South-facing ground floor living in La Hacienda del Señorío de Cifuentes

With a built area of 158 square metres, this home puts a generous share of its footprint into outdoor space. The 2 bedroom ground floor apartment in El Paraiso has been fully renovated and sits within the gated community of La Hacienda del Señorío de Cifuentes in Benahavís. Because it is a resale property where the refurbishment is already finished, a buyer avoids the dust, delays and permit waits of updating an older flat from scratch.

Inside the renovated rooms

Two bedrooms and two bathrooms sit alongside a bright living and dining room and a modern kitchen. Having a second bathroom means guests do not need to walk through a sleeping area to use the facilities, which makes the layout practical when friends or family stay over. The whole property is fitted with air conditioning. When viewing a recently renovated home, a buyer should ask for the paperwork on the plumbing and electrical updates and test the air conditioning output in each room.

The south-facing terrace and its views

Ground floor apartments often look straight into a hedge or a boundary wall, but this one has panoramic views of the sea, Marbella and the mountains. The large terrace faces south, so it takes full day sun rather than just morning or late afternoon light. It is fitted with an outdoor kitchen, a dining area and a lounge zone, effectively adding a second living room outside. A buyer at a viewing should stand on the terrace to check how much wind the position catches and how overlooked the dining area is from the upper floors of the block.

What the community and parking include

The apartment is sold with one underground parking space and a storage room. Leaving a car underground keeps it out of the summer heat, while the storage room takes the golf bags, tools and suitcases that would otherwise crowd a two-bedroom layout. Outside the private rooms, La Hacienda del Señorío de Cifuentes is a gated community with tropical gardens and several communal swimming pools. Having more than one pool in the grounds spreads residents out during busy weeks in July and August.

Golf courses and the wider El Paraiso area

El Paraiso lies in the Benahavís municipality, positioned between Estepona and San Pedro de Alcántara. For players, this 2 bedroom ground floor apartment in El Paraiso is surrounded by the fairways of El Paraíso, Atalaya and Los Flamingos golf courses. The beach and Puerto Banús are reached by car for day-to-day shopping, restaurants and the coast road, making the car park space downstairs a daily necessity rather than an occasional perk.