Marina Residences 6, Palm Jumeirah
Marina Residences 6 is a 15-storey block on the Palm Jumeirah trunk, and the homes inside run from two-bedroom apartments through three, four and five bedrooms to penthouses and townhouses. Apartment buildings sit mostly on the trunk, while villas and townhouses occupy the fronds, so a mix that lists townhouses beside apartments is worth a question when you book. Six home types in one building is a wide range. It decides who this page is for.
A two-bedroom works for two couples or a small family on a week away. The five-bedroom homes and the penthouses suit a big family, or two families sharing a month under one front door. It suits you less if you want a quiet frond address with its own beach, because each frond villa has one and a trunk tower does not.
Floors
15
Unit Types
2BR-5BR + Penthouses
Area
Palm Jumeirah
Contents
- Fifteen floors, and the deck on level 52
- Land and collect the keys
- Buy milk on foot
- If the flight leaves you unwell
- Working from the flat
- A family on a longer stay
- Pool, sauna and jacuzzi for two
- Tram, monorail and the one road
- Down the lift to the mall
- Sand, track and trees
- Before the Palm had a tower
- Doctors and the school run
- Dinner without a taxi
- Neighbours worth a comparison
- If you own here
- Sources
- Frequently Asked Questions
Fifteen floors, and the deck on level 52
Fifteen storeys sit well below The View at The Palm. That is a 360-degree deck on level 52 of Palm Tower. If you want the whole island laid out at once, book that deck for an afternoon. If you want a base with a pool and a sauna, a lower building is enough, and you reach the street without a long lift queue in your head.
Land and collect the keys
Dubai International Airport (DXB) is 36.4 km from the building, about 35 minutes by road without traffic. A taxi from arrivals takes you there in one leg. The island joins the mainland by a road bridge to Sheikh Zayed Road and you should expect a late-afternoon landing to take longer than the free-flow figure. At the building, a reception desk for residents and security with CCTV cover mean you arrive at a staffed door.
Buy milk on foot
The first shop is close enough to walk to. Monoprix, 0.24 km from the building, sells the basics, and Waitrose sits inside the Palm Jumeirah Mall 0.32 km away. Water and breakfast for the first morning take one short trip.
If the flight leaves you unwell
Al Das Medical Clinic, 0.38 km from the tower, is the nearest clinic. The reception desk is the first call.
Working from the flat
A gym inside the building and a library or reading room give a working week two kinds of break. You can read in the library or reading room, then go down to the gym when the screen has had enough. A cafe or restaurant in the building is a third place to sit, and it saves the walk to the mall on a heads-down day. Maintenance services at the building handle a dripping tap for you. A month at Marina Residences 6 stays steady. A rowing school, Monty's Rowing School, is 0.67 km away for something less usual on a weekend morning.
A family on a longer stay
Four- and five-bedroom homes give children their own rooms, and that matters more over a month than over a weekend. Parking for residents helps when the boot holds luggage and a pushchair. A cafe or restaurant on site covers a lunch without a car. When the afternoon is too hot for the beach, the pool downstairs is the answer.
Pool, sauna and jacuzzi for two
A couple on a week away gets most of this building from its wellness corner. You can do it all without leaving the block. The swimming pool is the morning stop, and you can swim before the day starts. The sauna and the jacuzzi are there for the end of the day, and a roof or deck area gives you somewhere to sit outside once the heat drops. Because the shared spaces are in the same building as the flat, the evening needs no booking and no taxi. The sauna is for the evening.
Tram, monorail and the one road
Bus route eight runs along Sufouh Road near the tram stop and links Deira Bus Station with Ibn Battuta Metro Station. The Big Bus stop for Atlantis the Palm lies 2.74 km from the tower, which suits a sightseeing day more than a commute. Cars drive on and off the island freely along the trunk. Sheikh Zayed Road and Hessa Street are the links to the mainland, and Al Wasl Road is the third.
Palm Jumeirah Tram Station lies 2.62 km from the building, on Al Sufouh Road. A footbridge links it to Gateway Station, where the Palm Monorail starts. From the mainland you take the Red Line to DMCC or Sobha Realty, change to the Dubai Tram and arrive at Palm Gateway as the ninth tram station. There is no metro on the island itself. No bus routes run inside it either. Plan the trip around the tram, a taxi or your own car.
Down the lift to the mall
Palm Jumeirah Mall is the closest big roof to your door, 0.24 km from the building, and it goes by Nakheel Mall as well. Five levels of shops, restaurants and attractions sit inside, with a Vox Cinemas complex inside. A wet or very hot afternoon fills itself: the cinema is 0.2 km from the tower, and Aura Skypool is 0.28 km away.
Sand, track and trees
The nearest beach is 0.43 km from the building, and a park lies 0.47 km away. The boardwalk and beaches along the Palm are used for jogging, walking and yoga by the water. A running track on the trunk between Shoreline and Golden Mile has play areas and exercise machines along it. The children can tire themselves out before the pool.
Al Ittihad Park has a running track and room for picnics and yoga, and dogs are welcome.
Before the Palm had a tower
Construction of Palm Jumeirah began in June 2001. Nakheel is the developer, and Van Oord was the dredging contractor. Atlantis The Palm opened on 24 September 2008 at the apex of the island, with the Aquaventure water park beside it. Spend your last day at Aquaventure.
Doctors and the school run
Welcare Hospital is the nearest hospital, 2.78 km from the building so you will want a car or a taxi. Medcare Medical Centre at Seven Palm covers general medicine, and Dubai London Clinic at Nakheel Mall handles diagnostics.
There are no schools on the island itself. The nearest named school is ICCA Dubai, 2.78 km from the tower. Dubai College sits across Sheikh Zayed Road in Al Sufouh. It is a selective British school. If you travel with older children on a long stay, settle the school run first, because every morning starts with a drive.
Dinner without a taxi
Twenty-six places to eat sit within 500 m of the building. Din Tai Fung is one. La Romana is another. Nakheel Mall adds Cheesefarm and Gatsby Dubai to the choice.
Neighbours worth a comparison
Shoreline Apartments hold 2,600 apartments in 20 buildings, from one to four bedrooms, so that is the neighbour to look at if you want a smaller home. Golden Mile 6 and Fairmont The Residence North are two other Palm buildings with their own guides. For the island as a whole, see the guide to Palm Jumeirah for owners.
If you own here
Royale Stays manages homes for owners from a management fee of 15%, covering furnishing, photography, pricing, check-in, guest communication and maintenance. Our Airbnb property management on Palm Jumeirah sets the district out from the ownership side. Golden Mile 4, Marina Residences 4 and Marina Residences 5 have their own guides. A DET permit does not override building rules: some buildings also need developer or owners' association approval, and each unit is licensed individually.
Sources
Sources: Bayut area guide, dubizzle Property blog, Gulf News, Nakheel, Dubai Online, dubizzle blog, The National, Wikipedia, What's On, Dubai Sotheby's International Realty, Property Finder blog, Bayut, Propsearch.
Questions