A key-ready second-floor apartment of 93 m² in the Occidental complex in Montealto, Benalmadena, offered at a fixed asking price of €485,000. The home has two bedrooms, two bathrooms (one en-suite) and a 26 m² private terrace with south-westerly views over the town towards the Mediterranean. Built in 2009 and completed to a good standard, it includes an underground parking space and a private storage room. The complex offers a communal pool, gardens, a gym, a padel court and a spa area. Supermarkets, a hospital and public transport are within walking distance, and Malaga Airport lies roughly 10 km away as the crow flies.
Key characteristics of location, homes, project phase and points of attention.
The apartment sits in Montealto, a residential part of Benalmadena between the coast and the old village. The town centre of Arroyo de la Miel and the beaches are a short drive away, while a supermarket (711 m), a hospital (594 m) and a pharmacy (842 m) are all reachable on foot. The nearest beach, Playa de Santa Ana, lies about 0.5 km away in a straight line, reached via a slope of roughly 8 per cent.
The layout serves everyday living on one level: an open kitchen connected to the living room, a main bedroom with direct terrace access, a second bedroom and two full bathrooms. Independent air conditioning in each room allows separate temperature control. The 26 m² terrace, closed with glass curtains and fitted with an electric awning including a wind sensor, functions as usable outdoor space for most of the year.
This is an existing home, completed in 2009, not a new-build project. It is key-ready, meaning it can be transferred in its current state without a construction or delivery period. Interior finishes include parquet flooring throughout, and the general condition is recorded as excellent. Any modernisation, if desired, would be the buyer's own decision after purchase.
The property offers 93 m² of living space with two bedrooms; larger households seeking three or more bedrooms would need to look elsewhere. It is a second-floor apartment within a larger complex, so outdoor space is limited to the private terrace rather than a private garden. The walking route to the beach involves a noticeable gradient, and parking is restricted to the single included underground space.
Ref: VL224807
Source: Wikipedia, Wikidata, INE, Junta de Andalucía
This home fits a buyer who wants to move in without waiting for construction: it is finished, key-ready and available now, which rules out the one-to-three-year delivery periods common with new-build projects on the Costa del Sol. It suits a couple or a small household that values two full bathrooms, for example when guests stay regularly or when the second bedroom serves as a study. The single-level layout with lift access within the complex also works for buyers planning for longer-term accessibility. Buyers focused on outdoor space will find the 26 m² glass-curtained terrace a central feature; those wanting a private garden or a large plot will not find it here. The location fits a lifestyle built around daily amenities within walking distance, supermarket, pharmacy, hospital, combined with short car or bus trips to the beach and the centres of Arroyo de la Miel and Benalmadena Pueblo. The gradient of roughly 8 per cent towards the coast is worth noting for anyone who plans to walk to the sea regularly; it is manageable but noticeable, especially in summer heat. The complex facilities (pool, gym, padel, sauna and jacuzzi) reduce the need for external club memberships, which can matter both for permanent residents and for owners who use the apartment part of the year. Finally, the inclusion of a parking space and storage room covers two practical needs that in many coastal apartment purchases have to be arranged, and paid for, separately.
The apartment was completed in 2009 and is recorded in excellent condition. Interior finishes include parquet flooring throughout the living spaces, which gives a warmer surface than the tiled floors common in coastal apartments of this generation. Climate control is installed independently in every room, covering both hot and cold air, so each bedroom and the living area can be regulated separately rather than through a single central unit. The most technically notable element is the terrace: it is enclosed with frameless glass curtains, allowing the space to be closed off in wind or cooler weather, and it carries an electric awning with an automatic wind sensor that retracts the fabric when gusts exceed a set level. This combination extends the usable season of the terrace considerably compared with an open balcony. The kitchen is open-plan and integrated with the living room, consistent with the layout rather than a separate closed kitchen. Within the building, a lift serves the floors. The complex-level facilities, outdoor pool, landscaped gardens, padel court, gym and a spa area with sauna and jacuzzi, are communal installations maintained by the community, so their condition depends on community management rather than on individual owners. The sale includes one secure underground parking space and a private storage room, both of which are titled assets of the purchase. As with any existing property built in 2009, buyers typically verify installation reports (electricity, plumbing, air conditioning service history) during the due-diligence phase.
The apartment is offered as an existing home at a fixed asking price of €485,000. This is not a price-list project, so there is no range of unit types or from-price; the figure applies to this specific 93 m² home with two bedrooms, two bathrooms, a 26 m² terrace, one underground parking space and a storage room. For context, new-build projects in Benalmadena currently start at around €418,000 (Blossom) and €430,000 (Finca Dona Maria), with Nexus Residences from €524,000. Compared with those figures, this home sits in the middle of the local price band while offering immediate availability, since the property is key-ready and was completed in 2009.
