A ground floor garden in Riviera del Sol, made for slow living

Some homes make their case with a view. This one makes it with a garden.

The apartment sits on the ground floor of a well kept urbanisation in Riviera del Sol, between Marbella and Fuengirola, and its whole personality turns on that fact. No stairs, no lift, no waiting on a landing with the shopping. Just a front door, a hallway, and then your own patch of green opening straight off the living space.

At 285,000 euros, it is a two bedroom, two bathroom home of 65 square metres built, with a 24 square metre terrace and a private garden of its own on top of that. It was built in 2002 and has been kept in excellent condition since, the kind of apartment where you walk in and simply start living rather than start planning a renovation.

A layout that rewards the everyday

Marble flooring runs through the interior, giving the rooms a cool, settled feel that suits the Costa del Sol's long summers. The kitchen is fully fitted, the wardrobes are built in, and air conditioning has already been pre installed, so the practical decisions have largely been made for you.

The apartment is sold part furnished, which tends to suit two kinds of buyer equally well: those who want a home ready to step into on day one, and those who see it as a rental or holiday base and would rather not start from an empty shell. The orientation is south east, which means the terrace and garden pick up light through the morning and into midday, good hours for coffee outside or a late breakfast before the day warms up.

With two bedrooms and two bathrooms, there is enough separation for guests, family, or simply a study that does not double as a spare room. It is not a large apartment by square metres alone, but the private garden changes the arithmetic. Fourteen square metres of plot plus the terrace effectively gives you an outdoor room that most ground floor homes on the coast do not have.

Living around the pool and the garden

The complex itself is built with families in mind. The communal pool includes a shallow section for children, which matters more than it sounds on paper. It is the difference between a pool you visit and a pool your household actually uses through July and August, with someone always able to keep half an eye on the youngest swimmer.

Parking follows a similar logic. Each apartment comes with a designated space written into the deeds, with further communal parking available beyond that, so visiting family or a second car is not a daily negotiation. The gated complex has entry phone security, the kind of low key reassurance that lets you leave for a long lunch without thinking twice.

The garden is the standout feature here, not because it is vast, but because it is yours, and it is right outside the door.

For anyone thinking about the numbers as well as the lifestyle, it is worth knowing that tourist rentals are currently permitted within this particular urbanisation. That opens the door to a tourist rental licence for owners who want the option of short term letting, which is not something every complex on this coast can offer.

Riviera del Sol, five minutes from the sand

Riviera del Sol sits on the stretch of coast between Marbella and Fuengirola, a residential area built up gradually around its golf courses and its easy access to both towns. It is quieter than either neighbour, more suburb than resort, which is exactly its appeal for people who want the coast without the crowds that come with it.

The beach is a five minute drive away, close enough for an evening swim without making it a production. Shops, schools and the local golf courses are all near at hand too, so daily errands and daily leisure sit within a short loop rather than a long drive. It is the kind of setting where a car is useful but a whole day can pass without really needing one.

For golfers, the area's courses are part of the daily rhythm rather than an occasional treat, and for families the combination of schools and shops nearby means a Riviera del Sol address rarely feels like a compromise. It sits comfortably in the wider corridor of golf and garden communities that stretches along this part of the Costa del Sol, without losing its own, quieter character.

Considering it

A ground floor apartment with a private garden is not a common combination on this coast, and one with a shallow pool for children, secure parking and permitted tourist rentals is rarer still. It reads as a home that has already worked out what it wants to be, family base, holiday retreat, or a rental with income potential, and simply lets its next owner choose.

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