Villa for sale in El Madroñal

Madroñal 72 occupies a 5,000 m² plot in El Madroñal, part of Benahavís's gated hill country above the Guadaiza valley, roughly 600 acres of pine-covered ridges some 400 metres above sea level with views reaching to the coast and, on clear days, to Gibraltar and the Rif Mountains.

The new villa has 715 m² built, five bedrooms, five bathrooms, a guest toilet and 453 m² of terraces, facing south-west across the wooded hillside. The ground floor separates formal and informal sitting rooms while keeping both connected to the dining room and kitchen, with a guest suite also on this level. Broad openings lead to the main terrace and a heated saltwater infinity pool, so the central living rooms relate directly to the garden. A wine cellar sits beside the dining area.

Upstairs, the principal suite has its own dressing room and library, alongside a second guest suite on the same quiet floor. The lower level holds the garage and a home office, keeping vehicles and work away from the main living areas. Part of the house is built into the hillside, combined with underfloor heating and a smart-home system, and a separate outdoor gym includes a boxing ring.

El Madroñal is one of the most established gated estates on the coast, home to around 150 villas with 24-hour security. San Pedro de Alcántara is about ten minutes away and Puerto Banús around fifteen, with La Quinta and Nueva Andalucía the nearest everyday centres.

The scale of the plot and its integration into the hillside create privacy that is hard to reproduce closer to the beach. The trade-off is a clear dependence on the car: shops, schools and restaurants sit outside walking distance of the house.