Zanzebeel 4, Downtown Dubai
Zanzebeel 4 is a nine-storey residential building in the Zanzebeel complex of Old Town, the Arabian-style district Emaar Properties built around Burj Khalifa in Downtown Dubai. It holds one, two, three and four-bedroom apartments, a short drive from Burj Khalifa, Dubai Mall and Dubai Opera. Royale Stays manages the setup, pricing and guest side of running a short-term rental in the building for a fee from 15%.
Storeys
9 (+1 basement level)
Developer
Emaar Properties
Completed
Old Town masterplan, around 2006
Unit Mix
1, 2, 3 & 4-bedroom apartments
Area
Zanzebeel Quarter, Old Town, Downtown Dubai
About Zanzebeel 4
Zanzebeel 4 is one of four numbered buildings that make up the Zanzebeel complex, part of Old Town, the Arabian-style sub-community Emaar Properties built around Burj Khalifa in Downtown Dubai. It is a nine-storey building with one basement parking level, finished in the sandstone-clad, arched style the district is known for, and sits within Old Town's Zanzebeel Quarter.
The building's confirmed unit mix spans one, two, three and four-bedroom apartments, according to 41 floor-plan documents published by Homeland Realty covering the ground floor through the eighth floor (no ninth-floor plan exists, consistent with propsearch.ae's explicit nine-storey figure). Recent Dubai Land Department-tracked sale transactions recorded by propsearch.ae show one-bedroom units trading between roughly AED 1.81 million and AED 2.12 million (AED 2,027 to AED 2,379 per sq ft).
Zanzebeel 4 is part of a genuine numbered series, not a mislabeled duplicate: Bayut's own building guide describes Zanzebeel as "a residential complex consisting of four buildings" developed by Emaar Properties, and Royale Stays already covers a distinct sibling building, Zanzebeel 3, separately on this site, with a different confirmed storey count and unit mix, corroborating that the two are genuinely separate structures rather than the same building under two labels. Completion date is single-sourced: Bayut states the wider Old Town masterplan was completed in 2006, with no independent building-specific completion date found for Zanzebeel 4 itself, so this guide uses the era framing rather than an exact date. Amenities are drawn from Bayut's complex-wide description and apply to Zanzebeel's buildings generally, rather than independently confirmed unit-by-unit for Zanzebeel 4 specifically.
Location & Nearby Landmarks
Zanzebeel 4 sits in the Zanzebeel Quarter of Old Town, the same pocket of Downtown Dubai as its numbered neighbours, close to Burj Khalifa, Dubai Mall and Dubai Opera. It is roughly a 6-minute drive to Dubai Mall and Burj Khalifa, a 4-minute drive to Dubai Opera, and about 19 minutes to Dubai International Airport. The nearest bus stop, The Palace Downtown, connects to the metro via feeder bus F13, and Burj Khalifa/Dubai Mall Metro Station on the Red Line is about an 8-minute drive. Nearby dining includes La Serre, La Postreria, Bice Mare and Ananta, with Waitrose, Spinneys, Carrefour Market and ZOOM covering everyday groceries.
Other buildings in the same wider Old Town masterplan are covered separately on royalestays.com: Zanzebeel 3, Reehan 7 and Miska 2, each with its own layout and unit mix. For a wider view of the area's short-term rental market, Royale Stays' Airbnb management guide for Downtown Dubai covers licensing and demand across the community.
Unit Types
Zanzebeel 4's confirmed unit mix spans one, two, three and four-bedroom apartments, the widest mix of any Old Town numbered building Royale Stays has covered so far. Homeland Realty's published floor-plan set (41 documents across the ground floor through the eighth floor) shows one-bedroom units from around 891 to 1,176 sq ft, two-bedroom units from around 1,403 to 1,427 sq ft, three-bedroom units from around 1,774 to 1,966 sq ft (plus larger ground-floor garden versions), and two four-bedroom units of around 3,105 to 3,181 sq ft on the eighth floor. This matches Bayut's complex-wide description of Zanzebeel as offering 1, 2, 3 and 4-bedroom units.
Amenities
Residents have access to a swimming pool, sauna, steam room and gym, plus a community lawn, squash court, tennis court, table tennis and a children's play area, per Bayut's building guide for the wider Zanzebeel complex. The building has covered parking, multiple high-speed elevators, 24-hour CCTV security and on-site maintenance staff. These facilities are described at complex level by Bayut rather than independently confirmed unit-by-unit for Zanzebeel 4 specifically.
Transportation & Access
The nearest bus stop, The Palace Downtown on Mohammed Bin Rashid Boulevard, connects to the metro via feeder bus F13. Burj Khalifa/Dubai Mall Metro Station, served by the Red Line, is roughly an 8-minute drive, and Sheikh Zayed Road is quickly accessible for drivers. Dubai International Airport (DXB) is about 19 minutes away and the newer Al Maktoum International Airport around 47 minutes, typical of most Old Town addresses tucked just behind the Downtown Dubai skyline.
Rental & Price Trends
Downtown Dubai rents rose roughly 4 to 7% through 2025, according to Bayut's Dubai Rental Market Report, with H1 2026 figures putting a one-bedroom apartment in the area at around AED 133,000 a year and a two-bedroom at around AED 223,000, both unit types Zanzebeel 4 offers alongside a rarer three and four-bedroom layout.
On the sale side, Dubai Land Department transactions tracked by propsearch.ae show recent one-bedroom sales in Zanzebeel 4 between roughly AED 1.81 million and AED 2.12 million (AED 2,027 to AED 2,379 per sq ft), and a two-bedroom registration at AED 2.75 million. Owners weighing a specific unit's numbers can run their own scenario through Royale Stays' ROI calculator.
STR Income Potential
A dedicated search for "Zanzebeel 4 Airbnb Dubai" surfaced live Airbnb.ae, Airbnb.com and Booking.com listings for the immediate Zanzebeel/Downtown Dubai area, referencing the "Zanzabeel" transliteration and general Downtown Dubai framing rather than naming Zanzebeel 4 by number, a genuine third-party short-term rental presence in the same quarter as the building.
Because Zanzebeel 4 is developed by Emaar rather than Vida, the site's only confirmed prohibited brand for short-term letting, there is no policy reason apartments here cannot be run as licensed holiday homes. Royale Stays' own managed Downtown Dubai portfolio shows gross annual income in the region of AED 130,000 to AED 175,000 for a one-bedroom and AED 190,000 to AED 280,000 for a two-bedroom, per the Downtown Dubai Airbnb rental income data; no Zanzebeel 4-specific figure is published, so this reflects the wider area rather than a confirmed number for this exact building.
Royale Stays runs the full operation 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. Owners ready to move forward can submit their property for a free earnings estimate.
No Royale Stays-managed unit currently exists at Zanzebeel 4. The Airbnb and Booking.com listings referenced above are independently operated third-party listings identified during research for the wider Zanzebeel/Downtown Dubai area, not explicitly naming this building by number, and not Royale Stays clients; this guide does not claim a specific short-term rental income figure for this building. Income context reviewed by Chris Veinbaums, DTCM-licensed operator.
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