Sixty square metres in El Ingenio, two years after construction

Sixty square metres of built area leaves no room for wasted corridors. This 2 bedroom ground floor apartment in San Pedro de Alcántara puts that footprint into an open-plan kitchen and living space, two bedrooms and two shower rooms. Constructed two years ago, it is a recent resale rather than an older coastal flat that needs gutting.

How the sixty square metres are used

The main room combines cooking, eating and sitting in one volume. The kitchen is fitted with white cabinetry and integrated appliances, keeping the visual noise down in a room where you see the worktops from the sofa. Both bathrooms have shower enclosures and vanity units rather than baths, which is the sensible choice at this scale. Having a second bathroom means guests do not use the main bedroom's washing space, though fitting two bathrooms into sixty square metres means the bedrooms themselves are compact. Anyone looking at this 2 bedroom ground floor apartment in San Pedro de Alcántara with bulky furniture will need to measure the walls carefully during a viewing.

Finishes and climate control

Floors throughout are marble-effect, paired with recessed ceiling lighting. Cooling and heating come from individual wall-mounted air-conditioning units in the living area and in both bedrooms, rather than a central ducted system. That setup means each room is controlled on its own handset, and a fault or replacement in one unit does not shut down the rest of the flat.

Absence of a terrace and what the community includes

Unlike many ground-floor properties on the coast, the listing mentions no terrace, pool, gardens or parking. When viewing, confirm how street access works on the ground level.

El Ingenio and the beachside streets

The building stands in El Ingenio on the beachside of San Pedro. Being on the seaward side of the main coastal road means you do not cross a highway to reach the seafront, and everyday shops and restaurants sit in the surrounding streets. Because this 2 bedroom ground floor apartment in San Pedro de Alcántara is at street level in a working residential quarter with local amenities nearby, a viewing should include standing in the bedrooms with the windows closed to check how well the glazing handles passing foot traffic.