Daily life in this apartment revolves around a single-level layout with a clear separation between living and sleeping areas. The living room and the main bedroom both open onto the 26 m² terrace, which faces south-west and benefits from afternoon and evening sun. Because the terrace is fitted with glass curtains, it can be used as a wind-protected extension of the living room in cooler months and opened fully in summer; the electric awning with automatic wind sensor adds shade without manual operation. Mornings start with light over the town and, further down, the sea; evenings bring sunsets across the Mediterranean, which is the practical pay-off of the elevated position in Montealto. The parquet floor and individual air conditioning units in every room mean each space can be heated or cooled independently, useful when only part of the home is in use. The second bedroom and the second full bathroom make the layout workable for guests or for two people sharing who each want their own facilities. Within the complex, residents have access to a large outdoor pool, landscaped gardens, a padel court, a gym and a spa area with sauna and jacuzzi, so leisure options exist without leaving the grounds. Shopping is a matter of a short walk: the supermarket is about 700 m away and a pharmacy about 850 m. The hospital at roughly 600 m is an unusually short distance for a coastal residential area. A car is convenient for reaching the beaches and Benalmadena Pueblo, but the combination of eight public transport lines, fifteen stops in the area and a Cercanías station at Arroyo de la Miel about 1 km away reduces dependence on driving.
Montealto is a residential district of Benalmadena, positioned inland from the coast on elevated ground. The immediate surroundings are urban with amenities in walking distance: a hospital at 594 m, a supermarket at 711 m and a pharmacy at 842 m, all straight-line distances. This density of daily services within a kilometre is a practical advantage over more isolated urbanisations. The town of Benalmadena counts around 78,000 inhabitants and sits 12 km west of Malaga; within 2 km of this location there are 186 restaurants, 48 cafés, 23 banks and 28 pharmacies, indicating a fully built-out service network rather than a seasonal one. The area does not empty outside the summer: 13 primary schools and 11 secondary schools, two health centres and a year-round housing market with roughly 2,300 transactions annually point to a resident population that lives here permanently. For leisure, the Club Municipal de Hielo ice rink lies 600 m away, a racket club at 1 km and the Polideportivo Arroyo de la Miel sports centre at 1.1 km. The nearest beach, Playa de Santa Ana, is about 500 m as the crow flies, with Playa Malapesquera and Playa de Bil Bil within 800 m; the walk down involves the roughly 8 per cent gradient mentioned earlier. Public transport covers eight lines with fifteen stops nearby, and the Cercanías train station of Arroyo de la Miel, about 1 km away, connects towards Malaga and Fuengirola.
The map shows the apartment in Montealto, elevated above central Benalmadena. Markers indicate the nearby hospital (0.6 km), supermarket (0.7 km), beaches from 0.5 km and Malaga Airport roughly 10 km to the north-east. All distances shown are straight-line; road routes are longer, particularly towards the coast due to the slope.
Approximate area · exact address shared on request
Benalmadena occupies the central section of the Costa del Sol between Torremolinos and Fuengirola, 12 km west of Malaga. This position places the apartment within easy reach of Malaga city (18 km) for culture, airport connections and the AVE high-speed rail, while Marbella (31 km) lies half an hour west. Compared with more westerly locations such as Estepona or Sotogrande, the practical trade-off is denser development in exchange for shorter distances to the airport, the train line and a large permanent service network. Montealto itself sits above the coastal strip, combining residential calm with urban accessibility.
Accessibility is one of the strong points of this location. Malaga-Costa del Sol Airport lies about 9.9 km away in a straight line, roughly a 20-minute drive by car, which shortens travel days considerably for international owners. Gibraltar Airport is an alternative at roughly 89 km. By train, the stations of Arroyo de la Miel (1 km), El Pinillo (1.8 km) and Torremolinos (3.8 km) provide the coastal Cercanías line towards Malaga city (18 km) and Fuengirola. Marbella lies about 31 km away. Within the direct area, distances are short: the beach at 0.5-2.7 km depending on the choice, a pitch-and-putt golf course at roughly 400 m to 3 km, the 18-hole Campo de Golf Miguel Ángel Jiménez at 6.8 km and Lauro Golf at 8 km. Electric-vehicle charging points are available from 4 km away. A car is useful for beach trips, golf and airport runs, but groceries, healthcare and public transport are reachable on foot, so day-to-day life does not strictly require driving.
