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Terrazas de la Quinta, Benahavis
This remarkable semi detached house is located in the exclusive gated community of Las Terrazas de la Quinta, Benahavis, Malaga, just minutes from the vibrant…
We've sold across La Quinta for years, so we know how the resales here actually compare. Some are fairly priced for the view and the floor; some are not. We'll walk you through which terraces really catch the sea, which face only golf, and where an asking price has run ahead of itself — plainly, before you fall for a photo.
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The semi-detached and terraced homes here are the middle ground of Terrazas de la Quinta: more house than the apartments and penthouses that share the urbanisation, less commitment than a free-standing villa. They tend to run over three levels, stepping down the slope so the living floor opens to a private garden and the bedrooms above catch the long view. Most carry three or four bedrooms, with the better examples adding a solarium up top — room for a summer kitchen and an outdoor dining table that earns its keep from spring through October. Because the site falls towards the La Quinta golf course, the orientation does a lot of the work: front-line rows look straight down the fairways, while homes set further back trade some of that for sea, mountain and, on the clearest days, Gibraltar.
As a guide, this type generally sits in the high-six-figure to low-seven-figure band in euros, with front-line position, a renovated interior and a usable solarium pushing toward and past the million mark. They suit buyers who want the garden, parking and floor space of a house inside a gated setting with shared pools and mature planting kept up for them — often northern European families and semi-retired couples using the home for long seasons rather than the occasional week. We'll tell you plainly which rows are over-priced for the view they actually have, and which quieter terraces give you the same house for less.
Terrazas de la Quinta is a gated community set in the hills of La Quinta, in Benahavís, just north-west of Nueva Andalucía's Golf Valley. It sits among the fairways of La Quinta Golf and Country Club, with the coast falling away below, so most homes look out over a mix of golf, pine-clad hillside and the Mediterranean — and on a clear day, across to Gibraltar and the African coast. It is a quiet, settled address rather than a brand-new launch: mature gardens, two communal pools, and outdoor parking for each home.
Apartments lead here, with a steady showing of semi-detached and terraced townhouses alongside them. Layouts run from compact one-bedroom flats up to four-bedroom homes, broadly in the 80 to 300 square-metre range, and the better ones are defined by their terraces — generous, south-to-west facing, built for the view and for outdoor living most of the year. Ground-floor units tend to come with private gardens; penthouses and upper floors trade the garden for the wider sweep of sea and golf. Many have been refurbished over the years, so condition varies from original to fully reworked, which is worth weighing against the asking price.
It tends to draw golfers, second-home owners and families who want space and a view without the upkeep of a villa. The gated setting and lock-up-and-leave practicality suit people who split their year between here and elsewhere, while the proximity to international schools makes it workable for families living on the coast full-time. Buyers are a broad international mix — British, Northern European and Scandinavian among them — drawn by the calm and the golf rather than nightlife on the doorstep.
As a guide, refurbished apartments here generally run in the mid-to-upper six figures in euros, with the exact figure swinging on floor, outlook and how recently the home was reworked. Townhouses and the larger, front-line-golf homes typically sit higher again, often into the high six or low seven figures. A flat with an open sea view will always command more than one looking only across the fairway, and that premium is real — we'll tell you when it's justified and when it isn't.
La Quinta Golf and Country Club, designed by Manuel Piñero, wraps the urbanisation with 27 holes across three nine-hole loops. Los Naranjos, Las Brisas and Aloha — the heart of the Golf Valley — are all a short drive down the hill, so this is genuine golf country. The nearest beaches, along the San Pedro, Guadalmina and Atalaya stretch, are roughly ten minutes by car, as is Puerto Banús with its marina, restaurants and shops.
You will want a car here; the setting is hillside and residential by design. San Pedro de Alcántara and Puerto Banús are about ten minutes down the MA-547, Marbella around fifteen to twenty, and Málaga airport roughly forty-five minutes on the AP-7 toll road. For families, Aloha College and the English International College in Nueva Andalucía, and Laude San Pedro and St George's nearer the coast, are all within a comfortable drive.
We've spent twenty years on this coast, and we don't sell the view in a brochure — we tell you which terrace gets the afternoon sun, which homes back onto the road, and where an asking price has drifted. If Terrazas de la Quinta is on your shortlist, or you're weighing it against the rest of La Quinta, drop us a line
Most have three or four bedrooms. The homes are typically arranged over three levels, with living space opening to a private garden on the entrance floor, bedrooms above, and frequently a solarium on top suited to an outdoor kitchen and dining area. Built sizes commonly fall in the region of 200 to 300 square metres for the larger examples.
A semi-detached or terraced house here generally runs from the high six figures into the low seven figures in euros. Front-line golf position, a recently renovated interior and a usable solarium tend to lift a home toward and beyond one million euros, while homes set back from the fairways, or in need of updating, sit lower in the band.
Terrazas de la Quinta is a gated urbanisation in the La Quinta Golf area of Benahavis, set on a slope above the golf course with two communal pools and mature gardens. Homes look out over the La Quinta fairways, the mountains and the Mediterranean, with sight of Gibraltar from the higher, clearer aspects. Each home typically has its own exterior parking.
It is a gated community in the hills of La Quinta, in the municipality of Benahavís, just north-west of Nueva Andalucía on the Costa del Sol. It sits within the La Quinta Golf and Country Club area, above the Golf Valley, with the coast roughly ten minutes' drive below. Puerto Banús and San Pedro de Alcántara are both about ten minutes away, Marbella fifteen to twenty, and Málaga airport around forty-five minutes via the AP-7.
The community is mostly apartments, with semi-detached and terraced townhouses alongside. Homes range from one to four bedrooms, broadly 80 to 300 square metres, with large terraces and, on the ground floor, private gardens. As a guide, refurbished apartments generally run in the mid-to-upper six figures in euros, while townhouses and front-line-golf homes typically sit higher, often into the high six or low seven figures, depending on floor, view and condition.
Yes to both. The 27-hole La Quinta Golf course, designed by Manuel Piñero, surrounds the urbanisation, and Los Naranjos, Las Brisas and Aloha are a short drive away. For families, Aloha College and the English International College in Nueva Andalucía, plus Laude San Pedro and St George's nearer the coast, are all within a comfortable drive, and the gated setting with two communal pools suits both full-time residents and second-home owners.
Many do, but not all. Because the urbanisation steps down a hillside above the golf, outlook varies a lot between homes — some terraces open onto a clear stretch of the Mediterranean, while others look mainly across the fairways and pine. An open sea view carries a genuine price premium here, so it is worth confirming exactly what a given home sees, in person, before comparing asking prices. We're always happy to point out which terraces deliver the view and which fall short.
