This completed studio apartment sits in central Torremolinos, roughly a fifteen-minute walk from Playa del Bajondillo on the Costa del Sol. Built in 1975 and since updated, the 44 m² unit combines a sleeping and living area with sliding doors onto a private terrace. The sale includes full furnishing, a fitted kitchen with induction hob, a walk-in shower bathroom, air conditioning, and lift access. The surrounding neighbourhood places a supermarket at 102 metres, a pharmacy at 46 metres, and the suburban train station within 100 metres, with Málaga Airport 6.3 km away. Parking is on-street, and the property is registered as a resale category dwelling.
Key characteristics of location, homes, project phase and points of attention.
The apartment stands in the built-up centre of Torremolinos, west of Málaga city, in an urban setting with services reachable on foot. The town's train station lies within approximately 100 metres, connecting directly to Málaga and the airport. The coastline at Playa del Bajondillo sits about 434 metres away in a straight line, though the route descends a slope of roughly 10.8 percent.
The property functions as a compact, self-contained base: one combined living and sleeping space, a fitted kitchen, a modern bathroom, and a private terrace. A lift serves the building. Everyday needs, supermarket, pharmacy, cafés, restaurants, and public transport, fall within a short walking radius. A car is not required for daily errands, and street parking is the only parking option available.
This is not a new-build project. The building dates from 1975 and the unit is offered in completed, move-in condition as a resale. Interior finishes have been renewed, including the kitchen and bathroom, and the apartment is sold fully furnished with air conditioning installed. No construction phase or delivery schedule applies; the transaction concerns an existing, habitable property.
The property offers one open-plan living/sleeping area of 44 m² in total, no separate bedroom. There is no private parking space, no storage room, and no private garden. Communal facilities are limited to a lift and, according to listing data, a pool view is noted, though no private pool belongs to the unit. Noise and activity levels reflect a central resort-town location with high seasonal tourism.
This property fits a buyer who values location and walkability above interior space. Recognisable situations include: a single person or couple seeking a low-maintenance pied-à-terre from which the whole Costa del Sol is reachable by train; a buyer wanting a furnished rental or holiday-let asset in a town with sustained tourist demand and year-round flight access via Málaga Airport; or an owner who plans extended seasonal stays and wants supermarket, pharmacy, cafés, and the beach all within a short walk. It suits those who do not drive or prefer not to, given the station at 100 metres and 93 bus stops served by 16 lines across the municipality. It does not fit households needing a separate bedroom, a private parking space, or generous storage, the 44 m² footprint and studio layout set clear limits. Buyers sensitive to summer crowds should weigh the resort-town context: 52 hotels and more than 20,000 tourist beds operate in the municipality, and the town centre carries that seasonal weight. Equally, the off-season months are quieter, with municipal services, schools, and health centres functioning year-round for a resident population of about 71,300. The steep return walk from the beach, at roughly 10.8 percent gradient, is a practical consideration for older buyers or those with mobility constraints.
The interior has been modernised relative to the 1975 construction date. The kitchen is fully fitted with an induction hob, sink, microwave, and a full-size fridge-freezer, with cabinetry providing storage within the open-plan layout. The bathroom includes a walk-in shower, washbasin, and mirror, finished in a contemporary style consistent with the photographic record. The main room combines sofa-bed seating, television, and sleeping functions, with large sliding doors opening onto the terrace; these doors also serve as the principal source of daylight. Air conditioning is installed for climate control. The listing records the condition as excellent, and the photographic material shows a coherent, recently updated finish rather than a renovation-in-progress. As a resale in a 1975 building, structural and communal elements reflect the construction standards of that era; the lift is present and operational. No energy performance certificate label is recorded in the available data, and buyers should request this document together with the community-of-owners' financial records, building maintenance history, and any planned works (such as façade or roof interventions common in buildings of this age). Interior materials are neutral and functional; the sale includes furniture, which shortens the gap between purchase and use. Technical due diligence should also cover the legality of the terrace use and the property's registration details, available through the cadastral reference held by the listing agent.
The asking price is €190,000 for a completed, furnished 44 m² studio with one bathroom, equating to roughly €4,300 per square metre. This positions the property below the regional new-build comparables, Lantana Residencial in Mijas from €205,000, Aquamar in Torre del Mar from €269,950, and Etherna Homes 2 in Estepona from €269,000, though those are new developments of different sizes and locations. The price reflects the 1975 building age, the studio format, and the absence of allocated parking. Torremolinos recorded 1,566 property transactions in the reference period, indicating an active resale market. Costs beyond the purchase price include standard Spanish transfer tax, notary, and registry fees.
