Guides

What we know, written down

We run holiday homes in Dubai and Ajman, so most of what follows is the answer to a question somebody has actually asked us. Where a number would change with the season or the unit, we have left it out rather than made one up.

For owners

Letting a property in Dubai

What Holiday Home Management Costs in Dubai

Dubai holiday home management is charged in one of three shapes — a share of revenue, a guaranteed monthly rent, or a fixed fee — and the shape matters more than the number attached to it.

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Holiday Home or Long-Term Rental in Dubai?

The choice is not really about which earns more. It is about how much variance you can carry, how much of your own time the property is allowed to take, and what you might want to do with the flat yourself.

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Dubai Holiday Home Licence: How It Works

Letting a Dubai apartment to short-stay guests is legal, regulated, and requires a permit for the specific unit — issued by the Department of Economy and Tourism, and renewed rather than granted once.

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For guests

Staying here

Dubai with Kids: Where Families Should Stay

With children, where you stay in Dubai matters more than for any other trip: it decides how much of the holiday is spent in taxis, how close the beach is, and whether everyone gets any sleep.

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Things to Do in City Walk, Dubai

City Walk is Dubai's open-air neighbourhood of streets, cafés and shops between Downtown and Jumeirah, and it is one of the few places in the city built to be enjoyed on foot.

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Booking a Dubai Holiday Home: What to Check

A Dubai holiday home has to be licensed for short stays, and the checks that tell you whether one is take about two minutes — which is less time than most people spend choosing between two photographs.

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Renting a Furnished Apartment in Dubai Monthly

A month in a serviced apartment sits in the gap between a hotel and a tenancy: no lease, no agency commission, no utilities in your name, and a nightly rate well below the short-stay one.

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Where to Stay in Dubai: Choosing a District

Dubai runs for roughly forty kilometres along one coast, so where you stay determines how much of your trip you spend in a taxi — and the districts are far less interchangeable than the map suggests.

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