Dubai’s Biggest Mansions

Dubai has been considered a city of luxury real estate for more than a decade. Penthouses and mansions here attract wealthy investors from all over the world. Every year brings new properties with staggering price tags, sometimes it seems that there is no price ceiling at all. Many buyers come to the UAE specifically for luxury seafront villas and new mansions with a variety of amenities appear in the city on a regular basis. Let’s take a look at three biggest mansions in Dubai.

• The Palm Jumeirah Villa
• Jumeirah Villa in Umm Suqeim
• Emirates Hills Villa

The Palm Jumeirah Villa

Area: 33,300 square feet (3094 square metres)

Price: 280,000,000 AED ($76, 231,960)

In April 2022, this custom-built mansion was described in the media as the most expensive villa sold in Dubai. An unknown buyer purchased the luxurious house with ten bedrooms, panoramic windows, one indoor pool and several outdoor ones for 280,000,000 AED ($76,231,960). The building occupies two standard villa plots.

The house was built on the northern side of the man-made Palm Jumeirah Island right on the beach; its panoramic windows overlook the Persian Gulf and Dubai skyscrapers. The house features its own 70-metre-long beach.

The interior of the mansion is decorated with Italian marble. In addition to living rooms, there is a wine cellar, a cinema, an aquarium, a gym, an outdoor terrace with a rooftop pool, and a separate spa complex with a steam bath, massage rooms, and a hair salon.

Jumeirah Villa in Umm Suqeim

Area: 40,000 square feet (3717 square metres
Price: unknown

The massive floor area of this luxurious two-storey mansion in the prestigious Umm Suqeim area is used extremely efficiently. The house has seven spacious bedrooms; two of them are located in a separate guest section, as well as guest bathrooms. The mansion also has a large family living and dining room overlooking the garden. A considerable part of the house is occupied by spacious rooms with comfortable oriental-style sofas and tables; these rooms are perfect for both private and business meetings. Some lounge areas have expensive massage chairs.

The mansion provides everything to host a large number of guests at any time of the year. The villa is designed to accommodate staff as well: there is a large kitchen on the ground floor where an entire team of cooks can work simultaneously. There is another kitchen in the garden. There are also separate staff rooms accommodating up to five people.

The villa does not have a private beach, but the owner can show off the impressive outdoor swimming pool. There is a tennis court on the plot adjacent to the mansion, and a gym inside the house.

Emirates Hills Villa

Area: 45,000 square feet (4180 square metres)
Price: 175,000,000 AED ($47,644,975)

Despite its impressive size, the mansion only has seven bedrooms and as many bathrooms. The building has a family living room with a dining area and similar rooms for guests. The house also has a cigar lounge, a game room, an office, a gym, a spa with a hammam and massage rooms, a beauty salon, a wine tasting room, and even a car showroom where the future owner can display sports cars. The mansion also has an equipped cinema room, a hall featuring a floating staircase, and a full-size grand piano.

The ground floor houses an indoor pool with a juice bar and lounge area. On the land plot, there is a garden and a large outdoor pool, a hot tub, and a summer kitchen. Another lounge area with a bar and a designer garden is located on the roof of the mansion. This contemporary villa is perfect both for comfortable everyday life and for glamorous parties.

In a Nutshell

Dubai boasts dozens of mansions, many of them almost as large as those included here. You’ll find villas with an area over 50,000 square feet (4645 square metres) on aggregator websites. However, these projects are still in the design and development stage.

Cover photo: Jhonwayne Pumaras (Unsplash)