Bluewaters Island is a district of Dubai, 2.0 km from DMCC Metro Station, 18 listings available with us.
Bluewaters Island is a compact, mixed-use man-made island off the Jumeirah Beach Residence and Dubai Marina coastline. Developed by Meraas, it is anchored by the Ain Dubai Ferris Wheel and a retail and leisure boulevard that separates residential blocks from hotels and visitor-facing amenities. The island combines permanent residences, hotel inventory and tourist attractions in a largely self-contained layout with dedicated road and pedestrian links to the mainland.
Bluewaters Island sits adjacent to Dubai Marina and The Walk JBR. It was planned as a mixed residential, hotel and entertainment destination. The island’s most prominent landmark is the Ain Dubai wheel, which at 230 metres tall is described in developer material as the world’s largest observation wheel. The layout places residential buildings and townhouses on the inner side of the island, with hotels and public beach access at the seaward end. Large canopy structures and overhead tree-link features run along the centre of the island, creating shaded public spaces and a recognisable boulevard that separates living areas from retail and entertainment.
Bluewaters has a dedicated vehicular link from Sheikh Zayed Road. The link crosses a new bridge and then passes through a tunnel before emerging near the conference and hotel cluster at the far end of the island. Parking for residents, visitors and shoppers is positioned off the tunnel; the island provides approximately 2,400 parking spaces.
Public transport connections include a ferry shuttle to Dubai Marina. The ferry service operates daily with a fare of AED 5. Weekday hours (Monday–Friday) run from 16:50 to 23:25; weekend hours (Saturday–Sunday) run from 16:10 to 23:45. The nearest metro station listed in planning data is on the Red Line (station code R37), at a straight-line distance of about 1,963 metres; this distance is not classified as walkable in the available notes.
Typical driving times quoted from developer and local sources are: roughly 18 minutes to Dubai Mall, about 10 minutes to Palm Jumeirah, around 16 minutes to Burj Al Arab and about 12 minutes to The Walk JBR. Dubai International Airport (DXB) is cited at roughly 27 minutes’ drive and Al Maktoum International Airport at roughly 30 minutes’ drive, subject to traffic.
Bluewaters comprises ten residential buildings, two five-star hotels and a retail and leisure boulevard. The residential component contains 698 apartments across one- to four-bedroom layouts, four penthouses and 17 townhouses. Apartment units are described as glass-fronted with full-height windows; each apartment includes one or two parking spaces. The four penthouses are presented with panoramic 360-degree views and extended indoor and outdoor living areas.
Hotel inventory on the island totals 479 guest rooms and suites across two beachfront hotels. One hotel operation is listed as Caesar’s Palace, with 194 rooms and suites plus 80 serviced apartments offered in one- to four-bedroom configurations; the other is Caesar’s Resort with 301 guest rooms. In addition, an Ennismore Delano-branded hotel was announced to open at Bluewaters, offering 251 guestrooms and 84 suites, with four food and beverage outlets including a partnership with Paris Society; that opening was scheduled in developer material for later in 2024.
Residential and hotel amenities described for the island include gymnasiums, swimming pools, landscaped gardens, basketball courts and children’s play areas. The beachfront hotels offer direct access to a private beach strip approximately 450 metres long.
Public attractions and site features:
For more on a specific residential project on the island see: Bluewaters Bay.
Housing on the island is presented as contemporary, with minimalist interior finishes and a neutral palette. Apartments typically feature open-plan kitchens fitted with high-end Italian appliances and seamless worktops, plus full-height glazing for views towards the Gulf, Dubai Marina and the city skyline. The island’s design emphasises airflow and shading: building separation and canopy shading are intended to encourage natural breezes through residential blocks.
Residents have access to both private and shared amenities integrated into building podiums and hotel facilities. The retail and dining boulevard concentrates visitor-facing outlets, while residential blocks open onto landscaped gardens and quieter courtyard spaces.
Is there a ferry between Bluewaters and Dubai Marina?
The island operates a ferry shuttle to Dubai Marina. The daily fare is AED 5 and the service runs weekday evenings from 16:50 to 23:25 and weekend evenings from 16:10 to 23:45.
How do you get to Bluewaters from Sheikh Zayed Road?
A dedicated road link from Sheikh Zayed Road crosses a bridge to the island and then passes through a tunnel that emerges beside the hotels and conference facilities. Parking is provided off the tunnel access.
How many residential units are on the island?
Residential blocks comprise 698 apartments across one- to four-bedroom configurations, with four penthouses and 17 townhouses also recorded in planning descriptions.
What are the main attractions on Bluewaters?
The key attraction is the Ain Dubai observation wheel. The island also offers a retail and dining boulevard, beachfront hotels with private beach access and planned high-altitude rope attractions on the wheel structure.
Developer and transaction notes: the island was developed by Meraas. Open-data listings indicate a set of recorded sales transactions for Bluewaters, with 50 sale transaction records referenced in public datasets. Published project and transaction data are updated through Dubai Land Department open-data channels on working days.
The figures below come from registered Dubai Land Department transactions, not from listings. We show the median rather than the mean, so that one-off penthouses do not distort it.
| Building | Deals | Price per m² |
|---|---|---|
| Bluewaters Bay - Building 1 | 43 | 44 027 |
| Bluewaters Bay - Building 2 | 41 | 38 166 |
Source: Dubai Land Department transaction registry. Prices per square metre, sale transactions.
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