Daily life around this apartment is structured by the rhythm of a compact, walkable resort town. Morning errands take minutes: the supermarket is roughly 100 metres from the entrance and a pharmacy closer still. The train station, about 100 metres away, provides a frequent service towards Málaga centre and the airport, which reduces or removes the need for a car. Within a two-kilometre radius the area counts 192 restaurants, 37 cafés, 24 pharmacies, 11 banks, and 5 dentists, meaning services of essentially every kind sit within walking or short cycling distance. The beach is a quarter of an hour on foot; the return route climbs a slope averaging about 10.8 percent, a factor worth noting for anyone with reduced mobility. The apartment itself works as a single-volume living space: the sleeping and lounge functions share one room, with sliding doors opening the interior to the terrace and its natural light. Evenings can be spent on the terrace facing the street-side and mountain outlooks. Torremolinos is the most visited resort on the Costa del Sol, with 52 hotels and roughly 20,800 tourist beds, so the town's population and activity levels swell noticeably in summer and calm considerably in the off-season. Residents share the centre with this seasonal flow, which shapes everything from restaurant availability to street noise. Municipal infrastructure, two health centres, thirteen primary schools, nine secondary schools, and 193 sports facilities across the municipality, supports year-round living rather than only holiday use.
Torremolinos lies 13 km west of Málaga city, and this address sits in its commercial core. The suburban Cercanías train station at roughly 100 metres links the town to Málaga centre in about 20 minutes and to the airport in a similar timeframe. Within two kilometres, the density of services is high: 192 restaurants, 37 cafés, 11 banks, and 24 pharmacies. Healthcare is covered by two municipal health centres, with the nearest hospital approximately 2 km away. Schools, thirteen primary and nine secondary across the municipality, make year-round family residence feasible, though only one school falls within the immediate two-kilometre radius. Recreation is dense and varied: the Piscina Municipal Virgen del Carmen at 1 km, a football ground at 0.9 km, an orienteering circuit at 0.8 km, and viewpoints at Mirador Los Cañones (1.2 km) and Pico Palomas (3.6 km) for walking routes. The nearest golf course, Campo de Golf Miguel Ángel Jiménez, is 1.6 km away. The urban environment is busy by coastal standards: 52 hotels and a resident population of 71,329 mean activity year-round, with pronounced peaks in July and August and quieter streets from November to March.
The map shows the property in central Torremolinos, with the train station immediately adjacent, the Bajondillo beachfront below and to the south-east, and the supermarket and pharmacy within the surrounding block. Málaga Airport appears a short distance north-east, and the golf courses sit towards the north and west.
Approximate area · exact address shared on request
Within the region, the address occupies a distinct position: closer to Málaga city and its airport than any other major Costa del Sol resort, at 13 km and 6.3 km respectively. Marbella lies 37 km west, Granada 101 km east, making both feasible day trips. Torremolinos was the first Costa del Sol resort to develop, beginning in the late 1950s, and remains the most visited in the region, a maturity reflected in its dense service infrastructure and rail connections that newer resort areas lack. Compared with inland or new-build developments in Mijas, Estepona, or Torre del Mar, this location trades modern construction and communal space for centrality, transport, and immediate amenity access.
Distances from the property are short across most categories. Playa del Bajondillo is approximately 434, 437 metres in a straight line, with El Gato Beach at 488 metres; walking time to the sand is around fifteen minutes due to the descending terrain. Málaga-Costa del Sol Airport lies 6.3 km away, reachable by train from the station 100 metres from the building. Málaga city centre is 13 km, Marbella 37 km, and Granada 101 km by road. Golf options include Campo de Golf Miguel Ángel Jiménez (1.6 km), Club de Golf Málaga Parador (4.4 km), and Golf Benalmádena Pitch & Putt (5.6 km). The nearest electric-vehicle charging point is 4.1 km away, with a Tesla Supercharger in Málaga at 4.0 km. Train stations at Torremolinos (0.1 km), El Pinillo (1.9 km), and La Colina (2.3 km) provide rail redundancy, and 16 public transport lines serve 93 stops in the municipality.
