SAMANA Developers ULTRA EXCLUSIVE ELIE SAAB Branded Residences The Maldives

View of the entire maldives resort Samana Ocean Views by Elie Saab

The Elie Saab designed Maldives Hideaway, Samana Ocean Views by Elie Saab is valued at $600 million, and hopes to set a new benchmark in luxury branded real estate in the Maldives. This exclusive development by Samana Developers from Dubai will target ultra-wealthy clientele, offering pool apartments, overwater villas and beachfront branded villas , in partnership with fashion designer Elie Saab

Sales for the pool apartments begin immediately, while the ultra-exclusive beach and water villas will be offered by invitation only, after Ramadan.

Samana Ocean Views by Elie Saab


Located 20 minutes by private speedboat from Hanimaadhoo Airport, the ultra exclusive resort and residences development features three signature restaurants, including Japanese and Arabic venues, alongside an 18,000-square-foot daycare facility.

The resort will offer a spa and wellness center, multiple pools, and comprehensive water sports amenities.

Elie Saab is becoming extremely well recognised for branded residential development around the globe and this will be the Lebanese fashion designers first venture into destination resorts.

“We receive more than 100 requests annually to do branded projects, and we only choose two or three maximum,” We are very cautious about where to go, who to partner with, and what projects to do.”

Said Elie Saab Jr., CEO of Elie Saab Group in an exclusive interview with Arabian Business



The interiors will showcase ELIE SAAB Maison furniture collection, crafted in Italy’s Brianza region, featuring warm earth tones that complement the Maldivian landscape with distinctive accent colors. 


“This is not a shift, but an expansion,” Imran Farooq, CEO of Samana Developers, told Arabian Business in an exclusive interview.

“Dubai is doing extremely well for us – we’re going to have at least 18 new launches this year. We believe this is our natural upgrade to the ultra-rich segment.”


Samana Ocean Views by Elie Saab



The development is aimed at “anybody and everybody who not only has money, but they have class,”


The SAMANA Ocean Views project, featuring interiors by Elie Saab, will comprise 190 keys including branded residences, beachfront villas, over-water bungalows, and poolside apartments, with nightly rates expected to range from $1,000 to $8,000.

The development is aimed at “anybody and everybody who not only has money, but they have class,” Farooq said.

The development spans over 507,651 square feet and is scheduled for completion in early 2029.

Pool apartments will start at $2.3 million, while villa prices, set to be revealed in April, are expected to begin around $3 million according to Arabian Business


About Samana Developers

We take pride in being one of the fastest-growing real estate companies in the UAE. SAMANA Developers form an integral part of the business conglomerate – SAMANA Group of Companies, headquartered in Dubai.

Comprising over 10 companies with a strong global presence, the SAMANA Group of companies stands synonymous with quality, consistency, and professionalism. With SAMANA Developers, the company aims at making a substantial difference in the wide world of real estate.

At SAMANA Developers, we focus on living up to the expectations of our clients and providing them with an incredible experience. It stands to be our consistent effort to maximize the return of our investors and turn their dreams into reality.

We live by the motto – “On Time, Every Time”.

Working with ultimate passion, we had our breakthrough in the real estate world with our very first project ‘SAMANA Greens’ launched in September 2018 in the heart of Arjan, Dubai. The project had its main structure completed in merely 8 months.

Following the huge success of SAMANA Greens, we then launched another of our magnificent projects SAMANA Hills in March 2019.

SAMANA Hills recorded ground-breaking construction progress and was successfully handed over in June 2022.

We launched SAMANA Golf Avenue in March 2021 and Park Views by SAMANA Developers in October 2021.

Continuing our success spree, we launched Miami by SAMANA Developers (Phase 1) in 2022 – a one-of-its-kinds residential property with 100 percent private pools in all apartments. Phase 1 of Miami by SAMANA Developers, located in Jumeriah Village Circle (JVC) received a tremendous response which paved the path for the launch of Miami by SAMANA Developers Phase 2, located in Jumeriah Village Triangle (JVT).

The radical success gained by our projects has been very encouraging and we are sure of continuing our success spree with more phenomenal projects.


About Elie Saab & Elie Saab Maison


Self-taught fashion designer Elie Saab grew up in Beirut, Lebanon. After a brief period studying fashion in Paris, Saab later showed  his first on-schedule ready-to-wear collection at Milan Fashion Week in 1997.

Elie Saab became a household name in 2002 when Halle Berry wore a draped burgundy gown by the designer to the Academy Awards where she won the Oscar for Best Actress.

Following an invitation from the Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture, Saab showed his first on-schedule haute couture collection in Paris in July 2003.

The ELIE SAAB Maison collection is entirely manufactured in Italy, produced and distributed by Corporate Brand Maison.

A collection that perfectly blends together all essential elements of the project, the uniqueness of the ELIE SAAB Brand signature, the research in design, and the artisan excellence of Made in Italy.

Carlo Colombo, a remarkable Italian architect and designer, has translates the vision of Mr. Saab into the furniture collections and designs for luxury branded residences around the globe.






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BRESI provides an elite property portal where property developers, international hotel groups and exclusive real estate agencies can promote their portfolio of luxury branded residences. 

The companies mission is to highlight the world’s best branded homes available for sale, offering real estate buyers unprecedented access to search for the finest branded properties worldwide. 

Through comprehensive market intelligence, branded residences press releases, expert insights, and branded residences news our goal is to become the go to platform for everything branded. 

Our platform showcases an unparalleled collection of hotel-branded and designer-branded properties that define contemporary luxury international real estate.

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