Los Arqueros
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Benahavís

Los Arqueros

A gated hillside golf community in Benahavís, built around an 18-hole course above San Pedro de Alcántara.

Los Arqueros Golf
At a glance

How it scores

GreenFairways, mature planting and open slopes
BeachSan Pedro beach is downhill by car
Golf18-hole course at the centre of the community
SchoolsLaude San Pedro International College, about 10 min
NightlifeQuiet; Puerto Banús by car
PrivacyGated cluster of urbanisations around the course

Our editorial ratings, 1–5, based on the facts below.

Key facts

The place

  • Municipality: Benahavís, inland from San Pedro de Alcántara
  • Type: a cluster of residential urbanisations around a golf club, not a traditional village
  • Golf: Los Arqueros Golf & Country Club, 18 holes
  • Facilities: clubhouse dining, fitness, tennis and padel (membership is separate from living here)
  • Schools: San Pedro and Nueva Andalucía to confirm
Approximate location. Nearby guides in grey. Nearby places named in the guide are shown; you can turn that layer off. Turn on International schools to see nearby campuses.

Getting around

Drive times

A car is essential. Access is from the Ronda road corridor above San Pedro, with the A-7 and AP-7 linking to Marbella, Estepona and the airports.

ToBy carNote
San Pedro de Alcántarato confirmShops, market and beach promenade
Puerto Banústo confirm
Nueva Andalucíato confirm
Benahavís villageto confirm
Málaga airport (AGP)about 55 minVia the A-7 or AP-7
Gibraltar airportabout 55 min

Character

Built around the course

Los Arqueros occupies the hills inland from San Pedro de Alcántara, in the municipality of Benahavís. It is not a traditional village, but a cluster of residential urbanisations arranged around Los Arqueros Golf & Country Club.

Fairways, mature planting and open slopes give the area a green, low-density feel. Many homes look over the course toward the Mediterranean. On clear days some positions take in Gibraltar and the North African coastline.

Green & outdoors

Fairways and long views

The landscape is the course and the hillside around it: open slopes, trees and views that change with height and orientation. The pace is residential rather than that of a town.

Golf

An 18-hole course at the centre

Los Arqueros Golf & Country Club is an 18-hole course at the heart of the community. The clubhouse and sports facilities — dining, fitness, tennis and padel among them — give the place a self-contained rhythm.

Membership and residential amenities are separate. Living here does not by itself mean membership of the club.

Schools

International schools

Approximate locations. Drive times are typical, by car, outside peak traffic. Numbered pins are schools; the dark pin is this area.

Times are rounded from a point in Los Arqueros. School-run traffic can add a little.

There is no school inside Los Arqueros. International schools in the San Pedro–Nueva Andalucía corridor serve many families living here. School-run times to confirm.

Everyday life

Down to San Pedro for most things

Everyday shopping and services sit mainly outside the gates. San Pedro de Alcántara is the nearest town for supermarkets, the market and the beach promenade. Puerto Banús, Nueva Andalucía and Benahavís village are a short drive in different directions.

Once you are home, most trips are local: golf, school, San Pedro, or an evening further along the coast.

Subjective fit

Who it suits

Likely a good fit

  • You play golf and want an 18-hole course at the centre of the community.
  • You want hillside views over fairways toward the sea.
  • You are happy to drive down to San Pedro for shops and the beach.

Probably not for you

  • You want to walk to shops or the sand.
  • You want a village on the doorstep.
  • You need a very short school run [to confirm times].
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