Emaar The Oasis and Palace Villas Ostra

A lagoon-led luxury villa masterplan in the Dubailand corridor, priced from AED 5 million and up.

What's notable

The Oasis is Emaar's answer to the lagoon-community format DAMAC popularised with DAMAC Lagoons, aimed squarely at the villa buyer who wants water features without Palm-level pricing. At AED 5m+ it competes with established villa communities rather than the mass off-plan apartment market, so the comparison that matters is against other prime villa stock, not the Dubai median.

What to check before buying

• Whether the lagoon and water features in the marketing render are built, under construction, or only planned for a later phase.
• Plot size and villa specification against other AED 5m+ communities in the same corridor.
• Service charges for lagoon-adjacent villas, which typically carry higher maintenance costs than inland plots.
• Resale liquidity in Dubailand's villa segment, which trades far less frequently than the volume apartment areas.