Danah Bay

Danah Bay is a low-rise beachfront community on Al Marjan Island, Ras Al Khaimah, developed by Dubai Investments Real Estate and delivered in Q4 2024. Spread across three buildings and five residences at its uppermost tier, the project sits on a total site of 86,000 square metres and occupies a position on View Island, the innermost section of the archipelago.

# The community's scale and position on Al Marjan Island

Al Marjan Island is Ras Al Khaimah's principal man-made island development, extending into the Arabian Gulf roughly 90 kilometres north of Downtown Dubai. Danah Bay takes up a substantial portion of that setting: 40,000 square metres of beach frontage, supplemented by 32,000 square metres of man-made breakwater that gives the site its own contained coastal edge.

The three-building arrangement keeps the project at a human scale. This is not a tower development chasing height for views; the architecture draws from contemporary beach resort typology, with open motor courts, water features at the entrance sequence and lobby volumes that read as hospitality rather than residential in their proportion. The crescent configuration of the buildings is designed to maximise sea-facing orientation across as many units as possible.

# Residences: layouts, specification and outdoor space

The project offers three-bedroom, four-bedroom and five-bedroom configurations. Three-bedroom residences start at approximately 2,388 square feet, with a second three-bedroom format reaching 3,541 square feet. Four-bedroom units span 5,272 to 5,710 square feet across two variants, and the five-bedroom residences come in at 7,647 square feet.

Interiors are semi-furnished and finished to a specification that references high-end resort aesthetics: open-plan kitchen, living and dining volumes, feature staircases linking ground and first floors, and accent stone detailing. Four-bedroom villas offer direct beach access or front-row sea views. All residences include balconies overlooking either the Gulf or the community grounds.

Kitchens are fully fitted. Walk-in storage is incorporated across the layouts. The specification also includes show kitchens and secondary living rooms in the larger formats, which positions these as full-time residences as much as seasonal retreats.

Pricing runs from AED 5,014,275 for the smaller three-bedroom format to AED 45,000,000 for the five-bedroom. Service charges are set at AED 5 per square foot annually.

# Amenities on site

The community's facilities are straightforward and beach-focused. A swimming pool, gymnasium and retail outlets are available on site, along with 24-hour security across the development. The 40,000 square metres of beach is the primary amenity, and the breakwater infrastructure supports water access beyond the shoreline.

# Connections north and south

Ras Al Khaimah International Airport sits 33.6 kilometres away, making access from European and GCC routes direct without routing through Dubai. Al Hamra Mall, one of the emirate's main retail and dining anchors, is 9.8 kilometres from the site.

Dubai International Airport is 79 kilometres distant, and Downtown Dubai is approximately 91 kilometres by road. For buyers treating Danah Bay as a primary residence with regular travel commitments, the proximity to RAK airport is the more relevant figure.

# Who this development suits and where it sits in the wider market

Five residences at the project's upper end, each priced at AED 45 million, signals a supply constraint that is intentional. This is not a volume play. The combination of large floor plates, beachfront tenure and low-density layout occupies a segment of the RAK market that has few direct comparables at this specification level.

The buyer profile is specific: families seeking a full-time Gulf Coast residence with hotel-grade amenity provision, or internationally mobile buyers who want a UAE base that operates at a slower register than central Dubai. The RAK ownership framework and the emirate's distinct planning environment add further weight to that case. Danah Bay is complete and available now, which removes the execution risk that accompanies off-plan purchases elsewhere in the region.