Amour sans Détour 2

Amour sans Détour 2 is the second run of attached villas inside AIDA, the gated community DarGlobal is building with OMRAN, the Oman Tourism Development Company, which sits under the Oman Investment Authority. The address is the cliffs above Yitti and Yenkit, and the drive times are short in the direction that matters: one minute to the Nikki Beach Resort & Spa site, two to Yitti Beach, five to Yenkit Beach and fifteen to Muscat Bay. Downtown Muscat is forty-five minutes and the airport fifty.

The homes

All fifty-two villas in the launch are three-bedroom, laid out over ground and first floor, and they are handed over unfurnished. Built area runs from 982 to 993 sq ft, about 91 to 92 m², and the plots vary a good deal more: 1,119 to 2,053 sq ft, roughly 104 to 191 m². That spread is most of what separates one price from the next.

The specification is consistent across the run. Windows are double glazed. A concrete boundary wall closes the sides and the rear, the ground between it and the house is levelled, and the driveway is laid in precast concrete pavers. Inside, floors and skirtings are porcelain, walls are plastered and painted, and ceilings are gypsum. The kitchen arrives with a solid-surface countertop, lacquered or laminate cabinets, a stainless steel sink, and a fridge, hood, cooker and combined washer-dryer.

Payment

DarGlobal offers two structures, both starting at 30% and both finishing at completion:

• Milestone plan. 30% down, then 10% at 12, 18, 24, 30, 36 and 42 months from booking, and 10% when the project reaches completion.
• Monthly plan. 30% down, then 2% a month for 30 months, and 10% at completion.

A booking takes a token of OMR 4,000. Registration is 3%, and the service charge is 4 OMR per square metre of plot. Payments go to the project's escrow account at the National Bank of Oman.

Ownership

AIDA is an integrated tourism complex, so a buyer of any nationality takes 100% ownership. Completion is set for December 2030.