I had the pleasure of spending part of Saturday afternoon looking at a villa in the La Zagaleta estate in Benahavis. I must say it is one of the most impressive and well thought out houses I have been in, not just in this estate, but throughout my whole career in the property industry. I should add that I have seen some fantastic houses in Italy, The Algarve and Turkey, however none of these have given me quite as much of a "wow" factor as this house. I will list some of the reasons why I think this property ranks so highly in my humble estimation.
From driving up to the entrance and through the gates you see a row of garages, designed with the prospective owner in mind you have enough additional size to take a Phantom and six other cars with no issues whatsoever. The next detail is that there is drainage inside the garages, allowing you to wash the cars inside. Why? Because in 40 degrees of direct sunlight, car washing can become a pointless task and you certainly won´t have the standard of shine you want! There is another touch that I think demonstrates the current owners attention to detail, the driveway itself has been designed at the exact gradient that would allow a Ferrari or similar to traverse it without scraping its spoilers!

When you enter into the property you get a feel for the quality of finish this house has and just as you enter the lounge area you are struck by one of the most memorable views, through the green and lush valley straight to a bright blue sea! One of the things that really impressed me about this house was the entertaining/pool area. The indoor pool is salt water and the whole area looks like a health spa, with saunas etc all leading off directly from the area. Opposite you have a cinema and a bar/pool table area, all of which have direct access to part of the 1000m2 terracing you have available to you. So when you are entertaining, you can open up the patio doors and enjoy your outside space.
The outside pool has a bar that you can swim to and the 11,000 m2 plot that this property is built on it useable and well designed, complete with a newly planted orchard at the bottom of the garden. Structurally the present owner has spend over €1,000,000 on ensuring the stability of the plot and also is in possession of a €50,000 comprehensive report that gives full details of what was done to complete this procedure.
Aside from the large main kitchen that would encourage family cooking and dining, there are small kitchens on every floor all equipped with fridges, microwaves and sinks. This again emphasizes the meticulous planning that has gone into making this property such a fabulous residence. Click on the link, then fill out the form for more images and a description of this La Zagaleta villa for sale, as if you are interested in owning a well designed, beautifully finished house in this estate you need to see this property.