For owners in Downtown Dubai
Holiday home management in Downtown Dubai
Downtown Dubai is the address most first-time visitors picture when they picture Dubai. An apartment here is in demand before you have done anything to it. The work is running it well enough to deserve the address.
fäm Living is the holiday homes company of fäm Properties, licensed by Dubai’s Department of Economy and Tourism.
Why Downtown works as a holiday home
Downtown is the district built around the Burj Khalifa, The Dubai Mall and the fountain. For a guest that is the reason to come: they want to step out of the building and be there, not take a taxi to it.
That demand is broad. Families on a first trip, couples on a short break, visitors for the New Year and the big events, and business travellers who want the city's most recognisable address. It is the district guests search for by name, which is what keeps a well-run apartment in front of them.
It also carries the city's highest expectations. A guest paying for a Downtown view notices every scuffed wall and slow reply. Owners who do well here are the ones whose apartment is run to that standard every single stay.
What we do for a Downtown owner
We take the whole operation off your hands. We register the unit for its holiday home permit, help furnish and style it to a standard that suits the address, shoot it properly, since the view is the product here, and list it on our own site and the major platforms.
Then 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 reaches you.
You see bookings, statements and payouts in the owner portal, and you can block your own dates whenever you want to use the apartment.
Next door to where we already operate
Business Bay, directly south across the canal, is where fäm Living runs the largest share of its homes. Our team, our cleaners and our maintenance people are already in this part of the city every day, which is what makes in-person check-in and same-day fixes realistic rather than a promise on a page.
Downtown guests and Business Bay guests are often the same people looking at both. Running homes on both sides of the canal lets us show a guest the right apartment for their dates rather than lose them.
Downtown itself is not new to us either. fäm Living has run multi-unit holiday home programmes at Mada Residences, the ARTAR tower in Downtown, and at RP Heights, across from Dubai Mall, working with each building's management on access, guest registration and house rules.
Is your apartment a good fit?
Studios to three-bedroom apartments in good condition do best, newly built or recently renovated. A Burj Khalifa or fountain view makes a real difference here, more than in most districts, though it is not a requirement.
Some Downtown towers have their own rules on short stays, and some require a no-objection certificate from the developer or owners' association. We check that for your building before anything else.
What your unit could earn depends on the building, the view, the layout and the season, so 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 Downtown Dubai 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 big it is, and we’ll show you what a managed home brings in.
Somewhere else? Tell us where it is and we will work out a figure for your building.
Before fäm’s fee and running costs
- Up to, over a full year
- AED 308,972
For a premium unit at 85% occupancy: high floor, a view, a top tower and designer furnishing. An estimate based on comparable fäm Living homes, not an offer or a guarantee. What a home earns depends on its condition, furnishing, photography and the dates it is free.
Straight answers
Owners in Downtown Dubai ask
- Do you offer vacation rental management in Downtown Dubai?
- Yes. Vacation rental, short-term rental and holiday home management are the same service in Dubai. In Downtown Dubai, fäm Living licenses the apartment, furnishes and lists it, prices it through the season, checks in guests, and handles cleaning and maintenance, with every booking and payout in your owner portal.
- Is Downtown Dubai a good area for Airbnb?
- Yes. Downtown is the part of Dubai most first-time visitors want to stay in, next to The Dubai Mall, the fountains and the Burj Khalifa, and it draws professionals and relocating families by the month too. Apartments with a Burj Khalifa or fountain view tend to do best.
- Can I rent out my Downtown Dubai 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 have their own rules or require a no-objection certificate, so the first step is checking your tower, which we do in the free consultation.
- Who manages Airbnb apartments in Downtown Dubai?
- fäm Living runs holiday homes in central Dubai, 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 you manage apartments in Mada Residences or RP Heights?
- Yes. fäm Living has run multi-unit holiday home programmes at Mada Residences and at RP Heights in Downtown Dubai, so we already know how those buildings work for guests. If you own a unit there, or in another Downtown tower, we can talk about it in specifics from the first call.
- Are short term rentals allowed in Downtown Dubai?
- Yes. Short term rentals are legal across Dubai, Downtown included, as licensed holiday homes: the unit needs a holiday home permit from the Department of Economy and Tourism, and the building has to accept short stays. We confirm your tower's position in writing before anything is listed.
- Can I rent out my Downtown apartment by the month instead of by the night?
- Yes. We run Downtown homes by the night when short stays pay best and by the month when long-stay demand is stronger, for example over the summer. A monthly guest in a licensed holiday home is a booking, not a tenancy, so the apartment comes back to you when the stay ends.
- Is a Burj Khalifa view worth more as a holiday home?
- Usually, yes. In Downtown the view is a large part of what guests are booking, and it shows in how a listing performs. How much more depends on the unit, so we look at comparable homes rather than guess.
- 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 Downtown Dubai?
- 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.
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