The Hills 12 – A Private Residence in La Quinta

Set high on the hillside of La Quinta, above Benahavís and Marbella, The Hills 12 is a private residence of exceptional scale and craftsmanship — 1,451 square metres of built space unfolding across a 2,650-square-metre plot toward the Mediterranean. It is not a house that announces itself; it reveals itself slowly, generously, on its own terms.

Wrapped around a championship golf course with the privacy of the mountains yet only minutes from the coast, the villa is defined by soaring ceilings and full-height glass that disappears into the walls, dissolving the line between inside and terrace. A state-of-the-art kitchen with central island opens to a breakfast nook framed by panoramic glass, while the reception spaces flow effortlessly onto terraces that reach toward the sea.

Dedicated to leisure and wellbeing, the home offers a private cinema, a games room and bar, and a music room built around a grand piano. Eight bedroom suites — led by a master open to the Mediterranean, with walk-in closet and spa-inspired bathroom — each form a sanctuary with a view. An indoor spa, sauna and professional-grade gym complete a private wellness suite for body and mind.

Outside, an infinity pool stretches to the horizon amid sculptural planting and ancient olive trees. Ninety-seven trees were planted across the hillside and four hundred square metres of lawn laid by hand, creating a mature, settled landscape. Built by an engineer to exacting, offshore-grade standards, the residence is quietly self-sufficient — backlit onyx lit from within throughout the house, over forty solar panels, the largest private gas reserve permitted in La Quinta, a whole-home music system, and its own helipad, twelve minutes from Málaga by air.