Akala Hotels and Residences by Arada — Branded Residences beside DIFC
Key facts
Verified by NARVA · 1 September 2026- Homes
- 1 to 6 bedroom branded residences
- Prices
- AED 3,800,000 – 88,000,000
- Sizes
- 1,036 – 14,628 sq ft
- Payment plan
- 40 / 60 — 10% down
- Handover
- End of 2029
- The building
- Twin towers, 220 metres
- In the podium
- Medical clinic, spa and gym
- DIFC Gate Avenue
- 3 minutes
- Certification
- LEED Gold · WELL Silver precertification
- Title
- Freehold, all nationalities
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Akala Hotels and Residences Prices
Starting from AED 3.8M| Unit Type | Beds | BUA | Price | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | 1BR | 1,036 sq ft | AED 3.8M – 4.9M | Available |
| 2 bedroom | 2BR | 1,723 – 1,951 sq ft | AED 6.0M – 8.7M | Available |
| 3 bedroom | 3BR | 2,587 – 3,654 sq ft | AED 12.45M – 17.39M | Available |
| 4 bedroom | 4BR | 3,648 – 4,698 sq ft | AED 18.38M – 23.84M | Available |
| 5 bedroom | 5BR | 6,257 sq ft | AED 34.55M | Available |
| 6 bedroom | 6BR | 14,628 sq ft | AED 88.0M | Available |
BUA = Built-Up Area. Pricing reflects the developer's direct rate at the time of listing and is subject to availability; payment plans are provided on request.
Akala Hotels and Residences Payment Plan — 40/60
On booking: DLD 4% and AED 1,020 registration fall at the same time
Forty per cent falls due before handover and sixty on completion. The construction run ends at 900 days from reservation, and the instalments are dated from your own booking rather than from a build stage, so the calendar shifts with when you reserve.
Payments go into the project escrow account and your purchase registers through Oqood at booking. Fees on top of the price are 4% to the Dubai Land Department plus AED 1,000 registration and AED 20 in knowledge and innovation charges. At handover there is AED 250 for the title deed and AED 100 to AED 250 for the map. Arada pays us, so you pay no commission. See what you pay in fees in Dubai and Abu Dhabi compared.
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Layouts & Specifications
The building sorts itself by size, and the wellness specification runs into the walls of every home.
One and two bedrooms hold the lower floors. Three bedrooms begin around the twentieth, four bedrooms start in the forties, and the five bedroom sits near the top.
The top of the tower holds two six-bedroom homes. One takes a whole floor. Above it sits a two-storey residence with its own roof terrace, a pool and jacuzzi, an art gallery and a summer greenhouse.
Acoustic zoning and soundproofing, so the city stops at the glass. Climate control room by room. Circadian lighting that shifts through the day to match the body rather than fight it.
Air and water purified throughout, glass that blocks UV and shields against EMF, and showers infused with Vitamin C, which neutralises chlorine and softens the water.
The five bedroom carries its own massage room. The six bedroom below the roof opens to a terrace facing the Burj Khalifa, with a dressing room the length of a corridor.
Every home is served by the hotel in the second tower, whatever its size.
Homes can be taken furnished to the same standard: organic mattresses, bamboo linen, a massage table, and a sit-stand desk if you work from home.
Sizes are Arada's published totals, which include the balcony.
About This Project
Arada is building twin towers beside DIFC, and between them a podium holding a medical clinic, a spa and a gym. Most towers add a gym and call it wellness. Here the wellness floors came first and the homes were placed around them.
Akala takes its name from the Sanskrit for beyond time. Both towers hold residences, the hotel sits in the second one and serves both, and Akala is Arada's own brand — so one company answers for the building and for the service inside it.
Everwell
A medical clinic across a full floor. Operating theatres, IV therapy, physiotherapy, consultation lounges and a private recovery zone, in a setting closer to a spa than a hospital. Everwell holds DHA approval to carry out surgical work in the building, and it is the only licensed operator of MuseCell stem cell therapy in the Middle East. Longevity work runs alongside it, and an app reads from your own Whoop or Oura.
The spa
A thermal circuit runs the length of it: two marine-infused thalassotherapy pools, a eucalyptus steam room, an infrared salt room, a Finnish sauna, a cold plunge and an ice room. The treatments run from lymphatic drainage and hot stone to acupuncture and red light. The VIP suites carry their own jacuzzis and heated massage tables, so a couple can take the day alone.
Formative and the studios
Arada is the country's biggest large-scale gym operator, and Formative is what it built for itself: strength and cardio, open floor for functional work, private coaching pods and an indoor lap pool, with studios for spin, HIIT, boxing and TRX. Beside them a Reformer studio, yoga in every form, a meditation room, a float room, and a recovery zone with a cryotherapy chamber, an infrared sauna pod, a red light wall and a hyperbaric chamber.
Residents keep their own floor of it. A wellness lounge with its own gym and separate male and female suites, each with steam, sauna and cold plunge. An elevated pool deck with a temperature-controlled pool and a jacuzzi. A club with a lounge, a private cinema and an open-air amphitheatre.
One to six bedroom branded residences on a 40/60 plan with ten per cent down. Registration is 4% of the price plus Oqood, and ownership is freehold to all nationalities. We sell them at zero commission.
Our Honest Take
This is how we read Akala Hotels and Residences for our own clients — including who should walk away.
