Marina Vista, Emaar Beachfront
A two-tower Emaar Properties development on Emaar Beachfront, Dubai Harbour: unit types, amenities and honest Airbnb income potential from Royale Stays.
Towers
2 (Tower 1, Tower 2)
Developer
Emaar Properties
Unit Types
1-4BR apartments
Completed
2023
Area
Emaar Beachfront
Most sources put Tower 1 at 35 storeys and Tower 2 at 45 storeys, sharing a four-storey podium.
About Marina Vista
Marina Vista is a residential development by Emaar Properties in Emaar Beachfront, Dubai Harbour, Dubai, United Arab Emirates – a beachfront community between Dubai Marina and Palm Jumeirah, and not connected to the several unrelated apartment communities named Marina Vista found elsewhere in the world. The development comprises two towers, Marina Vista Tower 1 and Marina Vista Tower 2, sharing a four-storey podium with ground-floor cafes and restaurants, a 24-hour concierge lobby, and a rooftop pool deck overlooking the bay.
Construction began in December 2018 and the towers were completed in 2023. Sources describe the towers' height slightly differently: the majority, including Emaar Beachfront's own community-management site and multiple independent property portals, put Tower 1 at 35 storeys and Tower 2 at 45 storeys, while one source states a lower 27 and 37-storey split – this guide follows the majority figure and flags the outlier here rather than omitting it. Marina Vista offers one, two, three and four-bedroom beachfront apartments, with confirmed sizes of roughly 730 to 1,760 sq ft for one to three-bedroom units and around 2,249 sq ft for four-bedroom layouts, the latter figure from a single source.
Location & Nearby Landmarks
Marina Vista sits within Emaar Beachfront, Dubai Harbour, a beachfront peninsula between Dubai Marina and Palm Jumeirah, roughly a 7-minute drive to Sheikh Zayed Road and about 30 minutes to Dubai International Airport. There is no Metro station on the Emaar Beachfront peninsula itself; the nearest connections are via the Dubai Marina and JBR Metro and Tram stations. For a full picture of Airbnb management across the wider community, see Royale Stays' area guide to Airbnb property management in Emaar Beachfront.
Marina Vista joins Royale Stays' wider Emaar Beachfront Building Guide cluster, alongside Grand Bleu Tower 1, Beach Vista Tower 2 and Sunrise Bay Tower 1, three of the other Emaar Beachfront towers Royale Stays has covered.
Unit Types
Marina Vista offers one, two, three and four-bedroom beachfront apartments. Confirmed sizes run roughly 730-870 sq ft for one-bedroom units, 1,080-1,300 sq ft for two-bedroom units and 1,530-1,760 sq ft for three-bedroom units, with four-bedroom units at around 2,249 sq ft per a single source. The total unit count across both towers is not stated here: independent sources give figures of 341 and 370 units with no tiebreaker found, so this guide covers unit mix by bedroom type and size only rather than presenting either total as confirmed. No floor-plan diagrams are included: floor plans are typically the developer's or broker's proprietary material and have not been independently verified for this guide.
Amenities
Marina Vista's shared facilities include an infinity-edge rooftop swimming pool, a fitness club, 24-hour concierge with on-demand hotel-style service, private beach access, and a four-storey podium with ground-floor cafes and restaurants shared by both towers. All units include balconies. Owners and prospective renters should confirm current on-site facilities directly with the building's management, since amenity offerings can change over time.
Transportation & Access
Emaar Beachfront has no Metro station on the peninsula itself; the nearest connections are via the Dubai Marina and JBR Metro and Tram stations. Marina Vista is roughly a 7-minute drive to Sheikh Zayed Road and about 30 minutes to Dubai International Airport, matching the wider Emaar Beachfront community's own access profile.
Rental & Price Trends
Royale Stays has not found a Marina Vista-specific long-term lease or service-charge figure that meets its two-source verification standard, so no building-specific number is stated here rather than an invented estimate. As area-level context only, comparable beachfront apartments elsewhere in Emaar Beachfront have shown roughly AED 8,000-12,000/month for one-bedroom units, AED 13,000-19,000/month for two-bedroom units and AED 20,000-28,000/month for three-bedroom units, with gross yields in the 7-10% range – figures for the wider area, not specific to Marina Vista. Owners considering a unit at Marina Vista can run their own numbers through Royale Stays' Dubai property ROI calculator for a unit-specific estimate instead.
Airbnb / Short-Term Rental Income Potential
Short-term letting anywhere in Dubai, including at Marina Vista, runs through a DTCM (Department of Economy and Tourism) holiday home permit, the same licensing requirement that applies regardless of building or area. An owner considering Airbnb at Marina Vista would need to hold that permit before listing a unit, in addition to confirming the building's own short-term letting policy. Royale Stays' guide to the Dubai holiday home permit covers what the process and fees generally involve.
Marina Vista shows a genuinely strong independent short-term rental signal: two separate Booking.com listings under Marina Vista's own name (one by operator Mint Stay), a Vrbo listing by operator Deluxe Holiday Homes, and a dedicated silkhaus.com serviced-apartments page – four independent operator signals specific to this building. Royale Stays does not currently manage a property at Marina Vista and has no booking data specific to it to draw on, so this guide does not present a building income figure it cannot support. Emaar Beachfront is not currently one of Royale Stays' confirmed target areas, so no area-wide occupancy or income figure is stated here either.
For an owner weighing whether Airbnb makes sense for a unit at Marina Vista, the practical starting points are confirming the building's short-term letting policy, applying for the DTCM permit, and pricing the unit against comparable Emaar Beachfront and Dubai Marina listings. Royale Stays manages the full furnishing, photography, pricing, check-in and guest communications process for owners who prefer not to handle it directly, for a management fee starting from 15% – see Royale Stays' guide to choosing a Dubai Airbnb management company for a wider comparison. Owners ready to move forward can submit their property for a management review to get a clearer read on its Airbnb potential.
Royale Stays does not yet have Marina Vista-specific portfolio data to draw on for this guide; this section reflects the already-visible operator/listing demand at Marina Vista only, reviewed by Chris Veinbaums, DTCM-licensed operator.
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