A frontline beach duplex with 130 square metres of terrace and a versatile upper room

A built area of 185 square metres and 130 square metres of terrace give this 5 bedroom penthouse duplex in Cabopino an outdoor footprint almost equal to the indoors. The property sits in a frontline beach complex in eastern Marbella and includes private parking. Having 315 square metres in total across two levels means the flat functions more like a house, without the obligation of maintaining private grounds or a private pool.

Five bedrooms or four plus a second living room

The layout provides five bedrooms and three bathrooms, though the fifth room on the upper level changes how the duplex can be used. This second-floor room has its own toilet and opens directly onto the top terrace, so it works equally well as a fifth bedroom, a home office, or a second living room. Using it as a sitting room saves carrying drinks and food up the stairs when using the upper terrace, while keeping it as a bedroom gives a guest or older child a degree of separation from the rest of the household.

What the recent modernisation changed

The current owner has modernised the apartment, focusing on the parts of an older resale building that usually show their age first. A new kitchen that is larger than the standard layout in this complex has been fitted, addressing the common coastal flat problem of having beds for ten people and a kitchen built for two. New doors have been installed throughout the property, along with false ceilings, which typically allow for updated lighting and cleaner routing of cables and pipework.

The 130 square metres of terrace and what the community includes

The terraces have been finished with decking and split the outdoor area across the duplex levels, including the top terrace outside the upper room. Downstairs, the private community is known for its security and holds extensive communal gardens, an unusual feature right on the sand where plots are normally built out to their limits. Residents share two large outdoor pools, an indoor heated pool, a gym, tennis courts and paddle tennis courts. For a buyer, this removes the need for outside club memberships and keeps the building usable in winter when outdoor pools close.

What to check when you view

When viewing this 5 bedroom penthouse duplex in Cabopino, look at the condition of the terrace decking under the coastal sun and ask how the enlarged kitchen was achieved on the floor plan. It is also worth walking the grounds to see where the apartment sits in relation to the tennis courts and the beachfront perimeter.