Cleaning, laundry collection and home care for every Hayat Island community

Hayat Island, Mina Al Arab: Cleaning, Laundry and Home Services

From AED 45.00/hr

Hayat Island is the resort island of Mina Al Arab: a man-made island of six million square feet with more than three and a half kilometres of coastline, the InterContinental, the Anantara and Nikki Beach on its shores, a marina with waterfront cafés, landscaped parks, cycling paths and preserved mangroves, and a run of RAK Properties communities that goes from the settled streets of Marbella Villas and the Bay Residences beachfront to the towers and villas still handing over. It is the part of Ras Al Khaimah where hotel guests, holiday-let visitors, long-term tenants and owners all share the same beach, and where the standard for a clean home is set by the resorts next door.

This page is the island-wide guide. It explains which Hayat Island communities are lived in, which are handing over and which are still to come, what cleaning a villa or an apartment on the island involves, how laundry collection works here, what owners need to let a home beside the resorts, and how a crew gets from the Mina Al Arab gate to your door. Each community also has its own page with the detail that matters there. Everything is booked in the Halo Clean app with the price shown before you confirm.

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Hayat Island at a Glance

Hayat Island sits across the water from the Lagoon buildings and the mainland villa districts, joined to them by bridge, with Raha Island and its waterways to one side. It is where RAK Properties has concentrated its resort-led projects, so the island changes month by month as buildings complete, and the mix of homes runs from two bedroom townhouses to four bedroom beach villas and branded residences with private jetties. The facts below are the ones that shape how a home here gets cleaned and looked after.

Six million square feet by RAK Properties with more than three and a half kilometres of coastline, direct beach access, a marina with waterfront cafés, landscaped parks, cycling paths and preserved mangroves
Three resorts on the island: the 351-room InterContinental Ras Al Khaimah Mina Al Arab, the Anantara Mina Al Arab with its branded residences and jetty villas to come, and Nikki Beach Resort and Spa
Lived-in communities: Marbella Villas, the first phase of Bay Residences with the Bayviews towers and Beach House, and Gateway Residences II; handing over through 2026: Marbella II, Bay phase two, Cape Hayat, Quattro Del Mar, Porto Playa and the NB Collection villas
Still to come: Enta Mina in early 2028 and the Anantara Residences later that year, all inside the gated Mina Al Arab master community with 24 hour security

Resort restaurants, beach clubs and the marina cafés on the island, 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 minutes
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, Al Hamra Mall about twelve, 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 villa cleaning service for the island’s larger homes, and holiday home management in Mina Al Arab if your home is let to guests.

Neighbouring communities: Marbella Villas, Bay Residences, Cape Hayat, Quattro Del Mar, Porto Playa, NB Collection, Enta Mina, Anantara Residences.

What Cleaning a Hayat Island Home Involves

Every home on Hayat Island lives with the sea. Salt haze settles on glass and balcony rails within days, sand from the beach arrives on feet and towels, and the humidity that comes with a coastline finds the window seals, the bathroom sealant and the shaded corners of every villa and apartment alike. Beyond that, the island’s homes split two ways. The villas and townhouses of Marbella and the NB Collection have gardens, terraces, private pools, majlis rooms and stairs, so the work is spread over two or three floors and the outdoors; the apartments of Bay Residences, Gateway II, Cape Hayat and Quattro Del Mar are built around full-height glass and open-plan kitchens, so the work is concentrated on the glass, the balcony and the one kitchen that shares its air with the living room.

Then there is the handover wave. Through 2026 more Hayat Island homes will be completed than in any year before, and every one of them needs a builders’ clean before the furniture arrives and a deep clean after the first summer. Our crews are on the island most days, and every booking sends a team of at least two cleaners with Diversey professional products and their own equipment, with the same crew returning on a recurring schedule wherever possible.

