Single-level layout with an underground garage in El Paraiso Alto

Putting the entire main layout on one floor sets this home apart on a hillside where most houses split their rooms across two or three storeys. This 3 bedroom detached villa with private pool in El Paraiso measures 272 square metres of built area, avoiding internal staircases for day-to-day living while keeping an underground garage underneath.

Room arrangement and the split bedroom wing

An open living and dining room forms the middle of the house, with large windows and glass doors that pull in the open panoramic views as soon as you walk through the front door. The bedrooms sit on opposite sides of this central area. On one side, the main bedroom has an en-suite bathroom and opens straight onto the terrace. On the other side, two further bedrooms and two bathrooms sit together, which gives visiting family or older children their own side of the house away from the main suite. A kitchen sits beside a dedicated laundry and storage room, keeping utility clutter out of the main rooms. The layout also leaves scope to create an extra room if a fourth bedroom or a study is needed later.

The 915 square metre plot and south-west terrace

The house stands on a 915 square metre plot facing south and west in El Paraiso Alto, an orientation that holds the afternoon sun and frames the outward view. Glass doors from the living area step out to a 36 square metre covered terrace, which acts as the bridge between the indoor dining space and the private garden and pool. Because the terrace is roofed, it provides shade for a dining table during the middle of the day while looking out over the grounds.

Equipment, parking and driving times

The villa is sold fully furnished and fitted with new Daikin hot and cold air conditioning units throughout. Keeping cars in the underground garage leaves the plot around the Andalusian-style house clear of vehicles. For daily errands, food markets and basic shops sit nearby. By car, the house is 10 minutes from the beach, 15 minutes from both Estepona and Puerto Banus, and 45 minutes from Malaga Airport.

What to check when viewing

When looking at a 3 bedroom detached villa with private pool in El Paraiso, it pays to check the gradient of the driveway leading down to the underground garage and how the connection to the main floor works for carrying groceries. Buyers interested in adding the extra room mentioned by the seller should also look at where that space would come from within the 272 square metres built, and whether it requires local town hall permissions.