Morning sun fifty metres from the shoreline in Rio Verde

Morning light enters directly from the east, filling the rooms early and leaving the flat cooler through the afternoon heat. This 1 bedroom middle floor apartment in Rio Sol, Puerto Banús sits in the Rio Verde sector between the marina and Marbella's Golden Mile. With a built area of 39 square metres, it is a compact resale property designed for low maintenance and straightforward lock-up-and-leave use by the sea.

How the 39 square metres are laid out

Entering the flat brings you first to the sleeping and washing areas, before the floor plan opens out. A complete bathroom and the bedroom, which takes a double bed, sit by the entrance where they stay separated from the main day area. Beyond them lies the combined living and dining room with an equipped open plan kitchen along one side. In a 39-square-metre footprint, combining cooking, dining and sitting into one room avoids wasted corridor space, though a buyer should measure the storage capacity in both the bedroom and the kitchen units during a viewing.

Outdoor space and what the community includes

Because the property data specifies no private terrace for this unit, outdoor time happens in the shared grounds downstairs. Residents have access to a communal garden and swimming pool, which gives a flat of this compact size somewhere to sit outside and swim without the upkeep of private grounds. A private outdoor parking space belongs to the property as well. Having dedicated off-street parking in this coastal strip spares the owner from searching for a street bay during the busy summer months when beach traffic fills the surrounding roads.

Walking distances between the marina and the Golden Mile

The building stands in a quiet pocket of Rio Verde, just 50 metres from the beach. Leaving the community puts you on the sand almost immediately, and the central harbour of Puerto Banús is a five-minute walk along the coast. For anyone considering a 1 bedroom middle floor apartment in Rio Sol, Puerto Banús, the value of the position lies in being close enough to walk into the busy port in five minutes while returning to a quieter residential street at night.