Emirates Palace Mansions Abu Dhabi — 35 Ultra-Luxury Private Residences
For the first time in history, 35 ultra-luxury private residences are available
within the grounds of Emirates Palace, Abu Dhabi — managed by Mandarin Oriental,
positioned on Ras Al Akhdar Corniche. Handover 2029.
About Emirates Palace Mansions Abu Dhabi — Private Residences by LEAD Development
Emirates Palace, Mandarin Oriental Mansions, Abu Dhabi is the most significant private residential launch in the UAE capital’s history. For the first time since Emirates Palace opened its doors in 2005, the 84-hectare estate on Abu Dhabi’s ceremonial Corniche is welcoming private ownership — not through a hotel suite or a serviced apartment, but through 35 fully standalone, architecturally distinct mansions set within the palace grounds itself.
Developed through a landmark partnership between Emirates Palace Company (EPCO), LEAD Development, and Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group, this collection of ultra-luxury branded residences redefines what it means to own property in Abu Dhabi. There are no comparable addresses. No other residential development in the UAE occupies land of this historical, cultural, and institutional significance — and given the nature of the site, none ever will.
A Site of National Significance
The mansions sit within the same 84-hectare estate that hosts one of the Arab world’s most iconic landmarks. Positioned along Ras Al Akhdar — Abu Dhabi’s most prestigious coastal peninsula — residents of Emirates Palace Mansions live adjacent to Qasr Al Watan, the UAE’s Presidential Palace, and within sight of the Founder’s Memorial. This is not proximity to prestige. This is prestige itself.
The Corniche address positions each mansion on one of Abu Dhabi’s most protected and mature stretches of coastline — a location that cannot be built out, densified, or replicated. Owners acquire not just a home, but a permanent position within Abu Dhabi’s most architecturally and historically protected environment.
WHERE LEGACY LIVES
Emirates Palace, Mandarin Oriental Mansions sits on Ras Al Akhdar — Abu Dhabi’s most protected and historically significant Corniche peninsula, a beachfront estate held in reserve not merely for building, but for meaning.
Within its 84-hectare grounds, the character of Emirates Palace Mansions emerges through nature, architecture, and the quiet confidence of Mandarin Oriental’s residential hospitality — spaces that honour Abu Dhabi’s heritage while expressing a timeless elegance.
With only 35 private mansions ever to be released within Emirates Palace, Abu Dhabi, this invitation is extended quietly — and only once.
A LEGACY ROOTED ON ABU DHABI'S CORNICHE
The Ras Al Akhdar coastline carries a long memory — of tradition, transformation, and the tides that shaped Abu Dhabi’s identity.
In Al Bateen, just along this same shoreline, wooden dhows were crafted by hand for pearl diving, fishing, and trade — the original commerce of a nation built on the sea.
They carried goods, but also knowledge, craftsmanship, and cultural connection — shaping Abu Dhabi’s reach and influence far across the Gulf. Emirates Palace, Mandarin Oriental Mansions follows the same current.
Rooted on Abu Dhabi’s most storied Corniche address, it opens only to those whose lives are part of this nation’s continuing story — its legacy flowing forward, growing stronger through time.
AN ENDURING CONNECTION TO ABU DHABI'S CORNICHE
1970s — One Stretch Held in Reserve
As Abu Dhabi began its rapid expansion, Ras Al Akhdar remained untouched — a protected stretch of Corniche coastline set apart not by neglect, but by intention. Some land is saved for what it is meant to become.
2000s — Built in Honour of a Legacy
Qasr Al Watan — the UAE Presidential Palace — rose on this same peninsula, cementing Ras Al Akhdar as Abu Dhabi's most significant civic and cultural address. A landmark not of commerce, but of identity.
1980s — A Capital Takes Shape
Abu Dhabi's Corniche transformed into one of the Arab world's most ambitious urban waterfronts — new infrastructure, new skyline, and a city declaring its place on the world stage. Ras Al Akhdar watched it all from the water's edge.
Today — Emirates Palace, Mandarin Oriental Mansions
On this same land, 35 ultra-luxury private mansions now rise — the first and only private residences ever offered within Emirates Palace, Abu Dhabi. Managed by Mandarin Oriental, rooted in heritage, and built for those who understand that the finest addresses are never created. They are earned through time.
Where Vision Takes Form — Emirates Palace Mansions Abu Dhabi Architecture
Rooted in Abu Dhabi’s heritage, guided by tranquillity, lived with discretion and carried forward in elegance — these are the principles that shaped every architectural decision at Emirates Palace, Mandarin Oriental Mansions.
The architecture of Emirates Palace Mansions Abu Dhabi was not handed to a single voice. Practices of distinct character were each invited to interpret the Ras Al Akhdar site in their own way — distinct in expression, united in intent. Their designs draw on the enduring principles of classical proportion and order, reinterpreted through a contemporary lens that honours what surrounds them without imitation.
