- Announcement · on 25 August 2026, in Ras Al Khaimah, ahead of the resort’s scheduled opening in September 2027.
- Size · from 630 sq m for two bedrooms to 1,110 sq m for four, across two levels.
- Privacy · direct access via the Royal Foyer, bypassing the lobby entirely.
- Services · 24-hour butler, private chef, private spa with hammam and tepidarium, reserved beach.
Architecture inspired by Parisian private mansions
The Middle East’s luxury hospitality sector is reaching a new milestone in exclusivity. The Wynn Al Marjan Island resort unveiled an ultra-private residential offering on 25 August 2026, eighteen months ahead of its scheduled opening in September 2027. Named “Townhomes”, this new category of exceptional accommodation is integrated into the heart of the Enclave, the complex’s ultra-private boutique hotel. The architecture of these residences draws direct inspiration from Parisian private mansions, renowned for their understated elegance and protective, inward-looking structure.
The Enclave, a self-contained boutique resort concept
These exceptional residences are the flagship of the Enclave, a high-end hotel wing designed as a destination within a destination. This concept caters to discerning clientele who prefer an independent residential lifestyle while enjoying the infrastructure of a world-class resort. The Enclave now offers a portfolio of 323 top-tier keys, distributed between the Marina Estates, the Ocean Estates, prestige apartments, and these new Townhomes.
Extraordinary volumes and exceptional amenities
Standing as the largest accommodations in the Wynn brand’s global portfolio, these residences come in two main configurations. The two-bedroom versions offer a surface area of 630 square metres, while the four-bedroom residences span an impressive 1,110 square metres. Each Townhome houses its own private wellness suite with a hammam and tepidarium, complemented by a screening room, a billiards lounge, a library, a kitchen, and a bar. Vaulted ceilings and grand staircases organise the two levels, extended outdoors by an enclosed landscaped courtyard and several private plunge pools. “Townhomes go beyond the traditional idea of a villa or penthouse,” summarises Todd-Avery Lenahan, President and Chief Creative Officer of Wynn Design & Development, describing them as designed “for guests seeking intimacy and permanence”.
A $5.7 billion resort and the UAE’s first casino
These residences currently exist only on blueprints, and that is what makes the announcement so compelling. Wynn Al Marjan Island is set to open in September 2027 and will be the United Arab Emirates’ first integrated resort, meaning the first to feature regulated gaming, after securing the inaugural commercial licence issued by the federal regulatory authority. Construction on Al Marjan Island in Ras Al Khaimah has seen its estimated cost rise from approximately $5.1 billion to $5.7 billion.
The complex will feature some 1,530 rooms, suites, and residences, twenty-two restaurants, lounges, and bars, a theatre, a spa, boutiques, and a private beach. Within this ensemble, the Enclave and its 323 keys serve as the sanctuary: a hotel within the resort, complete with its own access codes. Marketing the most expensive accommodations of a property opening eighteen months from now follows a tried-and-tested logic in ultra-luxury hospitality · you sell the pinnacle of the range first, because it sets the tone for everything else.
Hyper-privacy as the new ultra-luxury standard
To perfect the experience, the service on offer aligns with private aviation standards. Residents will have a dedicated 24-hour butler, private chefs to orchestrate bespoke dinners, and exclusive access to a reserved beach. By eliminating the lobby in favour of direct access from a chauffeured vehicle via the Royal Foyer, Wynn erases the social scene of arrival, the moment where one is seen.
Our perspective
Wynn’s gamble is not about square footage, it is about discretion. One thousand one hundred and ten square metres are impressive, but residences of this size already exist in Dubai and the Maldives. What sets the Townhomes apart is the methodical elimination of moments where a guest is on display: no more lobby, no more corridor, no more reception. Contemporary ultra-luxury is no longer measured by what is put on show, but by what is successfully hidden from the gaze of others.
Yet the endeavour involves a broader gamble. With this resort, Ras Al Khaimah is playing for a transition into a category where the emirate was not expected, facing a neighbouring Dubai that has dominated the region for twenty years. The answer will not come from the Townhomes, but from the complex’s ability to fill one thousand five hundred keys year-round, gaming included.
