Properties for sale in Marbella - Puerto Banús, Marbella.

Puerto Banús, Marbella's marina front line — apartments above the berths, the Golden Mile to the east, the Golf Valley behind.

Who lives in Puerto Banús

Puerto Banús was opened in 1970 by the developer José Banús, and it has always drawn an international crowd. The marina sits just south of the Nueva Andalucía district, on the coast between Marbella town and San Pedro de Alcántara. The people who buy here are a real mix: Northern Europeans after a lock-up-and-leave second home a few steps from the restaurants and boutiques, Middle Eastern and Scandinavian families who summer here year after year, and a steady stream of investors who let their apartments out short-term when they're not using them. You'll hear British, Swedish, Dutch, Arabic and Spanish in the same café. It's busier and more dressed-up than the quieter urbanisations inland, and that suits some people perfectly and not others, which is exactly the sort of thing we'll be honest with you about before you commit.

Architecture & property types

Apartments dominate here, and they're the heart of the Puerto Banús market, from compact one-bedroom flats up to large front-line homes overlooking the harbour. Above them sit the duplex penthouses, the prize properties with rooftop terraces, plunge pools and the panoramic sea views people come for. There's also a good run of town houses tucked into gated communities a short walk back from the water, and a smaller number of villas, mostly on the fringes where Puerto Banús blends into Nueva Andalucía. The signature beachfront complexes are the ones to know: Playas del Duque, with its tropical gardens and direct beach access; Los Granados; La Alzambra and La Alcazaba, the latter designed by Melvin Villarroel in a soft Mediterranean style; plus Marina Banús and Las Gaviotas right on the harbour. Most of these gated developments come with 24-hour security, concierge, heated pools, gyms and underground parking, which is a big part of what you're paying for.

Price expectations

Puerto Banús carries a premium, so set your expectations accordingly. Apartments are the entry point: smaller flats a little back from the marina typically start in the mid-hundreds of thousands of euros, while a good three-bedroom in a beachfront community like Playas del Duque generally runs from around the high-€800,000s into the low millions. Front-line homes in blocks such as Los Granados commonly sit in the €3 million range and up, and a duplex penthouse with a rooftop pool and clear sea views can comfortably reach €5 million or well beyond. Villas, where you find them, start at several million and climb from there. These are typical bands, not fixed prices, and value varies enormously between a sea-facing home with the breeze and one that overlooks the parking, which is precisely where good local advice earns its keep. We'll always tell you which homes are over-priced and why.

Lifestyle, schools & getting around

The appeal here is walkability. The marina's restaurants, beach clubs and shops are on your doorstep, and the beaches of Playa de Levante and Nueva Andalucía run straight off the harbour, with El Duque and the family-friendly chiringuitos a short stroll along the promenade. Inland, behind Puerto Banús, lies Nueva Andalucía's Golf Valley, home to three championship courses: Real Club de Golf Las Brisas, Los Naranjos and Aloha, all within a few minutes' drive. Families are well served by Aloha College, a respected international school roughly ten minutes away in Nueva Andalucía. For getting around, Marbella town centre is about ten minutes east along the A-7, San Pedro is the same to the west, and Málaga airport is generally a 45-to-55-minute drive via the AP-7 toll motorway, or a little longer on the coastal A-7 in summer traffic. You don't strictly need a car to live in the marina itself, but you'll want one for the golf, the schools and the wider coast.

How we work in Puerto Banús

We're a small, family-run agency, not a high-volume sales floor, and we treat Puerto Banús the way we treat our own neighbourhood, because it more or less is. We'll walk you through which urbanisations hold their value, which blocks get noise from the harbour on summer nights, which orientations stay cool, and what the community fees and short-let rules actually look like before you fall in love with a terrace. We say no to homes we think are wrong for you, and we explain our reasoning every time. If you'd like an honest, local read on buying an apartment, penthouse or town house in Puerto Banús, drop us a line.