Room by room

Sea-facing glass, balconies and terraces: windows cleaned inside and, where there is safe access, outside, tracks and seals cleared of salt and sand, outdoor floors, rails and furniture washed
Kitchens: hob, splashback, sink and worktops degreased, cupboard and appliance fronts wiped, cooking film removed from the surfaces of an open-plan room, bins emptied and sanitised
Bathrooms: tiles, grout and glass descaled and sanitised, extractor covers checked, sealant lines and shaded corners treated for the mould that sea air encourages
Bedrooms, living rooms and majlis: dusting from skirting to ceiling, mirrors and internal glass, wardrobe fronts, floors vacuumed and mopped so the beach sand does not scratch them
Villa extras: stairs and landings, maid's and guest rooms, garages and stores, pool decks and garden furniture where the home has them
AC vents and returns, the tops of tall furniture and the laundry space, where a home that runs the AC all year collects its dust
Deep clean and handover extras when booked: inside cupboards and appliances, protective film and grout haze in a new home, high-level dusting and the balcony or garden store

Which service fits

House cleaning for the weekly or fortnightly upkeep of an occupied apartment or townhouse, priced by the hour
Villa cleaning for the larger Marbella and NB Collection homes, with the crew sized to the property
Deep cleaning for a move in, a move out, a post-summer reset or a home that has been let
Handover and post-construction cleaning for a newly completed home before the furniture arrives
Move-out cleaning to the landlord's or RAK Properties' handover checklist, with photos for the deposit
Laundry collection and an ironing add-on so the beach towels and bedding leave with the crew

A regular clean of a studio or one bedroom apartment on the island is usually two to three hours; a two or three bedroom townhouse is a morning, a four bedroom beach villa with a pool deck is a full day for a larger crew, and a move-out or handover deep clean is quoted by the size and condition of the home. 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 home calculated from the hours you book. Gate and building access is arranged in advance, so the crew arrives at the time you chose.

Laundry Collection on Hayat Island

A resort island makes laundry: beach towels every day, guest bedding between stays, and the kandooras, abayas and linen shirts that need a proper press before an evening at Nikki Beach or the InterContinental. 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. Many island households hand the bag to the cleaning crew on their regular visit or to the driver at the door; if you would rather have the ironing done at home, add the ironing option to a house cleaning booking and the cleaner presses your clean laundry while the rest of the home is done.

Holiday Homes and Rentals on Hayat Island

Hayat Island is the most lettable address in Ras Al Khaimah: beach villas and sea-view apartments a few minutes’ walk from three resorts, with guests who expect the same standard in a rented home that they would get in a hotel room next door. If you own here and let, the practical questions are the same whether the next arrival is a guest or a tenant: who turns the home around between arrivals, who holds the keys 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 on Hayat Island runs to the same standard whether the next arrival is a guest or a tenant: beds made with fresh linen, bathrooms sanitised, kitchen reset, glass, balconies and pool decks 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 on Hayat Island: Access, Gates and Practicalities

Hayat Island is reached over the bridge from the mainland side of Mina Al Arab, so every visit starts at the master community’s gate, where security registers visitors and contractors, and then follows the rules of the community or building you live in: a villa community has its own streets, visitor bays and gate instructions, and an apartment building has its own entrance, lifts and arrangements for contractor parking and waste. 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 the island most days, so they know the routes, the current hoardings and where the bags go, and the booking calendar only offers times that fit the community’s daytime contractor hours.

What we need from you is simple: the community, the villa or building and apartment number, any gate or building instruction you have been given, and how the crew gets in if you are out, whether that is a key with our keyholder service, a smart-lock code, a neighbour or a key left with building security where the building allows it. Crews park on the villa driveway, in visitor bays or where the building directs contractors, never on landscaped verges or in residents’ bays, and take waste out with them.

Seasonally, an island home asks for different things. Summer humidity is the bathroom, window-seal and AC season, when a fortnightly clean earns its keep; winter is the beach and pool season, when sand, towels and outdoor living put the load on floors, terraces and laundry; 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, so those dates are worth booking early; and while construction continues on the island, a deep clean after a dusty spell is worth more than usual.

Every Service Your Hayat Island Home Needs

House Cleaning

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

Villa Cleaning

Crews sized to the property for the Marbella and NB Collection villas with gardens, pools and majlis rooms.

Post-Construction Cleaning

Handover cleaning for a newly completed Hayat Island home: builders' dust, grout haze and protective film removed before you move in.

