Handover cleaning, laundry collection and home care for Enta Mina buyers and future residents

Enta Mina, Hayat Island: Cleaning, Laundry and Home Services

From AED 45.00/hr

Enta Mina is the branded residence of Hayat Island: 120 homes by HIVE and RAK Properties, all studios and one and two bedroom apartments with open layouts, private balconies, premium finishes and optional smart-home technology, sharing a fitness centre, saunas, pools, an outdoor cinema, lounges, a coworking space, a café and a restaurant, with the waterfront promenade at the door. It completes in the first quarter of 2028, after the big Hayat Island handovers of 2026 and alongside the Anantara Residences, so its owners will collect keys into an island that is nearly finished.

This page is for the people who have bought at Enta Mina and are planning ahead, and for the residents and investors who will follow. It covers what to expect at handover, the cleaning a new building needs in its first year, how laundry collection and regular cleaning work in a compact apartment where people also work, what owners need to let an apartment from the day the keys arrive, and how to line up cleaning and keyholding before handover so the apartment is ready the week you get it. Everything is booked in the Halo Clean app with the price shown before you confirm.

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Enta Mina at a Glance

Enta Mina stands on Hayat Island among the projects that hand over through 2026 and 2028: Cape Hayat, Quattro Del Mar and Porto Playa before it, the Anantara Residences alongside, with Bay Residences on the beach, the InterContinental, the Anantara and Nikki Beach along the shore and Lagoon Walk across the water. A branded building of small apartments with coworking downstairs lives differently from a villa street: people work from home, let short term, travel often and expect the building’s standard in their own apartment. The facts below are the ones that will shape how an Enta Mina apartment gets cleaned and looked after.

A branded residence by HIVE and RAK Properties of 120 homes on Hayat Island, due for completion in the first quarter of 2028
Studios and one and two bedroom apartments with open layouts, private balconies, premium finishes and optional smart-home technology
A fitness centre, saunas, pools, an outdoor cinema, lounge spaces, a coworking space, a café and a restaurant, with access to the waterfront promenade
Inside the gated Mina Al Arab master community with 24 hour security, on the resort island with the InterContinental, the Anantara and Nikki Beach along the shore

The InterContinental, Anantara and Nikki Beach along the shore, the marina cafés on the island and Lagoon Walk's restaurants across the water
Choithrams about six minutes, Bloom and Al Mondial within eight, Chubby Cheeks, Little Treasure and Red Bus nurseries nearby, Al Jazeera Al Hamra Boys School about seven
Al Jazeera Medical Clinic about eight minutes, RAK Hospital about twenty, Al Rifaa Mosque within ten
E11 in about eight minutes, RAK International Airport 20 to 25, Dubai about an hour, and limited public transport, so most households run a car

Hayat Island is on our daily Mina Al Arab round. See all cleaning services in Mina Al Arab, the dedicated guides to home cleaning in Mina Al Arab and deep cleaning in Mina Al Arab, our post-construction cleaning service for new apartments, and holiday home management in Mina Al Arab if your apartment will be let to guests.

Neighbouring communities: Cape Hayat, Hayat Island.

What to Expect at Handover in Enta Mina

A newly handed-over apartment is clean by construction standards and dirty by living standards: fine cement and plaster dust inside every cupboard, drawer and vent, grout haze and sealant smears on the tiles, protective film and stickers on the glass, appliances and sanitaryware, packaging glue on the frames, and grit on the balcony from any plot still working nearby. A handover clean removes all of it, and it should happen after key collection and snagging and before a single piece of furniture arrives, because the dust that goes under a sofa on day one stays there for years. Premium finishes add a rule of their own: stone, timber and matte surfaces are cleaned with pH-neutral products and soft tools, never with the strongest chemical on the shelf.

The first year in a new building has its own pattern: dust keeps surfacing from behind skirting and inside the AC returns as the building dries out, and snagging visits bring contractors and more dust back in. After that, Enta Mina settles into the routine of a compact waterfront apartment used all day: salt on the glass, humidity at the seals and in the bathroom, an open-plan kitchen that shares its air with the desk, and guests or tenants turning over often. Our crews are on Hayat Island most days, and every booking sends a team of at least two cleaners with Diversey professional products and their own equipment.

Room by room

Handover: protective film, stickers and packaging residue removed from glass, frames, appliances and sanitaryware, grout haze and cement splashes lifted with products chosen for the surface
Inside every cupboard, drawer, wardrobe and kitchen unit, where the construction dust actually lives, wiped out before anything is unpacked into them
Glass and balcony: full-height windows cleaned inside and, where the balcony gives safe access, outside, tracks and seals cleared of grit, salt and sand, balcony floor and rail washed
Open-plan kitchen and work area: hob, splashback, sink and worktops degreased, appliance interiors wiped after handover, cooking film removed from the desk, screens and shelves on regular visits
Bathroom: tiles, grout and glass descaled with the right product for the surface, extractor cover checked, sealant lines treated for the mould that sea air encourages
Bedroom and living area: dusting from skirting to ceiling, mirrors and internal glass, wardrobe fronts, timber and matte surfaces wiped with soft cloths, floors vacuumed and mopped
AC vents and returns, the tops of tall furniture and the laundry space, where a drying-out building sheds its dust for a year

