Al Hamra Village Links

Al Hamra Village in Ras Al Khaimah is billed as a resort community with golf course, villas, hotel properties, a marina, etc. The following links make it possible to quickly explore the many facets of this unique UAE development.

Quick Links:

Quickly navigate to the desired Al Hamra project link by highlighting the text below.

Official Sites:  Al Hamra Fort Hotel, gallery, golf apartments, golf course, mall, marina, marina apartments, masterplan, Al Hamra Palace Hotel, Royal Breeze apartments (pdf), semi-detached duplexes, townhouses, villas B & C, Al Hamra Village (developer's site, pdf)   Unofficial Sites:  Slideshow: 2004 Site Photos, You Tube view

Links Gallery:

Browse Al Hamra images below. Click on titles to open site links, on images to enlarge them.

Al Hamra Fort Hotel
hotel video (you tube), more hotel photos

Al Hamra Gallery, Developer's Site Photos


Al Hamra Golf Apartments
Actual structures not built to design as depicted here. (latest golf apts photos)

Al Hamra Golf Course
latest golf course photos
Quick comment for those who are wondering whether it is a 9-hole or 18- hole course that is currently in operation. The reason for the confusion is that the term 18-hole is commonly bandied about even though the course is still under-construction. In fact, the hole by hole guide explains:   Phase 1 is made up of holes 1 - 7 and 17 and 18--e.g. only 9 holes, at present.

Al Hamra Mall
latest mall construction photos

Al Hamra Marina
recent marina views

Al Hamra Marina Apartments, aka Oceana
latest marina apts construction photos

Al Hamra Masterplan
masterplan info

Al Hamra Palace Hotel
recent hotel construction photo

Al Hamra Royal Breeze Apartments (PDF)
project info

Al Hamra Semi-Detached Duplexes


Al Hamra Townhouses
townhouses photo

Al Hamra Villas B, C


Al Hamra Village Developer's Homepage & PDF
Updated masterplan (click to enlarge).

Builder's List

The list below is published at mideast-construction.com. It might be useful to property owners for future reference.
click on list to enlarge

Golf Course & the Coming Mall

Tee Time!


Golfers have hit the greens of Al Hamra. For the rest of us, the completed greens make for a beautiful backdrop. (21 July 2007)


The Golf Club is open and reportedly has 80 members signed up. I presume the first 9 holes are open, with the remaining to come online later. Even as temperatures soared past 40°C eager golfers plied the beautiful new course. For those interested, the Golf Club offers 3 levels of membership: Classic, Country & Recreational with individual annual fees ranging from 3000-9000 AED. (Info at alhamragolf.com.)


The golf hills, green and sand as seen from the Al Hamra Fort Hotel townhouses. The course is lit-up with floodlights until about 9 p.m. I guess all the light posts count as additional hazards!


One of several water hazards and the Golf Apartments in the background.


The new Al Hamra Place Hotel separated from the golf links by an internal road. The planned 7-star hotel is slated for a 2008 opening--give or take a year... or two.


The greens are separated from the row of freehold villas and townhouses by the lagoon.


Golfers (below) make use of carts to travel the pathways, in the 40°C heat. The Al Hamra Fort hotel, in the distance, marks the end of the course.


The Golf Apartments border one side of the links.


In the line of fire of bad swings?


A row of freehold townhouses (below) also borders one end of the course.

21 June 2007 article: RAK golf gets profile boost

Reserve a tea time online
 
Al Hamra Mall


The shopping mall stretches for a half-kilometer or so and clearly has a long way to go before completion. The concave wall appears to be part of the main entrance.


Coats of paint of differing colors have already been applied to varying sections of the complex. I don't know whether these will be the final colors--hopefully not! The architecture, nonetheless, is attractive and well-suites the overall theme of the larger development.


The mall as seen from the rear side, opposite the Golf Apartments.


Behind the concave entry way is a large open rotunda. Impossible to capture in a single frame, this expansive hall forms an impressive centerpiece with escalators at the head of the two wings that extend in either direction.


Workers finish tasks or mill about as the end of the day shift approaches.
 
The Golf Apartments


The evening sun casts a warm glow on the Golf Apartments, some already complete with residents having moved in. One wonders, however, why these were designed in such an uninspiring urban style more suited to Karama (a fading mid-income residential district of old Dubai), rather than in the beautiful Arabic-classic style of other Al Hamra structures.


Oddly, an underground passage sits, juxtaposed between a couple of Golf Blocks and near the golf course. With a matching ramp in the opposite direction only a few meters to the side and beyond this one, it doesn't appear that the tunnel goes under anything of note--??


Construction of the Golf Apartments pool appears to be complete, although not yet filled with water. One wonders, however, whether any greenery will be applied to the complex. Unfortunately with its simple rectangular design, full-concrete covering and concrete walls all around, the complex again looks more suited to an urban environment than a resort community.


Uninspireing design notwithstanding, the pool itself appears to be constructed of the same quality of materials as the nearby Fort hotel's pools.

Around the Marina Blocks

The Marina Apartments look best when fully adorned with wooden rails and lattice awnings as seen in Block A, as exterior work nears completion~21 July 2007.



Block A from the rear--detail.



Block A

A small fort-style kiosk at the edge of the marina, in the same design as other security posts in the development.


Block A in full, from rear.


From left, Blocks C, B & A.


From left, Blocks C & B.


From left, Blocks E & D.


From left, Blocks G & F.


Block H, just beginning to rise, with villas in the background.

Can you spot the workmen?

Well, I know these similar blocks of towers can start to look monotonous, so to have a little fun, try to see how many workmen you can spot working on Block A. (Click the image to enlarge.)



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