Holiday home rates on Yas Island triple as the National Day break and F1 weekend overlap

Last updated: October 25, 2026 | 08:00

Abu Dhabi F1 Grand Prix at the Yas Marina circuit on Yas Island. Virendra Saklani/Gulf News

Dubai: Holiday homes on Yas Island will cost three to four times more than a normal night when the National Day break overlaps the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in early December. Gulf News checked with two property management companies who say asking prices for race week has doubled this time.

First Class Property Management puts the median asking rate for race nights, December 3 to 5, at Dh4,700 ($1,280). A normal December night otherwise averages at Dh1,150. Friday, December 4, is the most expensive with prices rising to Dh5,000, and the top quarter of homes ask Dh6,000 or more.

The premium keeps rising as dates fill. “On October 1, the six nights from December 1 to 6 were priced 184% above the surrounding dates,” said Luis Santos, Co-Founder of First Class Property Management.…