Palm Jumeirah is a man-made, palm-shaped island extending into the Arabian Gulf, and it remains one of the country's most distinctive and recognisable pieces of freehold real estate. Its residential offering spans private beachfront villas along the fronds, mid-rise apartments along the trunk, and branded residences on the outer crescent tied to the island's resort hotels — with access via Palm Jumeirah's trunk road and monorail giving it a self-contained, resort-like character.