Our view is that you are buying the podium here, not the view. A medical clinic, a spa, an elite gym and the studios sit under the home, and nothing else in the city is arranged this way.
Most towers add a gym and a treatment room to a building that was already drawn. Here the clinic, the spa and the gym were placed first and the homes were arranged around them, which is why they hold the podium between the towers rather than a corner of a basement.
The hotel runs the building, so the service reaches your door: housekeeping, concierge, valet and a doorman around the clock, grocery stocking before you land, a private chef, a nutritionist, in-home massage. It is the part of a branded residence people underestimate until they have lived with it.
Buy here if wellness is the reason. The clinic, the spa, the gym and the studios are downstairs, and the specification runs into the walls of the home itself.
Buy here if you want the centre. DIFC Gate Avenue and the Dubai Mall are three minutes each.
Buy here if you want scale. The homes run from one bedroom to a six bedroom with a floor to itself.
Buy here if the schedule suits you. Forty per cent runs across construction and the rest falls on completion.
The pull here is a building that treats health as architecture, in the middle of the city. A buyer who wants a garden, a beach at the end of the street or a quiet suburb wants a different kind of home.
Why this project
Akala Hotels and Residences Location
Akala sits in Zabeel Second, between DIFC and Downtown Dubai. DIFC Gate Avenue and the Dubai Mall are three minutes each, and the airport is fifteen.
That address is the argument. Elite wellness has traditionally meant a retreat somewhere remote — a coast, a desert, a mountain — which makes it something you visit once a year. Putting the clinic, the spa and the studios under a home in the financial district means using them does not cost a weekend.
Every off-plan project we cover in the emirate sits on our Dubai hub.
Life at Akala Hotels and Residences
About ARADA
Arada launched in 2017 and is headquartered in the UAE. Its scope runs past property development into retail, education, healthcare, wellness, fitness and hospitality, which is what makes a building like this one possible.
Aljada, Masaar and Nasma Residences in Sharjah are the communities behind that delivery number. They are large master plans rather than single towers, which is a different discipline and a harder one to run at scale.
Arada is also the country's biggest large-scale gym operator, behind FitnGlam, FITCODE, Wellfit and Platform Studios. Formative at Akala is what that operation built for itself, and it is the reason the gym here is not a room with equipment in it.
In Dubai the company is also building Jouri Hills at Jumeirah Golf Estates, Armani Beach Residences on Palm Jumeirah and W Residences at Dubai Harbour. Its Downtown tower is Inaura and its Sharjah forest community is Masaar 3.
Akala Hotels and Residences — Frequently Asked Questions
What is the cheapest home at Akala?
AED 3,800,000, for a one bedroom of 1,036 sq ft.
What is the largest?
A six bedroom of 14,628 sq ft at AED 88,000,000, taking a whole floor.
What sizes are available?
From 1,036 sq ft to 14,628 sq ft, across one to six bedrooms. Arada publishes total areas, which include the balcony.
What is the payment plan?
Forty / sixty. Ten per cent books the home, thirty per cent runs across construction to 900 days from reservation, and 60% falls on completion.
When does it hand over?
End of 2029.
What do I pay on top of the price?
Four per cent of the price to the Dubai Land Department plus AED 1,000 registration and AED 20 in knowledge and innovation charges. No agency commission — Arada pays us.
Where is Akala?
Zabeel Second, between DIFC and Downtown Dubai. DIFC Gate Avenue and the Dubai Mall are three minutes each, and Dubai International Airport is fifteen.
Who runs the building?
Arada. Akala is Arada's own brand and the hotel sits in the second tower, so one company answers for the building and for the service inside it.
What is Everwell?
The medical wellness clinic inside the building, across a full clinical floor. It holds DHA approval to carry out surgical work and is the only licensed operator of MuseCell stem cell therapy in the Middle East.
What is in the spa?
A thermal circuit with two thalassotherapy pools, a eucalyptus steam room, an infrared salt room, a Finnish sauna, a cold plunge and an ice room. Treatment rooms, and VIP suites with their own jacuzzis and heated massage tables.
What is Formative?
The gym at Akala, built by Arada, the country's biggest large-scale gym operator. Strength and cardio, open floor for functional work, private coaching pods, an indoor lap pool, and studios for spin, HIIT, boxing and TRX.
What do residents get that hotel guests do not?
Their own floor of the wellness: a lounge with its own gym, separate male and female suites with steam, sauna and cold plunge, an elevated pool deck, and a club with a lounge, a private cinema and an open-air amphitheatre.
What wellness features are in the home itself?
Acoustic zoning, climate control room by room, circadian lighting, air and water purification throughout, glass that blocks UV and shields against EMF, and showers infused with Vitamin C.
Can I buy it furnished?
Yes. A turnkey package is offered, furnished to the same standard, with organic mattresses, bamboo linen, a massage table and a sit-stand desk.
Is it freehold?
Yes, for all nationalities.
Does it qualify for the Golden Visa?
Yes, at AED 2,000,000 of property value. The rule is federal and a mortgage is allowed.
Can I get a mortgage?
Up to 50% of the price. That cap applies to every off-plan home in the UAE.
Can I sell before handover?
Yes, once you have paid Arada's threshold and hold a no-objection certificate.
Do I pay you a commission?
No. Arada pays us.
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