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Frond A, Palm Jumeirah
Frond A is a gated villa sub-community on Palm Jumeirah, developed by Nakheel and also known locally as Al Fardh. It holds two distinct Nakheel villa products, Signature Villas and Garden Homes, with no apartment stock at all. This page covers Frond A on the established Palm Jumeirah, not the separate, newer 'Frond A' project on Palm Jebel Ali.
Developer
Nakheel
Also Known As
Al Fardh
Villa Products
Signature Villas, Garden Homes
Bedrooms
3BR-6BR
Ownership
Freehold
About Frond A, Palm Jumeirah
Frond A is a gated villa sub-community developed by Nakheel on Palm Jumeirah, Dubai's palm-shaped man-made island, situated to the east of the development and also known locally as Al Fardh. Frond A is villa-only: it holds Nakheel's Signature Villas Frond A and the smaller Garden Homes Frond A, with no apartment stock at all. Signature Villas on Frond A are four to six-bedroom homes, listed from around AED 29 million, with individual villas typically sized around 14,600-14,700 sq ft on their plots and an average sale price of roughly AED 40 million. Garden Homes on Frond A are the smaller product on this frond: three to five-bedroom villas across several design themes, with current listings sized roughly 5,000-7,078 sq ft and priced from around AED 30 million to AED 49.9 million. The exact total number of villas on Frond A has not been found in any source checked for this guide, so no figure is invented here.
A Note on the Name. "Frond A" also names a separate, much newer collection of Beach Villas and Coral Villas on Palm Jebel Ali, a different Nakheel island still under construction. This guide covers Frond A on the established Palm Jumeirah specifically, home to Nakheel's Signature Villas and Garden Homes, not the Palm Jebel Ali project.
Palm Jumeirah's other villa products are covered separately on this site. For Canal Cove, the more compact townhouse-style product spread across several fronds, see Royale Stays' Canal Cove, Palm Jumeirah guide. For a wider overview of all of Palm Jumeirah's villa products and fronds, see the Palm Jumeirah villas guide.
Location & Nearby Landmarks
Frond A sits on Palm Jumeirah, roughly 0.7km from The View at The Palm and 2.6km from both Dolphin Bay and Aquaventure Waterpark, with Sufouh Beach about 2.7km away. Typical drive times run around 22 minutes to Dubai Mall, 18 minutes to Burj Al Arab, 17 minutes to The Walk at JBR, 30 minutes to Dubai International Airport, and 40 minutes to Al Maktoum International Airport. For another Signature Villas and Garden Homes frond nearby, see Frond B, Palm Jumeirah.
For Royale Stays' current, active Palm Jumeirah service, apartment management, see the Airbnb property management on Palm Jumeirah area guide; the villa service described on this page is a separate, expanding capability, not yet active on Palm Jumeirah specifically. For Palm Jumeirah's multi-frond Canal Cove product, see the Canal Cove, Palm Jumeirah guide.
Villa Types
Frond A offers two villa products: Signature Villas (four to six bedrooms, around 14,600-14,700 sq ft on the largest recorded plot examples, multiple architectural design themes consistent with the wider Signature Villas product across Palm Jumeirah's fronds) and Garden Homes (three to five bedrooms, smaller footprint, roughly 5,000-7,078 sq ft across named floor-plan themes including Garden Gallery Arabic, Atrium Entry Santa Fe, Central Rotunda Mediterra, Grand Foyer Greek and Atrium Entry II Mediterra). Signature Villas typically include a private pool and private beach access; Garden Homes on Frond A specifically have also been listed with private beach access and a private pool.
Amenities
Villas on Frond A typically include a private pool and beach access, consistent with the wider Signature Villas and Garden Homes product descriptions across Palm Jumeirah. Owners and prospective buyers or renters should confirm current individual-villa amenities directly, since specific features vary by villa, community, and design theme.
Transportation & Access
Palm Jumeirah is served by the Palm Monorail, connecting to the Dubai Tram at Gateway Towers station on the mainland. Frond A villas are typically accessed by private car along the frond's internal road; from Frond A it is roughly a 22-minute drive to Dubai Mall and around 18 minutes to Burj Al Arab. Royale Stays has not confirmed the exact distance from Frond A to the nearest monorail stop, so this guide does not state a specific figure.
Villa Market Context
Royale Stays has not yet compiled Frond-A-specific market data covering long-term lease rents in this pass, so no rental figures are stated here rather than an invented estimate. Signature Villas on Frond A have listed from around AED 29 million, with an average sale price of roughly AED 40 million and individual listings recorded up to AED 135 million for larger plots; Garden Homes on Frond A have listed in the roughly AED 30-49.9 million range. These are real market data points from current and recent listings, not rental or income figures.
STR Outlook & Royale Stays' Expansion to Palm Jumeirah Villas
Short-term letting anywhere in Dubai, including for villas on Palm Jumeirah, runs through a DTCM (Department of Economy and Tourism) holiday home permit, the same licensing requirement that applies regardless of property type or area. An owner considering Airbnb for a villa on Palm Jumeirah would need to hold that permit before listing. Royale Stays' guide to the Dubai holiday home permit covers what the process and fees generally involve.
Royale Stays is honest about where its own villa-management service stands today: it has not yet started managing any villa on Palm Jumeirah, including on Frond A. Royale Stays does manage villas elsewhere in Dubai, including in Mag City (MBR City) and DAMAC Hills 2, and is expanding that villa-management capability to Palm Jumeirah's Frond communities. Owners can see examples of Royale Stays' DAMAC Hills 2 villa coverage at DAMAC Hills 2 Vardon, DAMAC Hills 2 Basswood and DAMAC Hills 2 Amazonia. No Palm Jumeirah villa clients, listings or earnings figures exist yet, so none are claimed here.
Owners with a Frond A villa interested in a management conversation ahead of that expansion can submit their property to start the conversation.
Reviewed by Chris Veinbaums, DTCM-licensed operator.
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