Villa for sale in Benahavis

Description

A beautiful Classic Italian style Villa in the privileged La Zagaleta Golf and Country Club in Marbella. Situated on one of the better plots in the estate it is front line golf with open golf and sea views to Gibraltar and Africa. Facing south-west it enjoys all day sun and spectacular sunsets. The house is all on one level with the master suite and one guest suite in the main house, plus two individual pavilions with three large guest suites and a staff cottage, the basement is dedicated to the garages, laundry and storage areas. The home has a stunning entrance via landscaped gardens with water fountains, with a grand courtyard and parking area for several cars. The Entrance hall leads to the large living room, and onto the formal dining room and to the exterior terraces. From the hall, we have a guest cloakroom and one double bedroom suite. The kitchen is a large open plan family Clive Christian kitchen with a central island and informal tv sitting and dining areas. The family wing has a covered Conservatory, TV room, a library and an office that leads to the grand master suite which has sitting areas, dressing rooms, and a bathroom. All the living and kitchen areas lead directly to the beautiful covered and open Terraces with several sitting, dining and relaxing areas. Summer kitchen and sit up bar and BBQ make this one of the best areas of the house. The pool is a beautiful beach entry infinity pool around the terrace areas. The home has three individual guest suites in the pavilion area with each one having direct access to the pool and garden areas and the separate staff cottage. The garage is underground with extensive storage and laundry areas. One of the outstanding features of this property are the gardens & orchards – it has extensive gardens with water fountains and ponds and has many fruit and avocado trees for the “good” life and has a kitchen garden that provides a continuous supply of organic vegetables and fruit. The house has a previous project to add a floor & has not utilized the available building volume of 15% in Benahavis so it has great potential to be upgraded to an amazing home in the best location. La Zagaleta is considered one of Europes finest residential estates with two private golf courses for the club members. The estate is private and has a very high level of security with controlled entry and state of the art camera and security systems. The private members club is limited to estate owners and their guests and includes the golf courses, clubhouse, an equestrian centre, plus tennis and paddle courts. Over 80kms of private roads with a very low density of only 240 homes in the most spectacular nature reserve surroundings and views to Marbella, Gibraltar and to Africa. The house is mainly on one level with the master suite and one guest suite in the main house, two pavilions with three guest suites and a staff cottage, plus the basement which is dedicated to the garages, laundry and storage areas.