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

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

From AED 45.00/hr

Raha Island is the second island of Mina Al Arab and the one RAK Properties is building its next decade around: today it is the villa streets of Bermuda Villas and the nine storeys of Gateway Residences I, set between mangroves, waterways and more than two and a half kilometres of public beach; by the end of the decade it will also hold the Edge, Mirasol and Skai towers, the Downtown Mina district with Solera and Nura, a members-only yacht club and marina, beach clubs, a wellness centre, a retail strip and the island’s own hotels. Living here now means a quiet, mature villa community with a construction skyline, which shapes how a home gets dirty and how it gets cleaned.

This page is the island-wide guide. It explains which Raha Island communities are lived in and which are still to come, what cleaning a villa or an apartment here involves, how laundry collection works from your door, what owners need for a holiday let or a tenancy, and how a crew gets from the Mina Al Arab gate to your home. Bermuda Villas and Gateway Residences have their own pages 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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Raha Island at a Glance

Raha Island lies across the bridge from the Lagoon buildings, with Hayat Island and its resorts to one side and the mangrove wetlands to the other. RAK Properties describes it as the primary address for luxury island living in Ras Al Khaimah, and its plan is a mix of high-end hotels, branded residences, beachfront and marina-side homes, marinas, beach clubs, a wellness centre, retail and wholefood markets along landscaped boulevards, with complimentary water transit across Mina Al Arab planned. The facts below are the ones that shape how a home here gets cleaned and looked after.

Lived in today: Bermuda Villas, 157 two to six bedroom villas and townhouses on the water, and Gateway Residences I, a nine-storey building of one and two bedroom apartments at the island's entrance
Handing over from 2027: Edge, a yacht-inspired tower of 237 homes framing the entry to the island, due in the second quarter of 2027
Then Mirasol, a two-tower resort concept of 339 apartments due in 2028, Skai with 272 apartments and penthouses due in 2028, and Downtown Mina's Solera and Nura, around 760 homes on a shared podium due in 2028 and 2029
More than two and a half kilometres of public beach, a members-only yacht club and marina developed with the Monaco Yacht Club, beach clubs, a wellness centre and a retail strip, all inside the gated Mina Al Arab master community with 24 hour security

Lagoon Walk's cafés and restaurants across the bridge, Choithrams about five minutes, Bloom and Al Mondial within seven, the Hayat Island resorts a few minutes away
Chubby Cheeks, Little Treasure and Red Bus nurseries nearby, Al Jazeera Al Hamra Boys School about six minutes
Al Jazeera Medical Clinic about seven minutes, RAK Hospital about twenty, Al Rifaa Mosque within ten
E11 in about seven minutes, RAK International Airport about 25, Al Hamra Mall about twelve, and limited public transport, so most households run a car

Raha 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: Bermuda Villas, Gateway Residences, Edge, Mirasol, Skai, Solera, Nura.

What Cleaning a Raha Island Home Involves

A Raha Island home lives between the water and a building site. The waterways and mangroves bring humidity that settles in bathrooms, around AC vents and along window seals, and the sea breeze carries salt onto glass and rails; the construction on the island’s northern plots adds a fine grey dust that finds its way onto terraces, window sills and the tops of everything, and keeps coming back until the towers are finished. In Bermuda Villas the work is spread across two or three floors, gardens, terraces and private pools; in Gateway Residences it is concentrated on full-height glass, a deep balcony and an open-plan kitchen that shares its air with the living room.

Our crews clean on Raha Island most days of the week, so the routine below is what these homes actually need in the middle of a building programme rather than a generic checklist. Every booking sends a team of at least two cleaners with Diversey professional products and their own equipment, and the same crew returns on a recurring schedule wherever possible.

