Sondos Lily
Sondos Lily is a 9-storey residential building in DubaiLand Residence Complex, Wadi Al Safa 5, Dubailand, Dubai, developed by Al Sondos Holding. Completed in June 2016, the building offers 120 units across a ground-floor retail unit plus studio, one and two-bedroom apartments. It is one of several sister buildings named after flowers within the same complex, including Al Sondos Lilac, Sondos Orchid, Sondos Rosa and Sondos Sage. This guide covers Sondos Lily's building profile, location and honest Airbnb income potential, with management available from Royale Stays for a fee starting from 15%.
Developer
Al Sondos Holding
Floors / Units
9 storeys, 120 units
Completed
June 2016
Location
DubaiLand Residence Complex, Wadi Al Safa 5
About Sondos Lily
Sondos Lily is a residential building in DubaiLand Residence Complex, Wadi Al Safa 5, Dubailand, Dubai, developed by Al Sondos Holding through its subsidiary Al Sondos Real Estate. Construction began in January 2016 and the building was completed in June 2016. It consists of 120 units in total: one ground-floor retail unit plus 2 studio apartments, 83 one-bedroom apartments and 34 two-bedroom apartments. The built-up area is approximately 191,611 sq ft.
Sondos Lily is one of several sister buildings within DubaiLand Residence Complex developed by Al Sondos Holding and named after flowers, including Al Sondos Lilac, Sondos Orchid, Sondos Rosa and Sondos Sage. Each is a separate, physically distinct building rather than part of Sondos Lily itself. Al Sondos Holding also develops several other, unrelated properties elsewhere in Dubai under similar naming, including Al Sondos Tower and Al Sondos Oasis in Dubai Silicon Oasis, which are not part of this DubaiLand complex.
The building's own developer lists it as 2 basement levels plus ground floor plus 7 residential floors plus a rooftop level ("2B + G + 7 + HC"), consistent with property portals describing the building as 9 storeys overall. One source (Datahabibi.ae) carries an internally inconsistent unit count, stating in its FAQ that the project features "122 residential units" while its own detailed unit-by-unit table lists exactly 120 total units (2 studio, 83 one-bedroom, 34 two-bedroom and 1 retail unit) matching the developer's own published breakdown exactly; this guide uses the matching, itemised 120-unit figure. According to the Land Department, the project was valued at approximately AED 78,000,000 at the pre-construction estimate stage submitted by the developer.
Location & Nearby Landmarks
Sondos Lily sits in DubaiLand Residence Complex, Wadi Al Safa 5, part of the wider Dubailand freehold township. Other nearby buildings named by property portals include Desert Sun Tower, Indigo Tower and Windsor Residence, all also covered in their own dedicated Building Guides on this site. Sister building Sondos Sage is also in the immediate vicinity, about 0.1 km away.
Dubailand is a large, master-planned freehold township comprising around 100 residential complexes, six iconic towers, mixed-use units and four hotels. Nearby schools include The Aquila School (about 0.4 km, following the National Curriculum of England) and GEMS FirstPoint School (about 0.8 km, British curriculum, rated 'Very Good' by the KHDA). Restaurants within a short walk include MnM Restaurant, Shawarma Al Karmel, Foodies Junction, Donner Express and Chametto. Supermarkets and mini marts nearby include a mini mart in the Star Building DLRC, Manazil Al Sham Supermarket, EMC Minimart and Shua Al Madina Market, all within about 0.5 km, plus Al Ajwa Mini Mart on the building's own ground floor. For a wider view of how Airbnb management works across Dubai's different neighbourhoods, see Royale Stays' full guide to Airbnb property management in Dubai.
Unit Types
Sondos Lily offers 120 units in total, comprising one ground-floor retail unit plus three residential unit types. Studio apartments (2 units) have a comfortable living area, a balcony, a small open-style kitchen and a bathroom. One-bedroom apartments (83 units) cover about 700 sq ft, each with a balcony, one bathroom, an open-style kitchen and built-in wardrobes. Two-bedroom apartments (34 units) cover about 1,100 sq ft, each with two bedrooms with built-in closets, a separate living and dining room, a bathroom and a powder room. Every residential unit has a walk-in balcony with double-glazed windows.
Amenities
Sondos Lily includes beautifully constructed courtyards, a shared swimming pool and a well-equipped gymnasium with modern exercise equipment, plus a dedicated kids' play area. Each unit has an assigned parking slot, with street parking available for guests and visitors. The building has multiple high-speed elevators, a 24-hour security system with CCTV cameras and security guards, and central air-conditioning. Other amenities include 24-hour front desk and concierge services, a pet-friendly policy, and pre-installed smoke alarms throughout the building. A mini mart, Al Ajwa Mini Mart, operates on the ground floor of the building itself.
Transportation & Access
Sondos Lily is close to Emirates Road (E611) and Al Ain Road (E66), the two main arterial roads serving Dubailand. The Dubai Sky Courts Al Sondos Sage 1 bus stop is a short walk away, with the West Zone Supermarket stop also about 4 minutes away. For the Dubai Metro, the Green Line is accessible from Creek Metro Station, about 17 minutes away by car, while Centrepoint Metro Station on the Red Line is about 22 minutes away. Dubai International Airport (DXB) is roughly 24 minutes' drive, and Al Maktoum International Airport is roughly 33 minutes' drive.
Drive times and transport details are sourced from Bayut.com and Propsearch.ae's own nearby-landmarks and commute-time data for this building.
Sale Prices & Rental Trends
Property Finder's own live listing and price-insight data for Sondos Lily shows two current 1-bedroom apartments advertised for rent at AED 51,990 and AED 51,999 per year. Based on the last 12 months of listing data, Property Finder's own average rents by unit type are approximately AED 39,000 per year for studios, AED 45,706 per year for one-bedroom apartments and AED 66,630 per year for two-bedroom apartments, with new rentals averaging AED 59,370 per year and renewed rentals averaging AED 48,543 per year. Individual apartment sale prices are not consistently published by the property portals checked for this building.
Dubai Land Department transaction records published for Sondos Lily under the government's Open Data directive (via Propsearch.ae) are recorded only at whole-building level, such as a gift transfer of AED 60,388,625 (27,072 sq ft) recorded 17 Feb 2025 and several mortgage registration and modification filings, including multiple entries at AED 100,000,000, recorded between 2016 and 2022. These are bulk building-level transactions and mortgage filings against the whole structure, not per-apartment sale prices, and are not used here as individual unit pricing.
Airbnb & Short-Term Rental Income Potential
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 Sondos Lily specifically. Al Sondos Holding is a private local developer rather than 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. Royale Stays can arrange the permit application and manage the day-to-day operation, including for owners based overseas, 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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