This key-ready apartment is located in Guadalmina Alta, a residential district on the western side of San Pedro de Alcántara, within the municipality of Marbella. Built in 2001, the property offers 101 m² of living space with two bedrooms and two bathrooms, one of which is en suite. A glazed terrace with Lumon glass curtains looks out over the adjacent golf course. The asking price is fixed at €399,000. The area combines low-rise residential streets with direct access to golf facilities, beaches roughly 2.3 km away by straight line, and the services of San Pedro de Alcántara within walking distance according to the seller.
Key characteristics of location, homes, project phase and points of attention.
Guadalmina Alta sits inland of the coastal road at San Pedro de Alcántara, roughly 11 km from central Marbella as the crow flies. The district is bordered by golf courses, including El Campanario at 1.7 km straight line. Beaches such as Playa Atalaya lie about 2.3 km away, and Puerto Banús marina is 4.9 km distant. The terrain is essentially flat, with a gradient to the sea of about 1.7 per cent.
The apartment is configured for two occupants or a small family: two bedrooms, two bathrooms with one en suite, and a combined living-dining room with fireplace. The west-facing orientation means afternoon and evening sun, which the glazed terrace makes usable year-round. Daily needs are covered by a dense amenity base within 2 km, including supermarkets and services in San Pedro de Alcántara.
This is not a new-build project. The apartment was completed in 2001 and is key-ready, meaning it can be transferred in its current finished state. Buyers should expect a building of more than twenty years old, with the associated considerations regarding installations, maintenance history and community management rather than developer guarantees or phased delivery dates.
The data provides no information about a storage room, private parking space, community pool availability beyond a photo showing a pool view, or monthly community fees. Details about the kitchen equipment, air conditioning, heating and recent renovations are not confirmed in the source data. The building age of 2001 means modern energy standards should be verified independently during due diligence.
This apartment fits several recognisable buyer situations. A couple seeking a lock-and-leave second home will find the two-bedroom, two-bathroom layout practical, with the en suite providing guest independence and the glazed terrace usable across seasons. Golf players place particular value on the frontline-golf setting: El Campanario and El Paraíso are both within about 2.6 km straight line, and the terrace view is directly over a course. Permanent residents benefit from the walkable amenity base, schools, pharmacies and daily shopping within 2 km, and the flat terrain, which makes the area easy to navigate on foot or by bicycle. Buyers who prioritise brand-new construction or modern energy performance will find the 2001 completion date a reason to look further or to negotiate on the basis of a technical survey; the source data does not document recent upgrades to installations. Those wanting a sea view or direct beach access should note the 2.3 km straight-line distance to the coast. Finally, buyers who need a private parking space or storage room should verify these points, as the data does not confirm them. For an investor, the location within the Marbella municipality and the resale volume of 800 transactions per year locally suggest a market with turnover, though rental yields depend on costs not stated in the data.
The building dates from 2001, which sets the baseline for construction type: typically cavity-block construction, aluminium or early double-glazed windows, and conventional wet-room installations from that era. The photographic material shows a marble-floored dining room, a modernised bathroom with combined shower and tub, and a white-furnished living room, indicating that interior updating has taken place at some point, though no dates or scope of renovation are documented. The most notable technical feature of the property is the terrace glazing: Lumon glass curtains are a retractable frameless glazing system that converts an open terrace into a wind-still, insulated sunspace. On a west-facing orientation this has a double effect, it traps afternoon heat in winter and extends the usable living area without a structural extension. The presence of a fireplace in the living room provides supplementary heating, which is common in buildings of this age predating widespread heat-pump installation. What the data does not confirm is equally relevant: no information is available on air conditioning, the heating system beyond the fireplace, the electrical installation, the condition of the community building envelope, or the kitchen specification beyond 'fully equipped'. Buyers are advised to treat a technical inspection as standard practice for a 2001 building, focusing on plumbing, electrics, window seals and any history of moisture ingress, which is the most common issue in coastal properties of this vintage.
The asking price is €399,000 and is a fixed price for this existing home, not a starting price for a range of units. That equates to roughly €3,950 per m² of living area for the 101 m² interior, before accounting for the terrace, whose exact dimensions are not given in the data. As context within the wider province, the median income is €16,450, but coastal property in the Marbella municipality trades in a different segment from the provincial average. Buyers should budget separately for purchase costs (transfer tax, notary, registry) and should request the community fees, IBI and annual running costs, which are not included in the source data. Availability is immediate, given the key-ready status.
