Houst manages Airbnb and holiday home rentals across Dubai, from apartments in Dubai Marina, JBR and Downtown Dubai to villas on Palm Jumeirah and family homes in Dubai Hills. We handle your holiday home permit, pricing, guests and cleaning, so your short-term rental earns without the day-to-day work.
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The commission is based on the property type and location
List your Dubai holiday home on Airbnb, Booking.com, Vrbo and more. Listing on several platforms reaches winter sun holidaymakers from Europe, business travellers, families on stopovers and guests on longer stays.
Our pricing data puts a two-bedroom, one-bathroom holiday home in Dubai at an average of dh902 a night with 71% occupancy. That works out at around dh234,500 a year before costs. We took four readings across the city, at Marina Gate in Dubai Marina, Burj Views in Downtown Dubai, Executive Towers in Business Bay and Belgravia Heights in Jumeirah Village Circle, and averaged them. Nightly rates ran from dh678 in Jumeirah Village Circle to dh1,012 in Downtown Dubai.
Demand peaks from November to March, when winter sun, Dubai Shopping Festival and major conferences fill the city. Summer is quieter, but Downtown Dubai and Business Bay keep business and stopover guests coming. Figures will vary with size, finish, views and community.
The team is professional, responsive, and truly understands what it takes to manage short-term rentals effectively.
I’ve been incredibly lucky with Alex Taylor: professional, friendly, and always helpful. He’s handled everything brilliantly - I’d give him 6 stars if I could.
For the past year, my Houst contact has been incredibly helpful - coordinating repairs, upgrades, and even being on-site when needed. Super reliable and accommodating.
The staff is available 24/7. Messages sent are replied to very quickly. The information about the properties is detailed and clear. Everything goes very smoothly.
The house is well maintained and clean, the dashboard provides up to date and historical information & the guests are taken care of.
I have had a brilliant experience renting my property through Houst. Everyone has been very hands on and contactable which has really put me at ease.
Get a free estimate, book a 15-minute call, then go live. We handle listings, photos, pricing and guest support.
Houst charges a transparent management commission with no hidden fees: 12% for full management, which covers everything from listing to checkout, or 18% for part-time hosting support if you prefer to stay involved in some aspects of the booking process. Both tiers include our dynamic pricing technology, which adjusts your nightly rate daily based on live demand signals, competitor occupancy levels, upcoming local events and seasonal booking patterns specific to your Dubai neighbourhood. Most hosts find that the pricing uplift alone more than covers the management fee within the first month.
Dubai's event and leisure calendar creates significant revenue opportunities that a static pricing strategy will miss entirely. Formula 1 race weekend in nearby Abu Dhabi, New Year's Eve at the Dubai Marina and the Dubai Shopping Festival all generate sharp demand spikes that our algorithm captures automatically by raising rates ahead of the surge and protecting availability for higher-value bookings. During the peak winter season we also set dynamic price floors to prevent underpricing during periods of high demand. Add in our professional photography, SEO-optimised listing copy and five-star guest experience standards, and the case for switching to Houst is straightforward. See how much your Dubai property could earn.
Before you list, check the holiday home rules that apply to your property. Short-term rentals in Dubai are licensed as holiday homes by Dubai's Department of Economy and Tourism.
See the full guide: Dubai holiday home rules and permits.
Dubai's short-term rental market changes from one community to the next, and we price each holiday home on its own data. Dubai Marina and JBR draw beach and nightlife guests, Downtown Dubai and Business Bay attract business travellers and visitors to the Burj Khalifa and Dubai Mall, Palm Jumeirah suits families and higher-end stays, and Jumeirah Village Circle offers lower prices for longer visits. The cooler months from October to April are the busiest, with Dubai Shopping Festival and the city's big conferences lifting rates.
We manage holiday homes across the city, including Dubai Marina, JBR, Downtown Dubai, Business Bay, Palm Jumeirah and Dubai Hills. For the rest of the country, see holiday home management in the UAE.
Find out what your Dubai holiday home could earn with Houst.
Smart pricing + automated guest comms = higher returns with less work. Get your free earnings estimate.
We are the world's largest Airbnb management company specialising in short-term lets.
We were founded in 2015 and are now present in 29 cities around the world, from Bristol to Brisbane.
Whether you’re a seasoned host or just starting out, with Houst you can make the most of every guest stay.
