Zuha Island Villas by Zaya

Zuha Island Villas: Six Bedrooms on One of Dubai's Most Private Addresses

Zaya's Zuha Island Villas sits on The World Islands, a man-made archipelago off the coast of Dubai. The development offers a single villa configuration: a six-bedroom Type A residence priced at AED 68 million. There are no other unit types and no other price points. At this price and in this location, the product sits at the upper end of what Dubai's residential market offers.

What Living on The World Islands Actually Means

The World Islands sit in the Arabian Gulf, accessible by boat or water taxi rather than road. That physical separation defines the product. Residents get complete privacy, open water on all sides, no traffic, and no shared public access. The practical trade-off is real: routine errands, school runs, and office commutes all require a water crossing. The standard Dubai amenity ecosystem, including shopping malls, medical facilities, and restaurants, is not within walking or driving distance from the island. For the buyer this asset targets, the arrangement suits a holiday residence, a second home, or a primary home for someone whose schedule does not depend on frequent urban movement.

Zuha is one of the individual islands within the archipelago. Access to Dubai's retail, office, and entertainment districts requires a boat journey to the mainland. The offshore address makes this property difficult to compare directly against the broader Dubai market. An island villa here competes on privacy and the absence of urban density, not on convenience of access.

AED 68 Million: One Unit, One Configuration

There is no price spread. The project offers a single unit type at a single price: a six-bedroom villa at AED 68,000,000. Every prospective buyer evaluates the same asset, with no lower-entry variant available. This is effectively a one-of-a-kind listing, not a multi-tower launch with dozens of available units. At this level, the comparison set is ultra-prime waterfront and island product elsewhere in Dubai, not conventional mainland villa communities or Palm Jumeirah apartments.

The six-bedroom Type A layout suits a large household or a buyer building a portfolio of landmark residential assets. A single configuration also simplifies resale: there is no competing inventory within the same development.

What the Amenity Set Says About This Product

A private pool and garden on an island plot are baseline expectations at AED 68 million. The concierge service removes a practical management burden for owners who are not permanent residents, which matters when the property sits offshore with no walkable services on site. The View of Landmark designation suggests orientation toward a recognisable Dubai reference point from the island position. Six amenities is a lean list, but each item serves a core function. The set is consistent with a privately managed, low-density residential product rather than a resort or serviced development.

Timeline: Scheduled Handover Has Passed

Construction began in October 2023. The expected completion was June 2025, a date that has now passed. The project is approximately eleven months past its scheduled delivery window. A buyer entering now is looking at a completed or near-completed asset rather than an off-plan commitment with construction risk ahead. This places it closer in character to a ready property than a conventional off-plan investment.

Getting In for 5%

A 5% down payment on AED 68 million means AED 3.4 million secures the reservation. That is a structurally low entry point relative to the total purchase price. The payment structure back-loads significantly: 50% of the purchase price, approximately AED 34 million, falls due at handover. Given that the scheduled completion has now passed, a buyer entering now faces that handover tranche as an immediate rather than deferred obligation. The structure carries no post-handover instalment phase, so the full payment due on completion arrives as a single lump sum.