~ Neighborhood
The villa is located in the exclusive Las Chapas Playa, a quiet neighborhood of beautiful private villas. The entire area is secured and by night security guards patrol the streets.
~ Beach
The beach Playa el Alicate is at one-minute walk from the villa (300m). It's one of the best beaches in the area, with fine sand, a width of 25m, no rocks, and moderate waves. The good thing is the medium occupancy which means that even in the busy summer months you can still find a place on a sunbed that you can rent from one of the beach chiringuitos. There are a few famous chiringuitos and beach restaurants right in front of the villa (South Beach, Los Sardinales, El Hipopotamo, Los Canos) that serve delicious international and local dishes.
~ Shopping/Restaurants
The nearest supermarket, Carrefour, is just 700m (10min walking) from the villa. In the same area, you have a very good German bakery and various restaurants like the Italian one, Da Fabio or Veranda Verde inside the Royal Tennis Club. The biggest mall and shopping center in Costa del Sol, La Canada, with over 150 shops, is only 8km (8min drive) away. Here you can find a large variety of products, from clothes to food or construction materials, including Al Campo hypermarket, cinema, and bowling center. There are also other local supermarkets in the area (at just 5km), Carrefour, Mercadona, Lidl, or OpenCor. You need to know that all shops are closed on Sundays, except OpenCor (located at a 5 min drive) which is open 24h. The nearest restaurant is South Beach, just 200m from the villa, right on the beach. Also, you can enjoy the beach at Los Flores restaurant or Nosso beach club, both situated within 200 meters from the villa. Here you can also rent sunbeds and spend an entire day relaxing on the beach with good food and great cocktails. Mozaic is another good restaurant opened all day, for breakfast, lunch, and dinner and is located only 450m from the villa.
~ Activities
If you are planning a golf trip, this location is ideal. There are three renowned golf courses very close to the villa (1.3km), Marbella Golf Country Club (designed by the legendary Robert Trent Jones Senior), Rio Real Golf (18 hole golf course with clubhouse and wellness center, considered in the top 5 golf courses in Spain) and Santa Clara Golf (18 hole golf course, designed by Enrique Canales Busquets). If you are passionate about tennis, at only 700m from the villa you have The Royal Tennis Club. The Club is renowned for its clay courts, the best on the Costa del Sol, where racquet sport can be enjoyed in the fresh air, in a natural and tranquil environment. For your kids or family activity, we have the perfect place at just 4km, Aventura Amazonia Park, the largest adventure park in Andalusia. The area is also very well connected to nearby towns and cities, only 10 minutes drive to Marbella's city center (7km), just 20 minutes drive (18 km) to famous Puerto Banus, the pole of luxury and parties, and 40 minutes to Malaga International Airport (46 km).