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Al Barari Villas, Dubailand
A gated, eco-focused luxury villa and apartment community in Dubailand developed by Abwab Real Estate, spanning several named collections including The Nest, The Reserve and The Residences (home to 5 and 6-bedroom villa types such as Acacia), verified amenities, and an honest look at where Royale Stays' own villa-management data does and does not apply here.
Developer
Abwab Real Estate
Location
Nad Al Sheba, Dubailand
Launched
2007 (phased through 2019)
Unit Types
Villas & Apartments (Multiple Collections)
Area
Dubailand
About Al Barari Villas
Al Barari is a gated, eco-conscious residential community in the Nad Al Sheba area of Dubailand, developed by Abwab Real Estate, a Dubai Land Department registered developer since 2007. Construction on the original masterplan began in April 2007 and was completed in four stages by February 2012, delivering 305 luxury villas across roughly 9.2 million sq ft; later collections, including The Nest, Ashjar and Seventh Heaven, followed through the rest of the 2010s.
Rather than one villa type, Al Barari is organized into several named collections. The Reserve and The Nest (a collection of four-bedroom villas) sit alongside The Residences, the community's largest villa collection, offered in multiple five and six-bedroom designs. Seventh Heaven and Ashjar add low-rise apartment buildings, and The Neighbourhood offers studio to two-bedroom apartments. Total masterplan size is cited between roughly 15 and 18 million sq ft depending on the source, with a majority of that land, reported at 60 to 80 percent, reserved for gardens, lakes and landscaping rather than construction.
One of The Residences' named villa types is Acacia, a six-bedroom design built by Abwab Real Estate specifically within Al Barari, offered alongside sister types such as Bromellia (also six bedrooms) and Camellia and Dahlia (five bedrooms). This Acacia villa type is not to be confused with Acacia in Dubai Hills Estate, a separate apartment building developed by Emaar Properties in a different part of Dubai; the two properties share only a name. A dedicated search also found no other development anywhere named Al Barari; a similarly named Barari Natural Resources in Abu Dhabi is an unrelated government forestry authority, not a residential project.
Location & Nearby Landmarks
Al Barari sits off Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road (E311) in Dubailand's Nad Al Sheba area, directly opposite Global Village and City of Arabia. Dubai Miracle Garden and IMG Worlds of Adventure are both close by, and the community is within reach of Dunecrest American School, Repton School and Dubai Academic City.
No dedicated Dubailand area guide exists on this site yet; for now, see Royale Stays' complete Dubai Airbnb management guide for citywide context. Arabian Ranches and Mudon, two other Dubailand villa communities, sit in a different part of the district and are not close enough to Al Barari to count as true neighbours.
Unit Types
Al Barari's villa and apartment mix spans several distinct collections rather than one standard layout. The Nest offers four-bedroom villas, while The Reserve and The Residences (Al Barari's largest villa collection) offer larger five and six-bedroom designs, including the Acacia and Bromellia six-bedroom types and the Camellia and Dahlia five-bedroom types. Seventh Heaven and Ashjar add low-rise apartment buildings, and The Neighbourhood offers studio to two-bedroom apartments. Individual sub-community unit counts are reported inconsistently across portals (for example, The Residences is cited at both 189 and 217 villas, and The Nest at both 55 and 99), so this guide does not state a single combined total.
Amenities
The Farm is Al Barari's dining destination, a nature-inspired restaurant set among botanical gardens and waterscapes. Heart & Soul is the community's spa, and Body Language operates as its health club and fitness centre. Landscaping includes more than 500 plant species across 34 individually themed botanical gardens from the original phase, plus natural lakes and freshwater streams running through the community. The developer also promotes seasonal programming such as outdoor cinema nights and nature-focused picnics for residents.
Transportation & Access
Al Barari is reached primarily by private car or taxi via Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road (E311); no Dubai Metro station serves this part of Dubailand directly. One portal estimates the drive to Downtown Dubai and Dubai International Airport at roughly 35 minutes, and to Arabian Ranches at around 18 minutes, though Royale Stays has not independently timed these routes.
Rental & Price Trends
Portal aggregation puts new villa rental contracts across Al Barari at an average of around AED 1,574,661 a year, though the range is wide: four-bedroom homes in collections like Ixora reportedly start from about AED 420,000 a year, while six and seven-bedroom estates in collections like Lunaria can reach AED 5,000,000 to AED 15,000,000 a year. These figures come from a single portal's aggregation and have not been independently confirmed by Royale Stays, so they should be read as directional market context rather than a specific-property estimate.
Owners weighing an Al Barari villa against a standard long-term Ejari tenancy can model both scenarios with Royale Stays' free Dubai property ROI calculator.
Airbnb / Short-Term Rental Income Potential
Al Barari is not currently a community where Royale Stays manages a property, so no Al Barari-specific booking data exists for this guide.
For context on what a managed Dubai villa can produce, Royale Stays' own Mag City four-bedroom villa, a different property in a different part of Dubai, achieved an average daily rate of AED 1,399.41 at 80.22 percent occupancy between December 2025 and April 2026 (a four-month window reflecting the onboarding date, not a full annual figure). This is evidence of villa-management capability generally, not a projection for any specific Al Barari property.
Independent evidence that short-term-rental interest exists in Al Barari specifically includes a live Airbnb listing for a villa in the community, alongside rental agencies such as Beacon Homes and Key One Realty Group advertising short-term options there. Owners considering this route can review Royale Stays' full range of Airbnb management services, submit a property for a management quote, or read the holiday home permit guide and Royale Stays' complete Dubai Airbnb management guide before proceeding.
Royale Stays does not currently manage a property in Al Barari; this section reflects the currently available public market context only, reviewed by Chris Veinbaums, DTCM licensed operator.
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