Palace Residences Hillside, Dubai Hills Estate
Palace Residences Hillside is an off-plan residential complex by Emaar Properties in Dubai Hills Estate, developed in partnership with Palace Hotels + Resorts, the luxury brand within Emaar’s Address Hotels + Resorts portfolio. The project comprises three low-rise towers plus a collection of townhouses, with handover expected across 2028 and 2029 depending on the source consulted. Royale Stays manages short-term rentals across Dubai Hills Estate for a fee starting from 15%, and can support Palace Residences Hillside owners once the towers are delivered.
Developer
Emaar Properties, with Palace Hotels + Resorts
Area
Dubai Hills Estate
Structure
Three low-rise towers plus townhouses
Unit Mix
1-3BR apartments (approx. 700-1,960 sq ft) and 3BR townhouses (approx. 2,300-2,620 sq ft)
Status
Off-plan, pre-construction; handover expected 2028-2029
About Palace Residences Hillside
Palace Residences Hillside is an off-plan residential complex in Dubai Hills Estate, developed by Emaar Properties in partnership with Palace Hotels + Resorts, part of Emaar’s Address Hotels + Resorts portfolio. The project comprises three low-rise residential towers plus a collection of townhouses, offering branded 1 to 3-bedroom apartments and 3-bedroom townhouses set among landscaped, resort-style grounds. It is described by Emaar as the first residential complex bearing the Palace brand in Dubai Hills Estate.
Palace Residences Hillside should not be confused with other Emaar developments carrying the same Palace brand name elsewhere in Dubai, including Creek Palace Residences and Palace Residences North in Dubai Creek Harbour, the Palace Beach Residence towers at Emaar Beachfront, or Avarra by Palace in Business Bay. Each is a separate project in a separate community; this guide covers only the Dubai Hills Estate complex. Palace Residences Hillside A, a specifically numbered tower within this same complex, carries its own much lower search volume and, if ever covered separately, would focus on that single tower’s own unit count rather than the combined project covered here.
Sources checked for this guide disagree on several figures: total unit count (ranging from roughly 359, a figure tied specifically to Tower A alone, to around 620 for the combined complex), exact per-tower storey counts (one source's "16th, 18th and 19th floor" sky-terrace references appear to describe amenity-deck levels rather than total building height, while a separate source describes "twenty residential floors" above a podium), and handover timing (Q2 2028 in several listings, June 2029 in another). Given no single figure converges across independent sources, this guide states unit type and size ranges as fact (consistent across sources) and presents storey count, total unit count and the exact handover quarter as unresolved rather than asserting one unverified number.
Location & Nearby Landmarks
Palace Residences Hillside sits within Dubai Hills Estate, Emaar’s 2,700-acre master community built around an 18-hole championship golf course, with the towers and townhouses positioned to overlook the golf course and Dubai Hills Park. The location is around 10 minutes from Downtown Dubai and Dubai Marina, with direct access to Dubai Hills Mall and Dubai Hills Golf Club.
Dubai Hills Estate already has a wide range of other buildings covered separately on royalestays.com, including 399 Hills Park, Maple and Majestic Vistas, each a separate development with its own developer timeline and unit mix. For a wider view of the area’s short-term rental market, Royale Stays’ Airbnb management guide for Dubai Hills Estate covers licensing and demand across the wider community.
Unit Types
Palace Residences Hillside offers a mix of one, two and three-bedroom branded apartments sized from approximately 700 to 1,960 sq ft, alongside three-bedroom townhouses sized from approximately 2,300 to 2,620 sq ft, per Emaar’s own project listing and independent broker project pages. As with any off-plan development, exact unit counts and floor plans are confirmed by Emaar’s official sales channel rather than by this guide, since off-plan specifications can be revised before handover.
Amenities
Planned amenities include wellness lounges, an infinity pool with a sundeck, shaded cabanas and lounge areas, a padel court, a fully equipped gym, indoor and outdoor kids’ play areas, a barbecue area, an outdoor yoga and fitness area, a multipurpose room and a landscaped podium deck, alongside direct access to Dubai Hills Park, Dubai Hills Mall and Dubai Hills Golf Club. As with any pre-handover project, the final amenity offering is confirmed only at delivery.
Sales & Development Status
Palace Residences Hillside is sold under an 80/20 payment plan, with a 10% booking deposit and the balance due during construction and at handover, with apartments starting from approximately AED 1.71 million. The project remains pre-construction, with an expected handover somewhere across 2028 and 2029 depending on the source and specific tower consulted.
Because no tower has been delivered, no sale or rental transaction history exists for Palace Residences Hillside as a completed building, so this guide does not publish sale or rental comparables it cannot support. Prospective owners weighing an off-plan purchase can model their own scenario with Royale Stays’ ROI calculator once handover is closer and real comparables exist.
Future STR Potential
Palace Residences Hillside is not yet delivered, so there is no current income figure, occupancy data or existing short-term rental listing to report for this building, and Royale Stays does not manage any unit here today. Once handover takes place, owners will need the same building blocks any Dubai Hills Estate holiday home needs: a DTCM holiday home permit, professional photography, dynamic pricing, round-the-clock guest communication, housekeeping between stays and owners’ association coordination.
Emaar Properties is not a hotel brand with a short-term-letting restriction, unlike Vida, the only developer or brand confirmed to prohibit it outright, so there is no policy reason a Palace Residences Hillside apartment or townhouse could not be run as a licensed holiday home once handed over. Royale Stays already manages short-term rentals across other Dubai Hills Estate buildings and could extend that same operational model here, covered in Royale Stays’ guide to Airbnb property management in Dubai. Owners who want an early conversation ahead of handover can submit their property for more information.
This section is deliberately written as a future/conditional discussion, not a current-earnings guide. Palace Residences Hillside has no completed units, no current owners letting short-term, and no Royale Stays-managed unit at this building today.
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