The Point Tower, Dubai Marina
The Marina Walk is the first thing you meet at The Point. Step out of the lobby and the water is in front of you, with the JBR tram stop close by.
The Point is a 30-storey residential tower in Dubai Marina, built by Select Group and completed in June 2018. Below is a week there, and what it means if you own a flat in it.
- Developer: Select Group
- Storeys: 30
- Completed: June 2018
- Mix: studios and apartments of up to three bedrooms
Developer
Select Group
Storeys
30
Completed
June 2018
Units
193, studio-3BR + duplexes
The building
The tower stands on King Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud Street and holds studios and apartments of up to three bedrooms. Many flats are offered furnished or upgraded, and marina views come up again and again. The view depends on the floor and the side of the tower, so it is worth asking which way a particular flat faces.
Inside the flats
A studio has a bathroom and a kitchen, with a balcony off the main room. A one-bedroom flat adds a second bathroom and a living and dining area, which suits two friends sharing.
The two-bedroom flats have two bathrooms. The three-bedroom flats go further, with four bathrooms, a family area, a maid's room and one or two balconies, and some have a terrace or a private pool. That is room for a family on a long stay, and the maid's room doubles as a spare bedroom.
Studios suit a solo traveller or a couple. The larger flats suit families and groups, and for them the school run is a drive, which comes up further down.
Pool, gym and games room
The building has a large swimming pool with a deck, a barbecue area and a fully equipped gym. Indoors there is a games room with a pool table and table tennis. On a longer stay, the pool deck and the games room fill a good many evenings. The sauna and steam room were renovated, and so was the gym.
The building has underground parking and high-speed lifts. Security and maintenance staff are on hand, housekeeping is available, and pets are welcome. If you travel with a dog, ask about the house rules first.
Tram, metro and water taxis
Dubai Tram runs through the Marina and JBR with 11 stations, and it meets the metro at DMCC station. The two Red Line stations on the edge of the Marina are Sobha Realty and DMCC. The tram cuts down on short car trips.
RTA water taxis cross the canal from Dubai Marina Mall and the Marina Walk, which makes a pleasant change from the road. Worth one ride.
Uber and Careem cover the Marina well, with slightly longer waits on weekend evenings. From Dubai International, a taxi is the simple first move. No transfers, no maps.
Most towers have dedicated resident parking, while public parking is limited near the waterfront and the promenade. Visitor parking is tight at peak hours, so the tram or a taxi works better on busy evenings. A car still helps for the school run and for weekend trips, and it is useful for a big grocery shop too.
The first errand
Supermarkets and banks cluster toward the east end of the Marina, along with the pharmacies. Marina Mall is a large centre of over 390,000 square feet on four floors, so most errands can be done under one roof. Dubai Marina Mall has a Waitrose and a pharmacy. Coffee and bottled water are an easy first stop on the evening you arrive.
Medcare Medical Centre, Emirates Hospitals Clinic and King's Marina Medical Centre are all in the Marina. Al Zahra Hospital and Saudi German Hospital are a short way off in Al Barsha. It is good to know where they are before you need them. Better to learn it on day one than on day five.
Dinner and breakfast
Dining runs from casual cafes to waterfront restaurants with views. Fresh Fish Restaurant and Bob's Fish and Chips serve seafood.
The Scene and The Coffee Club handle breakfast around the mall and the Marina Walk. Doner Market suits a casual meal later in the day.
City Social and Attiko are on the dinner list, and Be Beach and Jetty Lounge cover the waterfront for a long evening with the water in view.
A free afternoon
The Marina Walk suits walkers, joggers and cyclists alike, and cafes and shops line the route. It runs for about seven kilometres, so much of the daily movement happens on foot. Some people bring a yoga mat to the promenade.
JBR Beach is the closest beach, a short walk or a tram ride away, with water sports and sunbathing. Cross The Walk, a promenade of restaurants and cafes, and you reach the shoreline, and beach access is free.
Marina Beach, AquaFun Dubai Water Park and Adventure Island are all in JBR, and Bluewaters Island with Ain Dubai is a hop over the water.
Evenings
Nightlife is a mix of rooftop lounges and pubs, plus beachfront clubs such as Jetty Lounge and Atelier M. If you want a lively night, it is here. If you want to sleep, a higher floor away from the noise is the better pick, because the promenade and the clubs are the noisiest parts of the district after dark.
Tourist crowds fill the waterfront in the busy season, so a walk along the waterfront at midday in high season is slower than the same walk early in the morning.
Families and schools
No schools sit inside Dubai Marina, so the school run is a drive of 10 to 20 minutes each way. Families set on a walkable school look to Arabian Ranches or Dubai Hills instead.
Dubai International Academy and Horizon International School can be reached by car, as can GEMS Wellington and Dubai College. Willow Nursery and Raffles Nursery serve small children.
Playgrounds are dotted through the district, and one grass strip on the way to the Zero Gravity beach club allows dogs on a lead, which matters if the family travels with a pet.
What the district feels like
Emaar designed and built Dubai Marina around a man-made canal, and it began taking shape in 2003. Today it has over 200 residential towers, most with waterfront or skyline views, and more than 600 boats and yachts are moored along the water.
Our reading: with a tram, two metro stations, a beach walk and a canal promenade in one district, an apartment in the Marina lets you get through most days without a car.
A week at The Point
On Monday you land at Dubai International and take a taxi to the lobby, then spend the first evening finding the way to the mall, the water and the nearest coffee. Tuesday goes to the Marina Walk, and Wednesday to JBR Beach by tram.
At the weekend you swim in the pool or take a water taxi across the canal. The week runs on foot and by tram, and the car mostly stays where it is. That is the point of the Marina.
What the register shows
The register labels all of these as sales. Read the table as a snapshot of a handful of deals, not as a price list.
| Unit type | Sales | Dates | Price (AED) | Size (sq m) | AED per sq m |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | 1 | 7 Oct 2026 | 950,000 | 37.18 | 25,551 |
| One-bedroom | 1 | 9 Sep 2026 | 1,650,000 | 70.56 | 23,384 |
AED per sq m is the median where a row has more than one sale.
What owners get from us
If you own here, we look after the whole stay. Royale Stays handles furnishing and photography. We set the pricing and run check-in. We answer guest messages and handle maintenance. Our management fee is from 15% of booking revenue.
Letting a flat here starts with the Department of Economy and Tourism holiday-home permit in your name, which we file.
Sources
Sources: Property Finder, Bayut, betterhomes, The National, What's On.
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