Luxury Villa, La Reserva, Sotogrande

Full-height glazing runs the length of the main level, so the golf course view is never far from view, and the sightlines carry through to the pool and the fairways beyond. Each of the six bedrooms has its own bathroom rather than sharing, which matters more than it sounds like on paper once a house is full of guests. Home automation and solar panels are built in, quietly doing their job rather than being the headline feature.

Downstairs, the villa shifts mood. A dedicated wellness level holds a cinema room, a spa with sauna and jacuzzi, a private gym and a wine cellar, the sort of setup most owners would otherwise have to leave the house for. Back outside, a saltwater pool sits within the terraces, well placed to catch the south-west sun through the day, and landscaped gardens wrap around it so the outdoor space feels private rather than overlooked. The golf course itself extends that sense of openness well past the edge of the garden.

Sotogrande sits south of the coast’s main hub, a 70-minute drive from Málaga Airport, 43 minutes from Marbella and 35 from Puerto Banús. It has spent decades building a name for itself around golf, polo and its marina, home to clubs like Real Club de Golf Sotogrande and La Reserva Club’s own championship course, and it tends to attract people who want space and privacy over the busier stretches of coast further north. La Reserva itself is quiet and established, and Sotogrande International School, one of the longest-running international schools on this coast, is close by, which is often the deciding factor for families weighing Sotogrande against Marbella.

For buyers after scale, privacy and golf course living within reach of the coast, this is a rare one. Villas of this size in La Reserva don’t come to market often.