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Marbella Country Club Homes for Sale
Marbella Country Club is a 24-hour guard-gated community in San Juan Capistrano, California, built around a private 18-hole championship golf course, with roughly 250 Mediterranean-inspired homes set into the rolling hills, minutes from historic downtown and the coast.
What is Marbella Country Club?
Set into the rolling hills on the east side of San Juan Capistrano, Marbella has an established, resort-style elegance that is hard to find elsewhere in South Orange County. The guarded entrance and quiet, winding streets give residents a real sense of privacy, while the country club at its heart anchors an active, social lifestyle.
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What makes Marbella distinctive is the balance of seclusion and access: you are behind the gates in the hills, yet minutes from the historic downtown village, top private schools, the I-5 and toll roads, and the beaches of Dana Point and Doheny. For buyers who want privacy without isolation, that is the draw.
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What kinds of homes are in Marbella?
Homes in Marbella Country Club range from lower-maintenance golf-villa townhomes to large custom estates, with living space generally from about 1,800 to over 8,000 square feet across several distinct enclaves.
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Because the community blends distinct enclaves, buyers find very different homes at very different price points, all sharing the same guarded entrance and access to club amenities. The main options:
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Golf Villas
Attached townhome-style residences, originally built in the mid-1990s, with 2–3 bedroom plans roughly 1,780–2,680 sq ft. The most accessible price point inside the gates.
Custom & Semi-Custom Homes
The bulk of the community: detached single-family estates, many 3,000–8,000 sq ft, with varied architecture and frequent golf-course or mountain views.
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Crest Estates
A small, separately gated enclave inside Marbella of large luxury estates on expansive lots, the community’s most private tier.
Pricing spans a wide range depending on the enclave, size, view, and condition. Because so few homes become available at a time, the most reliable way to know today’s numbers is to look at what is actually on the market.
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What is it like to live in Marbella?
Living in Marbella Country Club means resort-style, country-club living behind a guarded gate: championship golf, tennis, a resort pool, and a full clubhouse, all a short drive from downtown San Juan Capistrano and the coast.
The lifestyle centers on the Marbella Country Club. Membership is separate from home ownership, but for members the club offers an 18-hole championship course, a driving range and practice facilities, lighted tennis courts, a Junior-Olympic-size pool and spa, a fitness center, and a clubhouse with dining. Many homes back directly onto the fairways or look out over the hills.
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Beyond the club, residents value how connected the location is: the historic downtown village, with its restaurants, cafes, shops, and parks, is minutes away, and the beach not long after. Nearby equestrian and hiking trails reflect San Juan Capistrano’s ranch heritage, and protected open space in the northern hills helps keep the views unobstructed.
What schools are near Marbella?
Marbella Country Club is served by the Capistrano Unified School District, and several of Orange County’s most sought-after private schools are within a short drive. San Juan Capistrano is unusually well-served for private education, a major reason families choose this part of town. Well-known options near Marbella include:
St. Margaret’s Episcopal School
Selective, co-ed, PreK–12 college prep
JSerra Catholic High School
Co-ed Catholic high school, grades 9–12
Fairmont Schools, San Juan Capistrano
Nonsectarian, PreK–12
Stoneybrooke Christian Schools
Christian, PreK–8
Mission Basilica School
Catholic, PreK–8
For public schools, Marbella falls within the Capistrano Unified School District. Assigned schools can change, so confirm current attendance boundaries before you rely on them.
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We are happy to help you check the exact zoning for any home you are considering.
Dining, shopping, and things to do near Marbella
Marbella Country Club sits minutes from historic downtown San Juan Capistrano, including River Street Marketplace, the Mission, a growing restaurant scene, and the beaches of Dana Point and Doheny.
From Historic Landmarks to Modern Favorites
One of the biggest recent draws is River Street Marketplace, a dining and shopping destination in the historic Los Rios District that opened in late 2024, with restaurants, a food hall, and boutiques. Downtown’s broader dining scene has become a destination in its own right, alongside longtime local favorites such as the historic El Adobe de Capistrano.
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Add the landmark Mission San Juan Capistrano, the Los Rios Historic District, boutique shopping, and an easy drive to the harbor and beaches, and there is rarely a reason to leave town for the weekend. For commuters, Marbella offers quick access to the I-5 and toll roads, and the San Juan Capistrano train depot provides a rail option up and down the coast.
Marbella Country Club tends to hold limited inventory because homes here are tightly held, which keeps well-priced, view-oriented properties in strong demand.
How is the Marbella real estate market right now?
For the wider backdrop: according to the Lambert Group’s Orange County Housing Report of September 28, 2026 (CRMLS data), Orange County homes priced between $2.5 million and $4 million had an Expected Market Time of 121 days, the luxury market above $2.5 million ran 184 days, and homes countywide sold at about 99.5% of list price in August. The August 2026 edition of the same report found the median Zestimate misses by about 6.69% before a home is listed; on a $3 million Marbella estate, that is a swing of roughly $200,000.
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That is why pricing a specific Marbella home, a fairway-view custom estate versus a golf villa, takes someone who knows the enclave, not an algorithm reading county averages. For recent comparable sales, what is pending, and what your home is worth today, request a current Marbella home valuation.
Thinking about buying or selling in Marbella Country Club?
Whether you are looking to buy here or sell a home you have loved for years, we bring more than two decades of South Orange County experience and a strategy-driven, heart-forward approach, with no pressure and a clear conversation whenever you are ready.
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