Dorra Bay, Dubai Marina
Dorra Bay is a 22-storey residential tower on the Dubai Marina waterfront, launched by Cayan Group in 2006 and completed in 2008, with around 190 to 199 freehold apartments. Royale Stays manages the setup, pricing and guest side of listing a unit here for a fee starting from 15%.
Storeys
22
Developer
Cayan Group
Completed
November 2008
Units
~190-199
Ownership
Freehold
About Dorra Bay
Dorra Bay is a 22-storey residential tower on the Dubai Marina waterfront, launched by Cayan Group, marketed through Palma Holding, in 2006 and completed in November 2008. The building was built by CRC-Dorra, the construction arm of the Egyptian conglomerate Dorra Group, which is where the tower gets its name; Cayan Group remains the developer of record. Dorra Bay holds roughly 190 to 199 freehold apartments across 1, 2 and 3-bedroom layouts, plus duplexes, garden-terrace apartments and penthouses: 1-bedroom units run 708 to 950 sq ft, 2-bedroom units 1,127 to 1,443 sq ft, and 3-bedroom units 1,843 to 2,485 sq ft.
Residents have a swimming pool, a gym with Marina views, a kids’ play area, a business centre, 24-hour security, underground parking, and ground-floor retail, with the building 100% freehold and open to international ownership.
Location & Nearby Landmarks
Dorra Bay sits close to Al Mamsha Street and the Marina Promenade, within a short walk of Dubai Marina Walk and Marina Beach, and roughly a 9 to 10-minute walk or drive from The Walk at JBR. It is well placed for the wider city too: about 11 minutes to Palm Jumeirah, 19 minutes to Dubai Mall, 16 minutes to Burj Al Arab, 27 minutes to Dubai International Airport, and 31 minutes to Al Maktoum International.
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. Nearby sibling towers Time Place Tower, Marina Diamond 2, and Marina Park also have their own Royale Stays guide.
Unit Types
Dorra Bay offers a full range of configurations. One-bedroom apartments run 708 to 950 sq ft. Two-bedroom apartments span 1,127 to 1,443 sq ft. Three-bedroom apartments range from 1,843 to 2,485 sq ft, and the building also has duplexes, garden-terrace apartments and penthouses for buyers wanting more space or outdoor area. There is no confirmed studio configuration in the building.
Amenities
Residents have access to a swimming pool, a gymnasium with Marina views, a kids’ play area, a business centre, and lush outdoor landscaping. The building runs 24-hour security with underground parking, and the ground floor has retail units and access to boating berths, alongside 24-hour concierge service.
Transportation & Access
Jumeirah Beach Residence 2 Tram Station is about a 6-minute walk from Dorra Bay, and Sobha Realty Metro Station, Dubai Marina’s Red Line stop, is roughly an 11-minute walk or a 5-minute drive. A JBR bus stop with routes 8, 84 and N55 is about a 7-minute walk away, and a covered pedestrian bridge links Sobha Realty Metro directly to the Dubai Marina Tram and on to JBR, making the whole area easy to cover on foot.
Rental & Price Trends
Across Royale Stays managed Dubai Marina apartments, the blended rate runs AED 921 a night at 88% occupancy. By unit type, a one-bedroom averages AED 600 a night for about AED 16,406 a month, a two-bedroom AED 755 a night for roughly AED 20,712 a month, and a three-bedroom AED 1,092 a night for around AED 29,625 a month. Dorra Bay’s 1, 2 and 3-bedroom mix, plus its duplexes and penthouses, spans the full width of that range, from efficient one-bedroom stays to larger family or group bookings. No Dorra Bay-specific budget file exists in Royale Stays’ managed portfolio data as of this build, so the figures above are Dubai Marina area-blended, not exclusive to this tower.
Airbnb / Short-Term Rental Income Potential
Short-term letting anywhere in Dubai, including at Dorra 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.
Dorra Bay already shows real short-stay activity: the building has dedicated listing pages on major travel platforms including Expedia and Hotels.com, evidence of established short-stay demand in this specific tower, not just the wider area. Royale Stays runs the full operation for owners here for a fee starting from 15%, including permit submission for overseas owners, covering furnishing, photography, pricing, check-in and guest communications, with a single monthly statement covering revenue, fee, costs and net transfer.
Expedia and Hotels.com listing pages for this building are market observations from this guide's own research, not a Royale Stays-verified performance figure.
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