Yacht Bay, Dubai Marina
Yacht Bay is a 16-storey freehold residential tower on the Dubai Marina waterfront, developed by Select Group and completed in October 2007, with studio, one, two and three-bedroom apartments overlooking Dubai Marina Bay and the Dubai Marina Yacht Club. Royale Stays manages the setup, pricing and guest side of listing a unit here for a fee starting from 15%.
Storeys
16
Developer
Select Group
Completed
2007
Units
174, Studio-3BR
Area
Dubai Marina
About Yacht Bay
Yacht Bay is a 16-storey residential tower on the Dubai Marina waterfront, developed by Select Group (some listings also credit Amrak Real Estate as a co-developer) and designed around a maritime, yacht-inspired facade with warm sandy tones and projecting balconies. Construction began in 2005 and the building was completed and handed over in October 2007. The tower holds 174 apartments (Select Group's own materials cite 175), including studio, one, two and three-bedroom layouts, with a total built-up area of more than 200,000 square feet. It is sometimes listed on property portals as Yacht Bay Tower.
The building sits directly on the Marina waterfront, overlooking Dubai Marina Bay and the Dubai Marina Yacht Club, with direct pedestrian access to Marina Walk. Dubai Marina itself is one of Dubai's designated freehold areas, open to full foreign ownership.
Location & Nearby Landmarks
Yacht Bay sits on the Dubai Marina waterfront with direct access to Marina Walk and its restaurants and cafes, and is adjacent to Sheikh Zayed Road, with DMCC Metro Station a few minutes away. Royale Stays actively manages Airbnb properties across Dubai Marina, and owners here are covered under the same Dubai Marina Airbnb management service used across the rest of the community.
Bayut's own building profile for the neighbouring DEC Towers complex names Yacht Bay Tower as one of the closest residential buildings nearby, alongside Al Sheebani Building and Shemara Tower, both of which Royale Stays covers separately: DEC Tower 1 and DEC Towers 2, the two connected towers of that development. Further along this stretch of the waterfront, Royale Stays also covers Park Island and Time Place Tower. For a wider view of pricing and demand across the whole area, Royale Stays' ROI calculator can model a specific unit's numbers.
Unit Types
Yacht Bay offers studio, one, two and three-bedroom apartments. Recent Dubai Land Department transactions put studios around 609 square feet, two-bedroom units ranging from roughly 1,173 to 1,558 square feet, and three-bedroom units around 2,555 square feet. No official developer size range was found for one-bedroom units at this building.
Amenities
Residents have access to a fully equipped gym, a temperature-controlled swimming pool with a separate kids' pool, a jacuzzi, sauna and steam rooms, a barbecue area and an on-site coffee shop, alongside 24-hour security with CCTV, secure underground parking, concierge service and high-speed elevators.
Transportation & Access
Yacht Bay sits adjacent to Sheikh Zayed Road with DMCC Metro Station a few minutes away, direct access to Marina Walk on foot, and Dubai Marina Mall close by. By car, Dubai Mall and Downtown Dubai run around 18 minutes, Palm Jumeirah around 10 minutes, Dubai International Airport around 26 minutes and Al Maktoum International Airport around 29 minutes.
Rental & Price Trends
Real, dated Dubai Land Department sale transactions registered under Yacht Bay show recent activity across several unit sizes. A 609 sq ft studio sold for AED 860,000 (AED 1,412 per sq ft) on 24 March 2026. A 1,173 sq ft two-bedroom unit sold for AED 1,875,000 (AED 1,598 per sq ft) on 8 May 2026. A larger 1,558 sq ft two-bedroom unit sold for AED 2,050,000 (AED 1,316 per sq ft) on 27 January 2026.
No service charge breakdown specific to Yacht Bay was found in the sources checked for this guide. Owners weighing a specific unit's numbers can run their own scenario through Royale Stays' ROI calculator.
Airbnb / Short-Term Rental Income Potential
Dubai Marina is one of Dubai's best-performing short-term rental areas. Across the area, a professionally managed one-bedroom apartment typically earns around AED 16,400 a month on Airbnb, per Royale Stays' Dubai Marina area guide. No Yacht Bay-specific short-term rental listing or operator was found independently during this research, so the figures above are area-blended, not exclusive to this tower.
Short-term letting anywhere in Dubai, including at Yacht Bay, needs a valid DTCM holiday-home permit before taking bookings, alongside professional photography, dynamic pricing, round-the-clock guest communication, housekeeping between stays and owners-association coordination. Royale Stays runs the full operation for owners here for a fee starting from 15%, covering furnishing, photography, pricing, check-in and guest communications, with a single monthly statement covering revenue, fee, costs and net transfer.
Yacht Bay is developed by Select Group, a private developer, not a hotel brand: there is no policy reason, unlike Vida, the site's only confirmed prohibited brand, that Yacht Bay apartments can't be run as licensed holiday homes. 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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