Desert Sun Tower
Desert Sun Tower is a residential building in DubaiLand Residence Complex, Wadi Al Safa 5, part of the wider DubaiLand area of Dubai, comprising 181 units, mostly studio and one-bedroom apartments with a small amount of ground-floor retail space. Sources put its height at 9 storeys (per Bayut and Chainex Real Estate; Propsearch and Citysearch state 10 and 11 respectively). The project is credited to Behnam Ali Keivan, with construction running from October 2007 to June 2015. This guide covers Desert Sun Tower's building profile, location and honest Airbnb income potential, with management available from Royale Stays for a fee starting from 15%.
Developer
Behnam Ali Keivan
Storeys
9 (sources vary: 9-11)
Total units
181
Location
DubaiLand Residence Complex, Wadi Al Safa 5
About Desert Sun Tower
Desert Sun Tower is a residential building in DubaiLand Residence Complex, Wadi Al Safa 5, part of the wider DubaiLand area of Dubai. Sources differ slightly on the exact storey count: Bayut and Chainex Real Estate both describe a 9-storey building, while Propsearch's Dubai Land Department-linked building profile states 10 storeys and Citysearch lists 11 floors; this guide follows the two-source majority of 9 storeys.
The completed development comprises 181 units in total, primarily studio and one-bedroom apartments with a small amount of ground-floor retail space, according to Chainex Real Estate's project listing. It was developed by Behnam Ali Keivan, named as the project's developer on both Propsearch's Dubai Land Department-linked building profile and Chainex Real Estate's own listing. Construction began in October 2007 and was completed in June 2015.
Storeys sourced from Bayut and Chainex Real Estate (9 storeys each); Propsearch's DLD-linked profile states 10 storeys and Citysearch states 11 floors, both noted as a discrepancy rather than silently dropped. Total unit count (181) and developer (Behnam Ali Keivan) sourced from Chainex Real Estate's project listing; developer name independently corroborated via Propsearch's Dubai Land Department-linked building profile. Construction dates cross-confirmed via Propsearch (October 2007 to June 2015) and Chainex Real Estate (started 24 October 2007, completed 21 June 2015).
Location & Nearby Landmarks
Desert Sun Tower sits in DubaiLand Residence Complex, within Wadi Al Safa 5, part of the wider DubaiLand area of Dubai. The immediate surroundings are dense with other mid-rise residential towers, including nearby buildings such as Skycourts Tower, Al Durar Tower and Solitaire Cascades, plus everyday amenities such as supermarkets, cafes, pharmacies and salons within a few hundred metres. The nearest notable attractions are IMG Worlds of Adventure, roughly 6.6 km away, and Global Village, roughly 8.1 km away.
For a wider view of Dubai's short-term rental market, see Royale Stays' full guide to Airbnb property management in Dubai.
Nearby buildings, shops and landmark distances sourced from Propsearch's Desert Sun Tower building guide. Bayut's guide independently confirms nearby buildings Maya 2 and Windsor Manor, and separately lists IMG Worlds of Adventure and Meydan Racecourse as major landmarks.
Unit Types at Desert Sun Tower
Desert Sun Tower offers a mix of studio and one-bedroom apartments, plus a small amount of ground-floor retail space, across its 181 total units, according to Chainex Real Estate. Bayut's published floor-plan figures put studio apartments at around 700 sq ft and one-bedroom apartments at around 980 sq ft. Real Dubai Land Department transaction records show a wider range of studio sizes actually sold, from around 458 sq ft up to 701 sq ft, and a one-bedroom unit at 832 sq ft, reflecting some real variation in configuration across the building.
Unit mix (studio and one-bedroom, no larger layouts) confirmed via Propsearch's Dubai Land Department transaction data, Bayut's building guide and Chainex Real Estate's project listing (3 independent sources, no conflict). Total unit count (181) sourced from Chainex Real Estate only, not independently cross-confirmed elsewhere. Unit size figures sourced from Bayut's published floor-plan figures and Propsearch's individual DLD transaction records.
Amenities at Desert Sun Tower
Desert Sun Tower includes a swimming pool, a gym, a barbecue deck and a kids' play area, confirmed independently by both Bayut and Chainex Real Estate. Bayut's building guide adds further detail: spacious parking, multiple high-speed elevators, round-the-clock security with CCTV, central air conditioning, a maintenance team, a rooftop garden, a furnished lobby with concierge and guest services, fire alarms and extinguishers, and a pet-friendly policy.
Core amenities (pool, gym, barbecue deck, kids' play area) cross-confirmed via Bayut's building guide and Chainex Real Estate's project listing. Additional amenity detail sourced from Bayut's building guide only.
Transportation & Access
Desert Sun Tower is best reached by car. Bayut notes that Al Ain Road (E66) is roughly an 11-minute drive away, with Business Bay Metro Station on the Red Line around 20 minutes away by car, and a nearby bus stop (Dubai Skycourts Tower Bus Stop, served by bus route 30) roughly 4 minutes away. Propsearch's own drive-time estimates put Dubai International Airport (DXB) at roughly 23 minutes and the newer Al Maktoum International Airport (DWC) at roughly 34 minutes. Central Dubai is a longer drive: roughly 22 minutes to Dubai Mall, 31 minutes to Palm Jumeirah and Burj Al Arab, and 35 minutes to The Walk at JBR.
Drive times and public-transport notes sourced from Propsearch's Desert Sun Tower Transport & Access data (Google Maps-derived, typical traffic conditions) and Bayut's building guide, which independently adds nearest metro/bus-stop detail not covered by Propsearch.
Desert Sun Tower Price Guide
Dubai Land Department transaction records published via Propsearch show recent studio sales in Desert Sun Tower ranging from around AED 330,000 to AED 625,000, with the most recent recorded sale on 24 August 2026 at AED 390,000 for a 458 sq ft studio (AED 852 per sq ft). A one-bedroom unit sold for AED 582,500 (832 sq ft) in February 2026. Fifty sale transactions are recorded for the building in total on the Dubai Land Department's Open Data feed as republished by Propsearch. Separately, Chainex Real Estate lists a current asking price starting from AED 425,000, broadly consistent with the recent transaction range.
Transaction-level pricing sourced from Propsearch's Desert Sun Tower page, itself drawn from Dubai Land Department Open Data records. Asking-price figure sourced independently from Chainex Real Estate's project listing, corroborating rather than conflicting with the DLD-derived range.
Airbnb & Short-Term Rental Income Potential
DubaiLand, including DubaiLand Residence Complex, is not currently one of Royale Stays' five core managed areas (Palm Jumeirah, Dubai Marina, Downtown Dubai, JBR and Business Bay), so this guide does not claim a Royale Stays management track record at Desert Sun Tower specifically. Behnam Ali Keivan is a private real estate developer, not a restricted hotel brand, so there is no confirmed policy barrier to running a licensed holiday home in the building.
Every short-term rental in Dubai requires a DTCM holiday home permit. Given the building's location in a busy, mid-rise residential pocket of DubaiLand, well away from the city's tourist and business core, demand is likely to lean toward longer-term residents, including nearby students and professionals working at Dubai Silicon Oasis and Academic City, rather than short-stay leisure guests. Royale Stays can still arrange the permit application and manage the day-to-day operation for a fee starting from 15%, covering furnishing, photography, pricing, check-in and guest communications. See Royale Stays' Dubai holiday home permit guide for the current permit process.
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