YOUR GUIDE TO SMARTER, HIGHER-EARNING PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
The Crest Tower C, Sobha Hartland
A 46-floor Sobha Realty tower, one of four sister towers (A, B, C and D) sharing a crystal-lagoon waterfront setting in Sobha Hartland, completed in 2025 with one to four-bedroom apartments: location, unit types and honest Airbnb income potential from Royale Stays.
Floors
46
Developer
Sobha Realty
Completed
2025
Units
1BR-4BR
Area
Sobha Hartland
About The Crest Tower C
The Crest Tower C is one of four sister towers, A, B, C and D, built by Sobha Realty around a shared crystal-lagoon waterfront setting in Sobha Hartland. All four towers rise 46 floors. Construction began in November 2021; Sobha Realty's own site and an independent portal report the project completed by June 2025, while the wider Crest project is described elsewhere as fully completed in the third quarter of 2025. Both dates are stated honestly here rather than one being picked as fact.
Units at The Crest Tower C span one, two, three and four-bedroom apartments. Royale Stays has not independently confirmed a total unit count for Tower C specifically, so this guide describes the unit mix as reported rather than presenting an invented total as fact. No floor-plan diagrams are included here: floor plans are typically the developer's or broker's proprietary material and have not been independently verified for this guide.
Location & Nearby Landmarks
The Crest Tower C sits within Sobha Hartland, a waterfront master community in Mohammed Bin Rashid City built around a crystal lagoon. Sobha Hartland now has its own dedicated Royale Stays area guide covering location, connectivity and the wider rental market context. Royale Stays also covers The Crest Tower A, Sobha Hartland Greens Building 5 and Sobha Creek Vistas, three other towers in the same Sobha Hartland community.
The Crest Tower A shares Tower C's 46-floor height and crystal-lagoon setting, though its own dedicated listings describe a narrower one to three-bedroom unit mix. Sources also vary on the wider Crest development's exact tower count, an ambiguity covered in more detail on Tower A's own guide.
Unit Types
The Crest Tower C offers one, two, three and four-bedroom apartments. Royale Stays has not independently confirmed exact unit sizes or a total unit count for Tower C specifically, so this guide describes the mix qualitatively rather than inventing precise figures the research did not confirm.
Amenities
Royale Stays has not independently confirmed a full, building-specific amenities list for The Crest Tower C. The Crest's wider marketing describes crystal-lagoon access and resort-style facilities shared across its four towers, consistent with Sobha Hartland's broader waterfront positioning, but owners and prospective renters should confirm current on-site facilities directly with the building's management rather than treating marketing material as a verified building fact.
Transportation & Access
Sobha Hartland sits within Mohammed Bin Rashid City, reached primarily by car via Al Khail Road and Ras Al Khor Road, close to Downtown Dubai. Royale Stays has not confirmed a Dubai Metro or Dubai Tram station within walking distance of The Crest Tower C, and this guide does not claim one exists.
Rental & Price Trends
Royale Stays has not yet compiled Sobha Hartland-specific market data covering long-term lease rents, service charges or short-term rental performance, so no area-level or building-specific figures are stated here rather than an invented estimate. Owners considering a unit at The Crest Tower C can run their own numbers through Royale Stays' Dubai property ROI calculator for a unit-specific estimate instead.
Airbnb / Short-Term Rental Income Potential
Short-term letting anywhere in Dubai, including at The Crest Tower C, runs through a DTCM (Department of Economy and Tourism) holiday home permit, the same licensing requirement that applies regardless of building or area. An owner considering Airbnb at The Crest Tower C would need to hold that permit before listing a unit, in addition to confirming the building's own short-term letting policy. Royale Stays' guide to the Dubai holiday home permit covers what the process and fees generally involve.
The Crest already has a visible short-term rental presence: Bayut lists 337 apartments for rent specifically in The Crest, and multiple Airbnb listings are branded "The Crest Sobha Hartland" directly. Deluxe Holiday Homes also runs a Sobha Hartland area-level short-term rental page, though that signal is area-wide rather than specific to Tower C. Royale Stays does not currently have booking data specific to The Crest Tower C or wider Sobha Hartland to draw on, so this guide does not present an area or building income figure it cannot support.
For an owner weighing whether Airbnb makes sense for a unit at The Crest Tower C, the practical starting points are confirming the building's short-term letting policy, applying for the DTCM permit, and pricing the unit against comparable Sobha Hartland listings. Royale Stays manages the full furnishing, photography, pricing, check-in and guest communications process for owners who prefer not to handle it directly. Owners ready to move forward can submit their property for a management review to get a clearer read on its Airbnb potential.
Royale Stays does not yet have The Crest Tower C or wider Sobha Hartland-specific portfolio or area data to draw on for this guide; this section reflects the already-visible listing demand at The Crest only, reviewed by Chris Veinbaums, DTCM-licensed operator.
Questions