Casa Orquidea

La Quinta, Benahavis

SUMMIT POSITION

This brand-new villa sits at the top of El Herrojo Alto, a gated community, with views from the ridgelines of the Serranía de Ronda across the Mediterranean to the Atlas Mountains on a clear day. The view is the main feature of the house: almost every room looks onto it through floor-to-ceiling glass. The house is reached by a tree-lined private road and a long driveway, and the façade pairs bold contemporary architecture with natural stone and timber.

Inside, the 1,696 m² of living space is arranged over three levels, each designed to bring in light and views. On the main floor, an airy foyer leads to a lounge with a fireplace, then to a generous dining area and a fully fitted contemporary kitchen, with an outdoor kitchen on the adjoining terrace. Two guest suites are on this level. The upper floor has three more en-suite bedrooms, including a master suite of over 70 m² with a dressing room, a spa-style bathroom and a private terrace jacuzzi facing due south. The lower level, close to 800 m² on its own, has several reception and relaxation lounges, a cinema room, a professional gym, and an indoor spa with a pool and jacuzzi. A home office, a self-contained suite with its own entrance (suited to a live-in attendant) and garaging for six cars complete the house.

La Quinta lies at the quiet, elevated western edge of the Marbella area, in the municipality of Benahavís. Three golf courses, including La Quinta Golf itself, are within minutes, and Puerto Banús is a fifteen-minute drive. For families, there are international schools in San Pedro Alcántara and Nueva Andalucía. On the 1,963 m² plot, a saltwater swimming pool and 612 m² of terracing give the outdoor areas the same scale as the interiors, and the night gallery shows the house after dark.