Which service fits

Handover and post-construction cleaning for a newly completed Enta Mina apartment before the furniture arrives
Deep cleaning after the first summer, after snagging works, before guests or between tenants
House cleaning for the weekly or fortnightly upkeep of an occupied apartment, priced by the hour
Move-in cleaning for a resale or a first tenancy, to the standard a branded building deserves
Sofa, mattress and carpet cleaning for the new soft furnishings that collect a building's first-year dust
Laundry collection and an ironing add-on so the washing leaves with the crew

A handover clean of a studio or one bedroom Enta Mina apartment is usually half a day for a two-cleaner crew, and a two bedroom home most of a day. Regular cleaning after that is two to three hours. You choose the hours in the app and the price is shown before you confirm: house cleaning starts at From AED 45.00/hr, with the total for your apartment calculated from the hours you book, and handover and deep cleans are quoted by the size and condition of the home.

Laundry Collection in Enta Mina

A compact apartment has a washing machine and nowhere to dry a duvet cover, and a coworking day does not leave time for ironing. Our laundry collection service takes the bag from your door, has each item washed and pressed, dry cleaned or steam pressed by a specialist laundry partner and returns it in around three days, labelled and scanned at every step, with one collection charge for the whole order. New owners use it for the first wash of everything that came out of a box; after that, hand the bag to the cleaning crew on their regular visit or to the driver at the door, and if you would rather have the ironing done at home, add the ironing option to a house cleaning booking.

Holiday Homes and Rentals in Enta Mina

Branded studios and one bedroom apartments beside three resorts are the natural short-let product of Hayat Island, and many Enta Mina apartments were bought to be let; for those owners the first guest or tenant arrives within weeks of the keys. The practical questions are the same whether the next arrival is a guest or a tenant: who furnishes and photographs the apartment after the handover clean, who turns it around between arrivals, who holds the keys or the smart-lock codes and meets the check-ins, and who is accountable when something is not right. Our holiday home management in Mina Al Arab covers listing, pricing, guest care, RAKTDA permits and hotel-standard turnover cleaning for a published share of rental income, with building and community approvals confirmed per unit before anything is listed. Owners who let long term use our landlord support for move-in and move-out cleaning and inspections, and our keyholder service holds keys and smart-lock codes for cleaners, contractors and check-ins while you are away.

Turnover cleaning in Enta Mina will run to the same standard whether the next arrival is a guest or a tenant: bed made with fresh linen, bathroom sanitised, kitchen and desk reset, glass and balcony cleared of salt and sand, and a photo record sent when the crew leaves. One accountable team means one phone number when the guest calls about the AC.

Living in Enta Mina: Access, the Island and Practicalities

Until handover, Enta Mina is a construction site behind hoardings. Security registers visitors and contractors at the Mina Al Arab entrance, the building will have its own entrance, lifts and arrangements for contractor access and waste, and the handover process, with its snagging inspection, defects list and key collection, has its own sequence. All of it sits within the rules that RAK Properties, which manages the master community, publishes through its community management team and eServices portal. Our crews are on Hayat Island most days for Marbella Villas, Bay Residences and the towers handing over in 2026, so they will know Enta Mina’s routes from the first week. Our property snagging inspection fits that sequence: a numbered, photographed defects list at a fixed price, booked online before you sign the acceptance.

What we need from you is simple: the apartment number, any instruction the building or the handover team has given you, and how the crew gets in if you are not on site, whether that is a smart-lock code, a key with our keyholder service or a key left with building security where the building allows it. For a handover clean, tell us the key collection date and whether the snagging works are finished, so the crew comes once rather than twice, and tell us about any finish the developer has flagged as delicate. Crews park where the building directs contractors and take waste, packaging and protective film out with them.

Seasonally, a waterfront apartment asks for different things. Summer humidity is the bathroom, window-seal and AC season; winter is the promenade, beach and cinema season; the weeks before Eid, the end of the school year and the start of the winter letting season are when deep cleans, laundry collections and guest resets all land at once; and in a new building, a deep clean after the first summer, once it has dried out, is worth more than any other.

Every Service Your Enta Mina Apartment Will Need

Post-Construction Cleaning

The handover clean for a new Enta Mina apartment: builders' dust, grout haze, protective film and packaging residue removed with surface-safe products before you move in.

Deep Cleaning

The first-summer reset and every move-in, move-out and pre-guest clean after it, inside cupboards, appliances and AC grilles.

House Cleaning

Weekly or fortnightly upkeep for an occupied apartment, same crew where possible, priced by the hour in the app.

Laundry Collection

Collected from your door, washed and pressed, dry cleaned or steam pressed, and returned in around three days.

Holiday Home Management

Listing, guests, permits and turnover cleaning for owners who let an Enta Mina apartment, approvals confirmed per unit.

Keyholder Service

Secure key and smart-lock code access for cleaners, contractors, deliveries, snagging visits and check-ins while you are away.