Guadalmina Alta is one of the established residential zones of the Marbella municipality, structured around the Guadalmina golf courses and low-rise apartment blocks and villas. Daily life here is quiet and oriented towards the outdoors. The apartment's west-facing position receives sun from early afternoon onwards, and the Lumon-glazed terrace extends that usability into the cooler months, effectively adding a year-round sitting room with the golf course as backdrop. The living-dining room with fireplace functions as the social centre of the home, connected visually to the terrace. The surrounding neighbourhood is amenity-dense: within a 2 km radius the data lists 31 restaurants, 14 cafés, 12 pharmacies and 11 banks, alongside two schools. This means that most daily errands, groceries, pharmacy, a coffee, a meal out, do not require a car. For leisure, the golf courses of El Campanario (1.7 km straight line) and El Paraíso (2.6 km) are walkable or a short drive away. Beaches at Playa Atalaya, Playa Isdabe and Playa de San Pedro all sit at approximately 2.3 km straight line, so in practice a 5-minute drive or a longer walk. Puerto Banús, at 4.9 km, supplies marina-side dining and shopping. The area's rhythm is residential rather than touristic, with 8 public transport lines and 50 stops in the locality offering an alternative to driving. With 800 housing transactions per year recorded in the area, there is a functioning resale market, which matters for liquidity considerations.
The immediate surroundings of Guadalmina Alta are defined by golf courses, residential streets and a low building height relative to the Marbella coast. With an elevation of 41 m above sea level and a gradient of 1.7 per cent towards the beach, the area is flat, which is relevant for cyclists, walkers and anyone with mobility considerations. The amenity density within 2 km is high by any standard: 31 restaurants, 14 cafés, 12 pharmacies, 11 banks and 2 schools mean that daily life can be conducted almost entirely on foot. Sports facilities nearby include the Apolo sports centre at 1.0 km straight line and two pool facilities at 1.4 km. For families, there is one primary school in the locality, and international education is available at The International School of Estepona, 2.6 km away, and the British International School at 9.1 km. Public transport consists of 8 lines with 50 stops, sufficient for the San Pedro, Marbella, Estepona corridor without a car, though most residents in this type of neighbourhood use a vehicle for beach trips and shopping runs. The area sits between San Pedro de Alcántara's town centre, within walking distance per the seller, and the more touristic Puerto Banús at 4.9 km straight line, close enough for an evening out, far enough to avoid its summer traffic directly at the door.
The map shows the apartment's position in Guadalmina Alta, between San Pedro de Alcántara and the golf courses of the New Golden Mile. The cluster of amenities within 2 km illustrates how compact the daily living radius is, while the beaches at 2.3 km and Puerto Banús at 4.9 km frame the leisure geography of this stretch of the Marbella coast.
Approximate area · exact address shared on request
Within the Costa del Sol's geography, Guadalmina Alta occupies the strip between San Pedro de Alcántara and Estepona, commonly called the New Golden Mile. It is 11 km straight line from Marbella and sits in the municipality bearing that name, which carries weight in the resale market. The location is closer to Estepona's growing service belt than to central Marbella, and equidistant in straight-line terms from both Gibraltar and Málaga airports, giving it a genuine two-airport position that few Spanish coastal locations offer. Relative to Málaga city (59 km) and Algeciras (55 km), it sits in the quieter, higher-value western segment of the coast.
Distances below are straight-line (as the crow flies); road distances are longer. The nearest beach, Playa Atalaya, lies 2.3 km away, with Playa Isdabe and Playa de San Pedro at the same distance. Marbella city centre is 11 km straight line, the existing description cites a 15-minute drive, which is a car travel time and plausible for this corridor. Puerto Banús marina is 4.9 km straight line, quoted as 5 minutes by car. Two airports serve the area: Malaga-Costa del Sol (AGP) at approximately 50 km straight line, roughly a 50-minute drive per the seller's description, and Gibraltar (GIB) at 48 km straight line, which is an alternative for UK connections. Alicante (ALC), at 441 km, is not a realistic option. Electric-vehicle drivers will find Tesla Superchargers at Estepona (5.6 km) and Marbella (7.7 km). Golf access is a defining feature of the location: El Campanario at 1.7 km and El Paraíso at 2.6 km straight line. By car, the A-7 coastal motorway and the AP-7 toll road both pass near San Pedro de Alcántara, connecting the area westwards to Estepona and eastwards to Marbella and Málaga.
