Staybridge Suites Mina Al Arab
A 156-apartment extended-stay tower on Hayat Island, with no opening date announced
Staybridge Suites Mina Al Arab
Staybridge Suites Mina Al Arab is a serviced apartments under construction on Mina Al Arab in Ras Al Khaimah. It will be operated by IHG. It is planned at 156 keys. No opening date has been formally confirmed. It is not yet open and is not taking bookings.
What you’ll find on-site
- Swimming pool
- Restaurants & bars
- Free Wi-Fi
- On-site parking
Where exactly is it?
Ras Al Khaimah, UAE — with the coastline, the Hajar mountains and Ras Al Khaimah’s growing dining scene all within easy reach.
- Check-in / out15:00 / 12:00
- Best monthsOct – Apr
What it’s actually like
What this is and when it lands
Staybridge Suites Mina Al Arab is an extended-stay apartment hotel under construction on Hayat Island, developed by RAK Properties with IHG. It is a 14-storey tower containing 156 studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments with direct beach access. No opening date has been announced.
Staybridge Suites is IHG’s serviced-apartment brand: kitchens in every unit, laundry, a breakfast included as standard in most markets, and pricing that rewards longer stays. It is not a resort, and it does not pretend to be one. Its arrival in Mina Al Arab fills a gap — the district is well served by five-star beach hotels and poorly served by anything you would book for three weeks.
Opening date
Not announced. IHG and RAK Properties confirmed the project and its specification but have not published a target year or quarter. Nothing we can find from either company gives a date.
There is therefore nothing to say about whether the schedule has slipped, because no schedule was ever made public. Any date quoted on a listings site for this property is not sourced from the operator.
At a glance
- Operator: IHG Hotels & Resorts, under the Staybridge Suites brand
- Developer: RAK Properties
- Location: Hayat Island, Mina Al Arab
- Building: 14 storeys
- Units: 156 studio, one-bedroom and two-bedroom apartments
- Beach: direct access
- Opening: not announced
- Drive from Dubai International (DXB): about 70 minutes
Where it sits
Hayat Island sits within Mina Al Arab, the coastal district that already holds the InterContinental and Anantara, with the Nikki Beach resort and, further along the Mina masterplan, a Four Seasons to come. It is calm, largely residential, and about 20 minutes from both Ras Al Khaimah city and the emirate’s airport.
The most useful practical detail confirmed so far is that the tower is walkable to the InterContinental Ras Al Khaimah Mina Al Arab. For a long-stay guest that matters: it puts a full-service hotel’s restaurants and bars within reach on foot, which is rare in this emirate. Our Mina Al Arab guide covers the wider district.
What is being built
A 14-storey tower with 156 apartments across three sizes — studio, one-bedroom and two-bedroom — and direct access to the beach. That is the full extent of the announced specification.
What the brand normally includes elsewhere — full kitchens, a complimentary breakfast, guest laundry, a social evening reception on weekdays — has not been confirmed for this property, and IHG’s standards do vary by market. We are not going to assume them. Nothing has been published about pools, a gym, restaurants, parking or a children’s offer.
Who it looks right for
Extended-stay guests: relocating families waiting on housing, contractors and project teams, and holidaymakers who want a kitchen and a separate bedroom rather than a resort room and a restaurant bill. Two-bedroom apartments with beach access are genuinely scarce in Ras Al Khaimah at any price.
It will not suit anyone wanting a full resort experience. Staybridge Suites is a deliberately pared-back brand, and the value is in space and self-catering rather than service. For that trade-off as it exists today, see Jannah Hotel Apartments & Villas.
What is still unconfirmed
- The opening date. Nothing announced, not even a year.
- Apartment mix and sizes. 156 units across three types, but no breakdown or square-metre figures.
- Brand inclusions. Whether breakfast, laundry and the weekday reception are part of the offer here has not been stated.
- Facilities. No pool, gym, restaurant or parking detail published.
- Rates and minimum stays. Nothing published.
- Whether alcohol will be served. Not addressed in any announcement.
Where to stay in the meantime
For self-catering with space, Jannah Hotel Apartments & Villas is the established option in the emirate and the closest like-for-like. For a cheaper, simpler base, Citymax Hotel Ras Al Khaimah works for shorter stays in the city.
If you want to be on this exact stretch of coast now, the InterContinental next door is the practical answer, with Hilton Garden Inn a mid-market alternative. The hotels index has the rest.
FAQ
When does Staybridge Suites Mina Al Arab open?
No opening date has been announced by IHG or RAK Properties — not a quarter, not a year. The tower is under construction on Hayat Island. Any date you see quoted on a booking or listings site is not sourced from the operator or the developer.
What sort of apartments will it have?
156 units across studio, one-bedroom and two-bedroom layouts in a 14-storey tower, with direct beach access. The split between the three sizes and their floor areas has not been published, and neither have the brand inclusions such as breakfast or laundry.
Is it a resort?
No. Staybridge Suites is IHG’s extended-stay serviced-apartment brand, built around kitchens and longer bookings rather than resort facilities. It has direct beach access, but it is walkable to the InterContinental next door for full-service restaurants and bars.
Bottom line
A sensible, unglamorous project that addresses a real shortage: serviced apartments on the beach in Ras Al Khaimah. The specification is clear as far as it goes — 14 storeys, 156 units, three sizes, beach access, walkable to the InterContinental. Beyond that, almost nothing is public, including when it opens. There is no date to plan around.
How this page was prepared and when it was last checked
The confirmed details here — IHG with RAK Properties, the Hayat Island site, the 14-storey tower, 156 studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments, direct beach access, and the walkable distance to the InterContinental Ras Al Khaimah Mina Al Arab — come from IHG and RAK Properties announcements. We have deliberately not assumed Staybridge Suites brand standards apply here, because they have not been confirmed for this property. No opening date exists to report. This is a status page, not a review; nobody has stayed here. Last checked: September 2026.
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