Villa Irıs

The location sits above the motorway on the mountain side of Benalmadena, a fifteen-minute walk down to the beach and six minutes by car. ALDI is four minutes on foot, which matters for a villa where you will be cooking most days. Malaga Airport is thirty-one minutes by car. The British College is seven minutes away, as is the Golf Benalmadena pitch and putt course. The marina is close, and so are the town's schools and shops. This works for families who want the coast within reach but prefer not to live on the seafront itself, and for buyers who want both golf and international schooling in the immediate surroundings.

The position on the hillside means you look out over the Mediterranean, but you also face the climb back from the beach or the supermarket if you walk. The private pool and the 602 square metre plot give you outdoor space without needing communal facilities, but a detached villa also means you are responsible for the garden and the maintenance that a townhouse community would handle collectively. The open-plan interior suits modern living, though some buyers prefer rooms that close off. This is a family home in a residential part of Benalmadena, not a beachfront apartment or a golf-course townhouse, and it suits buyers accordingly.