Marbella · Río Real

Royal River: new build apartments in Río Real, Marbella

Two and three bedroom apartments · Planning phase

from €1,200,000Before IVA
Royal River, Río Real, Marbella — the building

Off-plan apartments and penthouses beside the Río Real golf course, east of Marbella town, each with two or three bedrooms. The lowest price is €1,200,000 before IVA, for a three bedroom ground-floor home with its own garden of 137 square metres.

Estimated handover
Second quarter of 2028
Included
A parking space in the garage
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Example homes

A few of the homes at Royal River.

Three-bedroom apartment

Ground floor

3 beds · 2 baths · 116.64 m² built · 65.95 m² terrace · 137.23 m² garden

€1,200,000

Two-bedroom apartment

Second floor

2 beds · 2 baths · 126.69 m² built · 147.29 m² terrace

€1,580,000

Three-bedroom apartment

Third floor

3 beds · 3 baths · 157.98 m² built · 37.3 m² terrace

€2,095,000

Three-bedroom penthouse

Fourth floor

3 beds · 3 baths · 131.17 m² built · 98.57 m² terrace

€3,350,000

Other units available.

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Built areas and prices are the developer's own figures. Prices exclude IVA and AJD.

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The lowest-priced home, a three-bedroom apartment on the ground floor, works out at €10,288 per built square metre. Asking prices in the Río Real and Los Monteros district averaged €5,531 a square metre on idealista in August 2026, a little over half this figure. Only the built area of the home itself is counted, so its garden of 137 square metres, its terrace of 66 square metres and the parking space all come on top. The price table for the area is on the Marbella & the Golden Mile page.

What is being built

Royal River is a group of apartments and penthouses planned for the Río Real golf estate, east of Marbella town. Most of the homes have three bedrooms and three bathrooms, and there are two bedroom homes as well. Homes on the ground floor have gardens of their own. At the top of the building, the penthouses have terraces of up to 228 square metres and a private pool. The floors are heated by an air-source heat pump, a unit that collects heat from the outside air, and every kitchen is delivered fitted with its appliances. Lifts run from the basement garage to the roof. The shared grounds hold an outdoor pool with a solarium, a gym, a spa and sauna, and landscaped gardens.

Shared between the homes

  • An outdoor swimming pool with a solarium
  • A spa and a sauna
  • A gym with areas for cardio, strength training and stretching
  • Landscaped gardens with natural planting and automatic watering
  • A basement garage and storerooms
  • Lifts running from the basement garage to the roof
The outdoor pool and its solarium, with loungers under a covered terrace at the foot of the building. Royal River, Río Real, Marbella.
The outdoor pool and its solarium, with loungers under a covered terrace at the foot of the building.
The spa, with an indoor pool, loungers and planting along the far wall. Royal River, Río Real, Marbella.
The spa, with an indoor pool, loungers and planting along the far wall.
The specification

What comes with every home.

Heating, hot water and air conditioning

Underfloor heating and hot water come from an aerothermal heat pump, which takes its warmth from the outside air instead of burning gas. Climate control reaches every room apart from the bathrooms and the hallways.

Kitchen

Delivered fully fitted, with a ceramic hob, an extractor hood, an oven, a microwave, a dishwasher, a washing machine and a sink.

Floors, walls and ceilings

Porcelain floor tiles by Porcelanosa, or a similar make, in every room, with a non-slip porcelain on the patios and terraces. Walls are painted smooth and ceilings white. The bathroom walls are tiled.

Bathrooms

White porcelain basins and toilets by Porcelanosa or similar. The toilets have a dual flush and a lid that closes slowly. Single-lever taps are fitted with aerators, which mix air into the water so that less is used.

Windows, doors and wardrobes

Lacquered aluminium or PVC frames with a thermal break, an insulating strip through the frame that stops heat and cold crossing it, and double glazing. Slatted blinds roll into insulated boxes, and the terrace railings are laminated glass. The front door is reinforced, with a three-point lock. Inside doors are solid wood, and the fitted wardrobes have white lacquered doors.

Home automation, power and entry

A home automation pack with a control unit, a sensor on the front door, a temperature sensor and control of the living room lights. A video entry phone with a screen inside the home, television, telephone and data points, and LED lights outside that switch on as you approach.

Between the homes

Walls inside each home are plasterboard with sound insulation. The walls between one home and the next, and between the homes and the shared areas, are brick, built to the sound standard in the Spanish building code.

The living room and kitchen of a penthouse, with a dark stone island and the sea beyond the terrace doors. Royal River, Río Real, Marbella.
The living room and kitchen of a penthouse, with a dark stone island and the sea beyond the terrace doors.
The location

Where Royal River is.

On the Río Real golf estate in the east of Marbella, next to the course, a few minutes by car from the beach at Los Monteros.

Costa del SolEstepona to Nerja

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The areas, west to east

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  • Towns
  • A-7 and AP-7
  • Airport

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  • The beach6 minutes by car
  • Marbella old town14 minutes by car
  • Puerto Banús18 minutes by car
  • Málaga airport45 minutes by car

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Buying this as a new build

A reservation of €25,000 holds the home and counts towards the first payment, 30 per cent of the price including IVA, made on signing the private purchase contract. The remaining 70 per cent falls due only when the deed of sale is signed at handover, estimated for the second quarter of 2028. Each price includes a parking space in the basement garage.

What the lowest-priced home costs in full

Starting price
€1,200,000
VAT (IVA), 10%
€120,000
Stamp duty (AJD), 1.2%
€14,400
Your lawyer, about 1% plus VAT
€14,520
Notary, land registry and administration
about €2,100
Estimated total
€1,351,020

An estimate, at the rates in the cost guide. The lawyer’s, notary’s and land registry fees vary with the price and the deed, and a mortgage adds the bank’s own costs.

The price list gives two areas for every home, and only the smaller one is the home itself, so the first step is to set those figures and the terraces side by side with you. After that I compare the homes you like with other new apartments around Río Real and Los Monteros, give you my honest view of each price, and negotiate on your behalf.

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Questions

Common questions about Royal River.

How much are homes at Royal River?
Royal River has two and three bedroom apartments, priced from €1,200,000 before taxes.
When will Royal River be finished?
Royal River is being sold off plan, before building work starts. Handover is estimated for the second quarter of 2028.
How far is Royal River from the beach?
The beach is 6 minutes by car.
How far is Royal River from the airport?
Málaga airport is 45 minutes by car.
What shared facilities does Royal River have?
  • An outdoor swimming pool with a solarium
  • A spa and a sauna
  • A gym with areas for cardio, strength training and stretching
  • Landscaped gardens with natural planting and automatic watering
  • A basement garage and storerooms
  • Lifts running from the basement garage to the roof
What taxes are paid when buying at Royal River?
A new build carries 10% VAT (IVA) and 1.2% stamp duty (AJD), both worked out on the price. At the starting price of €1,200,000, that is €120,000 in VAT and €14,400 in stamp duty. Notary and land registry fees come on top.
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