Calahonda is 33kms from Malaga airport, in between Marbella and Fuengirola. This is a custom-built urbanisation or housing estate that has been so successful, it is now known as a town in its own right, although Calahonda is really only a suburb of Marbella. Calahonda is regarded as a prime real estate area due to its proximity to all major towns along the coast, whilst managing to preserve the atmosphere of a small town.

Calahonda was developed specifically to combine rural and coastal life. As a result, there are few high-rise apartment buildings in Calahonda, mostly villas and townhouses. The amenities in Calahonda are all located within easy walking distance. Calahonda has no less than three commercial centres, which house supermarkets, banks, hardware and furniture stores, garden supplies, car hire, travel agencies, hairdressers, bars and more than forty restaurants.

There at least ten golf course located within 10km of Calahonda. Four of these golf courses are in the immediate Calahonda area. There is a fitness centre and tennis court available to residents. Calahonda also has its own port, known as Cabopina, where a wide variety of watersports take place. Medical and educational facilities are also catered for. In the town there are three chemists, whilst the coast’s state-funded hospital is a two-minute drive away. There is a nursery school in Calahonda as well as private primary and secondary schools nearby, including the esteemed English International School, which is only a ten-minute drive away.