| Beach Distance | 0.5 km |
| Malaga-Costa del Sol (AGP) | 6 km |
| Gibraltar (GIB) | 92 km |
| Torremolinos | 0.1 km |
| El Pinillo | 1.9 km |
Source: OpenStreetMap, Google Maps
The location records approximately 3,888 sunshine hours per year and a mean annual temperature of 18.6 °C, figures consistent with the western Costa del Sol's Mediterranean climate. The comfortable swimming season, when sea temperatures hold at or above 20 °C, spans about four months, roughly June through September, though beach use extends beyond this window. The town sits at 57 metres above sea level, with the town centre perched on a bluff above the shoreline; the recorded slope of roughly 10.8 percent between the apartment and the beach characterises the classic Torremolinos terrain of descents to the sea and climbs back up. Walkers can reach inland viewpoints at Pico Palomas (3.6 km) and Mirador del Lobo (4.2 km), and the Sierra de Mijas rises behind the town, visible in the mountain views noted from the property. Air conditioning covers the warmest months, when daytime temperatures regularly exceed 30 °C in July and August.
Source: Open-Meteo (2020, 2025 average)
Torremolinos holds four Blue Flag beaches: El Bajondillo, La Carihuela-Montemar, Los Álamos, and Playamar. The nearest, Playa del Bajondillo, is about 0.5 km on foot, followed by El Gato Beach (0.5 km) and Playa del Lido (0.7 km). The Blue Flag designation indicates documented water quality, safety services, and accessibility standards. Recreation extends beyond the sand: 193 sports facilities operate in the municipality, including the municipal swimming pools at Piscinas Virgen del Carmen III (1.2 km) and a children's pool (1.9 km), the Circuito Permanente de Orientación Los Manantiales (0.8 km), and Campo de Fútbol El Pozuelo (0.9 km). Golfers can reach three courses within 5.6 km, beginning with the Miguel Ángel Jiménez course at 1.6 km. Chiringuitos, beach bars, and the Paseo Marítimo provide the coastal social infrastructure typical of the Costa del Sol.
193 Facilities Available
Source: Blue Flag 2026, OpenStreetMap, CSD
Within the region, the address occupies a distinct position: closer to Málaga city and its airport than any other major Costa del Sol resort, at 13 km and 6.3 km respectively. Marbella lies 37 km west, Granada 101 km east, making both feasible day trips. Torremolinos was the first Costa del Sol resort to develop, beginning in the late 1950s, and remains the most visited in the region, a maturity reflected in its dense service infrastructure and rail connections that newer resort areas lack. Compared with inland or new-build developments in Mijas, Estepona, or Torre del Mar, this location trades modern construction and communal space for centrality, transport, and immediate amenity access.
Torremolinos is a municipality in Andalusia, southern Spain, west of Málaga. A poor fishing village before the growth in tourism began in the late 1950s, Torremolinos was the first of the Costa del Sol resorts to be developed and is still the most popular in the region.
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Source: Wikipedia, Wikidata, INE, Junta de Andalucía
Against its available comparables, this property occupies a different segment of the Costa del Sol market. Lantana Residencial in Mijas starts at €205,000, Aquamar in Torre del Mar at €269,950, and Etherna Homes 2 in Estepona at €269,000, all new-build developments offering modern construction, typically communal pools and allocated parking, in quieter residential settings. This studio, at €190,000, costs less on paper but delivers a different product: a 1975 building, a single open-plan room of 44 m², street parking, and no communal leisure facilities beyond those visible in the listing. What it offers instead is positional. None of the comparables sits 100 metres from a railway station, 6.3 km from an international airport, or within a fifteen-minute walk of a Blue Flag beach surrounded by 192 restaurants and a full urban service network. Torre del Mar and Estepona are quieter, more residential towns with longer transfers; Mijas offers hillside settings at greater distance from transport. Torremolinos itself was the first resort developed on the coast and remains the most visited, with 52 hotels and sustained rental demand, relevant for the investment use the listing identifies. Buyers choosing between these options are, in effect, choosing between new-build space and calm on one hand, and density, transport, and immediacy on the other. The €4,300 per square metre figure here reflects a compact, well-connected resale rather than a premium new product; the regional price spread also mirrors this, with Torremolinos's 1,566 annual transactions indicating a liquid resale market with regular re-entry opportunities.
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