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It takes a few minutes, and it settles more decisions than any floor plan. After twenty years on this coast we know Gazules del Sol block by block — which gardens hold the afternoon sun, which terraces face the road — and we'll always tell you which homes are over-priced and why.
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The ground floor units here are the ones people come for, and we understand why. Inside Gazules del Sol's gated grounds, the lower apartments come with private gardens that wrap the terrace, so you step straight out onto your own lawn rather than looking down on someone else's. Most run as two- or three-bedroom homes, often around 110 to 150 square metres of interior with a further 50 to 80 square metres of garden, and the better ones face south or southwest, which is what holds the sun across the terrace into the evening. Everything sits on one level, no stairs, which is part of why they suit both families with young children and buyers thinking ahead to easier years.
For this type you'd typically expect a band running from the high four-hundred-thousands to the high seven-hundred-thousands, with renovated garden apartments and the larger southwest plots sitting at the top end. The communal side is genuinely good here, with several outdoor pools, a heated indoor pool, gym, sauna and a padel court, all of which a ground floor home reaches without a lift. Buyers tend to be families drawn to Atalaya International School a short walk away, plus people wanting a lock-up-and-leave near the Atalaya and El Paraíso golf courses, with Puerto Banús a ten-minute drive down the hill. We'll always tell you which of these apartments are priced ahead of what the garden and orientation really justify.
Gazules del Sol stands on the A-7175, the road that follows the Guadalmina river inland from the coast towards Benahavís village. You are a few kilometres below the village itself — about five minutes by car to its restaurant tables, and roughly the same down to the beaches at Guadalmina and San Pedro de Alcántara. The A-7 junction sits at the foot of the road, which keeps Puerto Banús around ten minutes away and Málaga airport generally under the hour. There is a supermarket within a few minutes' walk of the gate, and Atalaya International School — the bilingual Colegio Atalaya, teaching ages three to eighteen — is a short, flat walk away in the neighbouring El Marqués urbanisation.
Ground-floor garden apartments set the tone here, with middle-floor flats and a run of penthouses above them. The development went up in the late 2000s: two- and three-bedroom homes, most between roughly 120 and 155 square metres, with marble floors, generous terraces or private gardens, and underground parking and storage as standard. Upper levels look over the communal gardens to the hills behind and, in places, the sea. On price, two-bedroom apartments generally sit in the high €400,000s to mid €500,000s, while three-bedroom garden apartments and the better penthouses typically run from around €500,000 to €800,000 — sensible value beside comparable gated communities closer to Puerto Banús.
The communal grounds are the real argument. Residents share four outdoor pools including a children's pool, a heated indoor pool with spa and sauna, a gym and a paddle tennis court, all behind a gated perimeter with 24-hour security and CCTV. That combination — secure, self-contained, school next door — explains who you meet here: families with children at Atalaya, golfers working through the local courses, and owners who want a lock-up-and-leave that earns its keep in the rental season. Golf is everywhere within ten minutes or so — Atalaya and El Paraíso towards the coast, Los Arqueros and Monte Mayor in the hills, and El Higueral's nine holes along the river on the way up to the village.
We have sold and rented homes along the Benahavís road for long enough to know which blocks in Gazules del Sol catch the afternoon sun, which gardens give real privacy, and which asking prices have drifted ahead of the community. We'll always tell you which homes are over-priced and why — it saves everyone time. If a garden apartment with the school run on foot and lunch in the village five minutes up the road sounds like your sort of arrangement, drop us a line.
Ground floor apartments in Gazules del Sol are usually two or three bedrooms, with interiors generally around 110 to 150 square metres. Their defining feature is a private garden, often 50 to 80 square metres, wrapping a terrace that opens directly from the living space, so the home lives on a single level with no stairs.
As a guide, ground floor and garden apartments in Gazules del Sol generally fall in a band from the high four-hundred-thousands to the high seven-hundred-thousands of euros. The larger units, those facing south or southwest, and recently renovated homes sit toward the upper end of that range.
They suit families who value the private garden and the short walk to Atalaya International School, and buyers wanting single-level living with no lift between the door and the pools. The gated grounds, golf at Atalaya and El Paraíso nearby, and Puerto Banús about ten minutes away also draw second-home and lock-up-and-leave buyers.
Gazules del Sol is a gated community in the municipality of Benahavís on the Costa del Sol, set on the A-7175 — the road that follows the Guadalmina river from the coast up to Benahavís village. The village and the nearest beaches at Guadalmina and San Pedro de Alcántara are each around five minutes by car, Puerto Banús is roughly ten minutes, and Málaga airport is generally under an hour.
Two-bedroom apartments in Gazules del Sol generally sit in the high €400,000s to mid €500,000s, while three-bedroom garden apartments and penthouses typically range from around €500,000 to €800,000, depending on floor, orientation and the standard of any renovation. Underground parking and a storage room are usually included in the price.
The community is fully gated with 24-hour security and CCTV. Residents share four outdoor swimming pools including a children's pool, a heated indoor pool with spa and sauna, a gym, a paddle tennis court and landscaped gardens, with underground parking and storage beneath the blocks.
Yes. Atalaya International School (Colegio Atalaya), a bilingual school teaching ages three to eighteen, is a short walk from the gate in the neighbouring El Marqués urbanisation, and a supermarket sits within walking distance. With its secure grounds, children's pool and Benahavís village's restaurants five minutes up the road, it is one of the more practical family addresses below the village.