At Emirates Palace, Mandarin Oriental Mansions, architecture and landscape are conceived as a single discipline. Entrances unfold in quiet sequence. Planted boundaries offer privacy without the hardness of walls. Framed views and deliberate sight lines bring clarity to movement through the estate and calm to every space within it.
Each of the 35 private mansions on Abu Dhabi’s Corniche is aligned to formal axes — enclosed within private gardens or oriented directly toward the Arabian Gulf shoreline. Light, breeze, and elevation guided every placement decision, ensuring that each residence feels both deeply grounded in its site and open to the horizon beyond it.
Each Emirates Palace Mansion represents a continuity of values — honouring the history of Ras Al Akhdar, reflecting the present ambitions of Abu Dhabi, and shaped in full consideration of the private owners invited to live within it.
The Mansions of Emirates Palace Abu Dhabi — Designed by WSA & SAOTA
The masterplan of Emirates Palace Mansions, Abu Dhabi gives way to individual expression — brought to life by two of the world’s most distinguished architectural practices, WSA and SAOTA. Each practice interpreted the estate’s founding principles across every residence, translating the values of Ras Al Akhdar into architecture of lasting character.
Across the 35 private mansions, four principal designs define the collection — each with its own spatial identity, material language, and relationship to the estate’s gardens, courtyards, and Arabian Gulf shoreline. Some appear across several plots, refined by their position within the landscape. Others exist as singular commissions — designed once, for plots of special prominence within the Emirates Palace grounds, and never repeated.
Together, these 35 ultra-luxury mansions in Abu Dhabi form a coherent family of homes. Each is architecturally distinct — different in form, orientation, and character — yet every residence is guided by the same shared values that define Emirates Palace, Mandarin Oriental Mansions: heritage, tranquillity, discretion, and elegance.
Mandarin Oriental Elevated Living — Emirates Palace Mansions Abu Dhabi
Life at Emirates Palace, Mandarin Oriental Mansions is intentionally set apart — yet effortlessly connected to everything that matters. It is a way of living shaped by quiet mastery, where the full depth of Mandarin Oriental’s residential hospitality is present in every moment, without ever being felt as service.
Every aspect of daily life at Emirates Palace Mansions Abu Dhabi is tended to by Mandarin Oriental-trained staff — professionals whose understanding of discretion, anticipation, and personal care reflects decades of the world’s most demanding luxury hospitality. This is not hotel service extended to a residential address. It is a bespoke residential experience designed from the ground up for the 35 private owners who call Emirates Palace, Mandarin Oriental Mansions home.
Within the grounds of Emirates Palace Mansions, the world feels simultaneously close and beautifully distant. Every space — from the landscaped courtyards and private gardens to the residents-only amenity facilities — has been conceived with precision and purpose, reflecting Mandarin Oriental’s unbroken legacy of refined living and deeply considered luxury across its most celebrated properties worldwide.
Emirates Palace, Mandarin Oriental Mansions extends each private residence into a wider personal realm through amenities accessible only to mansion owners and their guests. A tranquil Spa, an intimate Cigar Room, a secluded Private Pool, and a refined Executive Office form the core of a residents-only environment designed entirely around comfort, wellbeing, and effortless ease — with no hotel guest access, no shared facilities, and no compromise on privacy.
Here, life unfolds with grace. Not the performance of luxury, but its quiet reality — a rhythm that is elevated, deeply personal, and unmistakably shaped by the values that have defined Mandarin Oriental for generations. At Emirates Palace, Mandarin Oriental Mansions Abu Dhabi, that standard is not an aspiration. It is simply how every day begins.
- Cigar Room
- Cinema
- Gym
- Offices
- Infinity Swimming Pool
- Sports Court
- Fully Equipped Indoor & Outdoor Gym
- Outdoor Cinema
- Wellness Spa with Sauna & Treatment Rooms
- BBQ Area
- Jogging Track
- Sunken Majlis
Location — Emirates Palace, Mandarin Oriental Mansions, Ras Al Akhdar, Abu Dhabi
Mandarin Oriental — Over Six Decades of World-Leading Luxury Hospitality
For more than 60 years, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group has set the global standard for luxury hospitality — operating some of the world’s most prestigious hotels, resorts, and branded residences across the major business centres and premier leisure destinations of five continents.
The Group’s story began with two of Asia’s most celebrated properties — Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong and Mandarin Oriental, Bangkok — both of which remain among the most acclaimed hotels in the world. From that foundation, Mandarin Oriental has grown into a globally recognised name synonymous with exceptional service, architectural distinction, and an unwavering commitment to the guest experience.
