The marina — who runs it, and the season
Puerto Banús marina opened in 1970, designed by José Banús and Noldi Schreck. Puerto Banús (Puerto José Banús) is run by its concession holder, Puerto José Banús, S.A., under an administrative concession of the Junta de Andalucía (Agencia Pública de Puertos de Andalucía), extended to 3 October 2066. This page gives no berth count, maximum length or draft: none has been checked against the marina's own published figures.
Berth use is seasonal. The high season runs from mid-June to mid-September, when the marina is at its fullest; late spring and early autumn are a shoulder season; winter is the maintenance window, when owners leave vessels laid up. No occupancy percentage is printed here — the marina office is the only source for one.
The annual Puerto Banús Boat Show takes place each May and is the anchor event for the marina's commercial calendar.
Berths are held in four ways: -- Long-term right of use: a berth held inside the port's concession for a term of years. -- Annual tenant: an annual mooring contract. -- Visitor: a daily or weekly rate, booked in advance for peak season. -- Charter fleet: berths operated by registered charter companies.
How many berths fall in each category is a question for the marina office.
Retail, restaurants and beach clubs on the port
Puerto Banús is the only location in Marbella where luxury retail, fine dining and beach clubs are co-located within 300 metres of each other and within sight of resident properties.
Luxury retail on the port: Gucci, Louis Vuitton, Dolce & Gabbana, Versace, Bulgari, Roberto Cavalli, Burberry, Jimmy Choo, Dior, and Bottega Veneta all have boutiques within the harbour perimeter. This density of maisons is unmatched elsewhere on the Costa del Sol.
Restaurants with direct portside position: Nobu Marbella (the signature restaurant, seated on the port, Japanese-Peruvian, Matsuhisa-licensed) — Lo Pagán Marbella (tapas and grills, right on the waterfront) — Pangea (international, terrace with harbour views) — La Sala by the Sea (lounge and dining, Banús entrance) — El Corral de la Peña (classic Spanish, port perimeter). A Michelin-inspected circuit within 10 minutes' walk.
Beach clubs: Ocean Club Marbella (directly on the port entrance, one of Europe's most-photographed beach clubs) is the anchor. Nikki Beach Marbella is 12 minutes west by car (Km 163 of the A-7). Playa Padre Marbella is 10 minutes east.
Other infrastructure: Banco Santander, CaixaBank, Banca March private banking branch, Farmacia del Puerto (24h in season), Casino Marbella (9-minute walk north of the port entrance).
Property types
Puerto Banús residential stock comprises primarily apartment buildings and townhouse complexes built between the 1970s and 2010s, with a small component of contemporary new-build. There are no standalone villas on the port perimeter; villa stock is in the back streets of La Campana and the fringes of the zone, 2–6 minutes from the port by car.
-- Marina-front apartments (first-line port or sea views, 80–200 m²): from studios bought mainly to let, to three-bedroom apartments in buildings such as Playas del Duque and Andalucía del Mar. -- Penthouses and duplex penthouses (marina or sea-view terraces, 200–450 m²): the top of the zone's asking range. -- Townhouses and linked villas (La Campana, Banus Bay, La Pepita): 180–280 m², private pool. -- Detached villas in the Banús catchment (2–6 min drive to port): often listed as "Puerto Banús adjacent" by agents, but administratively Nueva Andalucía or San Pedro Alcántara.
No price band is typed for any of these. The table at the top of this page reads the zone's median asking price, its median per built m² and its sample size from the register on the day; it spans all residence types, and no apartment-only or penthouse-only median is published.
Resale of recent new-build carries ITP 7%, not IVA, once sold by the first owner.
Berths — a separate asset
A marina berth is a separate asset from a property unit. Buying property in Puerto Banús does not grant you a berth; a berth right is acquired or rented separately.
This page publishes no berth price and no mooring fee. The berth concession is priced separately and negotiated privately; the desk shares current bracketing on introduction rather than publishing a band nobody can source. Mooring tariffs are revised — confirm the current schedule with the marina office.
Due diligence on a berth right is legal work: what exactly is being transferred — a right of use inside the port's concession, not freehold — its remaining term (the port's own concession runs to 3 October 2066), any consent the transfer needs, the tax on it, and whether any fees are outstanding. Have the buyer's lawyer read the contract before a price is agreed.
Seasonal rental income — VFT framework
Puerto Banús lets in season, on marina-front demand concentrated between June and September. No rental yield is published: no public dataset records achieved rents or closing prices for these homes.
An advertised weekly rate is the only side of a let that is public. What a residence actually books, at what discount, for how many weeks, is recorded nowhere — so this page publishes neither a rate table nor a yield, and any table that turns an advertised weekly rate into a percentage is multiplying an assumption by an assumption and presenting the result as data. Ask two or three managers, in writing, for the rates and weeks they achieved last season on comparable apartments.
