Generous built area and sea views in La Paloma

La Paloma sits on the stretch of coast between Manilva and Estepona, a quiet residential area with straightforward access to the nearby beaches. Within this neighbourhood, this 2 bedroom middle floor apartment in Bay Rock, Manilva offers a 128 m2 built area, which is noticeably larger than the standard two-bedroom layout on the coast. As a resale property, the proportions are already established and can be assessed directly on site rather than off a plan.

Room proportions and a separate kitchen

Inside, the flat has two bedrooms and two full bathrooms, with one of the bathrooms arranged en suite to the main bedroom. Having two full bathrooms rather than a bathroom and a guest cloakroom makes a practical difference when four people stay at the same time. The layout keeps the kitchen separate from the living-dining room, a point that suits buyers who prefer cooking smells and kitchen noise shut away behind a door rather than in the main sitting area. Because the built figure of 128 m2 is shared across only two bedrooms, the individual rooms have more floor space than modern equivalents that squeeze three bedrooms into the same footprint.

Dual access to the sea-view terrace

Both the living-dining room and the main bedroom open onto a private 12 m2 terrace with sea views. Being able to step outside from the bedroom in the morning without walking through the main living area is a useful daily detail. At twelve square metres, the outdoor space has the footprint for a dining table for four or a pair of loungers, though probably not both at once. Buyers viewing this 2 bedroom middle floor apartment in Bay Rock, Manilva should check the exact angle of the sea view from a seated position and note what time of day the sun reaches the terrace balustrade.

Communal grounds, parking and storage

The Bay Rock residential complex maintains a communal swimming pool and landscaped gardens for residents. Being on a middle floor means you do not have the garden maintenance of a ground-floor unit or the heat exposure of a top-floor roof, while still having the communal lawns downstairs when needed. Practical ownership is helped by the inclusion of both a private parking space and a storage room. A separate storage room is particularly useful in a two-bedroom flat, as it keeps beach gear, suitcases and bicycles out of the spare bedroom wardrobes.