Highest floor - Corner Unit - Infinity Pool Business Bay, United Arab Emirates · 2 bedrooms Rated 4.90 (79 reviews)Airbnb management company12 months to October 2026
Desert Key: Airbnb Management Company
Desert Key is a holiday home management company running 157 active Airbnb listings across 6 markets in the United Arab Emirates and 1 other country, most of them in Dubai, in AirROI's data for the 12 months to October 2026. Desert Key is larger than 97% of the 512 UAE management companies with 10 or more listings.
- Where
- UAE, plus 1 other country
- Homes
- Apartments and condos, typically 3 bedrooms
- Hosting
- 3 Airbnb accounts
Markets
Where Does Desert Key Operate?
Desert Key runs listings across 6 markets in the United Arab Emirates and 1 other country, and 51% of them are in Dubai.
Dubai holds 51% of Desert Key's listings
Active Airbnb listings in its largest markets, 12 months to October 2026
Every market it works in
Active Airbnb homes run as host or co-host in each market, 12 months to October 2026. Market data links go to the market's own report, apart from any ranking.
| # | Market | Homes |
|---|---|---|
| Dubai Dubai · ranked 30th on the Dubai page | 80 | |
| Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi Emirate · ranked 4th on the Abu Dhabi page | 68 | |
| Business Bay Dubai | 6 | |
| 4 | Chippendale New South Wales | 1 |
| 5 | Glebe New South Wales | 1 |
| 6 | Sydney New South Wales | 1 |
A rank is noted under the market's name where it has its own ranking page. Ahead of similar homes: the first measure its year-round homes there are ahead of owner-run homes of the same size and type on (revenue, then nightly rate, then booked nights), on 10 or more homes; a count alone is how many homes were compared. The market's page shows the same cell.
Results
Where Do Desert Key's Homes Out-Earn Similar Ones?
Desert Key's year-round homes earn more Airbnb revenue than similar owner-run homes in Dubai. Each comparison is with owner-run homes of the same bedrooms and room type in the same city.
Guest ratings
How Do Guests Rate Desert Key?
Desert Key's homes hold a median guest rating of 4.83 across 3,809 reviews, and 61% of its rated listings score 4.8 or higher, against 45% for UAE managers with 100–249 listings.
61% of Desert Key's rated listings score 4.8 or higher, against 45% for UAE managers its size
Rated listings scoring 4.8+, 12 months to October 2026
Airbnb guest ratings, not owner reviews: the median of the overall ratings of the company's rated listings, and the share of them at 4.8 or higher, in the 12 months to October 2026. Managers its size are those with 100–249 listings in the United Arab Emirates.
Homes
What Kind of Homes Does Desert Key Run?
Desert Key lists mostly apartments and condos, 98% of its homes. Its homes run large: 33% have 4 or more bedrooms, against 6% across its markets.
Four or more bedrooms: 33% of Desert Key's homes, against 6% in its markets
Share of active listings by bedrooms, 12 months to October 2026
- Desert Key's listings
- Across its markets
Apartments and condos: 98% of Desert Key's homes, against 94% in its markets
Share of active listings by property type, 12 months to October 2026
Desert Key
- House 2%
- Apartment & Condo 98%
Its markets
- House 5%
- Apartment & Condo 94%
- Boutique & Hotels 1%
Some of its best-reviewed homes
Highest floor - Corner Unit - Infinity Pool Business Bay, United Arab Emirates · 2 bedrooms Rated 4.90 (79 reviews)
3BR Marina Escape: Waterfront / Pool / Gym & Sauna Dubai, United Arab Emirates · 3 bedrooms Rated 4.97 (38 reviews)
Refined Gem in Gate Tower | Pool & Fitness Center Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates · 1 bedroom Rated 4.96 (26 reviews)
Elegant 3BR Apt -Bondi Junction & Stunning Skyline Sydney, Australia · 3 bedrooms Rated 4.82 (55 reviews)
FIVE PALM Oasis | Scenic View, Pool & Beach Access Dubai, United Arab Emirates · 2 bedrooms Rated 4.92 (36 reviews)
Desert Key - Beachfront Apartment, Saadiyat Island Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates · 3 bedrooms Rated 4.92 (24 reviews)
Rated 4.8 or higher by guests over 20 or more reviews.
Size
How Big Is Desert Key?
Desert Key is the 5th largest of 32 companies with 10 or more Airbnb listings in Abu Dhabi Emirate, by active listings. It places in 4 of AirROI's rankings.
| Rank | Ranking | Listings |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | 13th largest in the United Arab Emirates | 154 |
| 5 | 5th largest in Abu Dhabi Emirate | 68 |
| 29 | 29th largest in Dubai | 86 |
| 30 | 30th largest in Dubai | 80 |
Companies of Similar Size in the United Arab Emirates
- Suiteable #9 · 178 listings
- Moohammad #10 · 161 listings
- Muhammad #12 · 160 listings
- Martina #14 · 148 listings
- VirtuPro #15 · 146 listings
- LUXE Holiday Homes #16 · 136 listings
- See the full ranking in the United Arab Emirates
Checks
Is Desert Key Legit?
In AirROI's data, Desert Key is an active Airbnb business: 157 active listings and 3,809 guest reviews, run from 3 public Airbnb host accounts. AirROI checks activity on Airbnb's public listings. It doesn't certify companies or judge how they treat owners, so ask for references and read the contract.
- Airbnb accounts
- Desert Key (68 homes), Desert Key (60 homes), Desert Key (29 homes). Accounts updated October 2026.
- Listings and reviews
- 157 active listings, 3,809 guest reviews
- Markets
- 6 markets in the United Arab Emirates and 1 other country
- How it hosts
- On its own Airbnb accounts
Questions
Questions About Desert Key
What does Desert Key charge?
AirROI does not publish or estimate any single company's fee, so ask Desert Key for its rate card in writing, and what it covers. Of the 33 management companies AirROI checked in Dubai, 18 quote only on request and 4 publish a rate, from 17% to 20% of booking revenue.
Where does this data come from?
AirROI counts the active Airbnb homes run from Desert Key's public host accounts, as host or co-host, over the 12 months to October 2026, each home once. The counts cover Airbnb only, so its full portfolio may be larger.
About the data
About This Data
Every figure comes from AirROI's data on active Airbnb listings over the 12 months to October 2026: listings open to bookings through the year, run by the company as host or as co-host on the owner's account. The company's Airbnb accounts with 5 or more listings are joined by name, so smaller accounts may be missing and the counts are a floor; homes listed only on other sites are not counted. Nothing is self-reported. Profiles are refreshed every month, next in December 2026. The method page gives how homes are counted, how accounts are credited and joined, and how a region is drawn.
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