The arithmetic is yours to run, and these are its terms: the weeks you would actually let (peak, shoulder, and the ones you keep for yourself), against the acquisition total including ITP and fees, less full-service management at 20–25% of gross, community charges, IBI, insurance that covers tourist use, utilities, cleaning between stays, and IRNR at 24% of gross for non-EU owners or 19% of net for EU/EEA. Test the case at the bottom of your own range, not the top of an agency's.
VFT licence requirement: all tourist rentals in Andalucía require a Vivienda de Uso Turístico (VFT) licence, regulated by Decreto 31/2024. The licence is applied for through the Junta de Andalucía digital platform. In Puerto Banús specifically, many older apartment buildings have community statutes that prohibit or restrict tourist lets — verify the community statutes (Estatutos de Comunidad) and minutes of recent general meetings before purchase if rental income is a goal. Buildings without VFT restrictions include Playas del Duque, Andalucía del Mar, and several post-2005 complexes; restrictions are most common in 1970s–1980s buildings.
Puerto Banús vs Marbella Golden Mile — zone comparison
Puerto Banús and the Golden Mile are 6 km apart — approximately 9 minutes by car or 70 minutes on foot along the coastal promenade. They attract different buyer profiles and serve different lifestyle priorities.
Puerto Banús character: marina-centric, commercially dense, nightlife and event-driven, summer-season focused. The port area is at peak activity from 9 p.m. to 3 a.m. in summer. The buyer profile skews toward seasonal investors, short-let focused buyers, buyers with boats, and those prioritising retail and restaurant access.
Golden Mile character: residential, resort-hotel axis (Marbella Club, Puente Romano, Villa Padierna), quieter, more private, year-round habitation. Properties on or adjacent to the Golden Mile beachside tend to be detached villas or within low-density private complexes. The buyer profile skews toward primary or main-home buyers, buyers prioritising seclusion, and those wanting beach-frontage rather than marina-frontage.
Price comparison: both zones are in the table at the top of this page — median asking price and median per built m², each with its sample size and date, across all residence types. Neither zone has an apartment-only or villa-only median: the register measures zones, not types.
Puerto Banús penthouses with direct marina views, or in the trophy buildings, ask well clear of their own zone median.
Rental income: the marina's peak-season demand concentration is real, and Puerto Banús apartments let strongly against it. We put no percentage on the difference against the Golden Mile, because nobody publishes achieved occupancy or realised yields for either zone.
Getting here — access and distances
Puerto Banús sits on the A-7 coastal motorway at approximately Km 175 (Marbella-San Pedro section). By car: -- Málaga International Airport (AGP): 65 km, 50–65 minutes via AP-7 toll motorway (€6–€8 toll one-way). -- Gibraltar Airport (GIB): 75 km, 65–80 minutes via A-7 (subject to border crossing at La Línea). -- Estepona town centre: 22 km west, 20 minutes. -- Marbella centre: 6 km east, 8–12 minutes. -- Ronda (historic mountain town): 90 km north, 75 minutes via A-397.
From central Marbella to Puerto Banús: taxi approximately €12–€18, or the Marbella beach promenade (Paseo Marítimo) extends the full 6 km and is accessible on foot or by electric scooter hire.
Málaga airport alternatives: Iberia, Vueling, British Airways, Ryanair, EasyJet and Lufthansa all serve Málaga direct from major European hubs (Heathrow, Frankfurt, Paris CDG, Madrid, Barcelona, Amsterdam). Private jet: FBO Málaga is the primary FBO; Jerez (2h north) and Gibraltar (65 min) are alternatives.
There is no passenger ferry service to Puerto Banús. The marina handles yachts exclusively; the nearest passenger ferry terminal is Algeciras (Gibraltar crossing to Tarifa, approximately 70 km west).
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Frequently asked questions
Can I keep my yacht at Puerto Banús if I buy a property there?
Not automatically. A marina berth is a separate asset from the property unit — buying an apartment does not grant mooring rights. A berth right is acquired or rented separately, and this page publishes no berth price or mooring fee: the berth concession is priced separately and negotiated privately, and the current tariff is for the marina office to confirm.
Which property type lets best in Puerto Banús?
On the desk’s own observation, renovated two- and three-bedroom apartments with direct marina or sea views let most readily. No rental yield is published: no public dataset records achieved rents or closing prices for these homes. Verify that the community statutes allow VFT licensing before purchase — older 1970s–1980s buildings often prohibit tourist lets.
How does Puerto Banús compare to the Golden Mile for a property purchase?
They serve different lifestyles. Puerto Banús suits marina-focused buyers — boating, nightlife, luxury retail, seasonal letting. The Golden Mile suits buyers prioritising private beach access, resort-hotel amenity (Marbella Club, Puente Romano) and year-round residence. Both zones’ asking medians, each with its sample size and date, are in the table at the top of this page. Banús is an apartment market with a holiday-let rhythm; the Golden Mile is where the trophy villa register sits. Which of the two performs better as an asset is not a question Spanish published data can answer — there are no per-property closing prices to rank them on.