Short-term rental management in Dubai.
Licensed, hosted, handled.

Yes. Renting a home short-term in Dubai, on Airbnb, Booking.com or direct, is legal as long as the property is registered as a holiday home with the Dubai Department of Economy and Tourism (DET, formerly DTCM) and holds a valid permit. The home can be run by the owner under their own permit or by a licensed holiday home operator such as Stay®.

Yes. Every holiday home in Dubai needs a valid DET permit before it takes a single guest, and the permit has to be renewed and kept compliant. Stay® is a DET-licensed holiday homes operator, licence 1559172, and handles the application, renewals and inspections for you.

It runs your property as a licensed short-term rental from end to end: the DET permit, furnishing and photography, listings on Airbnb, Booking.com and direct, pricing, guest communication, check-in, cleaning and laundry between stays, maintenance, Tourism Dirham and guest registration, and a monthly owner statement and payout. You own the property, the company runs it.

Stay® is an Airbnb Superhost with a 5-star guest rating on Airbnb. Superhost is the status Airbnb gives hosts who consistently earn high guest ratings, respond fast and rarely cancel. We also won Best AI Tools (Self-built or Adoption) at The STR Club Awards, Scale Middle East 2026, for the in-house software our operations run on, and were shortlisted for Best Operator in the UAE. Behind it is one team in Dubai doing the work in-house: licensing, pricing, guest care, cleaning, laundry and maintenance, with a named contact for every owner and a statement you can check in seconds.

Yes. Block out any dates you want through your owner portal and the calendar updates across every booking channel, so your stay never clashes with a guest.

Every booking is reviewed before it is confirmed, and every guest provides identification before check-in, which we register as DET requires. House rules are set out before arrival, and the team is reachable around the clock during every stay.

Utilities remain an owner cost, and guests do not pay them separately. The DEWA, chiller and internet accounts stay in place for the property, and any bill we settle on your behalf appears as an itemised line on your monthly statement, so you can see exactly what was paid.

Some buildings and communities have their own rules on holiday homes, and some building managers require guest access registration or paperwork before short-term guests can check in. We check your building’s position before you commit and handle the paperwork with building management.

It depends on whether the home is already furnished and whether a DET permit is in place. Once the permit, furnishing and photography are done, your listings go live across every channel straight away. We give you a clear timeline for your property in the first conversation.

Once a month, every month. Your owner statement is issued on the 10th and your payout is made on the 15th. Revenue, channel fees, Tourism Dirham, costs and the management fee are all itemised, so you can check every number.