Royal Bay

Royal Bay is a completed serviced apartment building on Palm Jumeirah, delivered by Azizi Developments in the first quarter of 2017. The project comprises a single tower offering semi-furnished residences, with two-bedroom apartments forming the recorded unit type at approximately 1,522 square feet.

# The tower and its position on the Palm

Palm Jumeirah's trunk and fronds carry some of Dubai's most closely watched residential addresses, and Royal Bay sits within that geography as a standalone building rather than part of a phased master plan. Completed and fully handed over, it carries none of the uncertainty that attaches to off-plan stock. The architecture follows the clean, light-maximising approach common to the better Palm projects of its era: angled facades, floor-to-ceiling glazing, and a layout intended to capture sea views across multiple aspects.

The Palm's own monorail connects residents to the mainland at Al Sufouh, which gives the community a public transport link that most Dubai addresses cannot match.

# Two-bedroom residences at 1,522 square feet

The recorded unit type is a two-bedroom apartment at exactly 1,522 square feet, priced at AED 5,153,100. That figure works out to roughly AED 3,385 per square foot, which sits within the range buyers expect for a completed, serviced building on the Palm with direct waterfront orientation.

Specification runs to European kitchen appliances (built-in cooker, oven, dishwasher, refrigerator, washing machine), en-suite bathrooms with European fixtures, and large terraces. The interior palette is neutral and minimalist. Semi-furnished means the fitted elements are in place; buyers bring their own loose furniture, which gives scope to personalise without a full fit-out.

The service charge is 24 AED per square foot annually, a number worth carrying into any yield or holding-cost calculation.

# Hotel-standard services in a residential building

# Amenities on site

Royal Bay operates on a serviced model, meaning the amenity list reads closer to a hotel programme than a conventional residential building. Climate-controlled infinity pools are the centrepiece of the leisure offer, alongside a children's pool and dedicated play area. The gymnasium and spa are on site, as are three restaurants. Room service and valet parking are standard.

That service infrastructure matters most to buyers who intend to use the property as a second home or short-stay residence rather than a permanent primary address. For an investment buyer, the same infrastructure supports short-term rental positioning.

# Palm Jumeirah's connections and what is within reach

The immediate neighbourhood is self-contained by design. Aquaventure Waterpark is 6.4 kilometres away, a 15-minute drive. Atlantis Mall sits slightly further at 6.6 kilometres, around 16 minutes. For families considering schooling, Redwood Montessori Nursery is 11.9 kilometres from the building, approximately 23 minutes by road.

Burj Al Arab is 19.1 kilometres distant, 33 minutes in ordinary traffic. Downtown Dubai, the city's commercial and cultural centre, is 32.6 kilometres out, roughly 40 minutes by car. That is the trade-off Palm Jumeirah buyers consistently accept: the address commands a premium, and the mainland commute is real.

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

Royal Bay is primarily a secondary-market proposition. The building is complete, tenanted in part, and carrying a known service charge. Buyers are not making a construction bet; they are pricing a specific unit in a specific building with a verifiable track record.

The profile that fits most naturally is an international buyer, particularly from the UK, Europe or the GCC, seeking a lock-up-and-leave residence with hotel services already running. The semi-furnished specification keeps upfront costs manageable relative to fully fitted Palm properties. For investors, the serviced model and Palm Jumeirah location together support short-term rental demand, though buyers should conduct their own due diligence on applicable DTCM licensing requirements and current occupancy data before committing.

At AED 5.15 million for 1,522 square feet, this sits at an accessible entry point for the Palm, relative to newer frond developments where per-square-foot figures have moved materially higher since 2022.