Les Vagues by Elie Saab

Setting. Les Vagues sits on Qetaifan Island North, a leisure island reached from Lusail, the planned city immediately north of central Doha. The island is anchored by the Meryal Waterpark and a run of beachfront promenades, and Les Vagues takes a sea-front position within it. Indicative distances, which should be treated as approximate: Lusail Stadium is around 3 km, Lusail Boulevard around 4 km, The Pearl-Qatar around 5 km, and Hamad International Airport around 20 km. The waterpark and the island's own beachfront are within walking distance.

What it is, and how it differs. Les Vagues is a branded-residence development: the homes carry the Elie Saab name, and the interiors and the furnishing of the public areas are designed by Elie Saab Maison. That is the load-bearing design fact. It reads as a low to mid-rise, sea-facing scheme rather than a row of towers, and it is deliberately intimate in scale: an editorial collection of sea-front apartments rather than mass inventory. It is distinct from the other, unrelated projects on the same island, which are by different developers and architects and are not part of this address.

Phasing, honestly. The development is released in phases that the developer brands Les Vagues 01, 02 and 03. The first phase carries the full one to three bedroom range and is due to complete around 2026. The later phases are predominantly two bedroom and are due around 2027. We do not publish a single hard completion date or per-phase price, because the public record genuinely conflicts: the developer's own page and the leading Qatar portal cite handover dates a year apart. What is certain is that the scheme is under construction now, with delivery staggered across 2026 to 2027.

Developer and provenance, evidenced. The Qetaifan Island North masterplan is the work of Qetaifan Projects, a Qatari developer owned by Katara Hospitality. The Elie Saab branded residences on the island, including Les Vagues, are developed by Dar Global, the international arm of Saudi Arabia's Dar Al Arkan, which is listed on the London Stock Exchange under the ticker DAR. Elie Saab is the brand and the interiors partner. We do not name a base-build architecture firm, because the developer's own materials do not state one.

Daily life and amenity. The development is planned around its sea aspect: an infinity pool overlooking the Gulf, landscaped courtyards with sea views, and Winter Garden terraces that draw the water into the apartments. There is a fitness centre, a 24-hour concierge and reception, direct access to the beach and waterfront, and podium-level retail. The public areas are furnished by Elie Saab Maison, so the brand carries from the residences into the shared spaces. Beyond the gates, the island's own leisure offer, including the Meryal Waterpark and the promenades, sits a short walk away.