Room by room

Glass, balconies and terraces: windows cleaned inside and, where there is safe access, outside, tracks and seals cleared of salt, sand and construction dust, 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 waterside humidity encourages
Bedrooms, living rooms and majlis: dusting from skirting to ceiling, mirrors and internal glass, wardrobe fronts, floors vacuumed and mopped so grit 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, doubled while the towers go up
Deep clean extras when booked: inside cupboards and appliances, high-level dusting, window sills and tracks after a dusty spell, 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 Bermuda homes, with the crew sized to the property
Deep cleaning for a move in, a move out, a post-summer reset, a dusty spell or a home that has been let
Move-out cleaning to the landlord's or RAK Properties' handover checklist, with photos for the deposit
Sofa, mattress and carpet cleaning for the soft furnishings that hold humidity and construction dust
Laundry collection and an ironing add-on so the washing leaves with the crew

A regular clean of a one bedroom Gateway apartment is usually two to three hours; a two or three bedroom Bermuda townhouse is a morning, a five or six bedroom villa with a pool is a full day for a larger crew, and a move-out 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 Raha Island

A villa with a garden and a building site next door makes laundry, and so does an apartment with nowhere to dry a duvet cover. 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 Raha 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 Raha Island

Bermuda villas on the water and Gateway apartments a few minutes from the Hayat Island resorts let well, and as the yacht club, beach clubs and hotels arrive on Raha Island the demand will only grow. 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 community and building 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 Raha 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, terraces and pool decks cleared of salt and dust, 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 Raha Island: Access, Gates and Practicalities

Raha 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 where you live: Bermuda Villas has its own streets, visitor bays and gate instructions, and Gateway Residences 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 construction traffic, 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 garden season, when sand 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 the towers go up, a deep clean after a windy, dusty spell is worth more than usual.

Every Service Your Raha 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 larger Bermuda villas with gardens, pools and majlis rooms.

Deep Cleaning

Move-in, move-out and post-summer resets that reach inside cupboards, appliances and AC grilles, and clear a dusty spell.

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 Raha Island home, 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 humidity and dust, AC duct cleaning before the heat, pool cleaning and gardening for the villas, and pest control for the ants and mosquitoes that come with mangrove living.

Booking From Raha Island

Set your Raha 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 Raha Island

From a weekly clean of a Gateway apartment to a full reset of a Bermuda villa after a dusty month, Halo Clean looks after Raha Island homes properly, on time and by people who know the bridge, the gate and the streets. 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 Raha 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 one bedroom apartment is usually two to three hours, a Bermuda townhouse a morning, a large villa with a pool a full day for a larger crew, and deep 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 Raha Island communities do you cover?

Bermuda Villas and Gateway Residences I today, both with their own pages, and every tower and district as it hands over: Edge from 2027, then Mirasol, Skai and the Downtown Mina towers Solera and Nura through 2028 and 2029. Buyers in the coming projects can set up a cleaning and keyholding plan with us before handover.

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 Bermuda streets and the Gateway entrance. 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.

Why is there so much grey dust on my terrace and window sills?

Construction. Several towers and the Downtown Mina district are being built on the island at once, and the fine dust from piling, concrete and cladding work travels on the sea breeze and settles on every horizontal surface, terrace and sill, coming back within days of a clean. A regular clean keeps it in check, a deep clean after a windy spell resets sills, tracks and vents, and the dust stops when the towers are finished. It is worth telling us if a plot beside you has just started, so the crew brings the hours the terrace needs.

Do you clean the outside of the villa, the pool deck and the garden?

Terraces, pool decks, outdoor furniture and the outside of ground-floor glass are part of a villa clean where you include them in the hours, and pool cleaning and gardening are booked as their own services from the home maintenance side of the app. Façade washing and upper-floor exterior glass are specialist jobs; ask us and we will quote or point you to the right contractor.

Do you collect laundry from Raha 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 Raha 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 bridge, Flamingo Villas, Malibu Villas and Granada on the mainland side, and the Hayat Island communities including Marbella Villas, Bay Residences and Gateway Residences II. Our crews cover Al Hamra Village and Al Marjan Island on the same coastal round.

Ready for a Cleaner Raha Island Home?

Book house, villa or deep cleaning for your Raha 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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