| Beach Distance | 0.5 km |
| Malaga-Costa del Sol (AGP) | 9 km |
| Gibraltar (GIB) | 89 km |
| Benalmadena - Arroyo de la Miel | 1 km |
| El Pinillo | 1.8 km |
Source: OpenStreetMap, Google Maps
Benalmadena lies at an elevation of about 54 m above sea level, with this apartment on elevated ground above the town. The climate is Mediterranean with an average annual temperature of 18.6 °C. The swimming season, defined by sea temperatures of 20 °C or more, lasts around four months, which frames the period when beach visits and the communal pool are at their most intensive use. Winters remain mild by northern European standards, and the glass-curtained terrace extends outdoor sitting into the cooler months. The elevated position means the apartment looks out over the town to the sea and towards the mountains, views recorded include sea, mountain and panoramic categories. The gradient towards the coast, at about 8.2 per cent, is a physical characteristic of the terrain rather than an obstacle, but it shapes walking routes: downhill to the beach, uphill on the way back. Nearby viewpoints such as Mirador Los Cañones (2.6 km) and Mirador del Madroño (3.9 km) indicate the hilly, green character of the hinterland behind the urban strip.
Source: Open-Meteo (2020–2025 average)
The coastline near the apartment includes several beaches within a short radius: Playa de Santa Ana at roughly 0.5 km straight-line, Playa Malapesquera at 0.7 km and Playa de Bil Bil at 0.8 km, plus Playa de Arroyo Hondo, Playa Las Viborillas and Playa Benalnatura at about 2.7 km. The municipality holds two Blue Flag beaches, Carvajal and Fuente de la Salud. Golf is well represented: the Golf Benalmadena Pitch & Putt lies a few hundred metres away as a practice-friendly option, while the Campo de Golf Miguel Ángel Jiménez (6.8 km) and Lauro Golf (8 km) offer full courses. Within the complex itself, residents use the outdoor pool, the padel court, the gym and the spa area with sauna and jacuzzi, and the wider municipality counts 219 sports facilities, including the ice rink at 600 m and the municipal sports centre at 1.1 km. Tourism infrastructure in town, 24 hotels and roughly 11,000 beds, supports restaurants and services year-round without the district itself depending on holiday traffic.
219 Facilities Available
Source: Blue Flag 2026, OpenStreetMap, CSD
Benalmádena is a town in Andalusia in southern Spain, 12 km west of Málaga, on the Costa del Sol between Torremolinos and Fuengirola.
| Month | Avg. Temperature | Rainfall |
|---|---|---|
| January | 12.0°C | 46 mm |
| February | 13.0°C | 33 mm |
| March | 14.4°C | 96 mm |
| April | 16.3°C | 44 mm |
| May | 19.6°C | 22 mm |
| June | 23.5°C | 7 mm |
| July | 26.0°C | 1 mm |
| August | 26.3°C | 5 mm |
| September | 23.4°C | 25 mm |
| October | 19.8°C | 65 mm |
| November | 15.5°C | 62 mm |
| December | 13.0°C | 49 mm |
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Within Benalmadena, this apartment at €485,000 sits between the new-build entry level and the upper segment. Blossom starts from €418,000 and Finca Dona Maria from €430,000, while Nexus Residences begins at €524,000. Those are from-prices for new construction, which typically means smaller unit types at the entry level and delivery periods after the purchase. This property differs on two axes: it is an existing, completed home available immediately, and its price is fixed rather than the start of a range. Against a from-price project, the comparison is not straightforward, €418,000 buys a planned unit whose final configuration, view and floor position may differ, whereas here the layout, terrace, view and inclusions (parking, storage) are defined and inspectable today. Location-wise, Montealto is more elevated than the flat coastal strip where several new projects cluster. That produces the sea and town views and the quiet residential setting, at the cost of the roughly 8 per cent slope on walking routes to the beach. Buyers prioritising door-to-beach flatness often look at Arroyo de la Miel's lower edge or Torremolinos; buyers prioritising views and complex facilities lean towards the hillside urbanisations. In the wider region, Benalmadena's central position, 18 km from Malaga, 31 km from Marbella, both reachable by train or motorway, keeps it competitive against western Costa del Sol towns that offer more space but longer airport transfers. The town's year-round profile, with 13 primary schools, 11 secondary schools and roughly 2,300 annual housing transactions, supports both permanent relocation and part-year use, and the rental market benefits from the same accessibility that serves owners.
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