What short term rental management covers
Short term rental management in Dubai means someone runs your apartment or villa as a holiday home for you: registering the unit with the Department of Economy and Tourism, listing and pricing it, handling check ins, cleaning and linen between guests, and filing the Tourism Dirham every month. Any Dubai property let for under 6 months needs its own DET permit, and the building has to allow short stays.
Permit and compliance
We register your unit with DET, keep the permit current, and file the Tourism Dirham every month before the deadline. The paperwork stops being your problem.
List and price
We photograph and list the home across the booking platforms and our own channels, and move the nightly rate with demand instead of leaving it flat through the season.
Guests and turnovers
We vet bookings, handle check in and check out, and run cleaning and linen between every stay so the unit is guest ready each time.
Maintenance and reporting
We deal with faults when they happen, not when you next land, and send you a clear read on occupancy, revenue and running costs.
Short term rental management in Dubai: FAQs
Do I need a licence to rent my property short term in Dubai?
Yes. Any Dubai property let for less than 6 months has to be registered as a holiday home with the Department of Economy and Tourism, and each unit needs its own permit. You also need the owner's written permission if you are not the owner, and the building has to allow short stays. Listing without a permit risks fines and removal of the listing.
How much does a holiday home permit cost in Dubai?
DET charges an annual permit fee per unit that scales with the number of bedrooms, plus a one off registration fee when you first join the system. Separately you collect the Tourism Dirham from guests at 10 dirhams per bedroom per night for Standard units and 15 for Deluxe, and remit it monthly. Confirm the current tariff on the DET portal, as fees are revised.
Is a holiday home more profitable than a long term rental?
Gross revenue is usually higher, net is not always. Short stay owners pay the utilities, internet, cleaning, linen, platform commission and management fee that an annual tenant would otherwise cover, and occupancy drops through the Dubai summer. Central waterfront units with a view tend to win on short stay, while mid market residential units often net more on a straight annual lease. We will tell you honestly which one your unit suits.
What is the Tourism Dirham and who pays it?
The Tourism Dirham is a per bedroom, per night fee charged on holiday home stays in Dubai, currently 10 dirhams for Standard and 15 for Deluxe classification, applied to the first 30 consecutive nights. The guest pays it, but the permit holder is responsible for collecting it and filing it with DET each month by the 15th of the following month. We file it for you.
Can you manage my holiday home if I live abroad?
Yes, and that is most of what we do. The permit, the filing, the check ins and the turnovers all need someone on the ground, and the deadlines do not flex for a time zone.
Can I switch my tenanted apartment to short stay?
Not mid contract. A tenant on an Ejari registered lease has security of tenure, and ending a tenancy in Dubai needs the proper 12 month notarised notice on legally valid grounds. Plan the switch around the tenancy, not against it.
Let us run your holiday home
Tell us about the unit and where it is, and we will come back with an honest read on what it would earn as a short let and what we would charge to run it.
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