Apartment | Puerto Banus Marina | Marbella

Renovated in 2024 to a standard that reads as new build rather than refurbishment, this apartment faces east across the water so that the harbour and the sea beyond it are the first thing visible on waking rather than something glimpsed from a side window.

Puerto Banus was never a fishing village that grew into a marina, the way most ports on this coast did. It was built as one, from a blank stretch of coastline, laid out around Andalusian arches and whitewashed terraces rather than the utilitarian concrete common to marinas elsewhere in Europe. It opened in May 1970 with a party that put Marbella on the international map overnight, and more than fifty years later it remains the reference point every later marina on this coast is measured against, now holding close to a thousand berths and drawing several million visitors a year without losing the scale that made it work. What has not changed is the walk itself, boutiques and restaurants at ground level, apartments stacked directly above the boats, so that owning here means living inside the marina rather than simply near it.

The apartment sits with an open plan living area that runs straight out to the terrace, so the harbour is visible from the kitchen, the dining table and the sofa without needing to move toward a window for it. Almond wood panelling runs through the main living spaces, warming what could otherwise be a very white, very glassy interior, and stone flooring throughout keeps the apartment cool through the long summer months. Lighting has been built into the joinery rather than added afterward, so the rooms read as considered rather than simply furnished.

The kitchen is fitted with premium integrated appliances throughout, the kind of specification usually reserved for houses rather than apartments, and it opens directly onto the living area rather than being closed off, which keeps whoever is cooking part of the conversation. Three bedrooms and three bathrooms, two of them en suite, give the apartment genuine capacity for guests without anyone competing for space, and every room carries the same finish rather than a principal suite that outshines the rest.

The best feature is simply the view the terrace commands, an uninterrupted line across the marina to open sea, the kind normally described as jetliner because nothing sits between the glass and the horizon. Superyachts moor close enough to watch coming and going, and the terrace catches the full arc of the day’s light from an east aspect, morning sun over the water and a softer glow through the afternoon.

A private garage is included, a genuine convenience in a marina where street parking effectively does not exist.

KEY FEATURES
Renovated in 2024 to a high specification throughout
Uninterrupted marina and sea view from an east facing terrace
Premium integrated kitchen appliances throughout
Almond wood panelling and stone flooring
Three bedrooms and three bathrooms, two of them en suite
Private garage included
Twenty four hour security with video entrance and alarm system
Underfloor heating in bathrooms and zoned air conditioning

LOCATION
Puerto Banus town centre | 2 minutes
Nearest beach | 3 minutes
Marbella town centre | 10 minutes
Aloha College international school | 10 minutes
Swans International School | 10 minutes
Marbella Hospital | 15 minutes
Malaga Airport | 40 minutes