with Puerto Banús, Marbella and Estepona all within easy reach. Málaga airport is about 50 minutes to an hour away via the AP-7 toll motorway. The one honest caveat is that this is hill living — you will drive for almost everything, and the steeper, more remote estates ask for a comfortable car and a head for winding roads.
We treat Benahavís as several distinct markets under one name, and we match you to the right one rather than the prettiest listing. A buyer who wants the guarded gates and total seclusion of La Zagaleta wants something very different from a family after a sunny La Quinta villa near the school run, or a couple after a lock-up-and-leave penthouse by the golf. We'll tell you which orientations catch the afternoon breeze and which bake, which views are protected by green-belt land and which could be built out, and which homes have been sitting because they're simply over-priced. We know the agents, the developers and the back-stories on most of these urbanisations. If you're weighing Benahavís against the coast, or trying to choose between estates, drop us a line.
A duplex penthouse occupies the top of an apartment block across two internal floors, rather than the single floor of a standard penthouse. In Benahavis the upper level typically gives onto a large private solarium, often with a plunge pool or jacuzzi and an outdoor kitchen, so you gain both extra living space and a rooftop terrace of your own. They are found mainly in the gated golf resorts such as Los Capanes del Golf, Los Flamingos, La Quinta and El Paraiso.
Most have two to four bedrooms, with interior space generally running from about 150 to 250 sqm. Terraces and solariums are a defining feature and can be very generous — frequently 100 to 200 sqm — so the outdoor area often rivals the indoor floor area. Developments like Los Capanes del Golf were built specifically with three- and four-bedroom penthouses, while Los Flamingos and La Quinta offer two- and three-bedroom layouts as well.
As a typical guide, prices generally run from around €950,000 to roughly €1.8 million, with the larger four-bedroom homes carrying full sea and golf views at the top of that band. Buyers are often second-home owners drawn to golf and the lock-up-and-leave practicality of a resort apartment that still feels like a house, thanks to its private rooftop. The view, orientation and quality of the solarium tend to drive the price more than floor area alone.
Benahavís is a hillside village in Málaga province, about 8km inland between Marbella and Estepona on the Costa del Sol. It isn't a beach town itself, but the coast is close: San Pedro de Alcántara and the Guadalmina beaches are roughly a 15-minute drive down the A-7, with Puerto Banús, Marbella and Estepona all within easy reach. Málaga airport is about 50 minutes to an hour away via the AP-7.
Villas dominate the Benahavís market, from contemporary family homes in La Quinta and Los Flamingos to the vast gated estates of La Zagaleta and El Madroñal. Alongside them you'll find apartments, ground-floor garden apartments, penthouses and duplex penthouses around the golf resorts, plus townhouses, the occasional semi-detached villa or house in village-scaled areas like La Heredia, and building plots for those who want to design their own home.
It's a wide range. Golf-area apartments and ground-floor homes typically open from the high-three-hundred-thousands to around half a million euros, with penthouses and large duplexes into seven figures. Townhouses generally run from the mid-hundreds-of-thousands to low millions. Villas start around one million for a comfortable family home and climb into the multi-million and tens-of-millions bracket in estates like La Zagaleta and El Madroñal. These are typical bands; finish, plot and view move them considerably.
At the top end are the gated estates La Zagaleta and El Madroñal, known for privacy, large plots and panoramic views, along with the Marbella Club Golf Resort. Los Flamingos, home to the Villa Padierna resort, and the golf-centred La Quinta offer a country-club mix of villas, apartments and townhouses. Lower down and closer to the village, La Heredia, La Alquería and El Paraíso have a more relaxed, traditional Andalucian character.
Yes, it's popular with families for its safety, green surroundings and proximity to schools. The international schools cluster just down the hill — Atalaya in the valley below Benahavís, plus Laude San Pedro, St George's and Mayfair within a short drive in San Pedro de Alcántara and Estepona. The trade-off is that Benahavís is hill living, so you'll rely on the car for the school run, shops and the beach rather than walking to them.
