For owners in Business Bay
Holiday home management in Business Bay
Business Bay is where fäm Living operates the largest share of its homes. If you own an apartment here, we already know the towers, the guests who stay in them and what it takes to keep a unit booked.
fäm Living is the holiday homes company of fäm Properties, licensed by Dubai’s Department of Economy and Tourism.
Why Business Bay works as a holiday home
Business Bay sits directly south of Downtown Dubai, either side of the Dubai Water Canal. For a guest that position is the whole appeal: the Burj Khalifa and The Dubai Mall are the next district over, the metro and Sheikh Zayed Road are on the doorstep, and the rates are not Downtown rates.
That gives an apartment here two kinds of guest rather than one. Holiday visitors come for the views and the location; business travellers come because a large share of the city's offices are here. The second group books on weekdays and outside the holiday season, which is what keeps a calendar from emptying between peaks.
It also suits longer stays. The towers are residential buildings, so a guest gets a full kitchen, a washing machine and the building's pool and gym. Those are the things that make someone choose an apartment over a hotel for a month, and they are already in your unit.
What we do for a Business Bay owner
We take the whole operation off your hands. We register the unit for its holiday home permit, help furnish it to a standard that photographs well and lasts, shoot it, and list it on our own site and the major platforms.
From then on we run it: pricing that moves with demand and the event calendar, guest screening and ID checks, in-person check-in by our team in Dubai, cleaning and linen between every stay, and maintenance handled before it becomes your problem.
You see everything in the owner portal — bookings, statements and payouts — and you can block your own dates whenever you want to use the apartment yourself.
Buildings we already run here
We operate homes across several Business Bay towers, including Elite Business Bay Residence, Upside Living, MAG 318 and Bayz by Danube. Knowing a building matters more than it sounds: the access arrangements, the management office, which units get the canal or the Burj view, and what guests in that tower ask for.
If your apartment is in one of those buildings, we can talk about it in specifics from the first call. If it is in another tower, the same applies once we have seen it.
Is your apartment a good fit?
The units that perform best as holiday homes are studios to three-bedroom apartments in good condition, newly built or recently renovated. Unfurnished is fine — furnishing is part of what we do — and a view helps, though it is not essential.
Some towers restrict or prohibit holiday homes, and some require a no-objection certificate from the developer or owners' association. That is a building-level question, and it is one of the first things we check.
The honest answer to what your unit could earn depends on the building, the layout and the season. That is why we quote from what comparable homes actually earned rather than from a rule of thumb.
How it works
From first call to first guest
- 01
Free consultation
A conversation with our team about the property, the building and what you want from it.
- 02
Management agreement
You sign one agreement with fäm Living. You keep the ownership.
- 03
Holiday home permit
We register the property with Dubai's Department of Economy and Tourism.
- 04
Furnishing and inventory
Support with furnishing to our standard, then a full inventory check.
- 05
Photography and listing
A photo and video shoot, then the listing goes live on our site and the major platforms.
- 06
Guests, handled
Pre-arrival call, ID verification, security deposit and an in-person check-in for every stay.
Free valuation
What could your Business Bay property earn?
We quote from what comparable homes actually earned, not a rule of thumb.
What could your property earn?
Pick where it is and how many bedrooms. We’ll compare holiday-home letting against what a conventional annual lease pays.
We quote from what comparable units actually earned, not from a generic formula. Tell us where to send it and we’ll run the numbers for a 2BR in Business Bay.
Straight answers
Owners in Business Bay ask
- Can I rent out my Business Bay apartment as a holiday home?
- In most towers, yes, once the unit holds a holiday home permit from Dubai's Department of Economy and Tourism. Some buildings restrict short stays or require a no-objection certificate, so the first step is checking your tower — we do that as part of the free consultation.
- Who manages Airbnb apartments in Business Bay?
- fäm Living runs holiday homes across Business Bay, listed on Airbnb, Booking.com and our own site. We handle the permit, furnishing, photography, pricing, guests, cleaning and maintenance, and you keep the ownership and the income.
- Do I need to furnish the apartment first?
- No. Many owners come to us with an unfurnished unit. We help furnish it to our standard, then carry out a full inventory check before the first guest arrives.
- Can I still use the apartment myself?
- Yes. You can block your own dates in the owner portal whenever you want to stay, or keep it free for family and friends.
- What does holiday home management cost in Business Bay?
- Our terms are agreed per property rather than published, because what is fair depends on the unit, the building and what you want us to handle. We set them out in writing after the consultation, before you sign anything.