Sadaf 2, JBR
Sadaf 2 is a 38-storey residential tower in JBR's Sadaf cluster of eight interconnected buildings, developed by Dubai Properties and completed in December 2007, with one to four-bedroom apartments on The Walk JBR. Royale Stays manages the setup, pricing and guest side of listing a Sadaf 2 unit on Airbnb for a fee starting from 15%.
Storeys
38
Developer
Dubai Properties
Completed
2007
Units
1-4BR apartments
Area
JBR, Sadaf Cluster
About Sadaf 2
Sadaf 2 is a 38-storey residential tower in Jumeirah Beach Residence, developed by Dubai Properties and completed in December 2007. It is one of eight interconnected towers making up JBR's Sadaf complex, joined at podium level with Sadaf 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and Suha Hotel Apartments, the building that occupies the complex's "Sadaf 3" position but is marketed under its own name rather than that number.
Sadaf 2 is a distinct tower from Sadaf 6 and Sadaf 8, Royale Stays' other documented buildings in the same complex: all three share a developer, completion era and podium-level amenities, but each is a separate building with its own unit inventory and its own Dubai Land Department project registration. Sadaf 2 offers one, two, three and four-bedroom apartments, with units facing The Walk JBR and, from higher floors, views toward the Arabian Gulf and Palm Jumeirah. The exact total unit count has not been independently confirmed by any source checked for this guide, so no figure is stated here rather than an invented one.
Location & Nearby Landmarks
Sadaf 2 sits directly on The Walk JBR, roughly 0.3 km from the promenade and about 0.1 km from the Movenpick Hotel Jumeirah Beach, with JBR Beach around 0.5 to 0.7 km away depending on the exact access point, and Reel Cinemas at Dubai Marina Mall about 0.5 km away. For a full picture of Airbnb management across JBR, see Royale Stays' area guide to Airbnb property management in JBR.
Sadaf 2 joins Royale Stays' wider JBR Building Guide cluster, alongside its own documented siblings in the same complex, Sadaf 6 and Sadaf 8, plus other JBR towers Royale Stays has covered including Al Fattan Marine Towers and Al Bateen Residence.
Unit Types
Sadaf 2 offers one, two, three and four-bedroom apartments, in line with the wider Sadaf complex's unit mix, with active listing supply confirmed specifically across two, three and four-bedroom configurations. 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.
Amenities
Sadaf 2's facilities include a communal gym, a swimming pool, a barbecue area, a kids' play area, tennis and basketball courts, a prayer room, and 24-hour security with CCTV surveillance, consistent with the wider Sadaf complex's podium-level amenities. Owners and prospective renters should confirm current on-site facilities directly with the building's management, since amenity offerings can change over time.
Transportation & Access
JBR is served by the Dubai Tram, with Sadaf 2 within easy reach of the JBR1 Tram Stop, connecting onward to the Dubai Marina Metro stations. Royale Stays has not confirmed the exact walking distance from Sadaf 2 to the nearest tram stop, so this guide does not state a specific figure.
Rental & Price Trends
Recorded Dubai Land Department-sourced sale transactions show around 50 sales for Sadaf 2, with recent transactions ranging from roughly AED 1.67 million to AED 3.15 million as of the most recent update checked for this guide. Separately, live portal asking prices for the building run higher, into the AED 2 million to AED 6.8 million range, reflecting a mix of unit sizes and renovation levels rather than a single comparable figure. Owners weighing a specific unit's numbers can run their own scenario through Royale Stays' ROI calculator.
Airbnb / Short-Term Rental Income Potential
Short-term letting anywhere in Dubai, including at Sadaf 2, 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 Sadaf 2 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.
Sadaf 2 carries its own dedicated short-term accommodation listings, distinct from the wider Sadaf complex: Agoda lists a "Sadaf 2 JBR Bedspace" and a "Sadaf 2 JBR Bunk Beds Villa", and Hotels.com and Expedia separately list a "Sadaf 2 JBR Bedspace" property, all specific to this exact building. These are budget-style bedspace and dorm listings rather than full-apartment holiday-home listings, so they confirm real building-specific demand without indicating what a fully furnished apartment could earn. Royale Stays does not currently have booking data specific to Sadaf 2 to draw on, so this guide does not present a building income figure it cannot support. For context on realistic JBR-wide short-term rental income, Royale Stays' own published figures for the area run roughly AED 100,000 to 130,000 per year for a studio, AED 145,000 to 195,000 for a one-bedroom, AED 210,000 to 300,000 for a two-bedroom and AED 330,000 to 480,000 for a three-bedroom, per the JBR short-term rental guide.
Dubai Properties is the master developer behind Sadaf 2, not a hotel brand: there is no policy reason, unlike Vida, the site's only confirmed prohibited brand, that Sadaf 2 apartments can't be run as licensed holiday homes. The wider operational approach is covered in Royale Stays' guide to Airbnb property management in Dubai. Owners ready to move forward can submit their property for a free earnings estimate.
Income context reviewed by Chris Veinbaums, DTCM-licensed operator.
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