Let's be honest. From the outside, this place isn't going to stop you in your tracks. Like Dionne Warwick you'd just walk on by. The facade is functional rather than beautiful, and if you drove past it without knowing what was inside, you probably wouldn't give it a second glance. We get that.

But here's the thing about this particular property and we say this with genuine conviction. You know it and we know it. Ugly Betty is not actually ugly at all.

The moment you step through that automatic gate and into this chalet in Montesano, the script flips. The best presents very rarely come in the most glamorous packaging, and this property is one of the better examples of that principle we've come across recently.

Inside, everything changes. The main living space, 125m² on a single floor, is bright, modern, and genuinely comfortable. Three double bedrooms, two bathrooms (one en suite to the master), a sleek kitchen with central island and utility area, and an open-plan living and dining room that opens onto a terrace with views that will stop you in your tracks in a way the facade never did. From up here, the surrounding countryside stretches out in a wide panoramic sweep, and it's immediately clear why someone chose to build here.

From the terrace, external stairs take you down to the lower level, another 125m² of leisure space both open and closed areas, that functions almost as a second property but with a lowish ceiling. Summer kitchen, lounge-dining area looking directly onto the pool, full bathroom, and two large storage rooms. With relatively modest works, this level could become a fully self-contained independent apartment for the recalcitrant teenagers of visiting family members.

The specification throughout is solid: gas central heating, ducted air conditioning, double-glazed windows, parquet flooring, smooth plastered walls, and reverse osmosis water filtration. In other words what you expect in a recent build.

Outside, the 500m² private plot has artificial lawn, an 8x4 pool with Roman steps, a jacuzzi, and filtration system. Parking for two cars is behind an automatic gate. And yes, that 500m2 is snug but offers enough unless you want to grown acres of tomatoes.

The neighbourhood has year-round residents, excellent road connections, and everything you need nearby: state and international schools, supermarkets, and the El Osito shopping centre.

Plain box. Brilliant present.