Five Jumeirah Village

Five Jumeirah Village is a completed hotel-residence tower in Jumeirah Village Circle, developed by Five Holdings Properties and handed over in Q2 2019. The building operates as a five-star hospitality asset, with individual units sold under a long-term rental agreement structure that ties owners into the hotel's revenue model.

# The Tower and Its Position Within JVC

Jumeirah Village Circle sits in the middle arc of Dubai's residential sprawl, flanked by Al Khail Road to the east and Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road to the west. The location is functional rather than glamorous: a planned low-rise neighbourhood of villas and apartment blocks that has filled in steadily over the past decade. Five Holdings planted a single tower here, bringing the brand's characteristic density of programming to a district that was, at the time, still finding its identity.

The building is complete. No construction risk, no phased handover, no speculative finish dates.

# Residences, Specification and the Rental Framework

Units in Five Jumeirah Village run between approximately 480 and 528 square feet, fully furnished, with balconies. There is no kitchen. The design follows the broader Five Hotels palette: contemporary interiors with a neutral base, serviced to hotel standard.

The ownership model is distinct from a conventional freehold purchase. Buyers enter a 35-year total rental agreement. For the first five years, owners receive 10 per cent of room revenue; from year six onwards, that rises to 40 per cent, with the hotel absorbing all operating expenses. Owners also have access to 14 complimentary nights per year. It is, in practice, a hospitality investment with residential occupancy rights rather than a straightforward home purchase.

# Amenities Across the Five Ecosystem

The building carries a focused amenity stack. The High Five Kids Club, private pools, the ReFive Spa and the Instabody Gym are all on-site. A strip of restaurants operates within the property. The more significant lifestyle draw is the complimentary beach access at Five Palm Jumeirah, which effectively extends the owner's experience to the Palm without requiring a Palm address or price point.

That cross-property benefit matters to buyers who want waterfront access but are acquiring at a mid-market entry price.

# Getting In and Out: Distances That Matter

Downtown Dubai sits roughly 21 kilometres away, a 23-minute drive under typical conditions. Dubai International Airport is approximately 31 kilometres out, around 26 minutes by road. Sufouh Beach, closer to the Marina corridor, is 12 kilometres away. The District 13-2 Community Park is within two minutes of the building.

JVC is not a walkable neighbourhood in the European sense. Car dependency is real, though the road connections to both Sheikh Zayed Road and Al Khail Road make the broader city accessible without using the Marina bottleneck.

# Who This Asset Suits, and What the Market Reflects

Five Jumeirah Village is presently out of stock, which narrows the conversation to the secondary market. At the price point the project originally established, the units appealed to buyers treating Dubai as an income-generating position rather than a primary residence.

For international buyers from the UK, Europe or Asia who want Dubai hotel-sector exposure with capped downside (all expenses sit with the operator), the revenue-share structure offers a legible return thesis. The 14 nights of personal use per year keeps some lifestyle utility in the equation. The question, as with any hospitality investment, is operator performance over a 35-year horizon. Five Holdings' track record on the Palm provides the closest comparable.