The extras a new waterfront apartment needs are booked the same way: sofa and upholstery cleaning and mattress cleaning for new furnishings that collect a building’s first-year dust, AC duct cleaning once the building has dried out and before the heat, curtain cleaning for the full-height drapes that catch the sun and the salt, and pest control for the ants and mosquitoes that come with waterside living.

Booking From Enta Mina

Set your Enta Mina apartment in the Halo Clean app once and every booking after that takes a minute. Choose the service and the hours, pick a day and time, add any building, handover or access note, and the price is confirmed before you pay. Recurring visits are booked once and run on their own.

Download the app and set your address: Enta Mina, Hayat Island, and the apartment number
Choose post-construction, deep or house cleaning and the hours you need
Pick a day and a time inside the community's contractor hours, after key collection for a handover clean
Add building instructions, a smart-lock code or key arrangement, or a laundry bag to the visit
The crew arrives equipped and on time, and you get a message and photos when they are done

Book Cleaning in Enta Mina

From the handover clean of a brand-new studio to the fortnightly upkeep of a two bedroom home above the coworking floor, Halo Clean will look after Enta Mina properly, on time and by people who already know Hayat Island. Book in the app, online, or call or WhatsApp 054 175 4256 between 8am and 8pm, seven days a week.

Frequently Asked Questions

When does Enta Mina hand over, and when should I book the handover clean?

Completion is scheduled for the first quarter of 2028. Book the handover clean for the days after key collection and, ideally, after the snagging works are finished, and always before the furniture is delivered. Tell us your key collection date as soon as it is confirmed and we will hold the slot.

What does an Enta Mina handover clean include?

Everything that stands between a construction-finished apartment and a home you can furnish: builders’ dust removed from every cupboard, drawer, wardrobe and vent, protective film and stickers taken off glass, appliances and sanitaryware, grout haze, cement splashes and sealant smears lifted from tiles and stone with products chosen for the surface, packaging residue cleaned from frames, and the bathroom, kitchen and balcony cleaned to living standard. We photograph the apartment before and after, and if we find snags for your defects list, we tell you.

Can I arrange cleaning and keyholding before I have the keys?

Yes. Set up your account and address in the app now, tell us your expected handover quarter, and we will book the handover clean, a furnishing-day visit and a keyholding plan against the date once it is confirmed. Overseas owners often have us collect the keys, photograph the snagging and hold the keys or smart-lock codes for the furniture delivery and the first tenant or guest.

Does the building's smart-home technology change how you clean?

Only for the better. A smart lock means a time-limited code for the crew instead of a key handover, so the apartment can be cleaned while you are at the coworking desk downstairs or abroad, and the code is retired after the visit. Tell us in the booking how your lock works and whether the building has a visitor system, and we set the visit up around it.

How much does cleaning cost in Enta Mina?

House cleaning is priced by the hour, with the rate shown in the Halo Clean app and the total for your apartment calculated from the hours you book before you confirm; a regular clean of a studio or one bedroom is usually two to three hours. Handover cleans, deep cleans and move-out cleans are quoted by the size and condition of the apartment. There are no extra charges for building access or parking.

Do you collect laundry from Enta Mina?

Yes. A Halo Clean driver collects from your apartment door, each bag is labelled and scanned, your items are washed and pressed, dry cleaned or steam pressed by our specialist laundry partner and delivered back in around three days. You can hand the bag to the cleaning crew on a regular visit or book a collection on its own, and prices are per item and per treatment, confirmed before collection.

Can I let my Enta Mina apartment as a holiday home?

Short lets in Mina Al Arab need a RAKTDA holiday home permit plus the building’s and the community’s own approval, which are confirmed per unit. Our holiday home management service in Mina Al Arab handles the permit, the listing, guests and turnover cleaning for a published share of rental income, and we confirm the approvals position for your apartment before anything is listed.

How do your cleaners get into a building that has just handed over?

Security registers service providers at the Mina Al Arab gate, and our crews are on Hayat Island most days, so they will know Enta Mina’s entrance, lifts and contractor rules from the first week. Add the apartment number and any instruction the building or the handover team has given you to the booking, and we coordinate arrival with you or with security. If you are not on site, share a smart-lock code, leave a key with our keyholder service, or leave a key with building security where the building allows it.

Which nearby communities do you also serve?

All of Hayat Island and Mina Al Arab: the Anantara Residences alongside, Cape Hayat, Quattro Del Mar and Porto Playa, Bay Residences and the Bayviews towers on the beach, Marbella Villas and Gateway Residences II inland, the Lagoon Views apartments and Lagoon Walk across the water, and Bermuda Villas and Gateway Residences I on Raha Island. Our crews cover Al Hamra Village and Al Marjan Island on the same coastal round.

Ready for a Clean Start in Enta Mina?

Line up the handover clean, deep cleaning, laundry collection and keyholding for your Enta Mina apartment in the Halo Clean app, or ask about holiday home management before the keys arrive. Call or WhatsApp 054 175 4256, 8am to 8pm, seven days a week.

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