A five-bedroom duplex in a development of 40 homes in El Paraíso, the established residential pocket between Marbella and Estepona. 255 m² over two floors, four bathrooms and 50 m² of terrace. Five bedrooms at this size is the point. Most new-build stock on this stretch tops out at three, which pushes larger families straight into villa pricing. This is villa accommodation in a managed development: the space for children and guests without the plot, the pool plant and the gardener that come with a detached house. Four bathrooms means the morning works. El Paraíso is surrounded by golf — El Paraíso, Atalaya and Guadalmina are all minutes away — and the beach is about 1,500 metres down, which is a cycle rather than a walk but nothing like a commute. Puerto Banús is a short drive east, Estepona a short drive west, and the international schools serving both towns are within range. The area has the thing newer developments cannot manufacture: mature trees, established neighbours and roads that were planted forty years ago. For a family that needs five bedrooms on the coast and does not want the maintenance of a villa, this format is the compromise worth making.