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We've shown homes in Las Encinas long enough to know which terraces catch the afternoon light and which back rows feel quieter. We park up by the gate, walk the loop down toward the La Quinta fairway, and tell you plainly how each town house lives. When one is over-priced for the row it sits in, we'll say so.
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Las Encinas is a small gated enclave on the front line of La Quinta golf, and the town house is its defining home. These are vertical houses arranged over three or four levels: the four-level corner units are the larger family layouts, typically four bedrooms and around 280 square metres built, with the living floor opening straight onto the fairway and a solarium up top for the mountain and golf views. The mid-terrace three-level homes run a little tighter but keep the same orientation toward the course. Because the community is a closed group of homes rather than a sprawling resort, the supply here is naturally limited, and the houses that come up tend to share the same bones.
What draws buyers is the combination most schemes can't offer at this size: a private house with its own front door and garage, frontline golf, and walking distance to the Westin La Quinta hotel, whose pool, spa and gym are available through an optional membership. That suits golfers, second-home owners who want lock-up-and-leave without a flat's compromises, and families who want bedrooms on more than one floor. As a guide, town houses here generally trade in the high-six-figure to low-seven-figure euro band, with the larger renovated corner units sitting at the upper end. We'll always tell you which of them is fairly priced and which is leaning on the address.
Las Encinas is a compact gated pocket within La Quinta, the country-club quarter where Benahavís meets the top of Nueva Andalucía, north-west of San Pedro de Alcántara. It is a handful of town houses arranged in a quiet loop, set frontline to the La Quinta golf course. This is not a large urbanisation; it is a tight, walkable cluster, which is much of its appeal.
La Quinta climbs the foothills behind San Pedro, roughly four kilometres up from the town and about five from the nearest beaches. Puerto Banús and Nueva Andalucía's Golf Valley are a short drive east; the A-7 coast road and the AP-7 toll motorway are both close, so the run to Marbella one way and Estepona the other is straightforward. Málaga airport is usually around 45 to 55 minutes depending on traffic. The Westin La Quinta Golf Resort, with its spa and restaurants, sits beside the development.
The enclave is town houses, almost entirely — multi-level homes, typically three or four storeys, several of them corner units with the extra width and light that brings. A common layout puts the open-plan kitchen, living and dining room on the entrance level opening to a terrace over the golf, en-suite bedrooms below facing the fairway, and the principal suite up top, often with a solarium that owners use for a plunge pool or hot tub. Two parking spaces and a storeroom are standard. Many have been renovated; finishes vary row to row, which is where it pays to compare.
It tends to suit golfers and families who want frontline fairway views and resort facilities on the doorstep without the upkeep or price of a detached villa. The gated setting and the walk-everything scale make it easy to lock up and leave, so it works equally for second-home owners. La Quinta's wider area is well served for international schooling, with English, Swedish and other curricula in the San Pedro to Estepona corridor within a reasonable drive.
As a guide, renovated frontline town houses here generally run in the high-hundreds of thousands to low-millions of euros, with the larger corner units and the best-positioned, most recently refurbished homes sitting toward the upper end. Condition and exact aspect over the fairway move the figure more than floor area alone, so two homes of similar size can be priced quite differently for good reason.
You'll want a car here, as you do across La Quinta. Day to day there's a convenience shop and the resort's restaurants close by, with the full supermarkets, clinics and the buzz of Puerto Banús about ten minutes down the hill. The La Quinta golf clubhouse and its 27 holes are right alongside, and membership can be arranged separately from buying.
We've spent twenty years on this stretch of the Costa del Sol, and we treat a small enclave like Las Encinas the way we'd want to be treated ourselves: walk the loop with you, point out which terrace gets the late sun and which row is quieter, and tell you honestly when a home is asking more than its position deserves. If you'd like to see what's available or simply talk through whether La Quinta fits, drop us a line.
Las Encinas town houses are arranged over three or four levels. The four-level corner units are the larger family homes, generally four bedrooms and around 280 square metres built, with en-suite bedrooms on the lower floor facing the golf, a master on the first floor, and a solarium on top. The mid-terrace three-level homes are more compact but keep the same frontline-golf orientation. Each home has its own garage parking and storage.
Town houses in Las Encinas, La Quinta generally trade in the high-six-figure to low-seven-figure euro band. The larger four-level corner units, especially renovated ones, sit at the upper end of that range, while the three-level mid-terrace homes tend to come in lower. Because it is a small gated community with a fixed number of homes, pricing turns heavily on condition, orientation and how directly a given unit faces the fairway.
A Las Encinas town house gives you a private house with its own entrance and garage, living space spread over several floors, and a private solarium, rather than a single-level flat. It sits on the front line of La Quinta golf, and residents can take an optional membership for the pool, spa and gym at the neighbouring Westin La Quinta hotel. It suits golfers, lock-up-and-leave second-home owners and families who prefer bedrooms across more than one level.
Las Encinas is a small gated town-house enclave within La Quinta, in Benahavís, where Benahavís meets the top of Nueva Andalucía. It sits in the foothills north-west of San Pedro de Alcántara, roughly four kilometres up from the town and about five from the nearest beaches, frontline to the La Quinta golf course and beside the Westin La Quinta resort.
Almost entirely town houses — multi-level homes of three or four storeys, several of them corner units. A typical home has the kitchen, living and dining room on the entrance level opening to a terrace over the golf, en-suite bedrooms below facing the fairway, and a principal suite on top, often with a solarium. Two parking spaces and a storeroom are usual.
As a general guide, renovated frontline town houses here typically run from the high-hundreds of thousands into the low-millions of euros. The larger corner units and the most recently refurbished, best-positioned homes sit toward the top of that band. Condition and aspect over the fairway influence price as much as size.
Yes. It is frontline to the 27-hole La Quinta golf course, with the clubhouse alongside and membership arranged separately from a purchase. The Westin resort's spa and restaurants are a short walk away. You'll want a car: Puerto Banús and Nueva Andalucía are about ten minutes down the hill, with the A-7 and AP-7 close and Málaga airport usually 45 to 55 minutes away.