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 a Hayat Island home beside the resorts, approvals confirmed per unit.

Keyholder Service

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

The seasonal extras an island home needs are booked the same way: sofa and upholstery cleaning and mattress cleaning for the soft furnishings that hold sea humidity, AC duct cleaning before the heat, pool cleaning and gardening for the villas, and pest control for the ants and mosquitoes that come with beach and mangrove living.

Booking From Hayat Island

Set your Hayat Island address in the Halo Clean app once, with the community and the villa or building number, and every booking after that takes a minute. Choose the service and the hours, pick a day and time, add any gate or building note, and the price is confirmed before you pay. Recurring visits are booked once and run on their own.

Book Cleaning on Hayat Island

From a weekly clean of a Bay studio to the handover clean of a beach villa, Halo Clean looks after Hayat Island homes to the standard the resorts next door have set: properly, on time and by people who know the island. Book in the app, online, or call or WhatsApp 054 175 4256 between 8am and 8pm, seven days a week.

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does cleaning cost on Hayat Island?

House cleaning is priced by the hour, with the rate shown in the Halo Clean app and the total for your home calculated from the hours you book before you confirm. A regular clean of a studio or one bedroom is usually two to three hours, a townhouse a morning, a beach villa with a pool deck a full day for a larger crew, and deep cleans, handover cleans and move-out cleans are quoted by the size and condition of the home. There are no extra charges for gate access, building access or parking.

Which Hayat Island communities do you cover?

All of them, lived in or handing over: Marbella Villas I and II, every Bay Residences building including Bayviews and Beach House, Gateway Residences II, Cape Hayat, Quattro Del Mar, Porto Playa and the NB Collection villas as they complete, and Enta Mina and the Anantara Residences when they hand over. Several have their own page with the detail that matters there.

How do your cleaners get onto the island and into my home?

Security registers service providers at the Mina Al Arab gate, and our crews are on the island most days, so they know the bridge, the community gates and the building entrances. Add the community, villa or building number and any instruction you have been given to the booking, and we coordinate arrival with you or with security. If you are out, leave a key with our keyholder service, share a smart-lock code, or arrange a neighbour or building security where the building allows it.

I am collecting the keys to a new home on Hayat Island. What does a handover clean involve?

A handover clean brings a newly completed villa or apartment to the point where you can furnish it: builders’ dust removed from every cupboard, drawer and vent, protective film and stickers taken off glass and appliances, grout haze and cement splashes lifted from tiles and stone, and the bathrooms, kitchen, balconies and terraces cleaned to living standard. We photograph the home before and after, and if we find snags for your developer’s defects list, we tell you. Book it for the days between key collection and furniture delivery.

Why does salt keep coming back on my windows, rails and pool deck?

Because the sea is on three sides of you. Sea air carries salt and fine sand that settle on the outside of the glass, the balcony rails, the terrace and the pool deck within days, and the sun shows it. The inside of the glass is cleaned on every visit, the outside wherever there is safe access, and rinsing rails, decks and terraces rather than dry-wiping them keeps the film away for longer. Glass that can only be reached from outside a building is the building management’s façade contractor, not a cleaning crew.

Do you collect laundry from Hayat Island?

Yes. A Halo Clean driver collects from your villa or 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 Hayat Island home as a holiday home?

Short lets in Mina Al Arab need a RAKTDA holiday home permit plus the community’s and, for an apartment, the building’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 home before anything is listed.

Can you clean while I am at work or overseas?

Yes, and most island bookings happen that way. Leave a key with our keyholder service, share a smart-lock code, or arrange a neighbour or building security to let the crew in. The crew photographs the home when they finish and you receive a message, and keys are logged out and back in for every visit.

Which nearby communities do you also serve?

All of Mina Al Arab: the Lagoon Views apartments and Lagoon Walk across the water, Flamingo Villas, Malibu Villas and Granada on the mainland side, 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 Cleaner Hayat Island Home?

Book house, villa, deep or handover cleaning for your Hayat Island home in the Halo Clean app, add a laundry collection to the visit, or ask about holiday home management and keyholding. Call or WhatsApp 054 175 4256, 8am to 8pm, seven days a week.

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