From a sunbed beside the pool, the nearest horizon is a line of green hills. Low white walls frame the outlook, and the water sits high enough that the surrounding rooftops all but disappear. It is an unusual view from a semi-detached house. In San Enrique de Guadiaro, on the Cádiz side of the Sotogrande area, this €615,000 home saves some of its best space for the roof.
There is a second surprise inside. The original four-bedroom plan has been reworked as three larger suites, each with its own bathroom. Across 275 m² of built space, the decision gives the house a particular audience: people who would rather give family members or visiting guests a little independence than squeeze in an extra bed.
A swimming terrace above the rooftops
The pool occupies the far end of a terrace paved in a pale, warm-toned stone. A metal ladder drops into the blue water. From this angle the walls on either side do something rather clever: they screen the immediate surroundings without blocking the long view straight ahead. It is the height of the roof that opens up the view.
Just as useful is the space out of the sun. Steps lead to a sitting area under a reed canopy, its shadows striping the wall and floor. It is deep enough for proper seating. One person can stretch out by the water while somebody else reads in the shade, with neither needing to retreat indoors. For a buyer comparing this with a house that shares a pool, the distinction is less about the size of the water than about having a place to spend the hours on either side of a swim.
Colour in the living room, quiet in the bedrooms
Downstairs, a tall red chimney breast gives the sitting room a centre of gravity. A low blue sofa and a cluster of round pieces on the wall bring the scale back down to the people in the room. Seen from above, the contrast is clearer still: a generous volume of white wall, a fireplace and furniture gathered close around it. Full-height glazed doors run along one side. It is a sociable room that keeps its focus indoors, quite unlike the outward-looking terrace above.
The bedrooms take a quieter approach. In one, fitted white doors run almost the length of a wall, with the bed set into a shallow recess. Three en-suite bathrooms mean a visiting couple need not share with the rest of the family; a separate guest WC serves another purpose altogether. The specification includes air conditioning, bathroom underfloor heating and a private garage. Built in 2009, the house is arranged over three floors, a practical consideration for anyone who expects to use the rooftop every day.
San Enrique and the valley
The address matters here. San Enrique de Guadiaro is a community in the municipality of San Roque, distinct from Sotogrande’s marina and beach neighbourhoods. The river is a point of reference in local life: San Roque’s tourism office describes the area’s Virgen de Fátima pilgrimage, which takes the celebration from the parish towards the river. From the roof of this house, the greenery and hills make more sense of the location than a photograph of the coast would.
The house belongs to a residential community with maintained communal gardens, while the private pool is part of the home itself. That combination makes an interesting middle ground for someone weighing an apartment against a detached villa. The key choice is whether three generous suites and a swimming terrace upstairs suit daily life better than a fourth bedroom and a pool at garden level.
The particulars
Asking price: €615,000 · Reference: RHS61
Built: 275 m² · Interior: Not supplied · Terrace: Not supplied
Bedrooms: 3 · Bathrooms: 3 en suite, plus a guest WC.
Details checked 9 November 2026; availability subject to confirmation.
Enquire with Diana at Schellhammer Estates about RHS61 on WhatsApp, +34 678 346 061.
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