Villa | El Madroñal | Benahavís
Asking prices across the agency networks we track, as at 30 July 2026. Bars span the middle half of each peer group; the line marks the median. The first bar covers apartments and houses together, so a house will often sit high on it.
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- Aloha College 4.9 km
- Laude school 5.5 km
- Colegio San José 6.1 km
- Calpe School 6.5 km
- Swans 7.2 km
- British International School 8.5 km
Straight-line distances, which on this coast are always shorter than the drive. Places data from OpenStreetMap contributors, with the international schools picked by us, because the map data alone does not distinguish them.
About this property
Four hundred metres above the sea, where the pine and cork oak forest closes in around the road and the noise of the coast falls away entirely, a new house has been cut into the hillside with unusual confidence.
El Madroñal is one of the oldest and most discreet of the Benahavís estates, a gated enclave of around two hundred and fifty homes laid out across a wooded escarpment in the foothills of the Serranía de Ronda. It was conceived in the nineteen eighties around the principle that the landscape should dominate the architecture rather than the other way round, and that founding idea still governs the place. Plots are large, boundaries are planted rather than walled, and the mature woodland of pine, olive and cork oak has been left largely intact, so that arriving feels less like entering a development than turning off into a private forest. Access is controlled around the clock at a single manned gate, and the internal roads climb in long, quiet curves with almost no through traffic. Residents come here for the air, which is noticeably cooler than the coast in August, and for the silence, which is close to absolute.
The house is the work of AMES Arquitectos and was completed in 2025. A long private driveway delivers you to a glazed entrance framing a single mature olive, a piece of theatre that sets the tone for everything that follows. Inside, the plan opens rather than unfolds. Living and dining spaces are arranged around a central fireplace and closed on one side entirely in floor to ceiling glass, electronically operated, so that in practice the wall disappears and the terrace becomes part of the room. The kitchen is fitted with Gaggenau appliances and backed by a concealed preparation kitchen, an arrangement that makes formal entertaining possible without any of it being visible.
Craftsmanship is the quiet argument of this house. Herringbone timber floors run through the principal rooms, door handles are wrapped in leather, and the switch plates were drawn from Aston Martin detailing. A lift serves all three levels. The entire top floor is given to the principal suite, with two dressing rooms, a bathroom of considerable generosity and a private terrace facing the sea. Five further bedrooms, each with its own bathroom, occupy the level below, and a self contained guest apartment with its own entrance sits apart from the family accommodation.
The lower level is devoted to leisure and wellbeing, with a cinema, a games room, a hammam, a plunge pool and a gymnasium that opens to an outdoor training terrace. A climate controlled wine cellar and a Zennio home automation system complete the technical specification, and the plant room has been positioned outside the main structure so that maintenance never intrudes on the house itself.
Outside, a saltwater pool sits within planted terraces, served by an outdoor kitchen and shaded lounging areas, with automated irrigation supporting the gardens through the summer. Views run south across the Mediterranean and north into the mountains.
KEY FEATURES
Newly completed in 2025 by AMES Arquitectos
Six bedroom suites, with the entire top floor given to the principal suite
Self contained two bedroom guest apartment with independent access
Cinema, games room, hammam, plunge pool and gymnasium
Climate controlled wine cellar and lift to all three levels
Zennio smart home system throughout
Gaggenau kitchen with concealed chef’s kitchen
Saltwater pool, outdoor kitchen and landscaped gardens
Twenty four hour manned security at the estate gate
South facing, with sea and mountain views
LOCATION
Málaga Airport | approximately 65 km | 50 to 55 minutes by car
Puerto Banús | approximately 14 km | 20 minutes by car
Marbella centre | approximately 20 km | 25 minutes by car
Beach at San Pedro de Alcántara | approximately 13 km | 18 minutes by car
Benahavís village and its restaurants | approximately 8 km | 12 minutes by car
Los Arqueros and La Quinta golf | approximately 7 km | 10 minutes by car
Aloha College and the British School of Marbella | approximately 15 km | 20 minutes by car
Specification
- Reference
- JUST-01207P
- Type
- Villa
- Location
- El Madroñal, Benahavis
- Beds
- 6
- Baths
- 6
- En suite
- 4
- Build m²
- 1,028
- Interior m²
- 1,028
- Plot m²
- 4,149
- Pool
- Private
- Garden
- Private
- Garage
- Private
- Orientation
- S
- C. Year
- 2025
Gallery
Features & amenities
- Close to golf
- Close to schools
- Country view
- Mountain view
- Mountainside
- Panoramic view
- Sea view
- Barbecue
- Basement
- Fireplace
- Fitted wardrobes
- Guest apartment
- Guest toilet
- Walk-in closet
- Wooden floors
- Covered terrace
- Gym
- Private terrace
- SPA
- Saltwater swimming pool
- Air conditioning
- Electric blinds
- Underfloor heating (throughout)
- Automatic irrigation system
- Internet – Fibre optic
- Smart home system
- Lift
- Brand new
- 24h Service
- Turkish bath
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