Penthouse in Marbella

There's a spot on the rooftop terrace here, right past the plunge pool, where the outdoor fireplace still throws enough warmth to sit outside once the sun drops behind La Concha. That terrace, with its dining and lounging areas built into the layout, is what people tend to remember about this penthouse.

This duplex penthouse sits within King Hills, a gated development in a quiet residential pocket of Marbella's Golden Mile, minutes from Puente Romano and Puerto Banús, with the beach and the area's restaurants close by.

The whole apartment was renovated with a warm, contemporary hand. Walnut paneling runs from the entrance hallway through into the bedrooms, and the same fluted wood detailing reappears in both bathrooms, so the spaces read as one continuous idea rather than a series of separate rooms. At the front door, a blush colored arch set into the wood cladding gives a first sense of what's inside.

The kitchen is built around a veined marble island with lighting worked into the underside of the counter edge, set against dark wood cabinetry chosen to hold up to daily use. The main bedroom opens directly onto its own terrace and leads through to a walk-in dressing room, and its bathroom carries a round copper edged mirror over a sculpted stone sink, with marble slab walls in the shower that pick up the same material language used elsewhere in the apartment. A separate office, tucked off the living area with shelving built into the wall and lit from behind, means work doesn't have to follow you into the bedroom.

The building itself is gated, keeping the entrance and interior spaces private within King Hills.

The rooftop pool is a plunge pool, made for cooling off between barbecue courses more than for swimming lengths. That's really the only thing to weigh against everything else up there.

Puente Romano, Puerto Banús, and the beach are all just minutes away.

Get in touch for a viewing.