| Beach Distance | 2.3 km |
| Gibraltar (GIB) | 48 km |
| Malaga-Costa del Sol (AGP) | 50 km |
Source: OpenStreetMap, Google Maps
The location records an average annual temperature of 19.1 °C, with monthly averages ranging from 12 °C in the coolest month to 26 °C at the height of summer, a moderate Mediterranean profile without extreme heat by Andalusian inland standards. The swimming season, defined by sea temperatures of 20 °C or above, lasts about five months, typically May to October. At 41 m elevation and on flat terrain, the apartment avoids both the hillside exposure of villages such as Benahavís and the direct salt-and-humidity load of a frontline beach building, which has practical consequences for maintenance of exterior joinery and the terrace glazing. The west-facing orientation delivers afternoon and evening sun, matched to the Mediterranean rhythm of long alfresco evenings; mornings in the apartment itself will be cooler and shaded, which some buyers prefer for sleeping. Nature options nearby include the viewpoints of Mirador de la Charca de los Tubos (4.3 km) and Mirador del Muelle de Honor (4.7 km), the latter on the coast near San Pedro. The local calendar includes 32 public holidays and local feast days per year, a detail that matters for anyone planning renovation work or bureaucratic appointments, as opening hours shift accordingly.
Source: Open-Meteo (2020–2025 average)
Three beaches sit at approximately 2.3 km straight line: Playa Atalaya, Playa Isdabe and Playa de San Pedro. Playa de San Pedro is the longest stretch, backed by a palm-lined promenade (the Paseo Marítimo) with chiringuitos along its length, and hosts the town's summer beach life. Playa Atalaya and Isdabe, on the Estepona side of the boundary, are quieter and partly backed by residential development. The data does not specify Blue Flag status for these beaches for the current year, so this should be verified if it is a decisive factor. Golf is the dominant recreational asset of the immediate area: El Campanario (1.7 km) is a shorter course suited to casual play, while El Paraíso Golf Club (2.6 km) is a full 18-hole championship course, with its clubhouse 100 m further on. The Guadalmina courses themselves border the district. For organized sport, the Apolo sports centre is 1.0 km straight line, and two swimming pool facilities lie at 1.4 km. The communal pool visible in the photography suggests the building or complex has shared water facilities, though this should be confirmed. Nautical recreation is anchored by Puerto Deportivo José Banús at 4.9 km, offering berths, boat trips and a full marina-side hospitality scene.
Source: OpenStreetMap
| Month | Avg. Temperature | Rainfall |
|---|---|---|
| January | 12.7°C | 80 mm |
| February | 13.6°C | 47 mm |
| March | 14.6°C | 154 mm |
| April | 16.6°C | 70 mm |
| May | 19.8°C | 27 mm |
| June | 23.6°C | 6 mm |
| July | 26.6°C | 1 mm |
| August | 26.9°C | 7 mm |
| September | 23.8°C | 28 mm |
| October | 20.5°C | 72 mm |
| November | 16.1°C | 89 mm |
| December | 13.8°C | 80 mm |
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Ref: VL437734
Source: Wikipedia, Wikidata, INE, Junta de Andalucía
At €399,000 for 101 m², this apartment prices at roughly €3,950 per m², a level consistent with the Marbella municipality's premium over most of the Costa del Sol. Set against the comparable new-build projects in the data set, the contrast is instructive. Aquamar in Torre del Mar starts at €269,950, Lantana Residencial in Mijas at €205,000, and Etherna Homes 2 in Estepona at €321,000. All three are in the eastern or central Costa del Sol, where land values per square metre run structurally lower than in the Marbella, Estepona corridor. A buyer comparing this apartment with, say, Etherna Homes 2 is effectively weighing a €78,000 price gap: on one side, a 2001 resale building in an established golf district with mature surroundings, a walkable amenity base and a Marbella municipal address; on the other, new construction with current building standards and developer warranties but in a less consolidated setting. The regional pattern behind this gap is well established: the New Golden Mile between San Pedro and Estepona has seen steady price appreciation driven by limited new-build supply and the area's reputation among international buyers. Locally, 800 housing transactions per year indicate an active resale market, which supports liquidity relative to smaller or more remote locations. Buyers prioritising location maturity, golf proximity and the Marbella address will find the price differential explicable; buyers prioritising building age and energy performance may conclude the opposite. The two-airport access, Málaga and Gibraltar each roughly 48–50 km straight line, is a practical advantage over locations east of Málaga, which depend on AGP alone.
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