What distinguishes every Mandarin Oriental property is the Group’s dual Asian heritage — a philosophy of service rooted in attentiveness, discretion, and anticipation — expressed uniquely in each destination through locally crafted detail, most notably the iconic fan, designed by local artisans to capture the essence of the place it represents.
At Emirates Palace Mansions Abu Dhabi, that same philosophy — refined across six decades and across some of the world’s most demanding luxury markets — is brought directly into private residential life. These private residences represent the Group’s mission made permanent: to transform the ordinary into the exceptional. At Emirates Palace Mansions, there is no ordinary to begin with.
Frequently Asked Questions — Emirates Palace, Mandarin Oriental Mansions
What is Emirates Palace, Mandarin Oriental Mansions?
Emirates Palace, Mandarin Oriental Mansions is a collection of 35 ultra-luxury standalone private mansions located within the grounds of Emirates Palace, Abu Dhabi. Developed by LEAD Development in partnership with Emirates Palace Company and managed by Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group, it is the first and only private residential offering ever released within the Emirates Palace estate on Ras Al Akhdar.
Where is Emirates Palace, Mandarin Oriental Mansions located?
Emirates Palace, Mandarin Oriental Mansions is located on Ras Al Akhdar — Abu Dhabi’s ceremonial Corniche peninsula — directly adjacent to Qasr Al Watan and within walking distance of the Founder’s Memorial. The estate sits on the Arabian Gulf shoreline at the most historically and institutionally significant address in the UAE capital.
How many mansions are available at Emirates Palace, Mandarin Oriental Mansions?
Exactly 35 private mansions are available within the Emirates Palace estate. This number is permanently fixed by the nature of the site. Once all 35 residences are sold, no further units will ever be released within Emirates Palace, Abu Dhabi.
Who is the developer of Emirates Palace Mansions Abu Dhabi?
Emirates Palace, Mandarin Oriental Mansions is developed by LEAD Development — an Abu Dhabi-based real estate developer with a portfolio exceeding AED 30 billion — in partnership with Emirates Palace Company (EPCO), the institutional owner of the Emirates Palace estate.
What services does Mandarin Oriental provide at Emirates Palace Mansions?
Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group manages all residential services at Emirates Palace Mansions Abu Dhabi, including 24-hour butler service, bespoke concierge support, a private residents’ lounge with signature tea library, a beach club with private cabanas, a chef’s table, golf simulator, kids’ room, tranquil spa, cigar room, private pool, and executive office — all exclusively for mansion owners and their guests.
What is the price of Emirates Palace, Mandarin Oriental Mansions?
Pricing for Emirates Palace, Mandarin Oriental Mansions is available upon registration of interest. Units are allocated through a structured private registration process. Register through this page to receive full pricing, unit availability, and payment schedule from our authorised sales team.
When is the handover date for Emirates Palace Mansions Abu Dhabi?
Handover for Emirates Palace, Mandarin Oriental Mansions is anticipated in 2029. Buyers receive regular construction progress updates from the developer throughout the build period.
What are Emirates Palace Residences Abu Dhabi?
Is Emirates Palace Mansions Abu Dhabi freehold?
What types of mansions are available at Emirates Palace Residences Abu Dhabi?
Emirates Palace, Mandarin Oriental Mansions is developed by LEAD Development — one of Abu Dhabi’s most established and respected real estate developers, with a portfolio exceeding AED 30 billion across some of the UAE’s most recognised master-planned communities and mixed-use destinations. Founded in 2011, LEAD has spent over a decade shaping the built environment of Abu Dhabi with a consistent commitment to quality, longevity, and the kind of design thinking that produces places rather than merely buildings.
No commission in LEAD Development’s history carries the weight of Emirates Palace, Mandarin Oriental Mansions. To build within the grounds of Emirates Palace — on a site of national significance, adjacent to Qasr Al Watan, and along Abu Dhabi’s most protected Corniche peninsula — is not simply a development opportunity. It is a responsibility to the land, to the city, and to the owners who will make these 35 mansions their home. LEAD has approached every decision on this project — from the selection of architectural practices to the choice of materials and the sequencing of construction — with that responsibility at the centre.
LEAD Development delivers Emirates Palace, Mandarin Oriental Mansions in partnership with Emirates Palace Company (EPCO) — the institutional owner of the Emirates Palace estate. This is not a licensing arrangement or a brand partnership of convenience. EPCO’s direct involvement in the development ensures that every aspect of Emirates Palace Mansions — from site planning and architectural approval to the management of the estate’s shared grounds — reflects the standards and values of one of the UAE’s most significant national institutions. Together, LEAD Development and Emirates Palace Company have created the framework within which Mandarin Oriental delivers its residential services — a tripartite partnership of exceptional depth, aligned entirely around the owner experience.