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On Al Marjan Island, a project that has been the talk of the emirate for the past few months has officially been launched: Abu Dhabi National Hotels is launching the Nasla Al Bahr residential complex, worth exactly 3 billion dirhams. This is the first appearance of Marriott International's The Luxury Collection brand in Ras Al Khaimah and ADNH's first project with accommodation managed by the global hotel giant outside Abu Dhabi.
The ceremony turned out to be unexpectedly warm: Sheikh Ahmed Al Dahiri himself picked up a silver shovel, standing alongside top Marriott executives and several major investors from London and Singapore. While the photographers were taking pictures, boats were already working in the background, clearing the approaches to the future yacht marina.
The complex will be located right on the beachfront, where there is currently only desert sand. The plan is to build six low-rise towers, several rows of townhouses, and detached villas with their own swimming pools. Every window will offer an unobstructed view of the bay, with no neighboring high-rises on the horizon. The main feature is that all owners automatically receive Platinum Elite status in the Marriott Bonvoy program. This means discounts and privileges at 8,000 hotels around the world, plus a 24-hour concierge who can book a table in Dubai or get tickets to the Grand Prix.
Prices start at 3.44 million dirhams for one-bedroom apartments and go up to 25-27 million for 4-5 bedroom villas. The payment plan is lenient: 40% during construction, the remaining 60% upon receiving the keys at the end of 2027. Sales are being handled by One Broker Group, and an office on the island is already open. There are no queues yet, but realtors say that half of the villas were pre-booked even before the official announcement.
Locals have been waiting for a project like this for a long time. In Ras Al Khaimah, prices for branded housing have jumped by almost 40% in a year, and there are almost no good offers left on the waterfront. Nasla Al Bahr fills this gap: it is just a stone's throw from the beach, offers full hotel service, and makes no compromises on finishes — everything is turnkey, with Poliform kitchens and Gessi bathroom fixtures.
While generators hum on the construction site, life on the neighboring promenade continues as usual: mothers with strollers, joggers at sunset, teenagers on electric scooters. Soon there will be a couple thousand more permanent residents, new restaurants, and, most likely, traffic jams on the weekends. But that's exactly why people come to Marjan — to feel how a quiet emirate is turning into a place where you want to stay for a long time.