Valle Romano Golf & Resort: the course and homes for sale nearby

Valle Romano is the centrepiece of a 122-hectare residential resort on the western side of Estepona. Cabell B. Robinson spread the 18 holes over some 60 hectares: on the holes themselves the ground moves only moderately, but the routing covers a lot of land, with long and often steep transfers from green to next tee.

There are on average five tees per hole and large greens with many pin positions, so the course can be set up short or long. Water comes into play at the 3rd, with a lake on the left, and at the 14th, where the approach carries a lake; trees frame the par-3 4th and the 8th. The 13th green covers about 1,000 square metres, and the round ends, unusually, on a long par 3.

It was designed to be manageable for amateurs, with the real difficulty from the back tees. Take a buggy: most reviewers say the distances between holes make walking hard work. Players often praise the views and the friendly staff. Older reviews tend to call the greens fast and the course well kept; reviews from 2025 and 2026 are more critical, citing worn greens and fairways, wild-boar damage and nearby building work. Slow rounds with few marshals are another recurring complaint.

Practice facilities are good: a driving range with 20 bays, ten of them covered, usable outside reception hours; a 600-square-metre putting green open from sunrise to sunset; and a chipping green with a bunker. Lessons are available through the MB Golf Academy, and the Columela restaurant is regularly praised for its food. High season is March to 20 May and October to November; in the July–August low season, an early tee time beats the heat.

The resort lies on the western side of Estepona, a few minutes from the beach; the club gives the drive to Marbella as about 20 minutes. Its seven Mediterranean-style residential villages were planned around the course, and the resort lets apartments and penthouses to visitors; the recent building work shows it is still growing.

Homes for sale close to golf here are in Valle Romano itself and across Estepona: mostly apartments, plus townhouses, detached villas and a few country fincas. As advisers who act only for the buyer, we check before you view how close a home really is to the course and whether the view matches the description.