A corner ground-floor apartment in a gated community in El Paraíso, chosen for its position within the development rather than just its floor plan. The corner is the point. It gives privacy on two sides, a private garden, and a glass-enclosed terrace that works as a second living room looking out to the sea — which in practice means you use it in January as well as June, and the sunsets come with the apartment. Three spacious bedrooms plus a fourth flexible room, and two full bathrooms. That fourth room is the kind of space that becomes an office, a guest room or a playroom depending on who buys it, and it is the difference between three bedrooms and three bedrooms plus options. The open-plan kitchen is fully equipped. Central air conditioning and underfloor heating run throughout, so the apartment is comfortable in both directions rather than just cooled in summer. Underground parking and a storeroom are included. The community does a lot: 24-hour security and a concierge service, several pools including a heated one, a gym, a bar, and landscaped gardens with fountains and ponds. A heated pool and a concierge are the two things that make a part-year home actually workable — one extends the season, the other handles everything while you are away. El Paraíso sits between Estepona and San Pedro, with golf on the doorstep, the beach a short drive down and both towns within easy reach. 128 m² built. Three bedrooms plus a flexible fourth room, two bathrooms, private garden, glass-enclosed terrace with sea views, open-plan kitchen, central air conditioning and underfloor heating, underground parking, storeroom, gated community with concierge, heated pool and gym.