3-Bed Corner Apartment with Private Garden at Los Flamingos Golf Resort, Estepona



Andalucia, Malaga, Estepona, Spain, Estepona (Spain)
3 Bedrooms · 3 Bathrooms · 162m² Floor area
€715,000
Apartment
Parking
3 Bedrooms
3 Bathrooms
162m²
Garden
Pool
Not furnished
Description
Step outside on a January morning and the air is already warm enough to take your coffee on the terrace without a jacket. The mountains behind Estepona are still catching the low winter light, the sea is a flat silver line on the horizon, and the automatic awnings are rolled back to let every bit of it in. This is what it actually feels like to own a ground-floor corner apartment at Los Flamingos Golf Resort — not a weekend escape, but a second life running in parallel with your real one, ready whenever you are.
The apartment sits within the gated Four Seasons community at Los Flamingos, one of the most consistently sought-after addresses on the Costa del Sol. Corner position matters here. It means the private garden wraps around more of the property than a standard unit, the south-facing terrace catches sunlight from mid-morning until sunset, and there are no immediate neighbours crowding in from two sides. The views from that terrace — a layered panorama of the Sierra Bermeja foothills sweeping down toward the Mediterranean — are not the kind that appear in every listing on this stretch of coast. They earned their own paragraph.
Inside, 162 square metres have been laid out with a logic that rewards daily living rather than impressing on a show day. The entrance hall is practical without wasting space — fitted wardrobes, a dedicated storage room — before opening into the living and dining area where a fireplace makes the room feel genuinely habitable in winter. Direct terrace access from the living room dissolves the line between inside and out in the warmer months. The kitchen runs along the front of the apartment with its own breakfast corner: not a token stool at an island, but a proper little nook where someone can sit with the newspaper while someone else makes lunch.
Three bedrooms, three full bathrooms. The guest room at the front has its own en-suite with both shower and bathtub — a detail that matters when you have friends or family staying and everyone needs to be ready at the same time. The master bedroom has fitted wardrobes, an en-suite, and a door that opens directly onto the terrace. Waking up and stepping straight outside is one of those small, daily pleasures that sounds trivial until you experience it for a few mornings in a row. A third bedroom also opens to the terrace, which makes it a genuinely usable space rather than an afterthought. Hot and cold air conditioning runs throughout. Underfloor heating in all three bathrooms takes the edge off those winter mornings when the tiles would otherwise punish bare feet. An underground parking space and private storage room complete the picture.
The resort infrastructure handles what individual ownership can't: two communal swimming pools (one heated through winter so you're not waiting until June to get in), landscaped mature gardens, and 24-hour security at the gate. That last point carries real weight for international owners who spend months away — knowing the property is protected and the grounds are maintained makes the distance manageable.
Estepona itself has changed considerably over the past decade, and largely for the better. The old town centre — the Casco Antiguo, with its flower-lined streets along Calle Real and Plaza Las Flores — has been steadily restored into one of the genuinely prettiest on the western Costa del Sol, without the full commercialisation that hit Marbella's Puerto Banús. The daily market on Avenida Juan Carlos I runs Tuesday and Saturday mornings; the fish market on the port sells the morning's catch directly, which means the gambas al ajillo you cook that evening are less than six hours out of the water. The marina has filled up with good restaurants — El Pescador does the best grilled dorada on this stretch — and the old town has independent shops and tapas bars that still feel like they belong to the people who live here rather than the people who visit.
Golf is the organising principle of this particular corner of the coast. Los Flamingos Golf itself runs directly alongside the resort, and the wider Atalaya Golf, La Resina, and Villa Padierna courses are all within a fifteen-minute drive. For those less interested in fairways, the Senda Litoral coastal path stretches 160 kilometres along the coast and is accessible near the Playa del Cristo, about ten minutes from the resort by car. The Sierra Bermeja natural park behind Estepona has marked hiking trails through cork oak and pinsapo fir forests — the Pinsapar de Benamahoma trail being the most rewarding in spring when the wild orchids are out. In summer, the beaches between Estepona and Casares are quieter and cleaner than those further east toward Marbella.
Getting here is straightforward. Málaga Airport is approximately 85 kilometres along the AP-7 motorway — around 55 minutes in normal traffic — and handles direct flights from most major European cities year-round, not just in season. Gibraltar Airport is 45 kilometres west, useful for UK buyers in particular. The climate earns its reputation: around 320 days of sunshine annually, sea temperatures that support swimming from May through October, and winters mild enough that the terrace sees daily use well into December.
For international buyers, Spain's property market on the Costa del Sol has maintained strong demand from northern European and UK purchasers, with Estepona in particular benefiting from infrastructure investment that has kept property values moving steadily upward. The Four Seasons at Los Flamingos community has proven rental appeal given the resort setting, golf access, and proximity to Marbella — typically 35 minutes east along the coast. Non-EU buyers should engage a Spanish gestor early in the process to handle the NIE number application and navigate the purchase tax structure; the process is well-trodden and manageable with the right local support.
At 715,000 euros for 162 square metres in a secured golf resort with sea and mountain views, a private garden, and three en-suite bedrooms, this apartment represents a considered entry into one of Europe's most established second-home markets.
Key features at a glance:
- 3 bedrooms, 3 full bathrooms (two en-suite, one with shower and bathtub)
- 162 sqm interior with south-facing orientation
- Corner ground-floor position with private wraparound garden
- Large terrace with automatic awnings and sea and mountain views
- Direct terrace access from master bedroom and third bedroom
- Fireplace in living and dining room
- Fully fitted kitchen with breakfast area
- Hot and cold air conditioning throughout
- Underfloor heating in all bathrooms
- Two communal pools (one heated in winter)
- 24-hour gated security within Los Flamingos Golf Resort
- Underground parking space and private storage room included
- 10 minutes to Estepona old town and marina
- 55 minutes to Málaga Airport
Get in touch with the Homestra team today to arrange a private viewing or request a video walkthrough — properties in this position within Los Flamingos do not return to the market often.
Details
- Amount of bedrooms
- 3
- Size
- 162m²
- Price per m²
- €4,414
- Garden size
- 76m²
- Has Garden
- Yes
- Has Parking
- Yes
- Has Basement
- No
- Condition
- good
- Amount of Bathrooms
- 3
- Has swimming pool
- Yes
- Property type
- Apartment
- Energy label
Unknown
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