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Short-let apartments in Downtown Dubai

27 buildings with a measured nightly rate · View sales · View rentals

Edition DWI-AIRBNB-DOWNTOWN-DUBAI
Airbnb horizon
12 months forward, 7-night stays
Median short-let yield
9.24%
Assumes 80% occupancy
Median AED/night/sqft
1.10AED
Median premium vs lease
1.5×

Buildings in Downtown Dubai

Sorted by short-let yield. Each row is the bedroom type with the highest return in that building.

BuildingAED/night/sqftPremiumYield
Bellevue Towers-1 · 1 bed1.362.5×17.50%
The Signature · 1 bed1.122.2×16.97%
Bellevue Towers-2 · 1 bed1.702.5×16.61%
Imperial Avenue · 1 bed1.432.1×14.46%
Bahwan Tower · 2 bed0.962.2×13.41%
Elite Downtown Residence · Studio1.222.0×12.57%
Vida Dubai Mall Tower 2 · 1 bed1.402.0×11.19%
Forte T2 · 1 bed1.411.8×10.97%
Burj Crown · 1 bed1.431.7×10.05%
Vida Dubai Mall Tower 1 · 1 bed1.362.0×9.95%
Blvd Central 1 · 2 bed0.961.6×9.82%
BURJ VISTA Tower 1 · 2 bed1.061.8×9.67%
BURJ VISTA Tower 2 · 1 bed0.931.5×9.28%
Act One Act Two Tower 1 · 1 bed1.261.6×9.24%
Burj ViewsTower A · 1 bed0.701.4×9.01%
Grande · 2 bed1.271.5×9.01%
Act One Act Two Tower 2 · 1 bed1.151.5×8.56%
Burj Views Tower C · 1 bed0.651.4×8.43%
Blvd Central 2 · 2 bed0.821.5×8.22%
The Dubai Mall Residences · 1 bed1.051.2×8.21%
Boulevard Point · 1 bed0.961.4×8.14%
Forte T1 · 2 bed0.961.3×8.03%
Burj Royale · 1 bed1.091.3×7.98%
The Address Residences Dubai Opera T2 · 2 bed1.111.3×7.35%
The Address Residences Dubai Opera T1 · 2 bed1.101.2×7.32%
BLVD CRESCENT Tower 1 · 1 bed0.711.2×7.28%
Blvd Central Podium · 1 bed0.551.1×6.97%

Nightly rates are median asking prices for a 7-night stay. Yields assume 80% occupancy. Area figures are medians across the buildings listed above. Buildings where the nightly let earns less than the lease are excluded from every figure on this page. Data as of 2026-08-26.

Short-let apartments in Downtown Dubai

Record type
Area-level short-let market record
Data date
Evidence base
27 eligible building and bedroom records
Sources
Public Airbnb search results joined to Dubai Land Department sale transactions and Ejari rental contracts
Canonical record
/short-let/apartments/dubai/downtown-dubai
Method
Definitions and calculations

Cite as: Dubai Wealth Index. “Short-let apartments in Downtown Dubai.” Data to 2026-08-26. https://dubaiwealthindex.com/short-let/apartments/dubai/downtown-dubai.

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