Tennis Tower
Tennis Tower has a tennis court, which is not a feature every Dubai tower can claim. Falak Properties developed the building, and it rises 15 storeys. If you play, the court is the reason to look at this address first. If you do not, the facilities still carry a stay of a week: a pool and a gym first, then a sauna and a jacuzzi, with nobody needing to leave the building.
Developer
Falak Properties
Storeys
15
Total Units
140
Stays of different lengths
The building holds 140 homes in total, a modest number for a tower of 15 storeys, so the lobby does not carry the traffic of a 400-home block. A reception desk for residents handles arrivals. Security and CCTV cover the building. For a weekend that is all you need from the front of the house.
A week gives the facilities time to matter. The gym takes the morning and the swimming pool takes the afternoon. Cafes or restaurants on site cover the coffee. The building holds a whole day without a taxi.
For a month, maintenance services provided at the building and parking for residents become the features you notice. A hired car has a bay. A dripping tap is a message, not a day lost. It suits you less if you want a lively street outside the front door, because Dubai Sports City is a car-dependent community.
Which size of home
Sizes run from a studio to a two-bedroom, with a one-bedroom between, and the building holds 140 homes. With those homes spread across 15 floors, you can expect fewer than ten homes on a typical level, if every floor carries the same share. Fewer doors on each landing means fewer neighbours to share it with, which is a point in favour of a tower of this size if you like your corridor quiet.
A studio fits one person on a work trip, with the tennis court and the gym for breaks. A one-bedroom gives a couple a door to close and a living room to share. The two-bedroom suits a family or two friends who each want a room, and it is the one to pick for a stay of several weeks.
The first evening at Tennis Tower is easy to plan. Reception takes the keys at Tennis Tower. The cafes or restaurants on site cover dinner if the flight was long, and a parking bay is waiting if you hired a car. By the next morning you know the building well enough to plan the rest of the stay around it.
If you are working from the apartment, a studio keeps the day in one room, and the gym downstairs gives it a hard edge. The cafes on site mean a change of table without a taxi. It suits you less if you need a co-working desk. None is listed for the building.
The court and the deck
The tennis court sits in the building. A game needs no booking across town. Afterwards the sauna and the jacuzzi finish the session, and that pairing suits a hot afternoon better than a second walk outside in the middle of the day.
A roof or deck area gives you the top of the tower to sit on in the evening. Cafes or restaurants on site mean the table and the coffee are a lift ride away.
Getting here, and getting out
A taxi from Dubai International (DXB) reaches the district in one leg. It is a freehold community in the Dubailand district, close to Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road (E311) and Al Khail Road (E44).
Al Khail Road (E44) and Hessa Street (D61) are the two main roads used for trips across Dubai. Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road and Al Khail Road lie on either side of the community, so you pick the road for the trip you are making.
Dubai Sports City has no metro station of its own, and bus routes lead towards the Mall of the Emirates and Dubai Internet City stations, which is why a car or a taxi app matters more here than it does closer to the coast. It suits you less if you plan to travel without a car or a taxi app.
Villas next door
Victory Heights is a gated villa community of about 1,000 villas and townhouses with four to six bedrooms. Oliva and Calida are two of its sub-clusters, alongside Estella and Esmeralda. Gallery Villas has 75 three to five bedroom villas and townhouses set around the Els Club golf course.
Victory Heights has a children's outdoor play area, and Esmeralda within it has a play area and a soccer pitch. The Canal Promenade is good for evening walks and cycling, and the district is well lit at night.
The district is described as safe and friendly. V2 Residence and Ice Hockey Tower guide are two other Dubai Sports City buildings with guides on this site, and either gives you a comparison point if Tennis Tower does not fit your dates.
Padel and the academies
Academies cover rugby and cricket, swimming and football in the district. Golf and tennis follow, with athletics and padel on the list too. The Els Club has two padel courts opposite its driving range. They are open from 6:00am to 11:00pm and booked through the Playtomic app.
The Els Club Country Club has two swimming pools, one with a children's pool and play area, plus a fitness centre. The CH3 Performance Golf Academy coaches golfers of all skill levels at the Els Club driving range.
Copper Kettle is listed, and so is Pulcinella. Both are cafe and restaurant names for the district, and it has fewer dining choices than Motor City, with some eateries along the canal, so a longer evening out can mean a short drive to a neighbouring community.
If you own here
140 homes is a manageable building to learn. Royale Stays manages homes for owners from a management fee of 15%, covering furnishing, photography, pricing, check-in, guest communication and maintenance. Our guide to Dubai Sports City for owners sets out the permit steps. To see how the work is shared out, read what Royale Stays does for an owner across a year.
How a sports district got started
The Els Club golf course was the first facility completed in Dubai Sports City and opened in January 2008. Dubai International Cricket Stadium opened in 2009. Its first one-day international was played in April of that year, when Pakistan beat Australia.
The closest malls are City Centre Me'aisem in Dubai Production City and First Avenue Mall in Motor City. For an afternoon that is not a shopping trip, Fitness First is listed as a well-equipped gym with personal training and group classes, and swimming academies and indoor courts for basketball and football are listed too.
Everyday errands
Grandiose and Al Maya sit inside the district. Carrefour Hypermarket and Big Value Supermarket are further out. Ribbon Mall, First Avenue Mall and City Centre Me'aisem in surrounding communities handle bigger shopping trips.
Aster Clinic and Saudi German Clinic are the two medical facilities named inside Dubai Sports City. Healthcare options inside the district are limited, and Medcare Medical Centre in nearby Motor City is the usual pointer.
Kinder Castle Nursery, Victory Heights Foundation Stage and IDEA ELC are among the nurseries for young children. Royal Grammar School Guildford Dubai is a British school, and Bradenton Preparatory Academy is American.
Sources
Sources: Bayut, Property Finder, Engel & Voelkers Dubai, betterhomes, The Els Club Dubai, Khaleej Times, Gulf News, Wikipedia, Bhomes, Cushman and Wakefield.
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All prices sourced from Propsearch.ae's Latest Transactions table for Tennis Tower, each row individually reviewed with its Transaction Type field confirmed (Sale vs Mortgage Registration) before being used as a market price. Mortgage Registration and any Grant-type records were excluded from the sale-price figures above. Service charge total sourced from Bayut.com's "Service Charges in Tennis Tower" section, single-sourced.
Hosting at Tennis Tower with Royale Stays
Tennis Tower's units are registered with Dubai Land Department under the standard "Flat" property sub-type, and its developer, Falak Properties, is not a hotel brand subject to a short-term letting restriction. There is no confirmed policy barrier here to running a licensed holiday home, subject to the standard DTCM permit.
No existing short-term rental listing for this specific building turned up during research, and Dubai Sports City is not currently one of Royale Stays' five core managed areas (Palm Jumeirah, Dubai Marina, Downtown Dubai, JBR and JVC). That said, Royale Stays can still arrange the holiday-home permit and manage a Tennis Tower listing end to end, including furnishing, photography, pricing, guest communication and maintenance, for a fee starting from 15%.
Considering renting out a unit in Tennis Tower? Submit your property to Royale Stays or read the Dubai holiday home permit guide to see what a DTCM permit involves.
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