Manta Bay

Manta Bay is a boutique residential building by Major Developments, positioned on Al Marjan Island in Ras Al Khaimah, comprising 40 apartments across a single structure due for completion in Q2 2027.

# The building and its position on Al Marjan Island

Al Marjan Island is a man-made archipelago extending into the Arabian Gulf, shaped loosely around a coral-reef outline and connected by a central boulevard. It has attracted a concentration of resort hotels and high-specification residential projects, and its coastline gives residents direct exposure to open sea on multiple aspects. The location sits within Ras Al Khaimah, roughly an hour's drive from Dubai International Airport, making it accessible without sitting inside the urban density of Dubai proper.

Manta Bay occupies a beachfront position on the island. With only 40 units in total, the building is deliberately small in scale, closer in character to a boutique resort than a conventional residential tower. Panoramic glazing runs across the facade, and the developer has committed a substantial proportion of the site area to landscaping and open ground rather than built footprint.

# Residences: layouts, sizes and finish

The range runs from studios starting at approximately 392 sq ft to a five-bedroom residence of just over 5,600 sq ft. Between those extremes, one-bedroom apartments span roughly 836 sq ft to 1,870 sq ft depending on the variant, and two-bedroom units sit in the 1,435 to 1,847 sq ft bracket. Every apartment includes a private terrace. The breadth of the size range within individual bedroom categories suggests genuine variation in layout and orientation, rather than a single repeated floor plate.

Pricing opens at AED 1.75 million for studios and reaches AED 25 million for the five-bedroom penthouse-scale residence. One-bedroom apartments are priced from around AED 2.7 million, and two-bedroom units from AED 4.35 million. Furnishing is optional, and the service charge is set at AED 16 per sq ft per year. Kitchens come equipped as standard.

# Amenities and shared facilities

The amenities list at Manta Bay is extensive relative to the building's scale. Direct beach access is the baseline. Beyond that, the programme includes a swimming pool, a children's pool, lagoon cabanas, rooftop cabanas, a pool bar, a spa with sauna and hammam, an indoor fitness area, and a padel tennis area.

# Points of distinction

Two amenities stand out as specific to this project. The first is an aquarium dedicated to manta rays, which functions as both a design feature and an in-building attraction. The second is a hotel-service offering, meaning residents can access concierge-style services typical of a managed resort. A BBQ area and children's play area round out the communal spaces.

# Location and the broader island context

Al Marjan Island draws buyers who want proximity to Dubai's infrastructure without paying Dubai land prices. The island has an established base of resort hotels and is a recognised leisure destination within the Gulf. Its 5.4-kilometre beach frontage supports water sports, and the central boulevard provides a spine for movement across the four coral-shaped sub-islands.

For international buyers, the Ras Al Khaimah setting carries practical relevance: the emirate applies no personal income tax, and RAK's property market has attracted increasing interest from GCC-based and European buyers looking for alternatives to the more saturated districts of Dubai.

# Who this building suits, and where it sits in the current market

At 40 units, Manta Bay is not a yield-optimisation play for buyers seeking volume. The pricing, the hotel-service component, and the resort-style amenities point toward a specific profile: buyers looking for a second home with rental income potential during non-occupancy, or investors focused on the premium short-let market that Al Marjan Island's tourism footfall supports.

The entry price of AED 1.75 million for a studio is competitive against comparable beachfront product, though the larger one-bedroom formats above 1,500 sq ft at AED 3.7 million to AED 4.24 million reflect the specification and terrace sizes involved. For buyers evaluating RAK against Dubai's established coastal addresses, the comparison is less about price per square foot in isolation and more about what the island's scale and managed environment offer against the density of Jumeirah or Dubai Marina.